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roceries • Sft; ' f t*.: : : At M If therie is one thing that the housewife likes more than an- L , other, it is good, pure, fresh groceries. We sell them and ^ . what is more guarantee every ; article that leaves the store to |5-;_ be first-cjass In every respect. .4 ,vi t" For Economical Buyers I * •**£ A Selecting goods in our store is a pleasant occupation, made so by the large and well assofted stocks and unmistakable values. On every side are attractive articles in neces­ sities and notions. Their quality is assured. No matter how low the price, no undepend- able merchandise is allowed in any of our departments. You are cordially invited to visit our store and examine goods. We have a corps of cdurteous clerks who will give you the best treatment whether you wish to buy or not. I Dry Goods ' •% ; t1 ^ There is no limit to quality *.-j* and prices in dry goods. We do not claim to sell the best * at Mshoddy goods" prices, nor <do we wish people to have that impression* but we have the ^ best in everything and prices - ? will always be found consist­ ent with the quality ::: ffi ing and Gents' Furnishings. & complete^stoct of jpnt^' and boys' r Unclothing can always be found here ^ and in Gents'furnishing a superb lot of HATS& CAPS, UNDERWEAR, NECK TIES, FANCY AND WHITE SHIRTS, CUFFS, CRASH SUITS, We also carry a full line of overalls and jackets for the laboring man. It will be very Gratifying to the Ladies of tl*is vicinity to learn that we have secured the Agency for the well-known Thel^attefns are without doubt "the very best, and are sold at reasonable prices. Insurance Agency! 'tfefip.ifri' It is safe to say that we do the largest busi­ ness in Pire and Tornado Insurance in this part of the country. During the past year we wrote Insurance amounting to over $13,000 in premi­ ums. We represent some of the best companies in existence. Before insuring your property it will be to your interest to let me have a talk with you, or drop me a line and I will call on you. Never any trouble in adjusting losses. If there is one thing that a man, woman or child likes and a a well fitting, good looking shoe. It take a person of experience to know how to buy shoes and then to fit them to a person's foot, and we can truthfully say that we have had the experience. We hafldle shoes in all gra4$s, but the it is W. L. Douglas Shoe - . leads them all in quality, comfort and price. This shoe has been a leader for many years and is always recommended by us. Come in and look at our stock and get a nice comfortable pair of shoes/ Afl sizes in black and colors. STOFFEL'S HALL! The Finest in the County. For dancing parties ouf hall has alwas been acknowledged to be one of the best, but since the late improvements it is un­ doubtedly The Best. The main hall is 44 feet wide and 80 feet long, and the floor is of hard wood and smooth as glass. In the new annex to the hall are waiting rooms, check rooms, smoking room, ladies' and gents' toilet rooms, and every other convenience that lovers of the mazy waltz could desire. There were nearly 400 people at the dance on the evening of July 4, and not one^ word of complaint was heard. ' SIMON STOFFEL, - West McHenry, Illinois. Dress Goods Department. Every Lady knows of the pretty Styles . i * to be found here in LAWNS, ^ OUTINQ FLANNELS, > i-. .PERCALES, ^ILKS, 5ATIIN^^ * . DiniTIHS, SWISS, ETC. You should visit this department It may be Notional, but to say the least. our notion department is over­ flowing with pretty things that will please the Ladies. It would be impossible to tell all about them here--just call and see the displays-it will pay you. DO WE KEEP SHIRT WAISTS? No, we don't keep them, but sell them by the dozens. But we "keep our stock up, so that you can make a satisfactory selection at any time during the season. We are Managers for tip* (HKAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY, Both Local and Long Distance. This companv is giving excellent service and the 55 subscribers in McHenry and vicinity are more than pleased. The circuits are always kept in perfect condition and every tone can be heard over the Wire clear and distinctly. Are you a subscriber? PERSONAL M. J. Walsh was in Chicago Wednes- sale house of Franklin McVeagh, was the day. | guest at the home of Rollin Waite Postmaster Rollin Waite was at Elgin j Sunday. Mrs. Linus Newman and Mrs. Mary Ford spent Wednesday with the family of Willard Colby at Spring Grove. Linus Newman was at Woodstock Wednesday to attend the horse sale, which was held at the county seat that day. Maude Granger left for Elgin Monday, where she will remain for a few weeks with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Smith. Dr. A. E. Baechler was out from Chi­ cago Saturday and Sunday and attended the entertainment at Richmond Satur­ day evening. M. E. Robinson was in town Thursday. He is now preparing to give "Queen Esther" at Wauconda, which will occur Friday. Mrs. David G. Wells was in Chicago Wednesday. H. C. Mead transacted business in Chicago Saturday., H. C. Mead attended the races at Woodstock this week. Jay Van Slyke was at Woodstock Fri­ day to attend the July races. Mrs. F. E. Angevine is visiting with Iter parents at Dallas City, HL Mrs. H. C. Smith visited with relatives 111 Elgin the forepart of the week. Miss Winnie Dermont is at Gray's liake week, the guest of relatives. N. J. Justen, wife and family visited in Chicago the middle part of the week. Chas. S, Eldredge was at Woodstock Mfreral days this week to take in the races. Editor Carr, of the Wauconda Leader, was here Monday on his way to Rich­ mond. ; H i s s V e r a F i t z s i m m o n s , o f C h i c a g o , & the guest of Miss Edna Story here $JpLs week. Mrs. C. C. Farrington, of Aurora, , hats been a visitor at the Dr. Ross home this week. ; Attorney W. W. Maxwell, of Chicago, was here the first of the week to fish in fhe Fox River. ' Miss Mary May and her sister, Lena, left for Chicago Monday and will ' remain a few days. %, Attorney Paul Rrown, one of the prominent Chicago lawyers, visited s With his parents here. ; Dr. Pratt and Frank Hendricks, of Woodstock, were here Saturday evening, on their way to the Bay. F. E. Robinson wife and son, of Anrora, were the guests of Dr. Ross ' rand wife here this week. '§jMi Ben Bonslett, who -holds a responsible 'ik. position in Chicago in a furniture store, is here spending his vacation. \ A. C. Granger was out from, Saturday evening and Sunday foia parents and friends a visit. .» Miss Helen Forest departed Itone iji Woodstock after a riend, Miss a welcome caller at this office Thursday. He is about finishing up some large con­ tracts of gravelling, which he was given at a public bidding. Thus far Mr. Boone has put on 400 yards and has about 200 more to put on. Attorney Jackman and Bennett, of Woodstock, were here Tuesday on legal business. The law firm of Jackman & Bennett is one of the strong ones at the county seat and has an „ entensive law business in all parts of the county. Mr. Jackman was not many years ago principal of the McHenry school. J. J, Vasey and Glen Waite rode out from Chicago Saturday, arriving here late Saturday evening. They were the guests of Mr. Waite's parents, Rollin Waite and wife. Mr. Waite returned to Chicago Sunday evening on his wheel, while Mr. Vasey will remain here for a week or two. His wife and two children arrived here Saturday evening and are guests at the Waite home. Wm. Schreiner is clerking in Gilbert Bros, store. in a few weeks. Farmers are now in the busy season Capt. F. D. Patterson, of Denver, Colo., of the year. It is the harvest season. and Mrs. E. E. Thomas, of Woodstock, |>~ ; visited with their sister, Mrs. E. M. 1/ John Mertes has disposed of his Johns- Chicago to make for her pleasant Bernice Ferry. in the whqle- Owen, from Saturday until Monday. Miss Agnes Perry arrived home Wed­ nesday evening from a visit of five weeks' spent in Columbus, Ohio, with her brother, Lieutenant H. R. Perry and wife. Mr. Isaac Went worth and wife were favored Sunday by a visit from their t on, W. D. Wentworth, and wife. Mr. Wentworth is conducting a general store at Wauconda. Jesse Van Slyke, who is employed on the Waukegan Sun, was circulating among his friends here Monday and Tuesday. This was his first visit here since leaving. Dr. H. T. Brown and John Ralston, accompanied by their wives went to Chicago Wednes^f^ for a visit of a few days, visiting the various parks and relatives. Mrs. S. W. Wells, accompanied by her son, Samuel Wells, and sister, Jes­ sie G. Wells, of Montreal, Canada, ar­ rived here Wednesday for a visit of some time with her son hfa wife, Dr. and Mrs. D. G. Wells. * f Mr. R. H. Owen and wife, of Chicago, arrived here Wednesday evening for a short stay at the home of his parents Mr. O. W. Owen and wife. They rode here from Chicago in four hours on their tan­ dem, and this is certainly pretty swift riding. Thoeaw J. Boone, of Ringwood, was burg property to Joseph Palmes for $900. Your lunch is not complete without Howard's home made cooked corn beef. For lunch try Howard's home made, cooked corn beef. It will please you. Clias. Schraeder has sold his property across the river to Henry Holpe, as .will appear in the transfers this week. In the real estate transfers appears the following: Chas. W. Smith and RoYM. ) Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum. Alom menace** to of the present day. ROTAS, MKIN4 rawout oa, NCW VOWC. "ii §f| wife et al to Louisa Tabor, property in Ringwood, $700. The devotional meetings of the T. P. C. U. connected with the Universalist church will be discontinued until the first Sunday in September. f^pBCRETARY. If you have milk to sell and are living upon a road favored by bicylists, hang out a sign. Good patronage and good prices are the udual result where this has been tried. If you have a dairy ad­ vertise your buttermilk in the same way. The ladies of the Universalist Church will give a lawn festival in the park on Friday evening of next week, July 21. Ice cream, cake and lemonade will be served, and a good social time may be ex­ pected. Should the weather prove un­ favorable the festival will be held in the Cily Hall. Remember the date, Friday evening of next week, July 21. Do you know that since the first of the year iron and steel have gone up from fifty to sixty per cent.; indeed that all raw material that goes into wagons and machinery have gone skylarking in price? The finished articles have also advanced and very likely will go higher. The moral of this is to take good care of your old machinery. House it well, oil it well, and patch it up. One ton of hay cut while the stems and stalks are green and full of juice, will furbish more nutrition for all kinds of stock, than two tons after it has got­ ten overripe and become woody. The juices by this time pass beyond a digest- able degree and merely fill the stomach without furnishing any food ailments. It is better to start the hay harvest as the timothy begins to bloom and the clover also, and then get it boosed as soon as possible. The Woman's Christian Temperance Unnion will meet with Mrs, T. J. Walsh, Thursday afternoon at 2:80 o 'clock. The topic will be continued from the last meeting and is; "Woman; Her Rights, Duties and Influence as a Maiden, a Wife and a Mother:" Also a comparative analysis of woman's posi­ tion today with that of the past. i All women both old and young are | earnestly invited to attend. These meetings are of especial interest to : mothers, and all will be very cor- | dially welcomed. Remember the date, j July 30, at 2:80 sharp. Secretary. I The John F. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cab­ in that is to appear at McHenry, July 18, is without doubt, the largest and best on the road. They carry forty people, an immense quantity of special ^ ftU scenery, including many new and novel J Address, Dr Kilm< including the thrilliq^ $n<jL iij- spiring American military spectacle dur­ ing which a Reproduction of the blowing up of tfee battle ship "Maine." A grand cake walk. The animated song sheet. Two quartets. Magnifioent scen­ ery. Wonderful mechanical effects:' Acting dogs, etc. All under the person­ al direction of Mr. John F. Stowe, a nephew of the celebrated authoress, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. WAUCONDA. Henry Mamian left here Tuesday for Colorado. Mrs, L. E. Oaks, of Chicago, is visit­ ing relatives here. Messrs. Geo. Bryant and Lecory Genung, of Nunda, spent Sunday here. Miss Nina Jacobs, of Nunda, is visit­ ing her friend, Miss Emma MathewB. J. Wood and wife, of Chicago, are spending a few days with Mr. Spencer and wife. A fine new bathing house has just beenrbuilt by Otto Waelti on the shore of the lake. Master Scott Goodwin, of Nunda, is spending the week with his cousin, Elmer Duers. Messrs. Earl Harrison, Charles Pratt, and Albert Reynolds, of Chicago, are in camp at Pistakee Bay. The boys of the St. James' choir, who spent the past week on the shores of our lake, returned to their homes in, Chicago Thursday of this week. John Lowe, bartender for Mr. Forbes, died quite suddenly, at his home here Tuesday morning of hemorrhage of the stomach. The remains will be taken to Elgin, hiB former home, for burial. Master Will Golding was pleasantly surprised by a party of his young friends Saturday afternoon, the occasion being his fourteenth birthday, The young people played games until six o'clock, when a delicious lunch was served. A good time was enjoyed by all. Arrangements are being made to hold a Sunday-School picnic on the shores of Slocum's Lake, some day next week. A brass band will be present. Rev. Ream, of the Barrington M. E. Church, and the presiding elder, Rev. F. A. Hardin, will be invited to speak. Every­ one invited to attend. • fin Batter Xark«t. Butter on the Elgin Board of Trade Monday was steady at 18 cents, 119 tubs selling of the 874 offered. Butter ' has been the same for six weeks; one ; year ago 16 cents. SWAMP- not recommended for everything: but if you ROOT, have kidney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found just the remedy you need. At druggists in fifty cent and dollar sizes. You may have a sample free, also a ton, Jf, Y,. all about it. er A Co., RINGWOOD DEPARTMENT WEEKLY LETTER COMPILED BY PHIL 8. HARRI80N. Who Goes and Where They Go--Kntei*- taimnents and Society Meeting*--Notes From the School. Chas Stevenson was at Woodstock Thursday. « Harry Cristy was a caller at McHenry on Tuesday. Rev. Straub spent Monday calling on friends here. F. L. Carr, of Wauconda, was in town Wednesday. Several car loads of coal have been unloaded here this week. Thos. Thompson and family spent Sunday with friends here. Miss Florence Baldwin is spending the week with Mrs. McCannon. James Kemerling and wife attended the races at Woodstock on Thursday. Will Shedbalt, wife and family are the guests of Mrs. Mary Ellis this week. Misses Mabel and Edith Lumley, of Minnesota, are visising with friends here. in ? v > o \ his baen well represented at the July races at Woodstock this week. Harold Cristy, of McHenry, was here in the interest of The Plaidealer Thursday. Mrs. Will Dodge will give an ice cream festival on her lawn Saturday evening, July 22. Mrs. John Pint is being favored by a visit from her' sister, whose home is in Chicago, this week. Clayton Harrison and wife rejoice over the arrival of a little baby girl which arrived Wednesday. • J. E. Cristy has had his large scales over-hauled and put in first class shape, and has erected a building over them. Mrs. Simeon Covell and her mother of McHenry were the guests of Mrs. J. V. Buckland the latter part«of the past week. Thos. J. Boone has placed 400 yards of his 600 yards of graveling contract on the roads and better roads will be the result. Mr. ScClain and daughter, Sadie, and Stella Golding, of Waufconda, visited with J. W. Grimoldby on Sunday. Among the McHenry people that we noticed in Ringwood were Mrs. W. A. Cristy and son, H. E. Wightman, Mr. Witt, Benjamin Bonslett, an$ O. W. Owen. Several from here attended the races at Richmond Saturday and remained to see "Queen Esther" by McHenry talent that evening. It was alright and those who saw it Bpeak of it in words of praise. H. W. Allen and wife have been entertaining company from CMoago this week. Mrs. H. Small and children were the guests of relatives at Lake Geneva sev­ eral days this week. Mrs. Simeon Covell and her mother, . of McHenry, were the guests of Mrs. J. V. Buckland the latter part of the past week. The Universalist Sunday School was fully organized last Sunday. It begins with an enrollment of sixty scholars. They meet every Sunday afternoon at half past two in Woodmen Hall. All are cordially invited to attend. Our town is alive with painters this summer. J. S. Brown is painting Amos Smith's house and barn. C. E. and F. E. Fay are at work on the store, P. S. and S. H. Harrison, on J. E. Cristy's house, and Frank Hutson will finish A. L. Francisco's job. There will be a social held on the lawn of W. A. Dodge, Saturday evening, July 22. Ice cream and cake will be served. Proceeds to apply on the minister's salary. Duett C. E. Fay and Mrs. Kemerling Prayer Rev. Whipple Solo. Zella Stevens Recitation Birdie Small Duett Misses Hodge and Goodhand Recitation Mrs. Bowen Solo Miss Baldwin Recitation Mae Cristy All ar$ cordially invited. You will be entertained by several selections from a graph aphone, which will be given at the conclusion drogram. _____ Cattle ©wnew. < As per resolution passed by the execu­ tive committee of the McHenry County Fair Association, a meeting will be held in Woodstock Monday, July i7, at one p. m. to discuss and hear addresses by eminent men who thoroughly understand the disease now existing, which has caused so much anxiety to owners of milch cows. The meeting will benefit all, as men well known will be present' and give yon all the information needed. Let all attend. A. S. Wright, Secretary. Want Columh, SALE--OXE SHARE IN Henry Creamery Co. plunt. I^Henry Creamery Co. plunt. Inquir Chas. Granger, manager W ilbur Lumber Co., THE Mc- IiHiuire of West McHenry, 111. TTVOR RENT--A good house and two acres of- •+$ ̂land near the railway depot. There is also ?. in connection a good well and barn. ; 50tf Inquire of Harby HaNI»Y. i • ' ' ^ V TjVOR SALE-The Meyers Farm. 5 miies N. E. 'J* -F of McHenry. 2 miles East of Johnsburg, 1 mile West of lJigliton,po.»toffice on t'istaqua - i Lake and near Meyers liay about l(i mile of "• " »,*> Waterfront. Also house and 1% acre land in Johnsburg. For information apply to Wm, , • J. Mkykbs, 312 Franklin Street, Elgin 111#, , i ,W.A1