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T "' . * v < v * ' '"-I •im. iii i;,r " , FALL 1916 % • $5.00 is can be saved by buying read}* made Suits or Overcoats from us, which are better than made to order or Tailor Made because the cloth is thoroughly shrunk before the garment is made up and thero- fore it keeps its Shape Better and warranted by the makers. :: JOS. W. FREUND WEST McHENRY, - - ILLINOIS. SEE WHAT THEY ARE WORTH? ARE YOUR HENS LAYING? NO? Trjra sack of Red Comb Meat Mash. There will soon be "something stirring." WILbUR LUHBER CO. WEST McHENRY - - TELEPHONE 651 •V':V ; --OF THE VERY BEST CHARACTER WE hear a great deal these days about the value of practical Gifts. We know that 1 useful things are the best. We know it because they are the Gifts that we ourselves appreciate. Why not make this more than ever a practical Christmas? You can save time and trouble by coming to this hardware and cutlery store for help. You'll find here the best kind of Gifts for men, women, boys and girls. Also toys for the little folks. :: JOHN J. VYCITAL, Mchenry, Illinois. -:"V The Extraordinary Range ot ELECTRICITY as a Servant In the Home has enabled the invention of a host of APPLI­ ANCES to REDUCE WORK, add BEAUTY to the surroundings and increase the COMFORT of the family. The subject becomes of special interest at this time of the year, THE SEA­ SON OF.GIVING AND RECEIVING GIFTS. For whether it is a machine for heavy house­ hold work or a dainty table lamp, ELECTRIC­ AL APPLIANCES ALWAYS PLEASE THE EYE. Decorative lamps are many of them real jewels in bronze, copper, Etruscan and opales­ cent glass. We show an interesting line of appliances at our sales rooms at Antioch, Crystal Lake, Park Ridge, %au kegan, Highland Park, Evanston, Harvey, Chicago Heights and Lagrange, and sell everything electrical at the lowest prices. North Shore Electric Co. Auction Sale! Geo. Vogel, Auctioneer 4) t ' "V v.*-,. .V- Having nold the farui, the undersigned will eel! at public aaction at the fariu, located at Volo, S mile* east of McHen­ ry, 5 miles north of Wanoonda and Ci iiiiloS SGuiii O? iQgiraidn, OH Thursday, Dec. 22 beginniug at 10 a. m., sharp, the follow­ ing described property, to wit; 18 HEAD OF CHOICE COWS 18 consisting mostly of near by springers, 9 choice heifers, mostly Uolsteins, com­ ing two years old; Holstein ball, one year did. HORSbS. Sorrel gelding, 14 years old, weight abont 1150 lbs.; chestnnt mare, 14 years oia, weight 1000 lhs.j bay mare, 8 years old, with foal hv Stilling horse, weight abont 1000 lbs.; bay mare, 9 years old, weight abont 1100 lbs ; bay gelding, coming 2 years old, weight about 850 lbs.: bay colt. S months old. Hoas. Three brood sows, with 18 pigs ready to wean; yonng sow. with pigs, dne to farrow in March; Chester White boar, large euough for service; 8 shoats, wt. 100 ibs ; 135 chickens. ; Hay, Grain, Hachinery, Etc 1 Thirty-five tons of alf&lfa in stacks } and barn, stack of core stalks, quantity of good oat straw, qnantity of seed corn, j j quantity of oats, 80 bn. choice potatoes, Osborne grain binder, 2 corn planters, snlky cnltivafcor, 3 walking cultivators, John Deere 8-horse riding plow, 6 stab- ble plows, hay rake nearly new, Star feed cotter and thresher combined, fan­ ning mill, 2 hay racks, 2 net* of drnnp boards, hay fork, rope and carrier, 2 grind stones, milk wagon, 1-horse bng- gy, open baggy, 3 inch tire lumber wagon, 4 inch tire lumber wagon, low wheel track wagon, good bnzz saw, jack and 4 horse complete, 8-horse power and jack, McCormick mower, pulverizer, corn sheller, brand new; cal­ dron kettle, barn sprayer, 2 garden sprayers, 2 lawn mowers, lawn swing, 2 sets of work harness, 2 nets of light driving harness, single harness, heavy pair of bob sleighs, brand new; light pair of bob sleighs, 2 wheel barrows, large amoant of stove wood, iot of fence poets, 2 or 3 ladders, 2 chunk stoves and stove pipe, cook stove, 2 baggy tongues, set of wagon Springs, 4000 lbs.; 2 top wagon boxes, a large amoant of boase hold furnitnre, such as dresBers, tables, conches, cupboards, chairs, ice boxes, bedsteads, springs, etc., large amoant strarwberry boxes and crates, lot of n»Hk cans, pails and strainer, 2 large water­ ing tronghs, one wood, one steel; 2 25- gallon jars, quantity of small jars, large amount of cider barrels, wine kegs, swill barrels, etc.; 2 ice cream freezers, potato hiller, 2 small hog racks, quan­ tity of shingles, gasoline stove, nearly new; 2 crow bars, log chain, forks, pal- leys, shovels and other articles too num­ erous to mention. PLENTY TO OAT AT NOON Terms of Sale: if EXatLCNI LOAVES -- A N D " ' Delicious Pastries ts the lasvtteMs malt H yM mm White 5wan ...Flour... r- ' • - * TO" Musicallnstrument makes an excellent Christmas Gift FOR SAt-R BY -- Wilbur Lumber Co. We«t ricMenry N. P. Steiien & Son : lcilei:ry John Richardson Volo William Althoff Johnshtirgrh "Ml All sains of 4sl0 and under, cash; over that amoant a credit of one year's time will be given on good bankable notes drawing interest at 7 per cent per an- nam. No property to be removed nntil settled for. JANE EATINOEK. SIMON STOFFEL, Clerk. **••###• >»n • ••• j PROBA TE NEWS Bank of McHenry ESTABLISHED 1888 This Bank receives deposits, pays 3 per cent interest on time depos­ its, extends all courtesies consist­ ent with good business principles and does a GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS respectfully solicting public pat­ ronage. Honey to Loan on real estate and other first class security. REAL ESTATE Farm lands, residences and vil­ lage property for sale. If you want to buy or sell, call on jis. Abstracts ordered. , INSURANCE in First Class Companies, at the lowest rates Perry & Owen, Notary PuMic. - Bankers. [Furnished by McHenry County Abstract Company, Woodstock. Illinois. Offie« in Ar­ nold Block, east side public square. Ab­ stracts of title and conveyancing. Money to loan on real estate in sums of five huuared to ten thousand dollars. Time and payments to suit borrower. Phones B34, 903 and #11.1 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Allien Etten & w to John J. Motw.r, pt It 1 csuiniyside sub div, neM neM sec 35 & wi4 nwX sec 36 & a pc in seH nw M sec 30, McHenry f 352.50 Fred Died rich et alto Peter Diedrleta. mneH swii sec 25, ex H a; also stp of land off w side of nwM seH, s<5c 25, McHenry 1<MM) Henry J. Klapperich & w to Mathias J. Miller, sw'4 n wv< sec 5, McHenry.. .. 4800.00 Emma V. Brink et al to Emma j. Mat­ thews, v>% lot 8, blk S, West McHenry 1.00 Mead F. Russell & w to Andrew X. Schiuitt, & w, It. 17 assrs pit of Pista- kee Cottage grounds 900.00 Henry K^nnebeck & w to Fox River Navigable Waterway Assn., stp of land 4 rds by 60 rds on the w bank of Fox river, sees 1 & 12, Nunda 1.00 PROBATE PROCEEDINGS. Villa Sherman, inventory and inter­ locutory report filed and approved. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Louis Abrens, 40 Lamonl Annie Towe, 32 " Allen Abron Rich, 21 . . Jaiiesville Pearl L. Knanb, 20 Saved From Awful Death. How an appalling calamity in bis fam ily was prevented is told by A. D. Mc- Donold, Fayetteville, N. C., E. F. D No 8. "My sister had consumption," he writes, "she was very thin and pale, had no appetite and seemed to grow weaker every day, as all remedies failed till Dr. King's New Discovery was tried, and so completely cared her that she has not been troubled with a oough .pince. It's the best medicine I ever saw or heard of." For oonghs, colds, lagrippe, asthma, croap. hemorrhage all bronchial trouble it has no eqaal. 50c, #1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by N. H. Pet- esch and F. Masquelet. Gets $05,000 F«MM. Clarence A. Knight, Chicago lawyer, has been allowed fees of $95,000 for bin services as legal advisor for the estate of the late C'has. T. Yerkes for a period of two and one half years. Be wanted 1250,000 as his fees and appealed to a court to pass on the question. Local interest in this is felt because Clarence Knight as a boy and yonng man lived in McHenry. Banks on Sure Thing Now. "I ll never be without Dr. King New Life Pills again," writes A. 8chiu- Keck, 647 Elm St., Buffalo, N. Y. ' 'They cured me of chronic constipation when all others failed." Unequaled for Biliousness, Jaundice. Indigestion. Headache. Chills, Malaria and Debility. aficetN. H Petmch's and F. Masque- lets. ..Centerville.. Always a fresh and complete l i n e o f t h e choicest of gro- c e r i e s a n d Meats. Phone, 552. :: :• :• C. Q. Frett, Proprietor. McHENRY, ILLINOIS. <<#4 •• ^ SSI IB A LEG OK LAMB jis tender and savory as that we carry would certainly make a meal that would tempt, and then satisfy, the mogiravcu- ous appetite. Ol'K MEATS ARE CllOH'K and every cut. west'll you Is what Is known as a "prime cut." The proof of the good­ ness of our meat is in the t-Hliii)f. Try it. E. F. 'Matthews WEST McHENRY TELEPHONE 3 4 L y1 "fe m THERE'S a treat in store for you if you have not met Big Ben. You may have read his Ads in the big magazines, but these are not half strong enough. I don't think they begin to do him justice. In fact, no Ad can, so I won't attempt to write one about him. This announce­ ment is simply an invitation for you to walk by my store and meet him. $2.50 to suit every taste. Price to suit every purse. The only bouse in McHenry where you earn see and hear all these different instruments tested and demon­ strated. We can be of great service to you in choosing a Piano or Phonograph* Come in and let us tell yon all about these instruments and give you our prices. It will pay you to do so. Positively the largest and best selected line of Jewelry ever exhibited in He- Henry. We have something to please every member of the family and at so reasonable a price that you cannot resist buying. Come early and get the best. N. A. Huemann, WEST McHENRY, .ILLINOIS. West Sine livery R. I. OVERTON. PROPRIETOR. Electric Bitters Succeed when everything else fails. In nervous prostration and female weaknesses they are the tmpretr>« remedy, as thousands have testified. FOB KIDNEY-LIVER AND STOMACH TROUBLE it is the best medicine ever sold over a druggist's counter. IXit'i'l i&li i't'iLiliS lot pojtit-s* \.i Ij I'istakw Bay and Fox Lttkt;. Team- uia of u.11 kinds done promptly, Spe­ cial attention stivtsa to traveling DMD- Klrst-class rigs wltb or without driver at reasonable prices. 'Pfe*n« 47*. *m» Mctfswy, III. . Tslsplisws 47* Terra Cotla Mao » William D. Gates. prw»i<lent and neu- eral manager of the Au>«rk'*n Terra Cotta and Ceramic company, was mar­ ried last week. Mr. and Mrs. Gates are now traveling' tbe Mtent of tbetar toar being indefinite. P H I L I P J A E G E R GENERAL COHMISSION MERCHANT SPRCIAL ATTENTION GIVKN TO THE 8ALE Or Dressed Beef, Hutton. Hogs, Veal, Poultry, Hides, Etc.. Butter and Eggs This is the oldest bonae on tbe street Tags and price lists furnished ott application. COU> STORAOh FREE Stall A ). PHHBS St. Wkossale Msrtwt. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Read This Paper iik&s'