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-... tr i. w. smte, LESSEE AND MANAGER OWING TO THE CLOSING OF THE SUM­ MER SEASON OF THE AIR DOnE WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE CENTRAL OPERA HOUSE ON WEIWAYS, SATOMYS AND SUNDAYS 2....Shows Each Night....2 Until Further Notice Sea^ts, 10 Cervts We are now located in our (tip Mi J two doors west of the old location and invite the Public to call and see us. We have added new stocks of season­ able merchandise in all departments and are prepared to sell you new, fresh, up-to-date goods at the lowest poss­ ible prices consistent with ffood quality. We are show­ ing a fine in of :: :: - - " DRESS GOODS in all the popular shades, ranging in price from 25c to $1.50 per yard A large varity of Ginghams, Percales, Prints, Flannels. Etc. See our line of new changeable Silks. Your meas­ ure taken for a Suit, Coat, Skirt or Dress. A perfect fit guaranteed by the Ideal Ladies'Tailoring Co. of Chicago. A large variety of Cloths and Trimmings to select from. OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT is larger than ever. We are showing exceptional values in men's heavy work shoes from $2.50 to $4.50. Our line of International Tai­ loring samples is the finest we have ever shown. Call and look them over. Groceries, Tea, Coffee, Flour, Etc., always pure and fresh. H. J. WALSH, 1. 'PHONE 63-K. QOQDS DELIVERED. WEST (fcHENRY. IT'S Tin£ TO N THINKING OF / There is a chill in the air now that warns of colder days to come when good, warm Underwear will seem mighty good. Hut it isn't best to wait until that time to make your selection. For a short time we give you a chance to buy Underwear at whole­ sale prices. Come early as the stock is limited. Women's fleeced ribbed Vests and Pants, medium ^ weight, 35c value, per garment Women's wintet* weight, fleeced Vests and Pants, sold XQ- regularly at 50c, two garments, 75c: sirtgle garment Misses' wool mixed Vests and Pants, ages ti to 14, 7L Cp extra value at this price, per garment Some Other bargains Standard Prints, per yard 54c Sunlight Ice Wool, per box -- ttOc Angora Wool, per box - 1-KS Saxony Yarn or Shetland Floss, 4 for 25c, per sk Tc John Stoffel fi----MiiimiM----------------immei ^S6<?McHenry Bakery Others are buying our delicious Bakery Goods, why not you?> Others buy here because they know that our Bakery is always fresh from the oven. They also know that the quality is here. ^ LUNCH ROOM IN CONNECT!^ x Phone 103-R 11 A. ThETZ, Prop ^>11 r Hill BE A PROGRESSIVE If you think it is tira%to clean up politics, vote the straight PROGRESS­ IVE TICKET. If you think your electric light bills are too high, CALL ME! I will show you how to reduce them. SAMUEL M ESLER BEST OF EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL.. M?HENRY, ILL. NEIGHBORING NE WS AS CHRONICLED-B Y OUR ABLE CORPS OF CORRESPONDENTS »«»««----»«««»»inn»«»»m«nm m^m mi - UilUKIIKU). Mrs. S. Wakefield is visiting in Rock- ford. Joe Robinson spent Sunday in Chi­ cago. . W. S. Rush ton was at Crystal Lake Saturday. M rs. E. Smith jr*s & Chicago visitor Saturday. ^ E. Letsler was a Crystal Lake caller Saturday. Mrs. A. M. Salow was an Elgin call­ er Monday. * A. A. Dietz spent Thursday evening in Woodstock. Mrs. Sandberg visited in Chicago the week end. Mrs. R. L. Dufield visited at Wood­ stock Saturday. Mr. Freeland was a Chicago business caller Saturday. J. L. Barber and family have moved back to Chicago. H. M. Coo pel- was in Woodstock on business Thursday. Ed Anners was a Chicago visitor Thursday and Friday. H. P. Barber was a Chicago passen­ ger Tuesday morning. F. W. liartman made a business trip to Woodstock Saturday. C. Hoest and family moved to Chi­ cago the first, of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Simonson tWid son were recent Huntley visitors. N. .1. Garrison of Woodstock was here ou business Saturday. Mrs. Lolo Bennett and son, James, were in Chicago Wednesday. Mrs. Anna Hunt of Elgin was a re­ cent visitor at R. L. Dufield's. Mr. and Mrs. Dike are entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin of Ohio. A. Peterson and son. George, spent Saturday and Sunday in Elgin. Herman Irish of Harvaixl spent Sun­ day with his mother and sister. Mrs. Sandberg was a Crystal Lake visitor last Thursday afternoon. Mre. Helen Gorhain visited her son. Will, at Woodstock the past week. Miss Florence Monroe of Woodstock visited friends in this vicinity recently. J. J. Reset- and W. Levey Itourded the train- for Chicago Salurdav fore­ noon. Mrs. John Nelson and daughter ol Batavia are visiting at P. B. Hougha- wout's. Miss Maude Furney of Lake Geneva visited her aunt. Miss Lizzie Furney, recently. J. C. Button and sister, Mre. P. Hodgkinson, visited in Woodstock Tuesday. Herman Wille and family of Crystal Lake are occupying the I). (). Kline residence. Mrs. J. B. Lynch returned Wednes­ day from an extended visit with her daughter In Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Struck and chil dren of Carroll, la., visited with Grand­ pa Olinstead part of last week. Mrs. S. R. Smith of Austin visited her son, Gerald, and also her father, J. C. Button, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. W. Linsoott and children of Woodstock visited her sister, Miss Mabel Skinner, part- of Saturday and Sunday. The Misses Marjory Reser, Elsie Anderson, Mary Bonnichsen and Elsie and Mabel Wille were in Woodstock Saturday. Mrs. F. M. Risley and son, Berwyn, of Woodstock attended the oradle roll party held in' the churoh parlors Fri­ day afternoon. TKKKA COTTA. Mrs. A. T. Wingate of Elgin visited relatives here Tuesday. Mrs. M. Knox and son, Vernon, were recent McHenry visitors. Miss Lizzie Ames of Elgin is spend­ ing a few days w\ith relatives here. J. B. Frisby and daughter. Irene, of Mc Henry were callers here Sunday. Mrs. A. W. Mink of Crystal Lake spent Thursday with Mrs. John Riley. Earl McMillan and Mrs. Henry Mc­ Millan were Coleman visitors Satur­ day. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Doherty and fam­ ily were callers at M. A. Conway's Sunday. Miss Florence Knox was the guest of Elgin relatives and friends several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. M dfen of McHenry Knox's Sunday. Misses Grace and Vera Doherty of Holcoinbv lie visited Mre. Frank Mc­ Millan last Tuesday. Miss Emma Conway of Elgin spent Sunday in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mre. P. H. Conway. Mre. Helen Fox of Nassua, la., ar­ rived here Saturday for a several weeks' visit with her sister, Mrs. A. T. McMillan. Mre. G. W. Phalin and son, Thomas, who have spent the past month in this vicinity, returned to their home in Tuscaloosa, Ala , last week Tuesday. EXCELLENT PARK FOR SALE. One of the finest farms in this sec­ tion Is hereby offered^ for sale. The farm consists of 1«30 acres and is locat­ ed two and one-half miles southwest of McHenrv. One hundred and twenty acres are now under cultivation and more can be placed under the plow. The buildings are all in first-clas| con­ dition and splendid spring water runs thru the farm. This is positively the very best farm pr^x>sition that has been offered for sale in these parts and anyone looking for farm property will make no mistake by looking this one over. Easy terms. For further in­ formation inquire of or write B. L. Hutson, Woodstock, 111., or F. E. Hut- son, McHenry, 111. 'Phone 99-M. 1.5 ' 4 Read J- J- Vycital's advertisement on another page. It will interest you. klNUWOOD. Miss Gertrude Fay of Elgin spent Sunday at home. Frank Hawley and Carl Bradley were Sunday guests of their parents. Mre. Emma Brink of West Chicago visited Ringwood relatives Sunday. Mrs. Julia Bishop arrived here from Reddington, Neb.. Monday evening. Mre. James Conway and daughter, Flossie, were Elgin visitors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Kenneth of Chi­ cago sj»ent Sunday at Bert McCannon's. Mre. Lillian Marvin went to Wayne, 111., last Friday night to visit her sis­ ter. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roltbins of Chicago spent Monday with their uncle, E. T. Chase. Lewis Bell and friend of Spring Grove spent Sunday with the former's parents. Mesdames Edith McCannon and Lib- bie Allen were Woodstock visitors Monday. Miss Anna Waterman is spending this week with Ringwood relatives and frfends. Thomas Thompson of Barreville cal­ led qj his sister. Mre. Libbie Simpson, Sunday afternoon. James Bell and family of Spring Grove spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bell. The W. C. T. U. will meet Saturday of this week with Mrs. Delia Tlobart at Ostend. All are cordially invited. The Ladies' Aid society held a very pleasant meeting at Mre. Collins'Tues­ day. An excellent dinner was served to which all did ample justice. At the county convention of the W. C. T. I'. held last week Wednesday the following officers were elected: Pres., Mrs. Goodkanecht of Harvard: Vice •es.. Mrs. Jennie Red path of Maren­ go: Rec. Secy., Mrs. Garby of Huntley. Cor. Secy., Mre. Tanner of Harvard; Treas., Mre. Florence Smith of Ring- wood: Auditor, Mrs. Wellington of Harvard. In the evening a medal con­ test wa«. held. Miss Winefrttl Kelley winning the medal. Mre. Taylor of the Genoa Junction, Wis., union was present and gave our ladies a cordial invitation to attend their convention the 15th and ltfth of October. Call at Mrs. E. W. Howe's and feast your eyes on the beautiful new stock of fall and winter millinery. Adv. J. Walsh and chil- were callers at M. HOU0MHVILI.K. Supt. Shelton visited our sohool Tuesday. Miss Anna Powers was a caller in McH enry Monday. T. L. Flandere was a business visitor in Chicago Monday. Helen Powers is absent from school on account of sickness. Mre. Jay Doherty and family visited at W. Bolger's Sunday. Mrs. Ed Eaton of Elgin visited at W. B. Gilbert's Tuesday. Mr. and Mre. Will Zanders moved here from Elgin Saturday. Mre. T. L. Flanders spent Thursday afternoon at Geo. La Sage's. Miss Heck with of Chicago is a guest at the home of W. B. Gilbert. Mrs. L. Gardner and son visited rel­ atives at Rockefeller Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. I). Powers and'sons spent Sunday at W. Doberty's. Mrs. Will Beiser and daughter spent a few days in Elgin last week. John and David Powers were callers in Woodstock one day last week. Miss Lucile Byrd of McHenry was a visitor at T. L. Flanders' Monday even­ ing. Miss Nellie Biggy of Chicago was a guest of relatives here Sunday and Monday. Dr. and Mrs. Hepburn and child of Ringwood were callers in this vicinity Tuesday. Miss Luella Gardner returned home Sunday after three weeks' spent at Rockefeller. Mrs. George Whiston and Mre. Earl Whiston were callers at T, L. Flan­ ders' Tuesday. Misses Grace and Vera Doherty spent last Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. F. McMillan at Terra Cotta. VOLO. Mrs. Chas. Kapple was areoent Volo caller. S- Stoffel of MoHenry was in town Tuesday. Mre. Ellen Hogan of Elgin was call­ ing on friends here last week. Mr. and Mre. Justen of McHenry were Volo callers Wednesday. Mrs. Walter Sykesof Fort Hill spent Friday with Mre. R. Paddock. Jake Worts and daughter of McHen­ ry oalled at M. Wagner's Sunday. Mrs. L. V, Lusk and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mre. Raymond. Mr. and Mre. Lee Huson entertained company from Liberty ville over Sun­ day. Mre. B. Caismand and daughter of Round Lake spent Sunday at Jas. Kir- wan's. Misses Phyllis Spooner Marion Huson attended Sunday school at Fort Hill Sunday. Mrs. M. Sable, Mre. Ves Wagner and Viola of West Fremont spent Sun­ day at John Walton's. Petesch's cold cream, for tan and sunburn. 25c the-jar. 52 WE CAN SUPPLY III* MATERIAL for any kind of a structure you contemplate building on' the s h o r t e s t n o t i c e . T h o r o u g h l y seasoned lu 111 ber of full thickness and guaranteed quality, shingles or prepared roofings for cover­ ings, framing, etc all the pick of the best manufacturers. Come in and look us over--maybe we can save you some money, time and trouble. WILBUR LUMBER CO. WEST ww,my, ILL YOUR FIMNMMHER USED IT pA NEVER DISAPPOINTS FOR SALE BY WILBUR LUMBER CO. F. A. BOH LANDER JOHN STOFFEL M. .1. WALSH West McHenry N. P. STEILEN & SON HUCK'S GROCERY M. M. NIESEN McHenry J. C. DEBRECHT Johnsburgh PATRIOTISM AND LOVE OF' COUNTRY can scarcely be expected of chil­ dren reared by homeless parents with 110 more serious thought than the present. "Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined,"' and as more recent writers have said, "The home is the backbone of our nation." it behooves all lovers of life, liberty and happi­ ness, and particularly those di­ recting the footsteps of the youth of our country to set a good ex­ ample. To do this it is not nec­ essary to build a palace and go into debt for life. Wood con­ struction will just meet your re­ quirements. Wiui it you can plan a home of any size you may ultimately desire and then start with a few rooms and build on as your demands require. We have helped many people solve their building problems and would like to help you. Come in and let's talk it over. ••There's No Place Like Home" WILBUR LUMBER CO. PHONE a We Pay The Highest FOR- OPEN FOR BUSINESS. I wish to announce that my new blacksmith shop, situated on Wauke- gan street, near the railroad tracks on the West Side, is now open for busi­ ness. I am in a position to take care of all work that fnay come my way and can always guarantee satisfaction. I will do all sorts of blacksmithing, horseshoeing and wagon-making. Your patronage is hereby solicited. 14-tf Jos. MAY. Tablets at Petesch's. 11 Calves, Hides AND Chickens Let us know what you have and we will make you a price. J.W.Aebischer ISUCMBOI* -- C. ii. Irell.) McHENRY. ILL. 'PHONE 80-H I'se Roberts' Fly Oil, Best by test. At Petesch's. $1.00 per gallon. Tablets, Pencils, Paper and everything else in the line of School Sup­ plies at the drug store off N. H. PETESCH 'Phone 56-W McHENRY, IL! - ! w i l l f i n d you in need of many articles that are 011 sale at only first-class Hardware Es­ tablishments. That's what we claim to be conducting and are sure that our line consists of an excellent assortment of the many things that you may be in need of at this, the spring season F. L. MrOMHLR., The West Side Hardware Man. PRETTY THINGS For The Home From now until spring you will be pass­ ing most of your time in your home and with the approach of cold weather also comes the thought of making your home comfortable and cozy. Did you ever stop and think of the many comfort? there are in GOOD FURNITURE? Home is not complete without nice fur­ niture and we are here to supply you. We handle everything in the line of Furniture at satisfactory prices. :: :: JACOB JUSTEN. THE McHENRY FURNITURE MAN A LARGE STOCK OF READY TO WEA1 PANTS! PRICES RANGE FROM 0 Ji Also Samples of Lidips' lind Gents' Rain (its $5.00 and up Guaranteed in every way J. D* LODTZ, flcHenry, Illinois.