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W / :';? ' 1 , - -̂ ' PLADCDEAL^R, 1THBNBT, \:wmm i»V VFZg+Mgf !#£MlSS^^IlS-^W' , IJ .To\ir Drug Store. A '• sv I buy drugs at the most convenient place,, but select a druggist just as you select your physi­ cian. If you are not familiar with our store and its superior stock and Service, ask your doctor about us. ^ , » i We want our Drug Store to. be your Drug Store -f * If you trade here you may be sure of accuracy, purity, potent drugs, prompt service and right prices. Let us fill your prescriptions and fanftiiy recipes N. H. Petesch DRUGGIST PHONE 56-W 4 ITS A DANDY! OUR WEEKLY LIMERICK A man, by name Mr. Lainj^e, Was simply compelled to buy a new range. So he came to Our Store where we have good ranges galore, And better meals and good temper came with thechange A Poor Range or Cook Stove is responsible for many household troubles, while a good one spreads cheer and contentment from the kitchen to the workshop or cornfield. Cole's Hot Blast range is a dandy. No other can excel. Everything about it is so handy and it does the baking so well. J. J. VYCITAL The Centerville Hardware Man (rm POLICY OF AND SERVICE GUARANTEE FIRST-- It is our intention to give each and every purchaser of a car fair and business like treaty ment. Should any customer not receive such treatment we ask in good faith to be so ad- vised. SECOND We will make all necessary adjustments without charge for one month after delivery of car, provided same has not been tampered with or injured through accident. THIRD We will install without charge for labor any parts that may be furnished in place of any parts proven defective by the manufacturers for a period of ninety days from date of de­ livery of car; after such time all work will be done in a careful and workmanlike man­ ner and our regular charge made for same. Overton & Co wen Subscribe for the Plaindeaier •and keep posted on local happenings MHHifr x-->• Hto NEIGHBORING NEIVS AS CHRONICLED BY OUR ABLE CORPS OF CORRESPONDENTS *fm*sBtTRGn. Dr. A. Mueller wits a Chicago vis­ itor today. Jacob R. Justen has completed the work of filling his ice houses. Miss Clara Pitzen passed a lew days this week as the guest of Miss Mamie Smith. ' Mr. and Mrs. Peter Smith enter­ tained a number of relatives at their home here last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Prank Miller passed last Friday as guests in the home of Mrs. Mary Schreiner in McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. John Stilling and daughter, Louise, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shilling last Thursday. In spite of the inclepient weather, a large congregation turned out to greet our new priest last Sunday morning. Quite a number of our people attend­ ed the Eagle masquerade at McHenry last Wednesday evening and all report a fine time. A few of our boys were also successful in winning prizes. The members of the McHenry Eagles gathered at the home of Jos. J. Michels here last night, where a few very social hours were put in. The boys were bent on a g$od time and from 411 reports none were disappointed. An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freund was buried from St. John's church, hereon Tuesday morn­ ing of this week and laid to rest in the cemetery adjoining. Mr. and Mrs. Freund have the sympathy of our peo­ ple in general .in this, their saddest hour. A fair sized crowd attended the dance at Smith's hall last night and all pres­ ent had a fine time. The next and last dance to be held at that hall until after Lent is advertised to take place on Monday evening, Feb. 15. The same good time ant) good- music is assured. All are welcome. The boiler at ourchurch went wrong last week and as n result our new priest, Rev. Weber, was obliged to hold services at Sr. Joseph's hull last. Sunday morning. Ft is hoped that the damage will soon be repaired so that services may be "held in the church again, as the hall is far too small for church purposes. Mr. and Mrs Hubert MicHels enter­ tained a gathering of friends at their home last Thursday evening, cards furnishing the chief amusement, of the occasion. A delightful time was had by all and before the home going hour .had arrived all sat down to some tasty refreshments, which were served by Mrs. Michels. Those present were: Messrs. and Mesdames Martin Lay, Johu M. Smith, Math. Jungen, John Lay, Joe Freund, John King, J. C. De- brecht, John Pitzen, Mesdames S. H. Smith and Anna Bugner and Miss Mamie Michels. A crowd of twenty young people of Johnsburgh enjoyed a sleighing party out to the country home of Joe P. Miller last Sunday evening, where they were treated to a jolly, good time by the hostess of the occasion, Miss Laura Miller. The time was passed in-play­ ing games, after whioh refreshments were served. Those who made up the crowd were; Misses Mayme and Katie Frett, Kate and Dorothy Schumacher, Susie and Mayme Michels, Anna Oef- fling and Theresa Mertes; Messrs. Peter and George Oeffling, Lonnie and Joseph Michels, Stephen and George King, Joe Nell, Richard Guizer, Paul Schumacher, Nicholas Nett, Peter Lay and Joseph Schmitt. Mrs. J. B. Lynch visited her daugh­ ter, Mrs. L. W. Goddard, at Woodstock Saturday. t H. L. Gibson and S. A. Merchant were Woodstock passengers Monday afternoon. M rs. A. Jacobs and Mrs. A. H. Skinner were Crystal Lake callers Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Fitzslmmons were Chicago passengers Wednesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Cooper were business callers in Chicago Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. K. F. Anderson and daughter, Mary, were pleasant callers at Crystal Lake Saturday. Mrs. Maud Cowlin of Woodstock was a visitor in the home of her sifter, Mi's. A. Purvey, Monday. Miss May Mix, who has been spend­ ing a couple of weeks with friends here, returned to her home in Chicago Monday. Miss Mabel Willje accom­ panied her foi* a short visit. Moore's orchestra of Woodstock will furnish the ninsic at the Just Us club dance at JStoffel's hall on Saturday evening, Feb. t>. VOLO Edgar Parker was in McHenry Thurs­ day. Owen Paddock was a Wauconda caWer Saturday. Many of the telephone poles are down in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. B. Wagner were Mc­ Henry visiters Thursday. Phyllis Paddock and Zella Huson were callers at R. Paddock's Friday. Mrs. T. Crocker of Liberty ville vis­ ited at Let* Huson's the first of the week. Misses Minnie Johnson of Slocum Lake and Grace Monahanof Wauconda spent Friday of W. Converse's. The old town has once more gone into its natural state. The excitement is all over and everyone is satisfied. A joll.v crowd o f girlsand boys attend­ ed a party at the home of Miss Clara Wagner last Sunday evening. The time was spent at games and other amusements, after which refreshments were served. Those present were Misses Emma Worts, Rosa Stoffel, Laura Worts, Josephine Kraft, Celia Worts and Clara Wagner: Messrs. John Effinger, Lloyd Russell, Gerald Hanson, Mattie Rossdeutscher, Albert Lenson and Frank Stoffel. A good time was had by all. Movies at the Central Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday of each week. skunk K1NGWOOD Carl Peterson of South Dakota is vis iting at Clark Hall's. William Hohenstein left Tuesday morning for Texas. Miss Allen of Chicago is visiting Miss Lora Walkington. The timekeeper for the telephone company was in town Tuesday to en­ gage board for his men. The ice storm Jias done a great deal of damage to all lines. Mrs. Emma Matthews returned to McHenry Tuesday after spending sev­ eral days with her sister, Mi*. Allen Mrs. Luella Stephenson and Miss Lora Walkington were Chicago vis­ itors last Friday. Ed. Dodge has purchased a lot of Harp Chase and will build a house as soon as the weather will permit. Harry Stephenson was a caller in McHenry Tuesday forenoon. William Heck and wife went to Dun­ dee Saturday afternoon. The bookkeeper for the Watson Lumber company has purchased E. C. Hawley's house and lot. Charles Krohn was a Chicago vis­ itor last Saturday. Mrs. Bertha Esh of Spring Grove spent Saturday with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ladd, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Allen and Mrs. Emma Matthews attended the chicken pie supper at the L'niversalist church in McHenry last Thursday evening. The W. C. T. U. had' a pleasant meeting with Mrs. Rilla Foss last Sat­ urday. The next meeting will be the Miss Willard memorial at Mrs. J. C. Ladd's Friday evening, Feb. 12. Re­ freshments will be served. SIUOKFIKUfc . Mrs. S. Wakefield is visiting her son and daughter in Elgin. Mrs. J. G. Hartman was a recent caller at Crystal Lake. Mr. and Mrs. A. Purvey were Chi­ cago shoppers Saturday. F. W. Hartman was a Woodstock business caller Saturday. J. C. ijUiIOv is cos fined to the house with a bad cold and sore throat. Mrs. Sarah Nash was a Crystal Lake shopper Wednesday of last week. Miss Lura Davis of Austin ate Sun­ day dinner with Grandfather Button. R. F. Rumble and C. F. Stephenson were Crystal Lake caller* last Wednes­ day. OSTEND. Henry frobart set a trap for Mid caught a badger. F. B. Thompson was fe Chicago Vis­ itor Tuesday of last week. Ellis Jecks and wife took a trip to Chicago recently to have some dental work done. Most of the farmers here attended the milk producers' meeting in Mc­ Henry Saturday last. Mrs. Wall is' mother, Mrs. Sebert, is reported growing weaker all the time. She is a little past eighty years of age. Ralph Wallis is back on the old stamping ground. He has been living for several years on his father's farm. Last fall he decided to quit farming and called q, sale. After the sale he and his family went to Chicago, he looking for work, which he procured for a few days. He says there are ten or a dozen men wanting every job. Mrs. Rena Abbott, a former resident of this neighborhood, but now of Wood- stook, had the misfortune to fall down stairs, injuring her quite seriously. She heard a noise about four o'clock in the morning ami attempted to go down stairs without light and missed her footing and fell to the bottom, cutting a gash in her head that required five stitches to be taken. You Spend f Honey Needlessly Someone saves it. Why not you? Our Savings Depart- « ment pays 3 per cent, com­ pounded semi-annually. :: Hoy Banking Co. FREMONT HOY CLARENCE F. HOY tiff • 5$ J; -S * ~ ' Sure we want to see everybody at the Pixie play. Be sure and come or you will miss the time of your life. K M K K A I . I I P A R K . 4hits! week's dehiyi'd letter) Jas. Haxton of Chicago spent Sunday at his cottage. Miss Nancy Frisby spent » few days recently in Elgin. L. Huck has been on the sick list for the past three days. Henry Berkircher spent a few days recently in Chicago. Joe Sutton of Cary spent Sunday as the guest of relatives here. Cora Felnieten sj>ent Wednesday as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Young in McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Young of McHen­ ry spent Sunday as guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent M,artin of Wauconda spent Sunday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Sutton. Miss Aileen O'Reilly spent Saturday and Sunday as the guest of her grand­ parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Flusky. Dr. S. E. Grodins, the optometrist, will be at the ottice of Dr. R. C. Cham- berlin on Thursday, Feb. 18. NUNDA TOWNSHIP TAXES Will be at the following place* 'to collect taxes after Feb. 1, 1915: Mc­ Henry, at Wilbur Lumber company on Mondays; Crystal Lake, at L. & P. Fredericks' News Stand the remainder of the week. Fred Bozee, Collector. Come, come to the "Pixies"' am) mfce dancing lessons from the Archer Cadets JUST us CLUM The next dance Uy the roeftbers of the Just y-s clwb will take place at S-tofteVs h*ll on Saturday evening Feb. ft. Moore's four-piece orchestra of Woodstock will furnish the musia Come to the "Pixies" and see the snake charmers. Auction Sale! Geo. Vogel, - - Auctioneer Having decided to quit farming, the undeisigned will sell at public auction on his premises in Johnsburgh on Saturday, Feb. 20 commencing at one o'clock, sharp, the following described property, to-wit: 19 HEAD OF LIVE STOCK 14 cows, new milkers and springers: Holstein bull, 3 years old; gray mare, 11 years old, weight 1200 pounds; black horse, 12 years old, weight 1350 pounds; brown mare, 14- years old, weight 1100 pounds: bay mare, 5 years old, weight 1000 pounds; 80 chickens. Hay and Grain 15 tons of timothy hay in barn, 1500 bushels of corn in crib, husked by hand 200 bushels of oats, 2 stacks of corn stocks. Machinery ' McCormick grain binder, Deering mower, Johnson oorn binder, seeder, Rock Island corn planter, pulverizer, 2 sulky cultivators, 2 hand cultivators, 2 two section drags, hay rake, sulky plow, 2 walking plows, corn sheller, fanning mill, feed grinder, manure spreader, truck wagon, narrow tire wagon, surry, bob sled, milk wagon, hand scraper, 3 sets of double harness, single harness, Fairbanks scale and other articles too numerous to mention. TERMS OF SALE: All sums of $10.00 and under, cash over that amount a credit of six months time w+11 be given on good bankable notes bearing interest at 7 per cent per annum. No property to be removed until settled for. John King, Proprietor. S. H. Freund, Clerk. The Trey O' Hearts at the Central Thursday. EPWORTH LEAGUE NOTES The Good Time College social given by the Epworth league last Friday evening was well attended. All present reported a very good time as every­ body had a chance to take part in all athletic stunts. The program was well performed by those taking part. The rag time orchestra made a hit with the audience. We are planning on giving a college athletic field meet in the near future. So those who have attended the Good Time College social want to be pre­ pared for another good time with us and bring your friends. Everybody will be cordially invited .to take part in the meet, representing their favorite college. Next Saturday evening, Feb. 6, the Epworth league will hold a business meeting at the home of W. D. Went- worth. All officers and members are requested to be present and bring all reports. The choir is also requested to be present. Next Sunday the junior and senior leagues will hold their regular services at thte usual hour. Everybody is oor- dially invited to attend these services. The topic: The promises of forgive­ ness; Mrs. C. W. Goodell, Leader. F. J. Barbian was an Ktgin passenger Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Adams have icturnSu fronx uivcji W6uuiug bri^ ouu are now at the home of the latter's parents, Mf. and Mrs. P. H. Conwu. They expect to move onto the E. P. Planners farm about the 15th of this month- Att,y. J. X. Lang and Editor R. G. Scott of Richmond were visitors in town Mooaday and paid us a very wel­ come call. Editor Scott has taken on a s ide issue in the form of a moving pic­ ture theatre, which he, in partnership with Prof. Aldrich, operates in that vil­ lage. Mr. Scott informed us that the pic­ ture business lias pioveu profitable thus far and this it surely should be as tb« people of Richmond are being treated to the same class of pictures as are shown in all the larger cities. A muc.- ber of the big feature shows have already been produced ia Richmond and the poeple of thst village and vi. cinity have shown, their approval by turning out, iu goodlj numbers. It would require the concentrated and joint energy of six strong men to equal the power of this little 90 pound Electric Motor The men could not sustain the strain long, but the motor would go on hour after hour, supplying its maximum force. The motor is so small you can put it in any out of the way cor­ ner. Connected to our mains it is ready for work day and night and takes pay for only what it actually does. Small industries as well as large ones find Electric Power has advantages that place it in a class alone. Public Service Co. OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS w; > ViH' 'S: ;:jtl m System We provide extension telephone sets for business and residence use-' For the busy office man who has many telephone calls, a tele­ phone on the desk at his elbow is a necessity. You can secure an extension telephone for a small additional monthly charge. Chicago Telephone Company I. H. Conrath, District Manage! 9883 $•*>> m Read The Plaindealer Adss • n-« ">0