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GARDEN TOOLS "* '"> ^V-* Spading F<wks..|w-£---$l«25 and up ' fj$g\•';;0lakes- ---_v*--., .25 and up < Hand Cultivators $1.25 to $4.50 IV.,'3Hoes .46 to .95 1 / ttawn Mowers $4.51 to $15.99 r ••"Seeds, 2 packages"for 5c Refnember, Uncle Sam is count­ ing on you to help feed the Sam­ mies and our Allies. PLANT A REAL GARDEN MCHENRY, ILLINOIS > # Richardson's Superlative i* Tm sRUGstome m _ Hie best low-priced Ru^soti the market You will find friend- liness as well as fair prices at this store. Now is the time to buy new things for the home. N. J. JUSTEN & SON FURNITURE WEST McHENRY. ILL UNDERTAKING W'-w?m w* There is .no better way to save both food and fuel for yourself and for your govexj3i»e»t than by using gas for cooking. . ̂ Buying a gas range is making an investment whjch pays big returns. Buy yquf® V«feWesterr)United Gas '•O ai>d Electric Compaq 'iJ5v JOHNSBURG Miss Mattiie Smith if spending a few days at her home here. Mesdames Fred Diethorn and Jacob A. Miller were McHenry visitors Mon­ day. Dr. Arnold Mueller is entertaining fiis father and sister from Houston, Texas. Peter Oeffling went' to Chicago last Saturday for a few days' visit with relatives. Miss Frances Freund of McHenry spent Sunday as the guest of ,Miss Rose Miller. Miss Frances Miller of Volo is spending the week as the guest of relatives here. Mrs. Richard Guyser and sister, Katie, were Chicago visitors a few days last week. A large crowd from McHenry at­ tended the K of C. initiation at parish hall here last night. Miss Susie Michels sprat Saturday and Sunday as the guest of relatives in the metropolitan city. Mrs. Peter M. Freund of McHenry is spending the week with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth May. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Diedrich and Mrs. Mary Freund of McHenry were callers here la&t Wednesday evening. Miss Margaret Huemann of Mc­ Henry was entertained in the home of her parents, Mr.'and Mrs. J. H. Hue­ mann, h^re Sunday. Mesdames Henry Dowe, John Ton- yan and Peter Bowers of Fox Lake spent Monday as the guests of rela* tives and friends in town. Jos. H. Huemann went to Chicago Monday morning and returned home that same day with a Grant Six lim- ousene, which has been delivered to his brother, Nick. Cards were received from Frank Mathieu this week. They were mailed from Vancouver, B. C. Among other things he states that he will soon be on his way down south to San Fran­ cisco, Calif. Henry Schaefer, Jake Thiel and Geo. King of this place have received their two weeks' notice to get ready to enter the service. We have not learned just what day these boys are to depart for camp, but needless to say the hearts of our people will be with them as well as the others who have already gone to serve their country. The scholars and sisters of the Johnsburg public school took part in the township exercises held at Ring- wood on Wedneday evening of last week. The sisters and scholars who took part in the evening's entertain­ ment are deserving of a great deal of credit for the part they took in mak­ ing the event such g splendid success. A number of his friends tendered John Smith a farewell party at the home of Math. Smith, who resides north of this village, on Monday even­ ing- of this week. The host of honor received his call to the colors <tnd will leave Woodstock with the McHenry county contingent Saturday morn­ ing. Loren Michels, who also leaves on Saturday morning, will be given a farewell party this (Thursday) even­ ing. We are informed that there are one or two draft slackers in this locality and that secret service men have been on the job lately, trying to get a line on these fellows. Uncle Sam's secret service department is sure to land these fellows some day and when they are landed they surely will be made to feel very sorry that they did not reg­ ister their names when their country requested them to do so. 0 We are told that Paul Schumacher, Wm. Althoff and Ed. Tonyan, the first of Johnsburg's boys to leave for the service, are now either at some eastern camp or on their journey across. The boys, as will be remembered, left here last summer and for some time were stationed at Camp Grant.. Later on they were transferred to Camp Logan, Houston, Texas, where they passed the winter. Mr. Althoff attended an of ficers' reserve training school for some months during the winter, but owing to a long illness he was unable to qual­ ify. Our people were earnestly hop­ ing that he might make good so that our little hamlet could boast of at least one officer. However, another opportunity may be given him some time later and it is a safe bet that he will try hard to be in line for a com­ mission. The severe wind storm of Tuesday night did considerable damage here The top of the tie sheds near the S. H Smith place was blown off during the storm and a number of horses that occupied the sheds at the time broke loose. Luckily, however, the rigs were unoccupied at the time and all of the horses escaped injury. Serious dam age would have resulted, however, had it not been for the fact that owners were on hand immediately, thus averting several run-aways. Al. Pep ping suffered the greatest damage when the wind demolished his cement block chicken house on his place at the foot of Hamburg hill. The top of the house was carried for some distance while the cement blocks were strewn all over the foot of the hill, completely closing to traffic for the balance of the night. Ringwood people who attend­ ed the dance at Johnsburg were forced to drive home by way of McHenry. I' was one of the most severe storms that has struck this section in years. Rmr.RFiRi.n Mrs H*. Morris was in town Friday. Roy Skinner was quite ill the first of the week. Mrs. Bliss was a Woodstock visitor last Thursday. Miss Elsie Wille w a s a p l e a s a n t caller at the Lake Friday. Mrs, Bennett and mother were Chi cago shoppers Friday last. Station Agent Lynch was * Chicago visitor Sunday afternoon. Mrs. A. Peterson passed Friday of last week at Crystal Lake. Mrs. W. Glaw passed Friday of last week at the county seat. Miss Jennie Ashton spent Friday with relatives at Crystal Lake. Mrs. D. P. Bohl and son, John, were Woodstock visitors Wednesday. Miss Hazel Baker of Burwin spent Sunday with her parents here. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott spent several days recently at their Cary home. Mr. and Mrs. Kremer and grandson autoed to Marengo Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Roy Skinner was a Crystal Lake shopper on Friday of last week. Mrs. Mabel Horskey was a Crystal Lake visitor on ^Ygdnesday of last week. Wm. Rushton, H. Wille and Carl Johnson were McHenry callers re­ cently. Sam Levey' and daughter, Etta, were calling on old friends at Wood­ stock recently." Mrs. K. Pearson and little daugh­ ter were business callers at Woodstock Thursday afternoon. Mrs. J. B. Lynch and daughter, Mrs. Lolo Bennett, were callers and shop­ pers at Woodstock Thursday. Mrs. Iver Erickson and baby daugh­ ter and her mother, Mrs. Rushton, were Cary visitors Wednesday. J. H. Slater was a caller at Wood­ stock last Thursday and a business caller at Crystal Lake Friday. Mrs. Anna Ormsby spent a part of Thursday and Friday with her sister, Mrs. S. E. Olmstead, at Woodstock. Ray Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. F. Wilk- son and Mrs. L. Bennett were Crystal Lake and McHenry callers Saturday evening. Mrs. A. Peterson and daughter, Rosie, spent Sunday with the former's daughter, Mrs. Reubin Hesselgrave, and family. Mrs. E. B. Smith, who has spent several months at Crystal Lake, re­ turned to her home here, where she will spend a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Baker entertained Mrs Charles Dufield for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Dufield will spend the summer with Illinois friends. Harold Walkup went to Pierceton, Indiana, where his wife has spent a few weeks with her parents and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Walkup re­ turned home Saturday. xt - i ' r": -" ̂ V V# SPRING GROVE jtohn Karls was a Chicago passen­ ger Friday. Anton Schaefer transacted busi­ ness in Chicago Friday. Nick Etten of Kenosha spent Sun­ day with his mother here. Mrs. Leonard Franzen Mc­ Henry caller Thursday last. Messrs. John Knox and Earl Whit­ ing were Sunday callers here. Miss Katie Althoff spent Sunday with home folks at Johnsburg. Mrs. John Weiber spent Tuesday with Mrs. Howard Christensen. Mr. and Mrs. Math. Lay and son, Leo, visited relatives at Johnsburg Sunday. Mrs. Wm. Staines and Mrs. Nick Justen of Ringwood were seen on our streets Saturday. Quite a number of oyr young folks attended a Red Cross dance at the Solon opera house Friday evening. Mrs. Albert Pepping and Mrs. Joe Hettermann of Johnsburg spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Wm. Huff. A large crowd attended the play, "Brookdale Farm," given by the Mystic Workers of Solon here Sat­ urday evening. Miss Anne Pitges and gentleman I friend of Chicago were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Math. Nimsgern. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Britz enter­ tained the following at their home last Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Peter May, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Engels and children, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weber and children, Miss Mame Frett ar.d the Messrs. Leo Karls and Martin Weber. There was great excitement Satur­ day afternoon when the bottle train, which consists of nine or ten cars of milk, jumped the track between Solon and Spring Grove. Two men were injured. Dr. Furlong was called and he bandaged the conductor, who fell thru the window. The other mail, an unknown tramp, was hurt seri­ ously and while rushing him to the Woodstock hospital he died. People from the surrounding towns and vil­ lages flocked to see the wrecker pick up the cars. RINGWOOD George Noble of Woodstock spent Sunday at John McLaughlin's. Frank Hawley and wife „ of Chi­ cago spent Sunday with his parents. Roy Wolkos o f Milwaukee visited his sister, Mrs. John Steeker, Sun­ day. August Walters and wife of Wood­ stock were at Alec Anderson's Sat­ urday. Bell Cairns of Woodstock was a week end guest of Miss Grace Har­ rison. Edward Harrison came home last week Tuesday for a ten days' fur­ lough. Miss Lottie Florick visited at Camp Custer from Friday until Monday. Mrs. Florence Lowell of Algonquin visited her sister, Mrs. Bertha Whit­ ing Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ladd and Miss Agnes Bigelow visited in Burling­ ton, Wis., Sunday. The Ringwood Red Cross ladies met with Mrs. Geo. Stevens of Bar- rington Wednesday. Allen Noonan, who has been home sick, was able to return to Camp Cus­ ter Tuesday of this week. Bert McCannon and family spent Sunday at Starr Brink's in Wood- : ".«Vv-v- We are now ins deliveries of " v » * • V * - v r May % 1918 $ McHENRY, ILLINOIS It frequently is inconven ient to use a lamp socket as an attachment for the vac­ uum cleaner or the electric gashing machine or iron or toaster or disc stove, chaf ing dish, percolator, curling iron, heating pad, utility motor, fan or any one of many other electrical ap­ pliances. The Local Chicago Telephone Tic Remedy Directory ; . is to equip the house with nwMiy to Press Soon Notify us to-day if you are about to move, or if there are any other changes thsrt should be made in your telephone listing. , ^ Numerous houses wired be­ fore Eletftrlcal Appliances reached their present per­ fection are lacking in tl» They are easily added to any installation, we do the •oik. It's Inexpensive. Telephone 9903 ̂ Public Service Co OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY TH£ CAUSl now ; - , jff tHI RtSUtf POOR CAfkt- Such Results Are Inevitable when you use poor flour. Re­ solve today to stop experi­ menting and order a sack of EARLY RISER Flour. We can refer you to a score of ladies who have banished bak ing day troubles by the use of EARLY RISER Flour. Why don't you join their num ber? We guarantee every sack and would like a trial order from you today. WEST FTHENRY FLOUR AND FEED MILS stock. Mrs. Emma Matthews came home with them for a few days' visit. ' James Rainey and wife went to Harvard Saturday afternoon for their Oakland automobile. H. M. Stephenson and wife went with them. Announcement Miss Lillian Pouse will hold a clear­ ance sale of spring millinery at .her parlors in Centerville, beginning Fri­ day, May 24, and continuing until the end' of the month. Make your selec­ tion early. Delightful barga^.., B e a d T h e P l i i l f f ' f 1 * * * * * ̂ ' Do Your Share ASSISTANT Secretary of Agriculture Carl Vrooman says that more than a billion dollars worth of stable manure is wasted annually in the United States. This is an average of $167 for every farm. In the fuce of the urgent need for bigger crops, such waste as this is a national tragedy. That manure properly used will pu us beyond fear of any crop shortage this year except one that might be made by bad weather. A bigger crop could be produced without the addition of another acre, another man or another horse power, if every farmer would de~ cide to waste no stable manure this year, but buy and use a Low Cora King Manure Spreader Wheels just the right distance apart, and spread wide enough to lop dress three rows of corn at once. Three sizes--small, medium and large. All narrow boxes. All steel frames with working parte the spreader securely attached to the frame. Turns short. Drive from both rear wheels. Return apron driven by worm gear, whtflh insures even spreading up hill and down. Pull comes straight on steel frame. Solid two-inch rear axle working in roller bearings carries seventy-five per cent of the load. All steel beater OMttot warp, shrink or rot. Built up to International Harvester standards of quality in every respect. Buy a Corn King spreader aniLipe The increased yield from a few acres will pay tor your spread!* this year. Come in and place your order now. MATH. FREUND McHenry* Illinois