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<; - * ' * / 1 1 1 1 VI ii'iiiiiTii ii .n... ' S \ > \ " f # -* V 1.'^ •& <&* ' • * : sj.; AND dominant features ol our splendid line of new Suits lor men and boys. These Suits are well tailored and are. cut from the best foreign and domestic woolens, guaranteeing to our Cloth­ ing: a superiority ol which we are justly proud. Dqpt let the talk ol high prices discourage you. Come and see time Stills and the ex­ tremely low prices at which they fere going. You will be correctly garbed if you wear one Suits and the price will not scare you. \ % ̂ . < ^ , » > ' < 1 *• .% ;:„?j*'WEST McHRNRY, IU~ J& , ' * ?$: : tfv rf ;; --"A "i'ilji * invested in Home Comforts--good furni- pays a better dividend than perhaps any way you can invest it. Home cheer and is a mighty help in equipping your fam- the battle ol life. If you willtake tlje ble to inspect our beautiftri line ol urniture and Rugs " we know you will pronounce it the finest ever, you see it, with the very low prices we ire making, you will know we are making a ifreat effort to help you over the high price #ave ifhat is sweeping over the county. If you have not bought furniture here come and let us show you why you shook! do so now. All items ol lioiiidMii furniture ill a great variety ol values and prices. |x - \C' ' <4 t*J * -"i i & ' "I2* McHENRY, ILLINOIS \CVi/ V - ' Daytight at Night With Gas «,V t v U v- Good light is now a national need. In count- thousands of homes thruout theland women knitting or sowing lor the boys in the army and night their laithlul needles click away. - < Gas is the Ideal Light. Its soft, clear rays ^pvejust that near approach to daylight, which is t .̂XJ .V And with modertt ' is decidedly cheaper and less wasteful than K- v"; . vWsr«Aerktod.. f ; J ' Modernize yourGas T -V/,*.' H-i', *• =•/>'. V>' .̂ wjwnent ' *"1 V ' .'"j-? % J,*** ^aod EledricCompaiy ̂ "V J3 Save Stoves Repair your Stoves and buying new ones. The Fuel Administration urges you Y, ILLINOIS si" V •,«-r • vefuel. . • . ' n-;f, The War Industries Board insists thii # #-* »u save iron. The Liberty Loan, War Savings income tax forces you to save The Department of Labor insists be employed to win the war. saving of fuel, or iron, or money ana ,. *;y; can be accomplished by repairing tove or furnace rather than Be. Make your main tibs that an , * IN OUR BUSY VILLAGE ^ n s . , i ' i As Seen by PlaiiMiealer Reporters and Banded Into Our Office by Our Friends "• ; V Prof. A. E. Ny« was a Chicago vis­ itor last Satur3ay.: J :'-v4 »Miss Lenore Freund jwras a cottttty sea^ visitor Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Adaras were county seat visitors Monday. ? J. C. Bickler transacted business in the metropolitan city last Friday. Mrs. Gertrude Miller spent Monday as the guest of relatives near Volo. G. A. Himler was among the Chi­ cago passengers last Friday morning. H. E. Buch attended to business matters in the metropolitan city Mon­ day. James 'Walsh of Chicago spent Monday as the guest of his brothers here. , Frank deary of Elgin spent Sat­ urday as the guest of McHenry rela­ tives. Mrs. Jos. Wagner and daughter, Marion, were Elgin-visitors last Sat­ urday . C -' :' ' Dr. and Mrs. Freeman of Wood­ stock were visitors in town last Sat­ urday. Wm. Howard of Woodstock passed Sunday as the guest of McHenry friends. Miss Laura M. Krause was the guest of relatives at Crystal Lake Sunday. Mrs. Chas. Givens and sons, Donald and John, were county seat visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Jos. Schoewer and daughter, Ruth, ware week end guests of BeHoit; relatives. Simon Stoffel attended to matters of a business nature in the windy city Jast Friday. Miss Clara Fireund passed the week end as the guest of friends at the county, seat. Miss Helena Adaitfs spent Saturday and Sunday as the guest of tier sis­ ters at Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Malone of Crystal Lake were guests of McHenry rela­ tives last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Walsh were the guests of relatives at Elgin last Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kelley spent the week end as the guests of relatives at Hammond, Ind. Miss Barbara Wiedemann of Elgin passed the week end as the guest of Miss Elizabeth Thelen. Miss Emma Thelen of Elgin was the , guest of her father and sister here over the week end. Miss Lillian Pouse of Chicago spent Sunday as the gueet of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Pouse. Chas. G. Buss of Chicago passed Sunday as a guest in the home of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bus. and Mrs. A. A. Landwer and son, Keith, were guests of Barrington relatives over the week end. Miss Anna Weber of Woodstock spent Sunday as a guest in the home of her father, Mathias Weber. Mrs. Harry Alexander of Genoa Junction, Wis., was the guest of rela­ tives here over the week end. Harry Bacon of Wall Lakfe, la., spent Monday evening as the gufest of relatives in and near McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warner and daughter, Arlene, passed Sunday as the guests of relatives at Elgin. Miss Gertrude Weber is spending some time in the Ijome of her sister, Mrs. Jacob Miller, at Zenda, Wis. Aaron Olson, daughter, Amy, and son, Jerome, of Chicago spent Sunday at their cottage at McCollum's lake. Miss Rose Oertel of Woodstock was entertained in the home of her par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Oertel, Sun­ day. * Privates Geo. Heimer, Robert Knox and John Scheid of Camp Grant spent Sunday here as the guests of home folks. ' " Miss Bessie Lossee of Minneapolis,* Minn., is spending a few days as a guest in the home of Dr. and .Mrs. R. (4. Chamb^rlin. Mrs. N. H, and daughter, Angela, passed the latter part of lastf and the first of this , week as- the guests of Chicago relatives. > Mr. and Mrs. Chas. L. Newman of Woodstock spent Sunday afternoon as guests in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Newman. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McArthur and daughter, Ruth, motored up from El­ gin Sunday and sj>ent the day as guests in the home of Mrs. A. Wolff. Adolph Fischer of Elgin spent the first of the week aa the guest of Mc­ Henry relatives. On Sunday evening he gave a splendid 4alk at a meeting of St. Mary's court of Catholic For­ esters. Mrs. Louis Eucker and daughter, Marion, returned to their home in Chicago the first of the week after spending a couple of week as guests in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stoffel. Dr. W. F. Stone, who practiced den­ tistry here for a short time a few years ago, spent the first of the week in this village. The doctor reports that he and his wife are just recover­ ing from severe^attacks of influenza. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Aylward of Heb­ ron, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Aylward of Chicago and Messrs. 'Richard and Lee Aylward and Miss Mae Aylward of Solon Mills were recent guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Cleary. Mrs. Geo. Meyers was called to El­ gin Tuesday. HSr son, George, Jr., wife and family of three children are all suffering from influenza. She re­ turned home today, leaving them in the care of her dgught< ̂Mc&. /SLqb̂ cam. r Applies F«r Increase* Service Thru<wt these long years of wsr, with the price of every commodity constantly advancing, with every kind of material used in the telephone in­ dustry from tiie smallest bolt to the largest cable, together With the thou­ sands of diffetfent'pieees of equipment used in the conatroction of the tele­ phone system having doubled, and in many cases trebled ill cost price, the telephone company has constantly en­ deavored to uphold its obligations to subscribers and maintain efficient tel­ ephone services at pre-war rates. During the past year* expenses have continued to rise and the net revenue to decrease by many hundreds of thou­ sands of dollars. Today the margin^ of profit has ceased to exist and, on the contrary, the telephone company has for many months past been op­ erated at a net loss. Thruout this protracted period of war the employes have received due consideration. It was recognized by the company that they could not sup­ port themselves and their dependents on their former peace time wages. During the years 1917 and 1918 the telephone coiqpany, to meet {he in-, creased cost of living, has successively increased wages to employes, which increased the operating expense by more than half a million dollars per annum in the Illinois exchanges out­ side of the city of -Chicago, to which must be added the increased cost of all materials and apparatus used in the upkeep of the telephone plant. Nearly all telephone material prices -have increased from 100 to more than 200 per cent during, the past three years, wfiich means in simple lan­ guage that material costing $1.00 in 1915 today costs $2.00 and in many cases $3.00. A glance at the follow­ ing schedule of some of-the essentials of telephone equipment will show the enormous cost increases during the past three years. Underground cable has increased in cost 136.9 per cent; aerial cable, 139.2 per cent; cable conduit, 176.5 per cent; pipes, 229.5 per cent; cop­ per wire for toll lines, 171.9 per cent. A further schedule of ajl material used in the construction of the tele­ phone system would show correspond­ ing increases. The time has now arrived when the telephone company must seek relief thru an application to th$ Public Utii ities Commission of Illinois for an in­ crease in rates for local telephone ser­ vice in order to pay war time wages to the employes in the telephone in­ dustry; purchase necessary equipment to maintain a high grade of service. Telephone service is vitally neces­ sary to the government and to the nation particularly at this time. Ma­ terial must be purchased at these ab­ normally high prices to* care for the needs of our government, as well as the normal industrial development, and further telephone employes should receive adequate wages adjusted as nearly as possible to those prevailing in other industries. It is under these unusual financial conditions that the Chicago Telephone company is making application for an increase in its rates for local service. The telephone company has held out as long as possible before asking this relief, but has now reached a condi­ tion wfyere the interests of the service, employes and the stockholders make it imperative that the revenue be in­ creased. This application does not cover a permanent increase 111 rates, but will provide temporary relief, which may be discontinued in whole or in part, according to the circumstances, when the conditions which are responsible for the present stress are modified or entirely cease in the judgment of th$ Public Utilities Commission of the state of Illinois. QUARTER OF A CENTURY ^ery resource of tlie nation todtoy is being enlisted to win the war. the giving of men, money and materials in enormous quantities will in- fsure victory. From American business must come a great share of the effort required for supcess. Increased efficiency in business* elimination of waste, and improved merchandising methods, therefore, are vitally essen­ tial. 'The country's business is the foundation of its financial strength, and ;rKv necessary that business be made fit to meet the war needs. Today, in France, trains ol parlor cars are running, exactly ilit sch t̂- tile, from Paris to within a few miles of the battle line; in England, and back of the lines in France, the wheels of business are humming in perfect organ­ ization. A Degree of efficiency never before realized in those countries Has resulted from the war. History will tell that these accomplishments of busi- and industry resulted from the use of improved and moclern methods. America today is in a position to profit by the lessons in war-time business efficiency learned by France and England in the hard school pf ex­ perience. To the retailer, the lesson is this: : Haphazard methods must give way to approved- methods of buttings proced-' ore. Business must b® managed by facts--not by guesswork. As the community prospers, this bank profits. Recognition of this f^ct, coupled with a desire to do our full share towards stabilizing business interests as a war safety measure, influenced us to study better business methods designed to meet the changed conditions. This investigation showed us how successful commercial firms, large and small, are overcom­ ing new difficulties and minimizing war risks. In a series of advertisements in this newspaper, we intend to discuss modern busi­ ness problems and to offer some general suggestions which we believe will be helpful to local enterprises in making necessary readjustments. Watch for our ads and talk to ns about any of them that interest you. f! > < WEST McHENRY STATE BANK / SATURDAY, NOV. 9 icial War NUMBER » ^ * * j • & ' i #»• ' •• "--and--- .y A - " v THe Fhre-Act > v * fUlANGLE FEATURE -> • , "YOU CAN'T BE- LIEVEEVERYTfflNG * WIS 7 "7 ̂ h > SUNDAY* NOV. 10 ̂ ' :i;-: m A FOX FEATURE "A DEBT OF HONOR' Junk Wanted! Will pay the highest price far iron, rags and rubber. 4 --prices for all telephone calls, . DAVIDSEGEL Phone 90-R :: McHenry, 11L Paul J. Donovan ' £ .. E.H.Waittf WAI1C & DOROVAff L A W Y E R S * 06cm Woodstock; RiciuMnd Wed­ nesdays Ml Saturday* Office Hoqrs: 9:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. M. Wheeler, of Chicago. Items Clipped From The Plaindealer of Twenty-five Years Ago The interior of J. P. Smith's store jg Vioinn* tO COSt*- noinf Chas. Lamphere has purchased J. I. Story's horses and buggies and is now running the Riverside barn. A Libertyville man made $2.44 last month by fraying the heads of 122 sparrows to the county clerk at Wau- kegan. W. F. Gallaher and family are en­ gaged in moving into the house re­ cently vacated "by John Evanson and family. Mrs. John Fitzaimmons died at her home at Barreville Saturday at 4:00 o'clock a. m. She was aged eighty-, four years. ' Miss Harriet Gifford, the first school teacher in Kane county, who settled at Elgin in 1UB3&, died Friday morning of cancer, aged seventy years. vv-'v" Wm. Gardner of Solon passed away yesterday mornings He was aged seventy-nine years and had re­ sided at Solon daring: fifty-five years of his*life. Robert Sutton has sold one aere of land south of town to Chicago parties. Consideration, $750. Mr. Sutton has platted a tract of his land Into lots and has named the territory Emerald Park. Dr. C. H. Fegers was called to Rich­ mond yesterday evening to assist Dr. F. Armstrong in the amputation of an arm for Mr. V^sberg, a farmer liv­ ing near that vjllage. Mr. Voaberg severely injured his %«m shelter. * The village board Monday night appointed a committee to look into the question of electric lights. Ttds Committee will ascertain how much ighting by electricity will cost the yillage and will report at some fu­ ture meeting of the board. « . . . . W - J . J . . JTX-Ki uuc U tlUCK. UU ernoon, Nov, 1, Robert R. Howard of this village led to the altar Miss Carrie Matthews of Barreville. The marriage was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Matthews, the nuptial knot be- ng tied by Rev. H. Slade. The bride was attended by Miss Jessie Buck of Terra Cotta and Charles Matthews acted as groomsman. About sixty friends of the couple witnessed the ceremony. Pretty Hallow e'en Party Miss May Bell Hauswirth enter­ tained three girl friends at a pretty Hallowe'en party last Friday evening# planned and executed by herself. The home was decorated appropriate to Hallowe'en and old Mother Witch was there in full costume, sitting beatd* her camp fire predicting the fate of each guest, who came in costume. A wierd light in the dining room, where the guests were served, was made brighter with small candles while they enjoyed a dainty luncheon. Place cards, with original drawings and a searching game thereon, furnished amusement later in the evening. The guests were delightfully entertained. Notice I have left for collection with the Hoy Banking' company at MaHanry all accounts due me and I respectfully ask that those knowing themselves to be indebted to me to make an early call at the above named place for set­ tlement. Unless accounts are paid within a reasonable length of time other means of colleetfcn will be adopted, M. TSisenmengwy Jfr. ftvlw €: System - -- AN APPEAL TO TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS r.;: \ >. : v i c ' 4 4 . • • Our already reduced Force pf / - /i; operators, through War Condi­ tions, is further dep)etcd by the ̂ ̂ , ppevailing Influenza. Therefore ̂ i\\ ... .. «' "•.'C.'Xi.i? Please Be As Sparing As Possible In Your 'Use of „ "f ? r?."-' •* ^ -7," * V " . k > Y < t \ ! ^ "; p.; j- ' ** >*. Omitting All Unnecessary Calls atiCAOd TELEPHONB COMPANY •?, -1-; ' MAKE OUR STORE" - -- \r>,» - .'-"i * •&' ^ ^ i * /i 'i. ' ;iA"3r ' ' $** j. i * -'"4 •v' #i' We all know that these are critical times ^< (War Times) and everything advanced ̂ in price and still going higher. SOAPS ; are very high and scarce. We are 5 ing same^at very attractive prices. Oil at our store and you will find the goods displayed and prices marked as low as the lowest. We have the agmtcy foi; ̂J Ghase & Sanborn Coffees-*- - :; ̂ y I Ipur 30c Coffee is a winner, ̂ ̂ • 'M:-THE STORE OF- WM. PRIES, PROP. * * + • -mi i • J > :v,)- *> GENERAL COHWISSION MERCHANT / ' IMOUL ATTSHTIO* OtVBN TO TBI Mil OF u flatten, tfoft, Vi Hides, Etc., Batter ud Eggi ThisU the oldest hereon the rtrwt application. : COLO STORAGE FREE CH1CAOO, ILLINO class mA only. All lda«i of hairwork made to 0rdi*.