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FOUGHT THRU ST. MIH1E1* BAT Save $10.00 TLE WITHOUT SCAR •'ML-, 4 ** 1 • - j r ' " # ON YOUR S'A Pj-V^-r- 1^, f %"• 'C y- • W'V" Yz-Z*. r" M r %'•- ' ^v-.. . • » t." 1 I ' ft' , ft*1-'* i $ - '-vf. £m,*•-•%-• • Spring "iafs*t ' W<! can make you a saving of $10 on a Suit if you buy of us ljefore the present supply is sold. These Suits were bought at a price so we can sell them lor less then we will have to pay for a new supply--so do not delay your purchase until too late. Call and we will be glad to show you our stock of Suits and let you judge ofjtho saving we will for you.. :a •*»», ] % JOS* W. FREUND - V V* McHENftY. ILL. :0i* The home renovating time is here and while undergoing the spring cleaning i% will undoubtedly be discovered that 3 new Carpet, Rug or piece of Linoleum is needed. Our line comprises all the very latest patterns and we are sure that we am please you. We still have a limited supply of these goods which were purchased at pre-wartime prices which we are offering our customers at remark- Jacob Justen McHENRY.ILLINOIS f I A desire for service has animated us io the assembling of our perfectly matchless line of General Merchandise--Ely Goocfc, Shoe* Groceries, Notions, Etc. It is a good aiied job to keep up a stock in condition to meet the wants of all the people, but that is just what we ace doing. We are prepared at aii times to give you the best of the market-- clean, fresh, satisfying groceries of every description. Try us next time and well make good. Also see our line of samples fqooi the famous International Tailoring comgamr. The fine on the market today and >H<rea l ight :* s Telephone 63-R WEST McHENRY M. J. WALSH f n-. ' -V?E *: '.'V ft! lit'. Sr. m f . m »! *c. -SPECIALS FOR Saturday and Monday Walter Bakers Premium Chocolate, per H-lb... . .18c Walter Bakers Cocoa, per H-lb 18c Karo Syrup, light and dark, while it lasts, 10-lb. paUs_.Mc Jted Macaroni, per packagiS"" I" tod Cross Spaghetti, per package-.-.,..,.. Grandma's Borax Powdered Soap, large pkg., each...lie Concentrated Pie Pumpkin, per can 7¥2t Large can Pumpkin .... 1&2t Ferndell Pock and Beans, per caaU-L----- __tfe Plymouth Red Beans, per can. lie ^gota Flour,, 22AAJy42i-h1'~ . sac'k " *«»sburys Best Flour, 24H lb.» White Swan Flour, 241/2-lb- sac Paper Napkins, per hundred if Toil< t" »•»,.* - - - - M $1.10 * - tie and 2te Large roll Toilet paper, each..-...^..-- 8c Onion Sets, per pound He and 5c Naptha Ammonia Laundry Soap, per bar. ,_..5e We would take this occasion to call your attention to our line of high grade Teas and Coffee. This line is giving spiradid satisfaction and is more economical in the long 2??* » l? lhe store we would invite you to inspect ££,<*?7E8Vn Notions, Staple Dry Good*. Shoot,Mm- lery and Underwear. LOUIS A. ERICKSON GENERAL MERCHANDISE WEST McHENRY, w « Enlisting In 1914 lie Was First Sent to Philippine Islands--Returned t# Stales In 151S - William 0. Behlke, more familiar* ly known to his itmny McHenry friends as "Pyke," who arrived inthis country from overseas service on March 30, passed the latter part of last week as the guast of Richard B. Walsh in this village and while hera visited many of his old friends.. Mr. Behlke entered the U. S. army; in November) 1914, when the family resided in this village. Since then, however, the family has moved away and at this time is making its home at Rock Island, 111., where the father, who at one time conducted a harness shop in this village, is' now employed in the arsenal. "Pyke" made application for the U. S. army in Chicago, where he was accepted. He and Harry Niesen, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Niesen of this village, applied and were accepted into the service of Uncle Sam at the same-time. The two young men were sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., where, after about three months, they parted. At Jefferson Barracks "Pyke" was place in Company E, second field artillery. In picking men for this artillery only those of, a certain} height and weight Were accepted and it was'in this manner that the two young men became separated. Mr. Behlke and the artillery of which he was a member were sent on to San Francisco, while Mr. Niesen some time later was sent to Antonio, Texas. . On Feb. 5, 1915, Mr. BeKlke's outfit left the western coast for service in the Philippine Islands, where he arrived after making short stops at Honolulu and another small island used as a coaling station. The trip to the Philippines consumed about a month. While on the island the former/ McHenry athlete made the All-Army baseball team and among the team's best achievements was to play the All-Philippinos to a 2 to 2 tie. This same team defeated the Chicago Maroons when the latter team was making a tour of the World in 1916. Mr. Behlke informs us that the natives over *there are taking very kindly to American sports and the growing population appears to be perfectly satisfied to live under the guidance of Uncle Sam. From his observances, however, it will be some time before they will be ready to rule themselves. American capital and American people have developed the country considerably since the United States came into possession of the island, he stated to a Plaindealer reporter. Mr. Behlke re mained on the island about two years, returning to the states on Feb. 12, 1917. In October, 1916, he underwent quite a serious operation rft the army hospital at Manila, from the effects of which it took him several months to recover. Even after his return to the states he was confined to the army hospital at San Francisco for a period of about two months After leaving the hospital he was given his choice of the various camps in the country. His first thought was to again join his old McHenry friend and comrade, Harry Niesen He asked to be transferred to San Antonio, Texas, and the request was granted, on his ¥ arrival at the southern camp he became attached to battery C, third field artillery, to which Niesen also belonged. This was about April 1, 1917. The arrival of the drafted men brought about many change6- The splitting of the men, mingling the raw recruits with the older soldiers, then took place, during which time "Pyke" was placed into the 21st field artillery. He was then sent to Fort Sill, Okla., where he entered the School of Fire for Field Artillery. With him at the time were twenty-six non-commissioned officers and after the final examination had tpken place Mr. Behlke found that he was heading the list with a mark of 89.3. When he entered the school he held the rank of a sergeant and his schooling qualified him for an officer's commission. After his graduation from the Oklahoma school he returned to his old outfit at San Antonio, Texas, where he remained until the arrival of orders for overseas service. These were received early last May. He left Hobolcen, N. Y., on the English transport "Derbyshire" under heavy convoy and arrived at La- Harve, France, after an uneventful voyage of two weeks. His rank allowed him to make the trip across in a stateroom, thus snaking the voy age a more pleasant one than had been experienced by many of the young men from this community. After spending a couple of days at a rest camp, he was moved up into the twining area near Bescancon located in France, near the Swiss border. Here he was put thru some of the most intensive training that he had yet experienced. This training lasted until 'the latter part of June of last year,* when he was moved to Sfc. Die, the first fighting front he was ever on. While this was a comparatively quiet sector, there was just enough of the fire works to give the boys an idea as to what was to follow. The taking of Frapelle, a small town in France, which opened the road to Strassburg, Germany, was his first actual service at the front. This was accomplished with very little resistance from the Germans. The latter part of July &ATUROAY. MAY lO A^RIANGLE FEATURE -p., Crane WiltH» ^ "Onto the EfliT •" SWNiiAv'. MAY 11.' Peggy Highland' -INDaughters'^ •JuMitfh. tdm £ it risk saw hiro moving up towards ^Nancy; From this on all of the movements were made under cover of darkness and then came the sleepless nights, the real suffering and the* hottest fighting of' the entire war. It was about this time that preparations were being perfected for the first all- American drive, during which our boys cleared up the St. Mihiel sector. This, most everyone will remember, proved one of the biggest undertakings attempted during the entire war and the success achieved during this bloody conflict really marked the beginning of the end. Mr. Behlke informs us that the end of this drive found his battalion with only about seventy horses out of the 400 they started out with and only one serviceable gun. This will give one a slight idea of the furiousness and magnitude of the battle waged. Not only did the battalion lose horses and guns, but men as well. In fact, the close of the drive found his battalion so crippled that they were unabje to proceed with their regiment. They were left at St. Mihiel, while the balance of his regiment proceeded on towards the Argonne and later fought thru the battles of ,.that gigantic forest. Mr. Behlke came oat of the St. Mihiel drive without a scratch," altho narrow escapes were numerous. After the drive he was made sort of an orderly for Maj. General C. A. F. Flagler and with this distinguished officer he made numerous trips to the fighting front in the Argonne. During the Argonne battle, especially the last few days, there was much open fighting. The latter part of October of last year saw Mr. Behlke's entry into the artillery school. This is considered one of France's largest institutions of the kind and is located near the city of Tours. The school's faculty is made up of both French and British officers. Here Mr. Behlke was located at the time the armistice came. However, he finished his course and his graduation the¥efrom gave him the rank of second lieutenant, field artillery officers' reserve corps. After leaving this institution he was sent to a replacement at St. Aignan and thence to Brest, from pO?t AmKavlrAij fnr 11011)6- arriving in this country on the date mentioned above. * He is now enjoying a thirty day furlough at the home of his parents at Rock Island, at th£ end of which time he is again expected to report to Camp Grant. He hopes, however, to be given his honorable discharge from the army at a near future date. Notice of Sale of Real Estate Lumley & Allen, Attys. By virtue of an order and decree of the County Court of McHenry County, Illinois, made on the petition of the undersigned, James B. Perry, Administrator de bonis non with the will annexed, of the Estate of Heinrich Wegener, deceased, for leave to sell the Real Estate of said deceased, at the May Term, A. D. 1919, of said Court, to-wit: on the 8th day of May, 1919, . Notice is hereby given, that on Saturday, the 7th day of June next, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the east door of the Court House in the City of Woodstock, County of McHenry and State of Illinois, the following described real estate belonging to the estate of Heinrich Wegener, deceased, to-wit: Lot Number Six (6) in Block One (1) of Owen's Out Lots to the Vil lage of McHenry, situated \n the Southwest Quarter of Sectiqn Number Twenty-six (26), Township Num ber Forty-five (46) North, of Range ; Eight (8) East of. the third Principal Meridian. Also the following described piece or parcel of land, to-wit: Beginning at the Northwest corner of said Lot Six (6); thence' west to the easterly line of Lot Five (5) of the County Clerk's Plat of part of the South Half of said Section Twenty-six (26); thence South Twenty-seven (27) degrees East to a point due West from the Northwest corner of Lot Number Eight (8) of said. Owen's out lots; thence East One Hundred and Eight (108) feet to said Northwest corner; thence north along the West line of Lots Senren. (7) and Six (6) of said out lots One Hun- / f»FiiiApiHiriniA|; rDicoanfifur FIUnIf TIUaAvUrfUiiUtAII rHBN they receive notice of their duty to make a,*a* return, under the incotnfe law, thousands of merchants are at a Ions to know how to proceed because they do not have the figure facts regarding their business. Had such merchants but kept the proper store records from which to obtain the necessary figures, the process of making the tax return would have been one of simple arithmetic. But such rec- % ords are not available, their only figures being the products of gueaawork bookkeeping. |It is this condition that caused Commissioner Roper to manereel emtiendation that merchants install accounting systems that will enable them to calculate accurately their income statements. As a matter of fact, only a few simple records are necessary to provide the information asked by the government in income tax statements. And it is information which you can use every day to advantage in your business. Many a merchant who has kept a record since it was necessary to make out the last tax state raent has been surprised at the leaks which his system showed up and enablt& d him to stop. ^ r Two distinct considerations, therefore, should influence every businass man to provide such records--the first, a di^ty to the government; the sfeeond a purely selfish consideration of increasing profits by managing with fa,cts instead of by guesswork. If you are uncertain as to what records you should keep in order to supply the information necessary for the tax statement, come in and talk it over #11^ ^ p PosdljIy^wfe can offer some helpful suggestions. ' " ^ J. I West McHenry State Bank • *:'**• * :-S35 •itfiaiii m i n iff Two-thirds of the live stock ill ttwk United States has to be raised in ^ the West. One-half of the consumers of meat jfore in the East. In other words, most of the livo flock is one or two thousand miles aistant from most of the people who need it in the form of food. Fifty years ago, when live stock was raised close to every consuming center, the country butcher could handle the job after a fashion* C u ; AT HONEST PRICES is the secret of our success and for this very same reason, our business keeps right on growing. Our constant aim is .to give our patrons 100% value for every dollar expended with us. Our line of staple and fancy groceries is always complete. M. M. Niesen McHenry Phone tt-W But thp job got too big. Now millions of animals have to b^ jiioved hundreds of miles to millions of people. Somewhere on the way they - have to be turned into meat. The packers solved the problem. They set up plants where the "live haul" and the "meat haul" were in the right balance. They built up distributing systems--refrigerator cars, refrigerating plants, branch houses. They saved time, money and4 meat everywhere. The stockraiser bene* filed in better markets and higher?- prices; the consumer, in better meat §nd lower prices. * As the country grew, the jj|ad to grow, or break down. Becaus# of its present size and efficiency! Swift & Company is able to perfc Its part in this service at a fraction a cent per pound profit Swift & Company. U. A. ORDER NOW Let us do your Hatching in our * ssssussoth 3660-eggincttbate|;^ ^ E. G. Peterson Phone 625-M-l JOHNSBURG, ILL. d*ed and Thirty-two (132) feet to the place of beginning, all of the •above described property being situated in the Village of McHenry, County of McHenry and State of Illinois, subject to the life use and homestead of Susanna Wegener, will be sold to the highest and best bidder. ' Terms of sale, cash. James B. Perry, Adm. de bonis non with the Will annexed. -i • May 8, 19W. V From the Wert In renewing his subscription ,M The Plaindealer,' L. E. Walmsley off Brantford, N. D., writes that the west is experiencing plenty of moisture these days and the soil is in good condition and the prospects point to a "bumper" crop. He adds further that the prices are "good" up there, especially on farm machinery, and in closing wishes to inform the farmers in the vicinity of McHenry that it will pay them to pot In larger machinery. To corset you correctly is my profession. Your comfort and health are piamoWd by wearing Myperaona appointment, arranged to suHywr convenience, place* you under no obligation. A poatoara or telephone call will bring me to your borne. wss MKUE rasa . Mchenry. IIL 'PtwM *-i ' • (MOT Mi0 IN tTMM) >nal services are free. Telephone N« 1N-R SIMON STOFFEL ^ Inanranee agant for all chm> of -J property in tha baat ^ WB8T MeHBNRY. • ILLINOIS A. J. MULLKN Attanwr st 1mm At Wert McHenry m. RUMHK AND mm -BYgxporieaced Workmaa DONAVIN * REIHANSPEHGER Is t Wm. Sime* fit yomc. with lightning rods. if.--- •'?:* rv' i r • r I.. ..1 K . /.I ' jr.£f> .vu: . ^ '<• V /'•-v