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K %' - •" . . - V ,•••:; •*'#S - , , . - -, . TT V: T""""1, ,'TCTE 2^-17, =- Meat Specials FOR Saturday, Oct. 6 Choice Boiling Beef, lb. 18c Pot Roast, lb. . >'• Rolled Roast, no no waste, lb. Round Steak, lb. d : . 38c Home Smoked Picnic Hams, lb. 24c Pork Shoulder, wfrole, lb. . Pork Loin, whole or half, lb. Fresh Side Pork, lbl' Sugar Cured Bacon, whole or half, lb. . ^ Fancy Squares, Shop at Home and Boost Your Town Try Our Home Made Sausage FRETT'S ERY AND MARKET Phone 3 West McHenry ^ WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS OF INTEREST TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES Royal Blue Store Special Prices--Week of Oct. 5 to 11 Royal BlueCatstip, fancy quality, ]&i£e' bottle Red Cross Spaghetti and 3 pkgi.19^ Yellow Cling Peaches, half or sliced, large No. 2% cans.. American Family Soap Plate®, 20-oz. pkg. ! 19* 196 Satwel Brand Jam &3b. jar itJ Hanjr other items at correspondingly low prices.# WE ALSO CARRY VuNE OF SMOKED*£ATS Deliveries mack 16 an^|&rt of the city Phone 49 - Riverside Drive Come In and Look Qter This New Store SXWErTALENT JPLAY PLEASES AUDIENCE Assortment of Newsy Item. In a Gtndensed Form For Busy People Fl&Mes of unknown origin destroyed one of the John D. Hertz racing stables at Leona Fartns near Cary Monday night, burning ten thoroughbreds" valued at $200,000 to death and threatening the lives of two famous race horses, Reigh Count, 1928 Kentucky Derby winner, and Anita Peabody, another star of the Hiertz string and generally regarded as the two-year-old champion of the 1927 turf. Reigh Count, generally regarded as the premier three-year-old of the American turf, was brought unscathed from the burning barn by a quickthinking tstable boy, Jimmy Allen. Anita Peabody was led to safety from a nearby stable which was saved from the flames. Attorney Floyd E. Eckert of Woodstock has been appointed as McHenry county chairman for Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis. This announcement was made by Arthur Crissey, chairman of the Republican "County Central committee at a meeting of its members last Tuesday morning. A. Dwight OsbOrn, one of Woodstock's most prominent merchants and highly rejected citizens, died Friday night ofl last week. Mr. Osborn had been in poor health for several years, and for the past eleven months has been confined to his home. A new bridge to be erected at an estimated cost of $15,300, will be built over Squaw creek on the Ingleside road. The proposed structure will I truly professional style and the aphave a span of 40 feet and a roadway plause with which she was greeted To the City," Sponsored by the Mothers' Club. Can Be Seen Tonight at Auditorium Did you see the home talent play, "The Road To the City" last night at the high school auditorium? If you did not see it you missed a treat, but it is not too late yet for the play is being given again, tonight, so that everyone may be given a chance to see this comedy drama being given by home folks. The play is put on by a splendid cast of young people who have had more or less experience in this sort of thing and who are all well adapted to the work, and they are directed by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Choate. These directors have been in McHenry on three different occasions directing plays and their success in the past speaks well for the success of this • entertainment. 5 "The Road To the City" is given for the benefit of the Mothers' club, a well known and popular organization of this city ^hich has always been active in putting over benefits for the welfare of the community. "The Road To the City" is a fouract pastoral comedy drama with a story that holds the attention of the listeners and amuses with the spicy comedy throughout the entire play. Each one of the characters in the play filled their role in a very able manner and cannot be over-praised for their excellent work, which showed ability and appreciation of the parts they enacted. v The special features • between the acts were also very well given and added much to the enjoyment of the evening's entertainment. Especially pleasing was the toe dancing done by Harriet Louise Thiele who rendered "Little Midinette" in a fo 30 feet width, flanked with walks. Will Organize Card Club Mrs. H. B. Schaeffer entertained at bridge at her home Friday afternoon. Two tables of bridge were in play and plans were made to organize a card club for the winter, the name to be chosen later. The next meeting wiy be at the home of Mrs. George Worts on next Wednesday afternoon. Attend Funeral of Relative Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bassett and son, Lyle, and Mrs. Jennie Bassett attended the funeral of the former's niece, Mrs. Flora McKale at Three Rivers, Mich., on Friday. The funeral was held at Three Rivers with burial at Sturgis, Mich. She is survived by her husband and one daughter, who was married just the week previous to her mother's death. Mr. and Mrs. Bassett and frfmily returned home on Saturday. „ Altar md Rosary Party The Altar and Rosary society sponsored a .card party at St. Patrick's hall, Sunday evening, which was quite successful. The prizes were aWard' ed as follows: Bridge, Helen Mc- Weeny, Violet Pecehia, and Mrs. Herman Schaefer. Five hundred, Marie denoted the pleasure of the audience. She responded to an encore as did Robert Peterson, who rendered a vocal solo, and the Berry Pickers quartette, composed of Anthony Schneider, William Vales, Ralph Justen and Albert Vales. Music va> furnished by the Melody Masters and the play, which was shown to a good sized audience,, was a success in every way. On Friday evening the member of the cast will travel to Richmond. Where they will again put on the play in that city. Emerald Bridge Cldb Mrs. Albert Vales entertained the members of the Emerald Bridge club and their friends at her home Sunday evening. A delightful evening was Spent at cards, with bridge and five hundred being played. In bridge the ladies' first prize was won by Mrs. Ed Sutton, the second by Mrs. A. Vales and the third prize by Miss Lou Schneider. The first prize for the men was won by Earl Monear and th« second by Dr. N. J. Nye. In five hundred the first prize was won by Mrs. Perry Short and the second by Harvey Nye. Refreshments were served. The guests were: Miss Loir Schneider, Dr. and Mrs. N. J. Nye, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Short of Chicago,"Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Purvey, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dietz, Mr. and Mrs. Eld Sutton, Mr» and Mrs. Harvey Nye and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mopear. -- Form New Bridge Club A new bridge club was formed on Wednesday afternoon of last week when seven ladies met with Mrs. John Kilday at her home on Richmond Road. A name for the club will be chosen soon. Two tables of bridge were played during the afternoon and the first prize was won by Mrs. John Kilday, the second by Mrs. Joe Rothermel and the consolation by Mrs. J. W. Freund.' The ladies present were: Mrs. Simon Michels, Mrs. Nick Freund, Mrs. Joe Rothermel, Mrs. A. Krause, Mrs. John Engeln, Mrs. J. W. Freund and Mrs. Emma Freund. McHenry, Illinois Tuesday-Wednesday October 9*10 The Big Orpheum Attraction "THE NIGHT CLERK" 25 People in Cast --And Beauty Ghorus This is a regular Orpheum road show equipped with special scenery and everything that goes to make a real show... ... ; V POPULAR: PRICES T NOT A MOVING PICTURE M f NOTICE OF PROPOSAL FOll BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of a local improvement consisting of grading, curbing, paving, draining, etc., of a portion of Crystal Lake Road and Main Street as provided in an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance for paving a portion of Crystal Lake Road and Main Street in the City of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois," will be received by the Board of Local Improvements of the City of McHenry, Illinois, until the 16th day of October, A, D., 1928, at the hour of 7:30 o'clock P. M., in the 'Council Chambers in the City Hall in the City of McHenry, Illinois, at which time and place said bids will be publicly opened in open session of said Board 15he Next deer A. C# P Store McHenry Quality Market McHenry's Leading Meat Market PfcMM as* Below are a few of ear Friday and Saturday Specials \ Watch our Window Signs for the many other low price specials we have to ofier you, and you will find our prices the lowest Fresh Pork Loin Roast, lb *l£c Genuine Bofcton Style Leg Lamb £"•* «*• •• M-*} lb 55© Fancy Golden Oak ^ Cured Bacon lb £70 We offer you the most of the best for the least. FARMERS, NOTICE--Wc buy your poultry and veaL 4 < --" - ...J Before you buy your meats, Be sure and see our bargain#* quoted on our window signs, which you will find are lower than elsewhere. It will pay you to read these signs. Powers, John Pint and Mary Cath- and publicly declared. The plans,] ryn Sutton. Bunco, Thomas Wilson, I profiles and specifications {or said im- Jr., and Robert Kilday. Euchre, j provement are on file at the office of I Thomas Welsoji. Sr., and M. A. Conway; Genevieve Knox received the angel food cake do'nated by Mrs. Henry Schaefer. A delicious lunch was served at the close of the games. Evening Bridge Club Mr. and! Mrs. Robert Thompson entertained the members of the Evening Bridge club at the first meeting of the season Wednesday evening. Three tables of bridge were in play and high honors were won by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Schneider. Delicious refreshments were served at 0e dose of a delightful evening.. See the New Rayfield Oil Burner It's silent, and entirely automatic, tyow on disnlay at the H. E. Buch A Co. store on Riverside Drive. An item, of particular interest and value to those abo>ut to purchase furnittfi5e jig the care with which the woods used in, the construction of our furniture is chosen. Pieces designed by expert cabinet makers show lines of dignified proportions--beautiful furniture that will justify its place ii^ your home. Let us sliow you our full line of furaitnre for eVery rooim in the house. -i v" FURNIT 'WESOID UNDERTAKING Phone 103-R the City Clerk in the said City of McHenry and in the office of the engineers, The Wells Engineering Company, Geneva, Illinois. " All proposals or bids must be mitde on blanks furnished by the said Board of Local Improvements of the City of McHenry, Illinois, and must comply with the instructions to bidders thereto attached. Said blanks may be obtained at the office of the City Clerk or at the office of the engineers. All proposals and bids must be accompanied by check payable to the or-, der of Peter W. Frett, President of the Board of Local Improvements, of the City of McHenry, Illinois, in hie official capacity, certified by a responsible bank for an amount which is not less than ten per centum of the aggregate of the proposal. The contractor will be paid in vyuchers and bonds Which will bear interest at the rate of six (6) per centum per annum, payable annually. No proposal will be accepted unless the party offering them shall furnish setisfactory evidence to the Board that he has the necessary facilities, ability, equipment and finances to fulfill the conditions of the work proposed to be done, should the coBtract be awarded to him and all bidders will examine the Ordinance, maps, plans, profiles and specifications and also the locality in which said work is to be done and judge for themselves the surrounding circumstances and conditions affecting the cost and nature of the work. The successful1 bidder will be Required to enter into a bond in a sum equal to one-third the amount of such bid wjth securities to be approved by the said Board, conditioned for the faithful performance and execution of the work. .• . * The Board of Local Improvements of the City of McHenry, Illinois, reserves the right to reject any and all bids, as authorized by law. Dated at McHenry, Illinois, this 3rd day of October, A. D., 1928. PETER W. FRETT, President JOHN R. KNOX, Secretary. PETER DOHERTY. Board of Local Improvements, of the City of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois. 18-2 Hikers* Club \ The members of the'Hikers' club entertained at a farewell party in honor of one of their number, Mrs. N. H. Petesch, on Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Kuhn. Bridge was played and the first prize was won by Mrs. A. C. Reynolds and the second by Mrs. F. O. Gans, while Mrs. N. H. Petesch received the guest prize. A delicious luncheon was served and Mrs. Petesch, who will make her home in Oak Park, received the well wishes of the members of the club. Starting Saturday, Oct. 6 Our Semi-Annual Introductory Sale of famajas Allen-A for Men arid Boys - At Special Low Pricings To introduce Allen-A Underwear for Men and Boys to many new people, we are staging our great Semi-Annual Introductory Sale. (Sponsored by the Allen-A Company tduring National Allen-A Week.) Every garment in this sale is guaranteed regular stock merchandise--of finest Allen-A quality. In^oth Fall and Winter weights. !$ote the exceptional values offered. All at truly remarkable savings. Then come in early while our stocks complete. This Sales Event ends in one wc k. A lightweight knit cotton garment that has enough warmth to keep you warm when , it's cool. White or ecru. Full or , short lengths. Specially vpric&l' -- $1.19 Begnlar Price $1.50 Heavy cotton' underwear, yet very comfortable and elastic. Full length. Ecru color. Specially priced_„.$1.19 Regular Price $1.50 y A wool spun garment that has more warmth for Its weight than §ny other suit. Very ^ elastic and comfortable. Gray. Full length. Specially priced $1.89 Regular Price $2.50 ./• mm s ' V RAY McGEE Qreen Street McHenry, Illinois r\