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TUB ITHSHKY PLAIXDULXK, THUUDAY, OCT. 7, IMS , MH0W00D7; Y; , "Walker and mother and MM. Emma Merchant spent Tuesday at Janesville, Wis. . #4r. and Mrs. Charles Stephenson gp^nt Tuesday afternoon in McHenry. Mrs. Fred Krohn and Mrs. Charles Krohn are entertaining their niece this week. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Brown spent Wednesday in Janesville, Wis. Mrs. Frank Fay and Mrs. Clay Rager and daughter, Mae, spent Wednesday afternoon in the Lindvall home at Woodstock. Mrs. George Harrison spent Thursday with her daughter at Crystal Lake. Mrs. John Wolfe and son, Jack, Jr., <rf Woodstock are visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Bacon. Mrs Frank Fay is entertaining her sister and niece and two children from New York. Charles Stephenson and Lewis Schroeder spent Friday afternoon in Waueonda. Miss Arlyne Harrison spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. Mflyme Harrison of West McHenry. Miss Laura Weter was a week-end iplest of Hebron relatives. • .k-iMiss Alyce Wilcox was a Sautrday Oilier in Ringwood. Miss Bonnie Harrison of. Genoa City was a Saturday caller in Ring- Wood. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Stephenson spent Saturday in Woodstock. Mr and Mrs. Charles Becker and Miss Anita Hutson of Crystal Lake fpent Sunday in Ringwood Miss Evelyn Cain of Elgin spent Sunday with Miss Frances Helms. "Julian Butler of Chicago spent the Week-end with hig sister, Mrs. Frank Hitchans. Miss Nellie McDonald spent the week-end with her parents. Dick Rossman spent Sunday even Ite with relatives in McHenry. ,, (Mrs. Ruth Hopper and son, Elmer, •pent Sunday evening at Genoa City. Mr. and Mrs. George Bacon and daughter, Georgia, of Antfoch spent Sunday in the C. D. Bacon home. Mr .and Mrs. Robert Schuetz of Monroe, Wis., spent the week-end with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Hepburn. Little Gladys Shepherd is improving after several weeks' illness. Williarp Giddings spent the week end with relatives in Hebron. Miss Byrd Hodge of Solon Mills Spent Monday in Ringwood. Mr. and Mrs. Hauver of Woodstock Spent Sunday afternoon calling in Ringwood. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Neai and two children spent the week-end with Jlfends and relatives in Chicago. Mrs. Bert McCannon of Woodstock spent Monday afternoon in Ringwood. Mrs. Karl Bradley and daughter, Alyce, spent Thursday with her mother, Mrs. Henry Heimer. Mr .and Mrs. James Bell spent Sunday in McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Young and daughter, Adele, spent Thursday evening with Math Nimsgren's family •t Spring Grove. Mr. and Mrs. John Young of Spring <fo"ove and Mr. and Mrs. Math Glos sen and children of OsterfH spent Sunday in the Joseph Young home. Mrs. Delbert Bacon and Andrew Harvey spent Monday afternoon in the E. C. Hawley home. Mr. and Mrs. McCannon and Mrs. Emma Merchant spent Sunday afternoon in Grcer.v.'ocd. Mr .and Mrs. Leslie Olsen spent Monday afternoon on the Charles Olsen farm. Mr. and Mrs. Jac McLaughlin' and daughter enterained relatives on Sunday. Lewis Hall is improving after three weeks' illness. Mr .and Mrs. G. A. Stening entertained company on Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. Rand of McHenry were callers in Ringwood Saturday. Edward Harrison of Elgin spent ounaay in trie Geofge Harrison home. Mr .and Mrs. Andrew Butler and Mrs. Henry Heimer of McHenry called on the Frank Holden home on Monday. Mrs. Mary Enright of Lake Geneva is visiting Mrs. Mary Hodge. W. E. Smith of this village and his brother, Leo Smith, of Nebraska, spent Saturday at Williams Bay. Mrs. Flora Harrison will entertain the Home Circle on Oct. 13. Tea will be served at 4 p. m. The trip around the world brought quite a sum of money which will go toward the new piano in the M. E. church. Mrs. Nina Cristy 6f Joplin, Mo., is visiting old friends and relatives here. Mrs. Libbie Allen of Woodstock called in Ringwood on Monday afternoon. William Bacon of McHenry was a Ringwood caller on Monday. Mrs. Katie Welter and two children and Misses Frances Helms and M. L. Welter and son, Roy, were Sunday afternoon callers at the county seat. Joseph Schaefer was a Sunday afternoon caller in the Nick Young home. Arthur Adams' of Johnsburg was a Ringwood caller on Wednesday morning. - Mr. and Mrs. Claude Brush and son, Richard, of Elgin spent Monday evening in the Charles Stephensen home. Mr .and Mrs. Charles Stephensen spent Tuesday afternoon in Richmond. Albert Schaeffer of McHenry spent Tuesday morning in Ringwood. Mrs. George Noble and three children spent Tuesday afternoon at Solon Mills. Earl Brown of McHenry was a Tuesday morning caller in Ringwood. Lewis Hawley spent Tuesday evening in McHenry. Heavy cotton blankets, splendid quality, per pair $4.00, at Erickson's .Dept. Store. SLOCUM'S LAKE Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ohrwall and daughter. Verna, and Mrs. F. E. Anderson of Crystal Lake spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pfannenstill. Mrs. Jack Geary and son, Eugene, pre spending a few days with-relatives in Chicago. H. L. Brooks and Chesney Brooks visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks, at the St. Luke's hospital in Chicago Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Williams and son of Crystal Lake were Sunday afternoon and supper guests at the home of Mrs. Clara Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Darrell and Mr. and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews of Crystal Lake saw Rudolph Valentino in "The Son of the Shiek" at the Grove theatre at Fox Saturday night. Mrs. Pae Smith and Mrs, B. C. Harris of Waueonda attended the funeral of the three-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sherwood at Elgin last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geary and Jack Geary spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Maiman at Waueonda. Mildred Hoffman and Miss Myrtle Darrell were callers at DesPlaines Saturday evening. George Passfield of near Crystal Lake was a Sunday morning caller at the Darrell Matthews home. G. J. Burnett was a business caller at McHenry Monday morning. Oscar Hammerstam spent the weekend with relatives in Chicago. W. E. Brooks underwent a successful operation at St. Luke's hospital in Chicago Monday morning. John Blomgren, Mrs. E. Anderson and Mrs. Sigrid Blomgren spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lusk near Round Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Stockman and two sons and lady friend of Rockford were Sunday and evening guests at the G. J. Burnett home. Mrs. Harry Matthews, accompanied by her sister from Crystal Lake, attended the miscellaneous shower on Miss Harriett John at the C. K. Werdew home at Waueonda last Tuesday evening. James Darks and two friends of Chicago spent last Wednesday at the G. J. Burnett home. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Darrell and Mildred Hoffman motored to Dekalb last Friday afternoon and were accompanied home by Myrtle Darrell, who spent the week-end here. Mr .and Mrs. Jack Geary and son spent Monday evening at the G. J. Burnett home. Leslie Russell and son of Chciago and Henry Winkler of Waukegan spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler. John Bomgren, Mrs. E. Anderson, Mrs. Sigrid Blomgren and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lusk of near Round Lake and Mr. and Mrs. Page Smith and two children. Miss Myrtle Darrell and Frank Dearborn were those from this community who saw Rudolph Valentino in "The Son of the Sheik" at Fox River Grove last Saturday night. In response to a telegram received last Friday, Mildred Hoffman went to Decatur, 111., Sunday for a two weeks' try-out before accepting a position at the pipe organ at the Bijou theatre. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kirk and two children and Mr. and Mrs. Ora Peck of Aurora spent last Sunday at the Ray Dowell home. Qther afternoon guests were Mr .and Mrs. Leslie Da vis and children of Volo, JVfr. and Mrs. Carl Converse and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Divis and daughter, Frances Mr. and Mrs. .Lyle Letwiler of Round Lake spent last Monday at the G. J. Burnett home Mr. and Mrs. Ed Anderson and family of Carey were Sunday evening dallers at the Blomgren home. Mrs. Ollie Grantham spent Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. A. Wilson, at Palatine Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davis and children and Mrs. Underwood and daughter, Blanche, of Chicago and Arthur Wackerow spent Monday evening at River Grove | the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Converse. Asa Crmbtree and daughter, lone of Elgin spent Saturday at the home of Mr .and Mrs. Ollie Grantham. Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Burnett accompanied Mr and Mrs. Lyle Litwiler of Round Lake to McHenry last Saturday afternoon. Mr .and Mrs. John Dowell are spending a few days at the home of Mr .and Mrs. Robert Kirk at Aurora. Mrs. Henry Winkler, J., of Waukegan spent the week-end at the home of her parents here. Miss Dorothy Dowell had her tonsiles aud uuCtiOid™ removed at her home last Thursday. Drs. Penny and Taylor of Libertyville and Mrs. Chester Decker of Waukegan took care of the operation. The latter remained at the home until Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Burnett spent last Friday evening at the home of Mr .and Mrs. Will Wright at Barreville LaDoyt Matthews of Crystal Lake assisted his brother, Harry Matthews, in silo filling last Wednesday. About sixteen friends of Mrs. G. A. Wilson of Palatine were entertained at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Grantham, at a miscellaneous shower from 2 to 5 o'clock last Saturday afternoon. Four tables of bunco were played with high honors going to Miss lone Crabtree of Elgin and Miss Frances Nichols carried off the consolation prize. Mrs. Wilson received many useful and beautiful gifts. A pleasant afternoon and dainty refreshments were enjoyed by all present. Heavy cotton blankets,, splendid quality, per pair $4.00, at Erickson's Dept. Sto?e. standing anSwhere the water has gone down m other places it is im» possible to haul a corn binder. 7 The fifty-acre farm, formerly own* ed and occupied by Gilbert Harris); was sold last week, also all stocky tools, hay and grain. This farm is just across the road from the one- - owned and occupied by Gilbert's broth* ers, Jack and Will. It is one of thf finest little farms in the county. Several from here attended the fu£ neral of Mrs. W. A. Martin at Wood*' stock last Friday. Most all of thfli people that lived here when she did are gone and people, strangers to her, have taken their places. Mrs. Nina Hobart Sherman whose home is in Bull Valley, was taken to the Woodstock hospital last Saturday and two operations found necessary on the gall stones and the appendix was found very much enlarged and was removed. Last reports that the patient was resting well- and hopes are entertained for her recovery. Most of the trips to town now are to Woodstock from this neighborhood on account of the road being closed. Leon Lincoln of Beloit spent Sun day with his cousin, Ray Hobart. Our school is progressing fine under the able tutorage of Kenneth Rawson of Greenwood. £ Shoes and hosiery for school day* at Erickson's Dept. Store. ' OSTEND Farmers are getting very badly discouraged about silo filling. In some corn fields there is so much water Latest sheet music, records and piano rolls at Nye's, West McHenry. Bird* and Goaes Experiments liave shown that birds are much less affected by poisonous Rases than man. Sparrows and domestic pigeons resisted mustard jraS and several other war gases, showing little sign of distress. In quantities that would have killed sol-.liers, and another weapon against such pests as the sparrows has proved worthless. * Our National/ pRESEMT cost levels are much higher them those of ten years ago, so that each additional telep h o n e i n s t a l l e d n o H p increases the average investment per telephone. To maintain the service the com• Pany's revenues must keep pace with this condition. - VISITORS to theUnited States from other countries marvel t the efficiency of our great inustrial organizations, of the skill •Airith which great crowds are haa- (flled on occasions of public interest, and a score of other things in which the ability of American organizers to handle things in great volume is shown. The principal tool or instrument behind these seeming marvels is usually found to be the telephone. Take telephone service out of our great factories,ourgreatstores,our great expositions and congresses, and conlffuusii' on will be likely to replace the smoothness and efficiency at which the v isitors marvel. Studies extending over half a century have brought the telephone " service in America to its present ; sjfcfficiency.Whilethis is most strifc- >; . • Ingly shown in connection with .vy.- Jbivr affairs and great emergencies, \',vft is likewise to be found in the -• "-ordinary service, which is at the -;; .^)call of any agd cvgry .telephone *'.• subscriber. \ ' ItdLINOlS -WELL irELEPHONE CO'MPANT - :rT: BELL SYSTEM Oltt Policy - One SvsU'T. • Universal Service " 6 -- T H E T E L E P H O N E S F I F T I E T H Y E A R -- 1 9 2 6 SELL IT WITH A CLASSIFIED AD IN THB PLAINDEALER 1 • ?> ik 100 watt Caytfif. (M The 60-Watt Lamp Used in direct lighting unit* and for general utility -- gives .89 candlepower of light for 1 watt of electricity. The 100-Watt Lamp Suitable for kitchen units, indirect lighting fixtures, etc.-- gives 1.06 candlepower of light for 1 watt of electricity. FOR several years General Lighting Service customers of this Company have been privileged to secure 60-watt Mazda lamps without charge in exchange for burned-out lamps with glass intact, or for original installations. „ Keeping pace with improved lighting standards in Northern Illinois homes, the Company is pleased to announce that beginning September 15 the same exchange privileges heretofore applying only to 60-watt lamps are extended to 100-watt lamps. Customers desiring to take immediate advan> tage of this additional service facility wm find M3 1 a supply of 100~watt lamps now on hand in all I I the Company's stores or lamp agencies,' PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS 101 Williams St, Crystal Lake Telephone 280 • . 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