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mm? mwmxtfUismm rvm âmsB every Thursday iy R G. SCHREINER MAm ta ̂ Bmk Building Telephone 1§»W TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: OmYW $1J» Vta MoatlM, 7Sc Hum MobIJm,IIp !f Thursday, Nov. 15, 1917 1 V,\*'? ADDITIONAL PERSONALS : Fmii Wfco CbM tti G« Daring • Week ANNUAL CONVENTION Of MeHenry County Sunday School Assn. at Marengo Nov. 20 and 21 * '•$, '"13. Joiiey of Rockford was a Me wenry visitor Sunday. F. O. Gans boarded the Chicago train Tuesday morning. ' Miss Ruby Claxton spetit Sunday with friends at Woodstock. h R. I. Overton was a business visitor - an the windy city Wednesday, v Rev. M. J. McEvoy boarded the Chi­ cago train Wednesday morning. William Smith transacted business in the metropolitan city Tuesday. Miss Lelah Claxton spent several days recently with Barrington falends. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wirfs of Wau- kegan visited relatives here Sunday. Mrs. Jack McLaughlin of Ringwood spent Thursday last with relatives V here,; Mrs. C. J. Reihansperger was among the Chicago passengers Wednesday morning. - Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bickler were among the Chicago passengers Wed­ nesday morning. M. A. Conway and wife took a motor trip to the surrounding towns Sunday last with friends. Jos. Wall of Carroll, la., is visit­ ing in the home of his aunt, Mrs. John Frisby, this week. | J. F. McLaughlin and family of ^ Ringwood spent Sunday afternoon with relatives here. £ John Brefeld of Kenosha was a Sunday guest in the home of his par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brefeld. Raymond Powers of Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, O., was here to attend the funeral of his father Thursday. Mr. and Mrs* Math. Steffes and chil­ dren and Mrs. Fred Schneider spent Sunday with Libertyville -relatives. Mrs. A. Krause left Saturday morn­ ing for an extended visit with rela­ tives at Forest Park, Maywood and Aurora. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Murray and children of ItascA, 111., were Sunday visitors at the home of Mrs. Mc­ Laughlin. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Bolger and daughter, Vivian, spent Sunday after­ noon at the home of their grandmother of the river. QUARTER OF A CENTURY itcwt Clipped From The Plaiadealer Of Twenty-Five Tears Ago Mike Frisby returned from Dakota last week. 8. P. Smith has just returned from a two weeks' western trip. Julia A.' Story is now purchasing a magnificent stock of Christmas goods. Thos. Frisby went to Chicago the first of the week, where he expects to spend the winter. Mi's. Wm. McCollum received a se­ vere fall on Friday last, but is up and around again. Prof. Huntington, principal of our public school, has moved inta the Mrs. John McOmber house. Dr. E. V. Anderson was over from Woodstock on Monday morning to visit professionally Mrs. O. W. Owen. During a quarrel on Friday last, Wm. Love of Hartland was killed by a neighbor, being shot with a revolver. Thanksgiving party at Heimer's hall Thursday evening, 24, 1892. Floor managers, J. J. Barbian and John J. Bishop. R. Bishop is repairing his mill dam, putting it in shape to stand any fresh­ ets that may come during the winter and spring. Mrs. Weiland had the misfortune to fall down stairs one day last week, injuring herself quite severely. For­ tunately no bones were broken. H. C. Mead of this village and Al­ bert D. Ellison of Marengo are at Omaha this week as delegates to the meeting of the Modern Woodman of America. Died--At his home in Ringwood on Nov. 6, 1892, of paralysis, Lyman Bacon, aged 74 years, 4 months and 8 day. Funeral was from the Meth­ odist church. Miss Ethel McLeod entertained sixteen of her young friends at the residence of her parents on Friday, Nov. 4, it being the anniversary of her ninth birthday. Refreshments Were served and all had a royal good time. ^ C. H. Granger, manager of the Wil­ bur Lumber company in this village, has fixed up a new tasty office at the yards and now has as cozy a place for doing business as can be found in the village. Charley is one of the Iwst business men in town. How's 'This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Rt- Ward for any case of Catarrh that can- tt«t be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Catarrh Cure has been taken catarrh sufferers for the past thirty-five years, and has become known as the moat reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure acta .thru th* Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex­ pelling the Poison from the Blood' and totaling: the diseased portions. jft-fter you have taken Hall's Catarrh Care for a short time you will see a peat improvement in your general health, start taking: Hall's Catarrh Cure at once and get rid of catarrh. Band for testimonials, free. r. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio. JMd by all Druggists, 7Be. The fifty-second annual convention of the McHenry County Sunday School association will be held in the Maren­ go Baptist church Nov. 20 and 21. The officers are confident that they are presenting one of the best programs ever offered by the association, and with the Marengo Sunday school workers are planning to receive large delegation from all parts of the county, if weathej^and-read^permit An exhibit of work from various Sunday schools and of supplies from the publishers in the care of Mrs. J. A. Steele of Marengo, promises to be an interesting addition to the convention. Lodging, supper and breakfast will be furnished free to delegates. Appli­ cations for entertainment should be sent at once to Miss Mabel Fay of Marengo. Arrangements for dinner have been made at one of the restau­ rants at a reasonable rate. This will be announced at the convention. Work and pray for the success of the convention. Everyone is invited. Come! Following is the program: Tuesday, Nov. 20--10:00 a, m. Song Service * l)evotional Service, led by Rev. S, R Smith, Chemung. JWords of Welcome--A. D. Ellison, Pres. Marengo Township. What We Have Done and What We Are Planning to Do--By Dele­ gates, led by county president. Address--Convention Key Word-- "Service"--Chas. E. Schenck, Gen­ eral secretary State association. Appointment of committees. Afternoon--1:30 Song Service. Bible Study Rev. H. V. Welch, Woodstock Address--Rural Sunday Schools in Zelner, Sunday School Missionary McHenry County.. . Rev. Bertram Address-»-The Secondary Division.. Chas. E. Schf|ck 3:15--^Simultaneous Conferences Elementary--The Primary Program Mrs. V. V. Johnson, Rockford Administration (Pastors, Superin­ tendents and Sunday School Of­ ficers) Chas. E. Schenck Evening--7:30 Song Service. Bible Study Rev. J. A. Matlack, Woodstock Address--Evangelism in the Sunday School. .Rev. W. H. Tope, Marengo Music and offering. Address. C. E. Schenck Wednesday, Nov. 21--9:15 a. m. Song Service. Devotional Services. Led by Rev. W. T. Loring, Woodstock Reports--Brief Business Session. Address--The Program in the Small School Miss Pearl Weaver, State Elementary Supt. Three Simultaneous Conferences 11:00 a. m. Elementary Miss Pearl Weaver Secondary (Teen Age)--Graded Lessons.. Rev. W. B. Morris, Ashley Adult--A Plan That "Works. .Rev. ML Guy Van Buskirk, President Winnebago County Association. Wednesday--1:30 p. m. Song Service. Bible Study.Rev. C. S. Moore, Harvard Address--The Elementary Division Miss Pearl Weaver Address--Rural Religious Problems Rev. M. Guy Buskirk, Seward Music. Address--Training for Teachers... Dr. C. C. Miller, Marengo Wednesday--7:30 p. m . Song Service. Bible Study ..Rev. H. W. Frank, Marengo A Few Words--By the County Of­ ficers, Newly Elected. Music and offering. Address--Sunday School Extension Rev. W. B. Morris, director of Baptist Sunday school and Young People's Work. Business lunch from 11:30 a. m. 2:00 p. m. at the McHenry House 80 cents per plate. WEEKLY PERSONAL ITERS COMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK IN OUR BUSY VILLAGE Administrator's Notice Estate of Margaret King, deceased. The undersigned having been ap­ pointed Administrator or De Bonis Non with the Will Annexed of the Estate of Margaret King, deceased, late of the County of McHenry and State of Illinois, hereby gives notice that he will appear before the County Court of McHenry County, at the Court House in Woodstock, at the January Term, of the first Monday in January next, at which time all per­ sons having claims against said Estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make im­ mediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 14th day of November, A. D. 1917. Charles H. Francis, Administrator or De Bonis Non with the Will Annexed. 22-3t For Sale Have decided to quit the dairy bus­ iness on account of scarcity of farm help and offer at private sale my en­ tire herd of seventeen graded Hol- stein cows. Inquire at farm known as the Del Abbott farm, west of Mc­ Henry, or address Jas, Cornwell, Woodstock, 111. R. F. D. No. 8. Phone McHenry 610-M-l. 21-2t Surprise for McHenry The simple mixture of buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc., known as Adler- i-ka, the appendicitis preventive, sur­ prises McHenry. It draws so much foul matter from the sytem that ONE &POONFUL relieves sour stomach, gas and constipation AT ONCE. W. E. Vogt, druggist, West McHenry, 111. Edward Horn passed away at his late home at Fox Lake last Saturday night. The funeral took place Tuesday morning with interment at Waukegan. if* . , • . fgfcr .'SIP' - As Seen By PlaindeSler Reporters and Handed Into Our Office By Our Friends Miss Irene Harruff was a Chicago visitor last Saturday. Dr. D. G. Wells and son, Glenn, were Chicago visitors last ^Friday. Ben Stilling transacted business in he metropolitan city Monday. G. E. Schoel of Chicago spent Sun­ day with his wife and family here. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Frett and fam­ ily motored to DeKalb last Friday. Mrs. F. E. Martin and son, Clinton, were Chicago visitors last Saturday. Mrs. L. I. Edinger was among the Chicago passengers last Friday morn­ ing. Martin B. Schmitt was a business visitor in the windy city last Thurs­ day. F. A- Beller attended to business matters in the metropolitan city Mon­ day. Miss Lolisf Boyle attended the Hoel- echer-Carey wedding at Elgin last Sat­ urday. C. G. Burkhartsmeier of Chicago spent Sunday as the guest of McHenry friends. J. H. Miller attended to business matters at Montello, Wis., a few days recently. Rev. Edward Berthold among the Chicago passengers last Saturday morning. Mrs. P. J. Cleary attended the Hoel- schfr-Carey wedding at Elgin last Saturday. ' Mrs. N. H. Petesch spent the first of the week as the guest of her mother n Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Miller were re­ cent guests of relatives at Milwau­ kee, Wis. Everett and Arthur Hunter were among the Chicago passengers Mon­ day morning. Mrs. F. K. Granger returned home Sunday from a two weeks' visit with Chicago relatives. Miss Lovina Nichols of Woodstock passed the week end as the guest of McHenry relatives. - Miss Elizabeth Thelen attended to business matters in the metropolitan city last Thursday Miss Elizabeth K. Miller passed the atter part of last week as the guest of Woodstock friends. Clinton Martin left Wednesday for Madison, Wis., where he will attend the university this winter. Frank Zuelsdorf of Chicago'Heights passed the week end as the guest of his wife and family here. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Landwer and son, Keith, spent the week end as the guests of Barrington relatives. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bohlander spent Thursday and Friday of last week as the guests of Chicago relatives. Mrs. L. J. Althoff of Kenosha, Wis., is spending the week as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Miller. Pete Olson, Jack Franzen and Henry Quinn of Camp Grant spent Sunday as the guests of relatives and friends here. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Burns and son of Austin were Sunday guests in the home of her mother, Mr?. F. K. Granger. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Mansfield of jWoodstock were Sunday guests in the Lome of Postmaster and Mrs. E. E. Bassett. Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Overton and daughter, Marguerite, attended the Hoelscher-Carey wedding in Elgin last Saturday. Atty. A. H. Pouse of Fort Sheridan passed the week end as a guest in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Pouse. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Wray and little daughter, Rita Dhu, were guests of relatives at Harvard the latter part of last week. Richard B. Walsh of Chicago spent the first of the week as a guest in the home of his parents, Postmaster and Mrs. T. J. Walsh. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Eisenmenger and children motored to Chicago last Sun­ day, where they passed a few hours as the guests of relatives. P. J. Dorr visited the schools at Janesville, Wis., last Friday and spent the following day as the guest of home folks at Whitewater, Wis. Misses Agnes and Florence Carey and brother, Gerald', spent Saturday last as guests in the home of their aunt, Mrs. Mary Carey, at Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Scheid, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Freund and Math. Glossen visited the formers' son, Joseph, at Camp Grant, Rockford, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Fay of Evanston were guests in the home of the latter's' mother, Mrs. E. W. Howe, the latter part of last and the fore part of this week. Mrs. F. G. Spurling, Mrs. W. C. Feltz and daughter, Esther, spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ehrke at Holcomb- ville. Joseph Rothermel of Springfield, 111., is spending a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Justen at Ringwood. Mr. Rothermel is a brother to the latter. Dr. C. H. Fegers, Edward Sutton, Miss Eleanor McGee and Mrs. Vincent Martin motored to Woodstock Sunday afternoon, where they visited rela­ tives. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holly, Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Chamberlin and Mrs. N. H. Petesch and daughter, Angela', were Camp Grant visitors last Sunday. They delivered the O. E. S. "goodies" to the boys in camp, whom they found happy and contented. ' x - P!iADn>SAX.BS, XeSBKBT, xu» * ^ v ' . . vV.* >u can heat your entire bouse next winter, from one register, without any pipes or flues--do away with the trouble and disadvantages of stoves. 1 The Mueller Pipeless Furnace provides a continual cir­ culation of moist, warm air through all rooms, in­ suring perfect ventilation. The warm air rises, the cold air is drawn down to the furnace to be reheat­ ed. The Mueller Furnace is a REAL furnace back­ ed by the Mueller name and reputation of 60 years as makers of heating systems of.all kinds. Exactly the same construction as the old reliable Mueller line, only without pipes or flues. Easy and inexpen­ sive to install, even in small and partial cellars. •Where there is no cellar, a pit is easily dug. Does not heat the cellar, preventing storage of fruit and vegetables. Saves 35 per cent in fuel--burns hard or soft coal, coke or wood. SEE ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION H. E. BUCH, McHENRY ThemY. M. C. A- provides a rest room for the soldiers and prisoners-of-war. It keeps them clean and makes their work endurable. You can and should help this work by subscribing liberally to the National Y. M. C. A. War Fund. Call your local Chairman and sign up today. The campaign ends Monday. • ^S^WesternUnited Gas ar)d Electric Compapy •o'. D. If. WORKMAN, District Manager CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT FOR SALE--Shetland pony, buggy and harness. Inquire at this ofoce. 5 FOR SALE--A quantity of cabbage. Inquire of Henry Buchert, West Mc­ Henry, 111. Phone 613-R-2. 19-4t* FOR RENT--The Rollin Waite house. Lease given until April 1,1918. West McHenry State Bank, West McHenry, 111. 18-tf WANTED AT ONCE--Married man for farm work. Must be sober, in­ dustrious and understand his busi­ ness. Permanent position and good wages to right party. Telephone or call on Wm. Bonslett, West McHenry, 111. Phone 85-M. 20-tf FOR SALE--One brand new Sears- Roebuck 1 Vt h. p. stationery gasoline engine equipped with Webster mag­ neto. Price, $32.50. One new gear pump jack. Price, $4.00. One double action force jiump, capacity, 500 gal? lons per hour. Price, $8.00. Wm. Koeppe, Orchard Beach, McHenry, 111. FOR SALE--On very easy terms, the 99 acre highly improved R. H. Richardson farm at $175 per acre. Small payment down, long time, 5 per cent interest. New $3000 modern barn. Three miles from McHenry on main road tp Woodstock. Other farms for sale. Simon Stoffel, West McHen­ ry, 111. 10-tf EXTRA EXCHANGES A fire of mysterious origin recently destroyed the large barns of John Stratton at Fox Lake. The barns con­ tained about seventy tons of hay, 1,000 bushels of oats, farm machinery, har­ ness and other valuable property. The estimated loss is $4,000. All of the horses , and cattle were saved. " Fred Lehmann of Wauconda was found not guilty in the Lake county circuit court at Waukegan last week. The young man was charged with as­ sault and attempt to murder his for­ mer employer, Fred McVeity, a farmer residing near Lake Zurich. Lehmann was indicted on two counts, one for assault with intent to murder, and the other merely assault. The second count was found to be faulty and the state disregarded it. It will be re- balled that Lehmann was leaving Mc­ Veity's premises when he perceived his former employer following him. McVeity stated that he was trying to get Lehmann to return to work. Leh­ man, it was charged, turned about and shot McVeity with a shot gun. In­ flicting two wounds. Public Notice We, the undersigned, do hereby pro­ hibit hunting, trespassing and trap­ ping on our farms, the Whiting home­ stead farms and Smith farms. This means everybody. " * D, A. Whiting. Clarence Whiting. Eddie Whiting. . V ' . •ds bring rasaMa. Light For the Dark Places In the wired house there need be no dark co^fler^rfor Electric Light--the only safe ill uminant for the purpose-- may be installed anywhere controll­ ed by a switch" ing system placed where you like. Lights of this kind in closets, on the stairs, etc., may be added to old in­ stallations. We do the work Public c UG1 ""'ice Co. OF 3NORTHERN ILLINOIS THE- (ost of Foods With food prices in thefskies, it becomes necessary to practice discrimination in the selection of food products, to make every purchase count. Food values must be studied. One must get a lull return in nutriment for one's money. TH£ HIGHEST NOT ALWAYS BEST Many articles of equal food values cost much less than others. We can show you a line of food prod­ ucts that will in a large measure offset^the high prices on others. We can materially a££fat.you in keeping down the prices, M. M. Niesen McHenry Phone 86-W -' *#> enting We Tkuk We Have A Way > .^vs* : •• '• '• of doing things here, that will agreQ with your idea of the way things should be done. At Least We Do Things Right and that surely i^the way you would want your work done. Our experience and equipment count for much. LWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE FO ^ EXPERT REPAIRING ^ACETYLENE WELDING - BATTERY -- TIRES-' GASOLINE- OIL S SUPPLIES-ACCESSORIES *ORD SERVICE STATION AUTO LIVERY-QUICK SERVICE STAR 6ARAGE JOHN - N OX, PRO PR,. PHONE 30 ---- MCHENRY lit. i jk.- •\V.; ^ , ' /*H;r , n : \ p. \. - ^ > -'-'i U • < y;- ' V ' Bell System • -A/jSj •{. THE NEW TELEPHONE DI­ RECTORY is about to go to press. Is your present listing correct ? Are you contemplating moving ? BELL TELEPHONE DIRECT­ ORIES everywhere are the most dependable and most frequently consulted reference books for locat­ ing persons and places. Your co­ operation will help us to keep the local issue accurate. IF THERE IS ANY CHANGE that should be ipade in your^isting Notify Us by Telephone TO-DAY CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY 1 -THIS IS THE BEST-- EVER MADE I am connected with one of the largest piano manu­ facturing concerns in the United States which was established in 1875. The connection I have with this concern enables me to sell pianos, players or grands at just a few dollars above the actual manufacturers cost as I . have practically no expense in selling. • As this factory has no duly appointed representative in your particular territory I nave inserted this ad for the purpose of getting in touch with first class people who may need a piano, player or grand and who would care to profit, by the arrangement as stated above. Anyone not in a position to pay cash can arrange with the factory to buy on monthly payments at a trifle above the cash price. It will cost you nothing to have me explain this ad­ vanced idea in selling musical instruments, and if you are interested I would be pleased to send you descriptive matter and go into further details. L. E. JOHNSON 928-930 Republic Bids. Factory Representative CHICAGO, ILL. Important! There will be a meeting of the local Milk Producers' association at the office of Hayes & Justen on Saturday night. Members will please be pres- ent; Waiter J. W«ish. Don't eat too nn^eb heavy food. Vegetables are easy to d i g e a t, wholesome and good for everyone. f Variety 1b ft fIn® seas oner for you? meala. and this you can always have when yot| use vegetables. ¥9 have enough kinds to please all appetites. Be sure that you can find with us, every vegetable on the market* fresh or canned. Gome; let US supply you. Schneider Bros., - We t̂ McHenry hd m 'I,. "iiiyS