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if /' ' * --• wrj^ ; • *.*4'. >i< - *>^V - - ' y • - r n PrfPSi i • J S&; EINQWO0D r altt JMSprion Peft waj very tfluantly surprised at her home Monday afternoon by the girls of the upper grades in school, the occasion being her thirteenth birthday anniversary. Games were played, and lunch, including a lighted birthday cake was fcerwd. Those that made up the party were: Helen and Jean Whiting, Ellen and Mercedes Smith, Esther Laurence, Helen Harrison, Darlene Merchant, Verna Russel, Elaine Bradley, Jessie Schroeder, Virginia Welter, Mary Celine Adams, and Alice and Marion Peet. Mrs. George Stevens «n$ertain*4 the Hone Circle at fier home Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Lenard Franwsn was surprised at her home Friday afternoon, the event being in honor of her birthday anniversary. Bunco was played, and prizes went to Mfrsr. Lester Carr, first, Mrs. Viola Low, second, Misi Ethel Biggers, third, Mrs. Nick • Freund, fourth, and Mrs. Lenard Franien, con-, solation. Mrs. Ed Thompson received the prize for having mlade the most buncos. Mrs. Franzen was presents with a card table. At the conclusion of the games a fine lunch was served. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Will Shotliff, Mrs. Orvis and Mrs. Wagner of Spring Grove and Mrs. Joe Weber and Mrs. Paul Meyers of McHenry. MT. and Mrs. Edgar Thomas and family entertained the following rela tives at Thanksgiving dinner: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moska of Brodhead, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mann and daughter, Helen, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mann and family, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Mann and son, Robert, and Mrs* Ada Mann of Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thompson celebrated their twenty-third wedding anniversary Jit their home on Thanksgiving Day. Guests were John, Ed and Agnes Thompson, DT. and Mrs. Hartley; and Mt. and Mrs. Harry Xist of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meyers and family, Mr. and Mrs. ohn Pint of Mrs. Niek George Worts andv Jo McHepfy, and Mr. and Young. Mrs. C. J. Jepson and family spent Thanksgiving with Elgin relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Claxton and son, Will, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Foss and son, Charles, Mr. and Mrs. John Dreymiller and George Johns of McHenry spent Thanksgiving Day ip the George Shepard home. Dr. and Mrs. William Hepburn spent Wednesday night and Thursday with 2eir daughter and husband, Mr. and rs. Robert Schutae at Monroe, Wis. Miss Olive Jepson Is visiting Elgin relatives. Gladys and Howard Shepard spent n ^ Friday and Saturday with their cous- ,i ? » *n» Charles Foss, tp McHenry. V S. W. Brown and son, Lenard, spent ij v •>' Thanksgiving in the W. Piatt home 0' • * near Greenwood. "V r. Miss Lora Harrison of Chicago is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Harrison. Mrs. Cossman entertained her <:y' ' idaughter and husband from Liberty- " ville on Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. James Rainy spent Monday in . KVi? , Elgin. *' I/,,' (W'/i Mrs. Henry Foss of McHenry was <• f ; 1 a Ringwood caller Tuesday night. ' Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Shepard and If ' %n .t children were Woodstock shoppers i Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Carlson spent Thanksgiving in the * Walter Frit* home near. Solon Mills. 11 F ••?<,/. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jackson -and % family of Solon Mills spent Thanksr j' 'V- giving Day in the Sam Beatty home. Bfiases Gwendolyn Jackson and Alice Mae Low are visiting in the home of their aunt, Mrs. .Charles 4® Dccrficld* Mr. and Mrs. Nick Young attended the show in Woodstock Thanksgiving evening. " Mr. and Mrs. Lenard Franzen attended the show fit Woodstock Thursday evening. I Vix. and Mrs./George Harrison and son, Edward, aiid daughter, Lora, Mr and Mrs. Charles Peet and two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrison and son, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Harrison spent Thanksgiving in the Henry Henzie home in Crystal Lake. William Beth and. daughter, Cora, spent Thanksgiving in the Max Beth home in Chicago. r \ Bfrs. Edgar Thomas and children and Mrs. Viola Low and children went to Woodstock Saturday to see Stmts Ciaus. Mr. and l&rs. Frfcftk Hawley at Chicago spent Sunday^ in the E. E. Hiawiey home. ' * " Miss Nellie McDonald Is hottf sick with the grippe. Mrs. Leslie 01 sen of McHenry is assisting in Brown's Drug store. Mr. and iSrs. W. A. Do'dTge and daughter, Eleanor, and grandson, Billy Dodge, motored to Detroit, Mich., and spent the Thanksgiving holidays in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bumgartner. Among those from Ringwood to attend the Thanksgiving dinner^ .at Greenwood were Mr. and Mrs. H.»M. Stephenson, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Smith, Mr. and M$. Ed Hopper and son, Elmer, Mrs. Emma Brown, Mrs. Mary Hodge^ Miss Flora Taylor, J. V. Buckland and William Giddings. Mrs. J. F. Claxton, Mrs. Henry Foss and son, Charles, Mire. John Dreymilter <jf McHenry, and Mrs. Emma Freyer ef feome, N. Y., spent Saturday afternoon in the George Shepard home. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Matson and son of Chicago spent the week-end in the G«s Pearson home. Among those frojn Ringwood to attend the funeral of Richard Thompson it McHenry Saturday afternoon were Mr. end Mrs. William McCannon, Mrs. H. M. Stephenson, Mr. and Mrs. George Harrison and son, Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Whiting, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wh^ing. Burial was in Ringwood cemetery. Mtfcs Viola Rager of Chicago spent her Thanksgiving vacation with her* parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Rager. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Henzie of Crystal Lake spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Harrison. - Carlton Fay of Wheaton spent his Thanksgiving vacation at his home here. K / Richmond and Mr. Mrs. C. J. Balfe of Williams Bay spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Clay Rager. Mr. Hulson of Canada spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. George Harrisftn. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Clay of Rock* ford spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peet. Mrs. Peet accompanied tltem home and stayed until the following Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Peters spent Sunday with relatives at Hunter. • Mr. and Mrs. George Shepard were callers at Harvard Monday morning. Mr. and MVs. F. A. Hitchens had as their guests on Thanksgiving Day, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Butler and child of Elgin and Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Butler and daughter, Helen Ruth. Miss Wagenknecht, a missionary, of India, spoke at the Gospel church on Sunday. Her lecture was very much enjoyed by those present. Mr. and Mrs. Math Nimsgern and family of Spring Grove >vere Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Young. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weber of McHenry were also guests in the Nick Young home. „ Mr. and Mrs. George Young were Elgin shoppers Saturday. ' Mrs. Emma Merchant spent Saturday and Sunday with Woodstock relatives. Mr. and Mrs. George Young spent Thanksgiving Day with McHenry relatives. Mr. and Mrs, HaroM Slickenmeyer and son returned hohte from their trip to the southern part of the state, where they visited with relatives over Thanksgiving. Gift goods asd lira galore at Erickson's Store.1 ' We see where there is a move* ment on to revive some of the plays' of 1912 or thereabouts la modem dreai. A speaker shut out from radto iiay he thahkful later en for the suppression of things he might wish he had not said. Another man has been arrested for iriaaqneradhig as a woman. He ought to be sent up for life for wealing so few clothca. What happens when movie coiiples remain married yesjr after year, as some really dot Are they ostracised td t«e colon/t Indiscriminate osculation is resented by science. The campaign "baby Ifsaer" isf enrtis>lv out of the political picture. ^ l'. "Behavlorists" says a child nothing to its parents, and some children behave Just as if they are of that opinion, too, i.i i n .'a i Dak-* was shown o/er one of thoee large six-keyboard movie organs, the other day, and wanted to know which was the Vox Popull stop. A Paris dressmaker .says he Is going out of business because, feminine clothes ace inexpensive. Matty American hnsbands will rejoice* Thanks to the newspaper, the influence Of a public speaker can ne^r be limited to the ahibunt Of radid' hook-up he can command. I# HELP FOR WEAK KIDNEYS For kidney irritations and bladder irregularities, for lameness, backache, weariness and weakness due to sluggish kidney action, take Foley Pilk* diuretic. They regulate the activity of the kidneys, and assist in the elimination of harmful impurities. Mrs. J. E. Stevenson, Emporia, Kan., says: "When they ask me what helped me so wonderfully, I answer that Foley Pills diuretic relieved me of my ills, and lifted the clouds from my life." Satisfaction guaranteed. Thomas P. Bolger. SHOP IN M'HENRY p Santa Claws ivill ft the Wm. H, Althoff in West McHenry two days this year--Saturday afternoon, Dep. 8, and Saturday afternoon, Dec. 15. . the Kiddies are invited to meet Santa eW these dates. He will present each child with a " favor.% ^ v. • C/ 'Jit ^ I, % v-... Thre will efWy 'day, ao the children can write a letter to Santa if they want to. Drop your letters in Santera mail box at this stored * What boots It a man to make the circuit of the globe In 23 days and 15 hours, and arrive home in time to pay the next month's frentTFarmers bought more fly nets last year than ever before in the history of the country, and they do not put those over automobile hoods, either. v .. fvUnUd - ________ Tolerance la never forced.* Truth is stronger^ than flcttOB. Strong reasons male ttroog tlons. .. • J . ; A dumb-waiter ; better thin a atupid one. A fanatic may be ritht, but itt ^oo much of hurry, hunting North and S6uth poles are at' ieasl uot bored. rA undertaker Is a iriW wbd foi lows t6e dredk-al profession. A pup1 !s a ci'eature that yap all night and play all next day." At fort) a uutu wishes be knew what he" ihr>0jfirt l^e knew at twenty". It Is better to reniafb Ignwaat than leart) things you shouldn't know. Tlji oppoi^tibity of a lifetime «iil-; dom conies heralded by a brass band. Mrs. vJrundy Is as garrulooi a» evef* but her "lews have somewhat chsngefd* Pedple wh«. blow th#lt own horn may be those who have tried modesty. Physl l features and traits of cha* acter are hereditary--and. religion and polltlca. New features are constantly introduced. in the. np-to^tate graph studio, , Trouble/ is about the only thing a man can borrow without being called upon tQ pay it back. £••••• Ajp* or the ^ocM« 1 The Roeky mountains are (airly nab*. AUVVT -V UIO •V CVBUB-CJI. . they are so steep. Old mountains are Wore worn down and have lower forma The growth of mountains is •low. They are not pushed up suddenly in st»me gr.uul ciitm-lysm. but rise a few inches tn 1 .fMM* years. VERY COMFORTING TO ELDERLY PERSONS A "persistent hacking cough, nerve racking and weakening, recurring at intervals, is common to elderly persons. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, the very name a promise of healing, at once puts a healing, soothing coating on the irritated surfaces, and relief is immediate. Every Ingredient of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is active and potent. Agreeable to take, acceptaifle to the most sensitive stomach, contains no opiates. Try it. Thomas P. Bolger. Land of Fine Fiow era -- Brun.ii uas given to the vvorid anny of tu£ IGGSI b»ut^ul uwWciiiig' |iinnis; its famous orchids* adorn greenhouses nil over the world. What is snld to be»the greatest water lily hi Hie world, rhe "Victoria Regla," Is to be seen to '• pond of the Itlo ftotunli-iii snrilens. Limiting the Limitles* That our men of science should vBwrioBaiy iace tfao witness uj' Intt truth as they see It, is well; but thaf they should assume truth tc be bounded by their finite understanding ef It la. we suggest, thoroughly unscientific --London Morning Post "Bees are sometimes afflicted Sflth* paralysis," says a science note. But It never happens Just as you have accidentally knocked over a hive. The prince of Wales, a correspondent says, likes to wear old clothes. Anyway, it is likely that his riding costumes are seldom immaculate. A Winstead (Conn.) skunk "lies on Its back and juggles an orange iif its paws." "Lies" in this condition, seems to be the only available word. Probably, taking It all In all, a brown derby would show less wear and tear from being thrown into rings, over a long period, than a darker kind. The Office Crab claims he was In a movie the other eleniitg that pros so cool he was on the pplnt of sending out an SOS for the Russian icebreaker Krassin. Exactly a year after hi* wife's death, a Callfornian married her sister. But what proflteth it a man If he gain a new* wife and find he has the same mother-in-law? Americanism: Imagining 1 there must be some connotation in the French word, "charmant," as used to describe perfume, that is not, found In the English, "SdiarmlngA . ; An Eastern warden who tS a conscientious effort to find work for every prisoner, In keeping wtth his talents, is having some trouble placing an ex-traveling maa. ' Although England has stabilized the date of Easter, setting It for the Sunday after the second Saturday In April, this Is no sign that the weather can be standardised or fixed for that day. \ '*'£ ** --I* • W' WEST SIDE GARAGE GMnerat Automobile lepiiriaf MM. Phone, 639-E-2 „r ti.M MA f'-'m r-' Public Service stores are filled with a shining array of beautiful and useful gifts.; gills that help in the work of the home, gifts that make ent ertaining easy and enjoyable Come in and make selections now. Those who purchase "Little by Little" may arrange to have the monthly charges on ments begin in February. In Santa's Menag 4 r.mm If there is no marrying or giving In marriage In heaven that luust ae* count for its being heaven*; A divorce suit should be IrfSlufled In the wardrobe of the actress who hopes to be well advertised What a Uln of "bow-wows" and "quact-quack8" there would be If alt the animals and ducks and chickens and such In Santa's pack should start to talk at once. The calico dog in thla picture, with eyes painted so big and ears so long, is not half as ferociona as he looks. In fact, he makes frienda not only wtth children, but the flap* per contingent, who doting on the sensational, call them "snuggle dogs," carrying them under their arm with true "beauty and the beast" effect As to the other dog and duck, you can get them at almost any fancy work department stamped on pique ready to embroider. They launder petieetlffi i PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS . 'IP-". ° - f X A- Scfeafceck, Dlat. BUr.^1 Crystal Lake Wlttama-S^^; Plaindealer Publicity Pays. am so glad 1 Joined the CHRISTMAS SAVINGS There are just scores of people in this community who are gltfd with her, too- And with good reason, for the amount they have been putting into the bank each week during the last year has been ' Up until now they have plenty of money to do all their Christmas shopping. - ( ^ No matter how much or how little you earn, there's a club listed below thatfks your Join with an Opening Deposit of lc, 2c, 5c, lfc 25c, 50c, $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $5.00, $10.00 or More INCREASING} AND DECREASING lo. CLUB--Start with a deposit of lc and' increase the amount of your deposit lc each week, or start with a deposit of 50c and decrease the amount your deposit lc each week fgr fifty weeks and you will .receiver,r;;^ hr $12*75 CLUB--Start* with a deposit of 2c tftid increase the amount of your deposit 2c each week, or start with a deposit of $1.00 and decrease the amount of your deposit 2c each week for fifty weeks, and you will receive $25.50 5e CLUB--Start with a deposit of 5c and increase the amount <>f your deposit 5c each week, 01 Start with a deposit of $2.50 and decrease the amount of your deposit 5c each week for fifty weeks, and. ' you will receive $03.75 10c CLUB--Start with a deposit of 10c and increase the amount of "your deposit lOc each week, or start with a deposit of $5.00 and decrease the amount of your deposit 10c each week for fifty weeks, and EVEN AMOUNT CLUBS ®-vypa will reoeive. m. $127.50 CLUB 25c CLUB--Start with a deposit of 25c and deposit 2$0 each week for fifty weeks, and you. will receive !-- ^$12.50 B0e CLUB--Start with a deposit of 50c and deposit , each weekf|r#^J^k% > , and you will receive -- , ; ; . y $25.00 $1.00 CLUB--Start with a deposit of $1.00 and deposit $1.00 each week for fifty weeks, and you will receive^,.. ... -- $50.00 $2.00 CLUB--Start with a deposit of $2.00 and deposit $2.00 each week for fifty weeks, and you-will receive - -$100.00 $3.00 CLUB---Start with a deposit of $3.00 and deposit $3.00 each week for fifty weeks, and you will receive.. $150.00 $5.00 CLUB--Start with a deposit of $5.00 and depofllt $5.00 each we^k f<?r fif^y weeks, and you wilj receivife ; ^ : ^ $250 OO $10.00 CLUB--Start with a deposit of $t0.00 and deposit . $10.00 h week for fiity weeks, and you will receive... i ,«500 posit •o Home in today and let us know which plan yon want to take and we will do the rest. 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