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-|.s-far 100 par fcent Insaranee ia, «ll branches, call on or phone -*•> WM. G. SCHKE1NBB 93-R. f ~Autftloiie«rinf RY :: :: ILLINOIS AU'ORD H. POU5E Attotiiey-at-Lair McHENBY, TLLujoiS West McHenry, IH. Telephone No. 108-R. SIMON STOFFEL > ' Insurance agent for all classes «f property in the best companies. WEST McHENRY, :: ILLINOIS Made in Various Sizes and Styles MRS. A, G. BARBIAN PHONE 134-R *J AGENT MCHENRY, ILL. it's the Taste of Your Baking That Connts 4' ^ And the taste of your bread and other baked products depends upon what you put into them. When you put EARLY RISER flour into your bakings, you have added a taste and a texture that cannot be secured with the use of most flour. " EARLY RISER flour is made from the best of wheat, and is milled in a local mill that is modern and sanitary. Be sure to use EARLY RISER flour and you will be sure of good texture and taste. McHenry Flour Mills WEST McHENRY, ILL. 0 Jl.MI A •Ma*#! , BuicR. has held first choice of space at the National Automobile Show for six consecutive years-- an honor awarded to the manufao turer member of the NAOCwith Q/w> LARGEST "VOLUME OF Qbw-OTheal Brakes aref on< r OVERTON & COWEN McHENRY, ILL. HARVARD, ILL.' Wban better are bulk. Bakk will build 8LOCUM LAKB For work dothing life as first. Smith Bros. T • ' Ladies' silk hosiery, popular shades, at Erickson's. Home bakery at the city hall, McHenry, Saturday, May 31. William Brooks of Waukegan spent the week end at his home here. Arthur Wackerow spent the week end visiting relatives in Chicago. Mrs. Henry Geary and son, Jack, were McHenry callers last Thursday evening. Henry Winkler of Waukegan and Waiter Winkler spent Sunday with their parents. Al. Staples went to Evanston Friday, where he will spend a few weeks visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks and son, Chesney, were Waukegan business callers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Kirk and children and Joe Kirk visited relatives at St. Charles Friday. , Mrs. Earl Johnston and Mrs. Win. Johnston were Monday afternoon business callers at Elgin. Mrs. Page Smith visited with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Whitman, at Wauconda one day recently. ! . ' Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Williams of Crystal Lake were dinner guests of Mrs. Clara Smith Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ohrwall of Crystal Lake were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pfannenstill. Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews of Crystal Lake spent Saturday evening and Sunday with relatives at Oak Glen farm. Willard Darrell attended a stockholders' meeting and banquet of the Wauconda bank at Wauconda Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Smith of Algonquin were Tuesday evening visitors at the home of the former's parents. v Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geary visited at the home of Mr. an<i Mrs. H. E. Mai man at Wauconda Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Litwiler of Round Lake were supper guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Burnett. Willard Darrell, accompanied by J. J. Doerstyck, farm advisor, attended a dairymen's meeting at Wheaton Monday night. Mrs. Jack Geary returned home Friday evening after spending two weeks in Chicago visiting her mother and sisters. Mr. and Mrs. John Dowell of Grayslake are spending a few weeks with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell. . Mrs. Harold Blomgren and Mrs. E. Anderson spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Willard Darrell and Mrs. Harry Matthews. Mrs. H. L. Brooks spent Tuesdiay evening with. Mrs. L. Rhoman at Barrington and accompanied her to Chicago Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Francisco and Mrs. Kate Gilbert of Wauconda were dinner and afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnston. Mrs Blomgren and daughter, Marjorie^ and Mr. Kay of Elgin spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W- Pfannenstill. Mr. and Mrl. Ray Cook of Zion City and Mrs. Ellen Cook of Wauconda were Saturday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks. Miss Corinne Blomgren, Vera Vasey and Raymond and Edward Lusk of Volo attended a vaudeville show at the Orpheum theatre in Waukegan Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Kirk and children, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. C. Green of Grayslake, visited with Mrs. Kirk's parents at Kansasville, Wis., Sunday. Miss Myrtle DarreU accompanied Mildred Hoffman to Crystal Lake Tuesday morning, where she will spend a few days visiting her sister, Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews. Sunday dinner guests at the Darrell- Matthews home were M. H. Haffey, son, Clayton, and daughter, Hazel, of West Chicago and Harold Wells of Glens Falls, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews, accompanied by ten members of the O. E. S. of Wauconda, attended the advanced officers' night of the Palatine chapter at Palatine Friday night. Willard Darrell and J. J. Doershuck, farm advisor of Lake county, the representatives of Illinois, attended an inter-state (Illinois-Wisconsin) meeting at Beloit Tuesday for the purpose of arranging a satisfactory contract for buying and selling cattle. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reiling and two daughters, Mrs. Krum and Mrs. Emily Smith and daughter, Ruth Frances, motored from Edison Park and were Sunday afternoon guests of Mrs. Clara Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Darrell and daughter, Myrtle, were business callers at McHenry Saturday morning and motored from there to the Munshaw school near Crystal Lake, where they attended the school picnic given by their daughter, Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews, and pupils. Several new homes are planned and will soon be under construction on the property recently purchased by the Lake Development company at Crystal Lake. The new subdivision adjoins the lake in the south end of the city. JOHNSBUKG Seed and. eating potatoes at tiki* son's. Home bake sale at city hall, McHenry, May 31. Fresh and |tood groceries sold by us. Smith Bros, Arthur Adams of Woodstock was a,caller here Tuesday. Mike, Joseph and John Young motored to Aurora Sunday. Wm. Oeffling was a Spring Grove caller this week Tuesday. Miss Coletta Freund went to Chicago Monday, returning Wednesday evening. Edwin Vogel of Solon Mills and Albert J us ten of McHenry were callers here Tuesday. Mrs. John F. Freund of McHenry spent last week in the home of her son near this village. Mrs. Hubert, Mrs. McGinnis and Agnes Weber of Spring Grove motored to Johnsburg Tuesday Evening. Frank Mathieu came home from New York Monday to spend the summer months at his home here. The Freund and Vogel wedding daftce will take place at Solon Mills the 3rd of June. Music by Fox River Four. The Freund and Smith wedding dance will be he)d,..at Nell's pavilion, Columbia park^ Wednesday evening, June 4. \v ; - Mr. and Mrs. ffenry C. Kamholz and children of McHenry were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Math. M. Schaefer Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Math. Lay and Mr. and Mrs. John Lay and children of Spring Grove were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schmitt here one day this week. Miss Frances Freund of Johnsburg and Mr. Edwin Vogel of Solon will be married on Tuesday, June 3. Miss Evelyn Smith and Mr. Charles Freund of McHenry will be' married on Wednesday, June 4. Misses Mildred and Sue Frett, Helen Witt and Henry Freund of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. John Jerak and family and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schaefer and children of McHenry; Mr. and Mrs. John Pitzen and Mrs. Peter Schaefer from here were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Schaefer Sunday. Henry W. Hettermann and daughter, Agnes, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Hettermann, Mrs. Joseph Mertes and daughter, Elsie, Mr. and Mrs. Henrj^ Tonyan and son, William, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Althoff and family motored to Kenosha Monday morning to attend the funeral of Louis Althoff, which took place at St. Thomas' church in that city at ten o'clock. OSTEND Market your eggs at Erickson's. Pure food sale at the city hall, McHenry, May 31. It pleases us as much as you that the price of silk hose is lower. Smith Bros. Frank Kaiser and family recently autoed te-Barrington and called on Ray Thomas and family. Roy Hobart was home over the week end nursing a, sore finger, cut with a buzz saw. He was at work again Monday. Dorr Sherman, who is nearly recovered from mumps, and his cousin, Clyde Sherman, were Sunday callers in the Hobart home. The only vacant farm house in this section between Ostend corners and McHenry is the one vacated by Gilbert Harris and family. Mr. Howe and sons, who moved to the Rogers farm, which they purchased, have put in small grain and are preparing for corn. A family from Woodstock has moved to the Brott farm, not to carry on farming, we are told, but to occupy the house and raise poultry. The Greenwood grocery truck made its regular trip Monday. Last week Monday they missed on account of rain and- the bad roads they have to travel to get here. Farmers are hustling to get corn planted now. Some have a few aci^s in, but more have none. They are getting ground prepared and hoping for growing weather. We notice a few improvements in our neighborhood for all the shortage of money. Frank Kaiser's house has a new covering, both roof and sides, and Warren Francisco has a new roof recently put on the upright of his home. News has been received here this Tuesday morning of the death of Ed. Wallis, a fdfmer resident of this locality. Mr. Wallis has been in poor health for the past two years. Last Saturday night he suffered a stroke of paralysis and never regained consciousness. Mr. Wallis died during Monday night. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH The order of services at the Methodist Episcopal church for Sunday, June 1, are as follows: Sunday school at 10:00 a. m. Preaching at 11:00 o'clock by the pastor. Epworth League at 7:30 p. m. The' regular meeting qf the official board will be at 6:80 p. m. at the church. Roland C. Elzey, Pastor. If you intend having an auction Ale, farm or anything in the auction ine, let W. G. Schreiner cry it for you. Phone 98-R. • TERRA COTTA Curtain materials at Erickson's. Robert Knox was an Elgin visitor one day last week. IjJdward J. Knox of Aurora was a caller at his home here Sunday. Miss Eva McMillan of Chicago spent Sunday at her home here. Good things to eat at the home bake sale, city hall, McHenry, May 31. Edward Vostry spent a few days last week with his sister in Chicago. Mrs. W. Haible of Elgin called at the heme of Henry McMillan Sunday. Mrs. Bernard J. Shine was the guest of relatives in Chicago a few days last week. Raymond J. Riley spent a few days last week at the home of his sister, Mrs. B. J. Shine. Mrs. J. P. Green and son and Misses Mabel and Marie Knox called on rel atives and friends in Elgin last Wednesday. Mrs. Henry McMillan is spending a few days in Elgin, being called there by the illness of her son-in-law,, Edward Sund. ADDITIONAL PERSONAL Chas. Unti attended to business matters in the metropolitan city Tuesday.': ,-:.V V'v- ' -v., Mrg. J* C. Wagnef of Denver, Colo,, was called to McHenry thru the sudden death of her brother, William N. Schmitt, whose funeral took place from St. Mary's Catholic ehtuth here on Wednesday morning. - Y James Revor, who has been visiting friends and relatives in Bemidji, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., returned home Tuesday. Mrs. Adam Klein andsjaughter, Anna, of Omaha, Neb., were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thurlwell and family recently. Mrs. Math. Miller, * who has been spending the past few years with her daughters at Tulsa, Okla., returned to her home here Wednesday. She was accompanied to McHenry by Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kaelin and children, who will spend some time visiting rela tives here. KNITTING WORKS TO CLOSE The Lake Geneva branch of the Bradley Knitting company will close down shortly to remain closed for most of the summer. The Lake Geneva branch has been finishing heavy sweaters, but owing to the fact that there is very little *demand for this garment at this time the output has dwindled down to almost nothing Thus the decision of the company to close down the plant for the summer months. CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ASSN. The Marengo Civic Improvement association, composed of business and professional men of Marengo, was formed in that city last week. The association has for its purpose the improvement of its city. Mid-day meetings, at which a luncheon is to be served, will be held the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The newly organized -body has already arranged for a weekly open air band concert. $75,000 FIRE AT ELGIN A $75,000 fire destroyed the coliseum garage at Elgin on Monday morning of this week. The fire was discovered shortly after seven o'clock and it took the combined efforts of every fireman in the city to check the blaze and save the adjacent property. Several gasoline tank explosions occurred during the fire and as a result a nuniber of firemen were painfully injured. •-- " 4 BREAKS LAKE JAIL John Logan, a Mexican, formerly employed on the railroad at Ingleside, is being sought by Lake county officials. The man, after beating up his twenty-one year old girl wife, was arrested ^nd placed in the Fox Lake jail, but broke out during the night and since then no trace of him has been found. His wife was taken to a Waukegan hospital, altho her injuries were not considered serious. 24-HOUR POLICE SERVICE Marengo now has two policemen, Charles Barnes having been appointed as the second officer by the city council at a recent meeting. Officer Nulle is the chief and will go on duty at 12:00 o'clock noon and will serve until midnight when Policeman Barnes goes on the job and remains on duty until noon the next day. Thus Marengo is given day and night police protection. 30,000 SEE CORNER STONE LAID Approximately 30,000 people witnessed the laying of the corner stone by Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago at the chapel at St. Mary's of the Lake seminary at Area last Sunday afternoon. The rain and disagreeable weather, no doubt, kept thousands away who would otherwise have been there to witness the impressive. ~cesemony. " - FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCH "The Problem of the Children" will be the sermon subject for next Sunday morning. This is another of the series of sermons on Problems of Our Modern Days, which have been given on, the first Sunday of each month. The service begins at ten o'clock. A most cordial welcome awaits all who attend. John M. Grimes, Minister. 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