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;1 j&.- FOWLER, D. C. PALMER GRADUATE CHIROPRACTOR Monday. Wednesday and Friday Hrs., 2:30 to 8:00 p. m. Phone 158 Brefeld Bldg. W. McHENRY, ILL. Do You Live to Eat It doesn't mattter. The point is, no matter why you eat you want the best. We sell the best teas and coffees, purest of lards, highest patent flour, best canned goods, fruits, vegetables in season and the best general line of groceries to be found in this t6Wn. Its, M. M. Niesen McHenry Phone 41° We carry a line of Chicken Feeds AS FOLLOWS: GRAINS -- Corn, cracked corn, wheat, barley, kaffir corn and buckwheat. Ready mixed scratch grains --course, medium and fine. Laying mash, baby chick mash, grit, oyster shells, meat scraps, bran, midd lings and Red Dog flour. We do not deliver and our prices are made accordingly. Mctlenry Flour Mills West McHenry, III. Phone 126-W. Reasonable Ratal A. H. 8CHAEFBR „ , Draying McHENRY, ILLINOIS Phone 182 The Best Service BERNHARD POPP Expert ShoemalaK West McHenry, :: Illinois East Side Service and Transfer Station Herman Schaefer A Co., Props. General Garage Moving Phone 49 :: McHENRY, ILL Telephone No. 108-R. $ . Stoffel & Reihansperger Insurance agent for all classes of property in the best companies. WEST McHENRY, / ILLINOIS McHenry Post 491 American Legion. At this time it is the pleasant duty of the citizens of McHenry to offer, thru our City Council, words of appreciation and thanks to the members of the McHenry Post of the American Legion for their kindly assistance in helping us procure a much needed "fire Fighting Apparatus." It is encouraging to find such a group of men with our city's interests and welfare at heart. The consideration of this act should inspire our citizens with admiration of the general work of the Legion and should convince us of the necessity of such organizations, who will take a hand in the embetterment of our city In view of this work of the Legion it seems opportune to ask our people to support these men in all their undertakings and thus help to make Mc Henry Post, No. 491, one of the front rank posts of the American Legion Again expressing our thanks and appreciation let our slogan be "Success to the American Legion and Foremost in Success Our, McHenry Post." McHenry City Council. .Wire Fence Come to our factory for the fence you need. You can select what you require from our entire stock and you will find a distinctive, strong fence for every purpose-- and at factory prices. MEDIUM HEAVY STOCK FENCE 8 bars, 32 inches high, 7-inch stays , . . . 34 C 9 bars, 42 inches high, 12-inch stays •» . , . 30%C 9 bars, 42 inches high, 7-inch stays . , . 38y£e - 10 bars, 50 inches high, 12-inch stays • ... 32 c MEDIUM HEAVY POULTRY FENCE 14 bars, 46 inches high, 8-inch stays 37%C £6 bars, 58 inches high, 8-inch stays 43fte BARBED WIRE--#0 Rul Per Spool PirS*»t 2-point Hog . . . $3.66 4*point Hog ... $4.15 2-point Cattle . . 3.44 4-point Cattle . . 3.66 STEEL LINE POSTS \ • » . . 28c PLAIN STEEL DRIVEWAY GATB8 10 feet wide. Each 12 feet wide. Each 6.25 14 feet wide. Each . I . ...... ....... 7.25 STEEL POULTRY GATB3 48 inches high. Each $235 60 inches high. Each 2.55 POULTRY NETTING--1%-fecft Mnh 48 inches high. Per 150>foot roll . . . . . . . $4.78 60 inches high. Per 150-foot roll ..•••>. 5.97 LAWN FENCE 36 inches high. Per foot lOMc 42 inches high. Per foot 11 c 48 inches high. Per foot .13 c CHAIN LINK LAWN FENCE 48 inches high. Per foot 13c ° American Wire Fence Co. Libertyville, Illinois. > You'll never need to re-roof again ' I last Johns-Manville Asbestos shingle that you lay on your roof is the last shingle you'll ever need to lay on that roof. For Johns-Manville Rigid Asbestos Shingles should last as long as the building they protect and embellish. Johns-Man ville """Asbestos Shingles are made of asbestos fibre and Portland^ cement formed under tremendous hydraulic pressure. There is nothing in them to rot or decay. They are absolutely fireproof. They never need painting or refinishing. Write, call, or telephone us for fuD particulars. Let us give you an estimate of your rodGhg of re-roofing. We are experts. McHENRY LUMBER CO. McHENRY, ILLINOIS " WEEKLYJTOONALS COMERS AND GOERS OF A WEEK JN OUR BUSY CITY 4UAHTER OF A CENTURY ITEMS CLIPPED FROM PLAIN* DEALERS OF 25 YEARS AGO AS SEEN BY PLAINDEALER REPORTERS AND HANDED IN BY OUR FRIENDS Mr. and Mrs. John E. Pufahl wfere Elgin visitors last Saturday. Jacob Justen was a business visitor in the metropolitan city last Saturday. John and Thos. Welch of Woodstock called on McHenry relatives Mcmday. David Johnson of Woodstock was a week end gxfest of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stoffel. Miss Nellie G. Miller passed Saturday and Sunday as the guest of friends in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fay and Mir?. J. E. Wheeler wfere Elgin visitors last Saturday. > Mr. arid Mrs. John' W. Fay passed Sunday as the guests of relativessat Waukegan. - Mrs. Walter Warner of Elgin called on relatives and friends in town last Friday evening. . Leonard F. Frett of Aurora attended to business matters in this city the first of the week. v Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Baron and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Saylor were Woodstock callers Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Thies passed a few days the last of the week in the metropolitan city. Mrs. E. E. Bassett, daughter, Floribel, and son, Lisle, were Elgin shoppers last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George Stoffel and 'daughter, Rosemary, were Woodstock visitors last Saturday. Misses Kathryn King and Mildred Welch passed one d&y last week in the metropolitan city. Miss Katherine McCabe, who has been employed in Waukegan, hae returned to her home here. * Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Davis and child of Joliet passed the week end with hei mother, Mrs. Kate Stoffel. Mrs. Carl W. Strenger anil sons, Richard and George, passed last Saturday in the metropolitan city. Miss Lulu Colby of Elgin passed a couple of days last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Sayler. . Miss Maude Granger of Chicago passed the week end in the home of ,her sister, Mrs. Robert Thompson. Misses Vera Bolger and Agne»> Peters of Woodstock were guests of relatives and friends here Sunday. Misses Inez and Doris Bacon of Elgin passed the week end with their parents, Mr. and HSrs. Wm. Bacon. ' Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lawson of Elgin passed the week end in the home of the latter's father, Mathias Weber. Leo Rothermel of Woodstock spent'store and T. Bickler and family are the week end in the home of his moving into the residence vacated by mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Rothermel. j Mr. Lincoln having recently purchased Mr. and Mrs, Frank Rothermel of: the property. Mn. John Schaefer is moving to Augustburg. Gilbert Brotf. are making Dtlf l««-| provements in their store. Frank Wattles is having his meat market painted, redecorated and many other improvements made. Frank Going and family have moved to our village from Chicago. They will reside with Mrs. J. P. Going. The bricks of the old church are all cleared away. The erection of the new church will be commenced as soon as possible. Peter Weber and Peter Britz drilled through a rock 3 feet thick, 160 feet in the ground on Math Freund's farm on the prairie. John Gaiser, an old resident of McHenry county, died at his home west of Woodstock Saturday, March 31, at the age of 62 years. Died--At his home near Volo, on Wednesday morning, March 28, 1900, Samuel N. Gardinier, aged 82; years, 11 months and 24 days. We have two indications that spring is here, viz: The wild geese are flying north and the bell of the scissor grinder was.heard on.our streets. Daniel Collins, an early settler in the county, died at his home about three miles north of Marengo, on Friday, March 23, aged eighty-two years. Dr. A. M. Wray returned to Richmond Tuesday evening, having completed his studies at the Chicago Veterinary College, and is now a fullfledged V. S. E. L. Dalton had his hand caught in a chain gear at Hampshire recently while fixing machinery. The machinery was in operation, and his fingers were badly mashed. Otis Murray started to work in the farmers' factory on Monday. Peter Williams, who has been running the factory for about 12 years, moved intc his mother-in-law's house. Mr. and Mrs. George Ft Blethen came over from Janesville Monday and will .in the future reside here. Mr. B'ethen will have charge of the citizens" telephone exchange. H. C. Smith was sixty-three years old Sunday, April 1. A dinner was given at the family residence in honoi of the event, at which only the immt» diate members of the family were present. * Henry Boehmer & Co., of the Woodstock city creamery, have made contracts with their patrons^ for the next seven months at 87 cents per hundred and are receiving 9,000 pounds of milk daily. L. D. Lincoln is moving into the brick house opposite Miss Story's drug SPECIMEN BALLOT FIRST WARD City of McHenry, in the County of McHenry and State of Illinois. April 21,1925. Ray F. Conway, City Clerfc O Otto' O Tax Payers (By Petition) (By Petition) FOR MAYOR • Frank Wattles FOR MAYOR • John Stoffel . FOR ALD&RMAN i t Peter Doherty nmm FOR CITY CLERK • Ray F. Conway • • FOR ALDERMAN FOR CITY CU2RK • Chicago passed Monday as guests in the home of the former's father, Geo. Rothermel. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Burns and son, Robert, of Oak Park passed the week end in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Conley of Chicag< f were Sunday guests in the home Mrs. Hattie Howard, formerly of Spokane, Washington, died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pierce Monday of last week. The remains were interred in the Greenwood cemetery. E. J. Pratt met with quite a painful accident last Sunday when visiting at his home in Wauconda. He slipped on of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. the ice and fell, cutting his arm severe- FOR CITY TREASURER • N. H. Petesch • • » FOR POLICE MAGISTRATE Q FOR CITY TREASURER • • FOR POLICE MAGISTRATE • • SPECIMEN BALLOT SECOND WARD City of McHenry, in jhe.County of McHenry and State of Illinois. Election, Tuesday, April 21, 1925. a ^ Ray F. Coaway, City Cleijt , O (itim' O Tax (By Petition) FOR MAYOR (By Petition) FOR MAYOR I I Frank Wattles QI I John Stoffel • : FOR ALDERMAN • H. C. Hughes • FOR CITY CLERK FOR ALDERMAN I I Peter W. Frett • A. G. Barbian. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Shales and children of Woodstock were Sunday guests in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Barbian. Mrs. Harry Alexander of Hebron passed the latter part of last and the first of this week in the home of hei sister, Mrs. Robert Thompson. | Mesdames Geo. H. Johnson and Robert Thompson, accompanied by Mrs. Harry Alexander of Hebron, were Elgin shoppers Monday afternoon Miss Genevieve Kennebeck of Chicago passed tfre week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kennebeck. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kelleher and daughter of Lombard, 111., spent the week end as guests of McHenry relatives. Thos. Knox of Chicago passed Saturday and Sunday in the home of his mother, Mrs. Anna Knox, on Center street. * Miss Anna Frisby and Mrs. Anna jBaron were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warner, in Elgin last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Thomas and family of Barrington were Sunday guests of her grandmother Mrs. Barbara Schiessle. Misses Rose and Josephine Stoffel of Chicago passed the week end in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stoffel. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Hoffman of Chicago passed the week end as guests in the home of the latter's mother, Mrs. He^na Heimer. Misses Rosina and Cornelia Freund of Chicago passed the week end in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. W. Freund. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Nix and son, Robei t, of Chicago were Sunday guests of the former's parents and brother at St. Mary's parsonage. Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Hartley of Chicago were guests in the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Pint, over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. J. Schreiner and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Adams and son, Eugene, motored to Joliet Sunday and spent the day with relatives. Mrs. Harry Kist of Chicago passed the latter part of last week in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pint. Mr. Kist was also out for the week end. Mr, and Mrs. E. J. Mansfield, Mr. and Mrs. fed. Martin and daughters and Mrs. W. E. Martin of Woodstock were Sunday guests of Postmaster and I Mrs. E. E. Bassett. ly on glass. A number of stitches were taken and the injured member is improving nicely. I McHenry was plunged into gloom | and sorrow Wednesday when a mes? tage telling of the_depth of Mrs. W. J. Cuttridge, of Lake Geneva, was rej reived. Maggie Clark was the adopted daughter of Mrs. L. A. Clark, for many years a prominent resident of McHenry. Statement of the Spring Grove Creamery association for the month of February: Pounds of milk received, 201,186; pounds of butter made, 9,216; money received, $2,224.01; average test of 4; yield, 4.68; cost of making, 2.2 centsi price received per pound for butter, 24.13 cents. Our public school teachers have been visiting neighboring schools during their vacation. Mrs. Mary Cobb gath» ered ideas at Elgin Monday and in Company with Misses Baldwin and Howe visited the Richmond schools on Tuesday. Misses Perry and Howe were in Genoa Monday and Prof. Angevine and Miss Howe visited the Nunda schools Wednesday. St. Charles has secured the Cable Piano Co., to locate in that city. Little money was required but the business men of St. Charles were determined to secure a manufacturing establishment to number among their enterprises. Last fall an association was formed in McHenry to use all honorable means to get manufacturers to locate here. Several meetings were held. Officers elected, by-laws and a constitution were adopted and all seemed in a fair way to get a plant of some sort in this village. The Gail Borden Condensing company sent representatives here to look over the ground and report. As far as we were able to learn they were very favorably impressed with the outlook. a NOTICE TO LOT OWNERS Notice is hereby given to owners of lot% on streets which are soon to be improved by paving that all underground improvements, including sewer and water, must be put in without further delay. This applies to both builtup and vacant lots and in cases where this notice has not been complied with in due time, the improvements will be put in and charged against the property. Kindly give your officers the co-operation to which they are entitled by complying with this request at the earliest possible moment. # Good quality men's black cotton socks and ladies' black cotton hosiery oq our 10c coonter. Louis A. Erickson. •kjb:-'Jffz?; I I R»y F. Coaway • FOR CITY TREASURER • • FOR CITY CLERK I I N. H. Petesch • _ FOR POLICE MAGISTRATE • • FOR CITY TREASURE* FOR POLICE MAGISTRATE • • SPECIMEN BALLOT THIRD WARD v ; City of McHenry, in the County of McHenry and State of Election, Tuesday, April 21,1925, Ray F. Conway, City Clerk Otizcns' (By Petition) FOR MAYOR _ n Frank Wattle® (By Petition) FOR MAYOR Payers n John Stoffel • _ - FOR ALDERMAN rt J. Frisby FOR AT.nvf^MAy FOR CITY CLERK I I Ray F. Conway FOR CITY TREASURER I I N. H. Petesch • FOR POl£CE MAGISTRATE p . . - , r . FOR CITY CLRRK • • • • 1 • • • 9 FOR^POLICE MAGISTRATE • ' J FOR CITY TREASURER