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* k 1 V'*- .• * 'xi &*# ^ v-> V s , ̂ f *: * 'sfp JP^{,5 *<p* ^yvr^y;r' j£'J^ ^ ™ THE " HcJBtKBrBYg I i/Tfc :1 >:.;-i"' .V.*; * 'i^s - • "THAT ALWAYS HAS ITf OING from store to store in search of some new remedy, toilet preparationOr other items sually carried \>y druggists, is not a pleasant ex­ perience. For years we have kept right up-to- ate regarding new articles which are constantly ing placed on the market. We stock all the worthy ones and usually have them on hand as t Quickly as the stores located in large cities. We realize the importance of service and constantly ^'•5 •trive to live up to the reputation we have gained. ^The Store that Always Has lt" :Wz 'FifowE so w N. H. PETESCH DRUGGIST ' • V 1 . ~ > Tj -3 » • i-l A79I A Garage In Need Is a Friend Indeed! ^^Whea something goes wrong and you find yourself miles away from any and every place, set up your wireless appa­ ratus and sound the di&ress signal. We'll be sure to catch it and will respond in a friendly way in the shorte& possible space Of time. LWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE FO EXPERT REPAIRING "ACETYLENE WELDING - BATTERY CHARGING >SS| -- TIRES-GASOLINE-OILS -- \g SUPPLIES-ACCESSORIES FORD SERVICE STATION AUTO LIVERY-QUICft SERVICE w*\ STAR GARAGE JOHN R.KNOX, PROPR. PHONE 30 • M<HENRY IN. How to "Focus" Your Voice WHEN you take a photograph the object must be at the proper distance from the camera, or the picture will be blurred and indistinct* The object must be "in focus." When you speak oyer the telephone it is neces­ sary that the lips be at the proper distance from ths mouthpiece, or the voice becomes "blurred and in­ distinct" to the listener; The voice, like the camera's object, must be "in focus." The best results will be obtained in telephoning when the lips of the speaker are about half -an inch from, and directly in front of the mouthpiece; and when the words are spoken in a clear, moderate tone. - CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY RIDGEFIELD Mrs. Ericson and Mrs. Martini mm in Woodstock Monday. Miss Genevieve Goddard spent San- day at Lake Geneva, Wis. J. Stock was a Chicago business vis- itof Thursday last. Mrs, Rose Goddard was a Crystal Lake caller Monday afternoon. Mrs. J. Coates arid Mrs. Gauear were Woodstock shoppers Monday. Miss Ella Mollohan visited friends at McHenry Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Ray Harrison of Marley, 111., visited with friends here the past week. Mrs. Anna Mollohan spent Monday night with her brother's family at Crystal Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Senne .and son of Woodstock were Sunday callers at Father Wille's. Mrs. Lola Bennett returned hoine Friday after spending ten week! in the home of her sister at Moline. Leroy Skinner spent Sunday with Mrs Skinner, who is visiting in the home of her sister at Wauconda. L. J. Gibson and lady friend of Chi­ cago were visiting in the home of D. L. Gibson and S. A. Merchant recently. Miss Eva Merchant of Carpenters- ville visited in the home of her grand­ parents from Saturday until Tuesday. L. M. Goddard of Moline visited his mother and other relatives here Sat­ urday and Sunday, Mr. Goddard made the trip overland by motorcycle. Ray Lynch left Tuesday for Cen- tralia to spend the Fourth with friends and from there he will visit St. Louis, Mo, and also at Moline with his sister, Mrs. L. M. Goddard. RING WOOD Mrs? W. Beth is entertainnig com­ pany from Chicago. The O. E. S. meeting at McHenry was well attended from here: A.r Aderson of Hartland spent last Saturday evening in this village. The young ladies that were in camp at Howell's Villas thoroly enjoyed their week of fun and pleasure. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Walsh of McHenry were calling at W. E. Smith's one evening last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Allen arrived in Boston last Monday, having trav­ eled 1300 miles, weather being fine and warm. Mrs. Mary Shipton of Woodstock organized a Red Cross society here Thursday last, getting a nice number >f members. Mr. and M#s. E. P. Flanders, are spending the week at Terra Cotta, where Mr. Flanders iB engaged in building a garage. H. Wharton, wife and children and fc. C. Haw ley and wife motored to West Chicago last Sunday, where they spent the day witty Mr. and Mrs. D. Bacon of that place. t VOW) Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Huson were re- cont guests in the home of Mrs. Frdst. Miss Ella Moore spent Tuesday and Wednesday as the guest of friends in Wauconda. Mr. and Mrs. F. Crocker of Lib- ertyville spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Huson. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Paddock and daughter, Doris, were Slocum Lake callers Sunday. Miss Pearl Vasey of Crystal Lake spent the past few days as a guest at L. Benwell's. The Ladies' Aid society will meet with Mrs. Frank Hironimus on Thurs­ day afternoon, July 12. Mrs. Thos. Wright and daughter, Myrtle, of Elgin are visiting the for­ mer's son, Clyde Wright. Mrs. Wm. Hironimus and son, Ches­ ter, of Round Lake were callers at Mrs. Rose Dunnill's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Vasey and chil­ dren, Vera and Walter, of Crystal Lake "were callers here Sunday. Annual Appropriation Ordinance Be it ordained by the president and board of trustees of the Village of McSlenry, in the County of McHenry and State of Illinois: Section 1. That there be and is hereby appropriated from any money that is now or that may be hereafter in the Village Treasury of the Village of McHenry, not otherwise appropri­ ated, the* following sums of money for the purposes herein specified to defray the necessary expenses and lia­ bilities of said Village for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of May, A. D. 1917, viz: For salaries $2000 1000 2000 600 1000 3000 , F. B, Bennett, Solicitor State of Illinois, ) )ss. County of McHenry ) In the Circuit Court of McHenry County/ to the May Term, A. D. 1917. Fred P. Duetschmann vs. V. Atrgusta Preis, et el. Bill fdr partition, general number 19220. Term number 97. Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a decree made and en­ tered by said Court in the above en­ titled cause, on the 25th day of June, A. D. 19JL7, I, E. H. Waite, Master in Chancery of said Court of McHenry Coupty, will on Saturday, the 21st day of July, A. D. 1917, at the hour 6f one o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at the East door of the Court House in the City of Woodstock, Mc­ Henry County, Illinois, sell at public sale to the highest and best bidder, the following described real estate, to- wit: The East half of the Southeast quarter of Section Number six (6) in Township Forty-four (44) North, of Range Number Nine (9) East Of the Third Principal meridian, containing Eighty (80) acres of land, more or less, situated, lying and being in the County of McHenry in the State of Illinois. « Terms of Sale Twenty-five per cent (25 per cent) of the purchase price upon date of sale, the balance in cash upon deliv­ ery of Master's Deed. Dated at Wood stock, Illinois, this 27th day of June, A. D. 1917. E. H. Waite. Master in Chancery of the Circuit Court of McHenry County, Illinois. Exemption Rules Under the exemption rules, married men must file an application with the exemption board if they wish a re lease from duty. The McHenry coun ty board is made up of F. F. Axtell of Harvard, C.X. Getzelman of Al- For sidewalks.. For streets and alleys. For water works For public property fund... For contingent expenses... $9600 Section 2. That this ordinance shall be in., force and effect ten (10) days after its passage, approval and publi­ cation according to law. Approved: R. G. Chamberlin, President of the Board of Trustees of the Village of McHenry, Illinois. Attest: Wm. G. Schreiner, Village Cleric. - Passed July 2, 1917. Approved July % 1917. Published July 5, 1917. Catching Carp Catching carp is furnishing some amusement to the youngsters about town. The mill pdnd is the place where . these. fish abound in goodly numbers and all th^J; is needed to catch them is a pole, line and hook baited with raw potatoes. While some of the "kids" are just catching them for the sport there is in it, others take them home for eating purposes. An unsuccessful attempt to close gonquin and Dr. Edward V. Ander- j the saloons at Half Day was made last son of Woodstock. Swede. 1' .V . >. rtfe TERRA COTTA Mrs. Geo. E. Adams spent Friday at P. H. Conway's. Mrs. T. Bay of Chicago visited rela­ tives here last week. John Martin s$ent the past week with relatives in Chicago. Fred Bergman of Chicago spent Sunday at S. B. Leisner's. T. W. Ames was a business caller in McHenry Friday evening. Miss Florence Knox visited rela­ tives at McHenry Friday evening. Miss Mary Bolger spent a £pw days last week with Miss Mabel Knox. Mrs. B. F. Martin was the guest of Chicago relatives last Wednesday. Misses Elsie and Elizabeth Marshall of Crystal Lake spent a recent day at J. H. Gracy's. Mrs. Nellie Bolger of McHenry called on relatives and friends here Wednesday last. A. P. Landgren and son, Edgar, of Crystal Lake spent several days last week and this at M. Knox's. J. M. Phalin was one of a party of men w^, accompanied Ben Stilling on a trip to North Dakota last week. Mr. and Mrs. M. Knox and daughter, Mabel, spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Burke at Lake Defiance. Messrs. and Mesdames John Ayl~ ward i and F. J. Cleary of Elgin spent one evening last week at P. H. Con­ way's. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. B. Frisby and daughters, Clara and Agnes, attend­ ed the Gibbs-McCabe wedding last Wednesday. Mrs. E<L, Sutton and daughter, Ce­ cilia, of Sioux Falls, S. D., spent a few days last week with relatives and friends here. Mrs. P. H. Conway, a resident of this vicinity for several years, died at her honle here Monday evening, June 25, after a long illness .She is survived by her husband and eight children, who have the sympathy of all in this sad bereavement. The fu­ neral was held Thursday at S,t. Pat­ rick's church and was very largely attended. Those from a distance who attend­ ed the funeral of Mrs. P. H. Conway here last Thursday were: Mrs. P. Costello, Mrs. F. O'Flaherty, Misses Delia and Minnie Conway, Theresa Sceevers, Mrs. Grace Gahan, Mr. and Mrs. John Aylward, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cleary, Miss Marion Conway of Elgin; Mrs. Wm. Heaney, Mrs. Alice. Woods and children of Chicago; Sr. Mary Celine of Mt. Carmel, Du­ buque, la.; Sr. Mary Francis Paula of Lyons, la.; Mr. and Mrs. John Con­ way of Detroit, Mich.; John Conway of Aurora; Mr. and Mrs. John Nett ind daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nett, Walter Carey and daughter of Wil- Mot, Wis.; Miss Katie Hess of Wau­ conda; Geo. Hess, Mr. and Mrs. John Bolger and family, Mrs T. F. Hayes of Woodstock; George Conway of Crystal Lake; Mrs. Ed. Sutton and daughter, Cecila, of South Dakota. SOLON MILLS Ed. Austin was a Chicago passen­ ger Tuesday. Stanley Beal of Hebron was a Sun­ day caller here. Frank Hay made a trip to Feni- more, Wis., recently. Miss Lillian Yanke is spending the week at Beloit, Wis. H. H. Fay was a Tuesday sailer at Genoa Junction, Wis. Walter Johonnott was a business caller in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Turner were Fiday callers at Antioch. Will Aylward and Fred Noble were Chicago visitors last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Merrell were Chicago shoppers Thursday. Miss Anna Fangmeier spent a few days recently at Fenimore, Wis. Fred Turner of Hebron was a Wed­ nesday caller at W. H. Gardner's. Geo. and Albert Justen of McHenry were business callers here Tuesday. Mrs. Sylvia Cornish and daughter have returned from Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. Lawrence Santucci and sons, John and Paul, are spending a few days in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Monear and Mr. and Mrs. A. C Merriell motored to Rockfod Sunday. , ' Mrs. A. F. Wellman and Mrs. A. Bell have, returned from their trip to New Hampton, la. E. S. Johonnott spent a few days last week in Chicago, the guest of his brother, Ben Johonnott. Mrs. and Mrs. Ed. Cropley, accom­ panied by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Denker of Chicago, motored . to Dodgeville, Wis., Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McDonald of West McHenry and Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Brown and son, Leonard, of Ring- wood were Monday callers at the C. W. Cropley home. Mr. and Mrs. John Kauer and daughter of Chicago were Sunday guests at Chas. Foley's. Mr. and Mrs. Foley and soa, Harry, returned to Chicago with them Sunday evening. JOHNSBURG Frank Mathieu is working at Low­ ell, Ind., this week. Stephen H. Smith was a McHenry visitor last Saturday afternoon. A number from here spent part of the day at the McHenry celebration yesterday. A few from here attended the play at tiie McHenry opera house last Sun­ day evening. John Jungen and wife are enjoying beautiful new automible purchased a short time ago." The wedding dance at Smith's hall here on Tuesday evening of last week was very well attended and, as usual, all present was shown a fine time. The corn crop is far behintLJ§>rmer seasons, but the farmers thraftat this section are hoping that the weather man will send us the brand of weather Make the Darning B a s k e t a K e i i c of the Past Stop working and worrying over the holes that wont stay darned Buy Armor Plate Hose for the whole family. It takes • long time to wear a hole in ARMOR PLATE Hosiery even with children's romping play. Made of the strongest and best yarn obtainable-- knit to shape and size exactly--anddyed with Harms-Not Dye (it ab­ solutely will not rot, burn or weak­ en the yarn). A r m o r P l a t e stockings fit in with the policy of our store--because they're the very best for the money. All sizes--all prices. We recommend then H-»the makers guarantee them. See them today. Smith Bros. McHenry, Illinois Many folks during la& sum mer's sizzle cooked their meals on an or an Electric Disc Stove «r IB Electric Chafing Dish and thus they added to the stifling atmosphere a mini­ mum degree of artificial heat. Electric Appliances use the heat developed where it is-needed and rad­ iate off little. Public Service Co. OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS \ ir . f-> YQ>J i- l . .i™' : s- •« tt * *• Xp1 ---- You say you do, but do you? Do you ever stop to consider how much of the most healthful of all foods jou eat? Do you remember how delicious bread tasted in childhood days? It will taste just as delicious now if your bread is made from EARLY RISER flour. It is the one food that you can eat at each tneal, three times a day, every day in the year and never tire of it. The bread that makes you want to eat more is bread from EARLY RISER flout*. « " :: :: -4> WEST MERRY FLOUR AND FEED HILLS SHARON, WISCONSIN Wednesday and Friday 8 a. in. to S p. m. Sunday and Monday • By appointment only DR. CHARLES R. TREAT WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Tuesday, Thuriday and Saturday 9 a. m. to S p. m- Offlce In Spaulding Bid*. Phone No 73-Rr ALFORD H. POUSE Attorney-at-Law We^t McHenry, - - 111. that will advance the crop where it should be. Frank Mathieu called on Dr. Arnold Mueller at the Garfield Park hospital in Chicago last Friday and found the doctor walking around the room. As a result of the care and treatment he is receiving, he is doing very nicely and expects to be a^Me to return home soon. (limW Savings account •m i >i| A The path to at least moderate wealth is opeii to you, but you will have to enter By Way of the Savings Jil Account Route No mail has ever attained even moderat wealth without the aid of a bank account If you really have the ambition to acquire wealth you will îart an account at once. It is the only way. HOY BANKING COMPANY Bank of McHenry ;Bank of .Ri.ndw.o.o^|| 13 ^ %:*£ ISP" - ^ Spring and Summer Goods m new and weaves t J • West McHenry, E Sport Voiles and Silks, novelty plaids and stripes in the newest creation for the smart dresser, up to..-- per yard --_____ T'i, "'"H. ; A new line of Ladies' Collars in voiles,. silks and georgetta crepes, plain and embroidered. Auto Veils and Caps Shirt Waists and Muslin Under wear. Shoes for the whole^ family at extremely low prices. : - • f*-^- New line of Men's Hats, Caps, Neckwear, Shirts, Spring Ti^s, Hosiery, Etc. ' | Made-to-order Suits ^ Full line of pure, fresh Groceries and Canned Goods. ^ 'Phone 63-R Goods delivered r ,H1 1 ^ i m Well Give You the Sha^i You Select in Strict! FresK Paint r ha nnoyixig to select a shade of paint «nt to use from the Color Card ana thegif ve the dealer state he is "just out." S ; / * £ >*- 'i-l YouU never have that experience hero We show thirty-six shades of Bradley & Vroomam €vtim~atiiecd Paint on our Color Card and carry every one of tlieru in stock--ready for immediate delivery. And every gallon of B & V Paint we sell it Strictly Freshly Mixed ready to feive you a maTitnnm o| •ervics and suiiaiaciioii--- protected By a written* oi&n*£ v- Gold Bond Guarantee. Bradley & Vrooman / |j _ Guaranteed House Paint Donavin & Reihansperger WEST McHENRX* iU. P H I L I P J A E G E t t GENERAL COriMISSION MERCHANT|| SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE SALE OF Dressed Beef, riutton. Hogs, Veal, Ptaaltrft > -Vii Hidos, Etc., Batter and Egffs Tfeli lithe oldest boose on the street Tags and price Usts fwatrtit co application. COLD STORAOB FREH j CMICAOO, ILLINOIS. . ' •' f i; j rS*'\. * >.