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^ Owen, State df mm V-' fe""v '~'u*'****** or ^MM ^"Vfllteiif 9. McHenry 6iil^)Wv, v ' /tliiwily, deceased, unknown )Mfe$ «r ' In the gMK Court «* »®«nnr; *"*•* K: WBhdy, d <*»»>«] r County, Stat* of Illinois, . January .ugfenMra h«b« or daw bees of Hapvay , Tern, A. D. 1ft 1. , . 1 Cfewm, ifwBtaBeit. yAiiown hefara. or ; <John E. Pufahl, Compttihuttrt, _1 devisees x»f WillismDaggett, deceased, V , tb. '. J s jfbntenown helre or jhwtot* of jfarritt Th» tin known kaiaa i w*. devisees of jL. Saterlee, deceased .unVno DafttelOwen. deeaaaad, Jptotewn heirs 'deviates of Ctafga C or dtriMes of HonKfr ilMi deceased, unknown heirs or devisees of Lodema Long*, deceased, unkntrvm heirs or devisees of Jane Owen, deceased, un- - known heirs or devisees of Herman N. Owen, deceased, unknown .heirs or delown Cook, d heirs or devisees, of* Frederick Fisher, deceased,* unknown heirs or devisees of Samuel Faulkner, deceased, unknown heirs or devisees of George Gape, deceased, unknown heirs or devisees of Leonard Gage, deceased, unknciwn U*u» or devisee*,of B. Claflin, 4*f)iif<ed, unltjMmnlMirt or devisees of OatrSd B. Jetotfet/dacaaaqd, unknown heirs or devisees of Lydia M. ©wen, Amy C. Owen Cto^ell, Clara B. Cfcwen, Olive Owen Wright, Raymond H. Owen, Nellie C. Owen Wait*, Paul D. Brown, Clarence H. Brown, Dorothy, QUARTER OF A CENTURY Clipped Fro® lie Plaiadealer ;#f Tweaty-tve Taws Aft Nat Kimball has accepted a position eextend tc^&lir ptotronsand friends otir & Jewett, deceased, unknown .heirs or Brown Mills and the unknown owner visees o eorge . Clark deeeaaed,; or owners of the following described H CUri! 4'" til eV1^S of |^ estate, to-wit: Lot number Seven running an engine for T. V. Slocum ?' w' ; « "n^own j h«i" or (7), in,Block Number Two (2)v«f the at Lake Zurich unknown ^ Gage, deceased J original plat of the Village oi West Supervisor Cristy" la attending the <««. k°W+ur °r °J'wrs n°tes McHenry, said plat filed for record December meeting of the "board at R ^ is m6 ®ortgafire recor^e<^ i&jJune 14, A. D. 1859, and recorded in Woodstock this week. 00 , o ortgages, page 76, lie-j t:... Recorder's Office of the County of C. B. Murphy, the grocer in Howa's en Geo™ W (Wi r»i -- »iaTld State of Illinois, in Book block, has taken a partner and the en, George W. Ow*. Ol.ver N. 24 of Deed Records, pafc 291, said firm name will herea^WMurphJ Owen, Mary O. Schnorr, Edwin W. j Block Number Two (2) being located * ™ OwenK Charles S. Owen, Lewis H..in ®nd being a part of the southwest ' !quarter (XA) of Section Number Twenity- six (26), in Township Number 1 Forty-five (45^ North, of Range Number Eight (8) East of the Third Principal Meridian, and situated, lying and "mm Heartiest Christmas ft*. ••"yftyl" jjjk: ELECTRIC HEATING JVestinghouse Turnover Toaster Always ready to serve--you cannot be beat- Simply turn on the current--no <wat«r £0 heat Oh warm, woal ly pad--you are a comfort compl'HjS, You make me feel cosy from my head to my fc',' ?r You're fb'-xible too, like a soft piece of leather, ?r. ? Aad the user will tind }ou as "light as a feather." A prater bag oools and its warmth soon departs, But your heat keeps a-coraing from the time it starts. Your heat can be--'rlow," "mediutp," or•"bighj-'." Afthe choiceof the a^fary. ^ ' Electric Iron . I'he ideal iron for a lasting v Saves numberless steps |nd makes ironing a pleasure, Westintjhouse, Hot Point, (Jaivec«al. ^ad Aroarinn ^jkbratyb.' :• <7' No need to touch , the toast to turn it-- f Just turn the knob. Makes deli ci»m toast in a jiffy. Gifts that are sure to please, gifts that will be in daily use the year round, increase your ' pleasure of giving. Westinghouse electrical appliances are always welcome gifts; their constant usefulness is sure to bring a lasting recollection of the giver. Beautifully finished* exceedingly useful, and wonderfully appropriate, Westinghouse electric ware displays . your good taste in gift-giving. We have a splendid variety to choose from. Let us have \ttie pleasure of solving your problem of "what to give." Here are some suggestions: Toaster Stoves, Turnover Toasters, Urn Style Percolators, Pot Type Percolators, Table Stoves, Chafing Dishes, Warming Pads, Curling Irons, Cozy-Glow Radiators, Electric Irons V ^ \ "v "*•' • % >r« . ¥... •*.- ' • J It. McHENRY ELECTRIC SHOP 3 idius, wor.» ^ * .% ^ 'iteNRfi^K' Wmflmm; I!//. ni'i'iV-':-'/7 V/ •'/////,1 1 ',;! i!1 1: •!///.< /": 1!1' i ? • (MdTfcuReoeive a Finer Christmas II Will There Be a ^ , f t. WJP'l* if-' 'I**'•••;/•• io Your Home This Christmas? ..f Ifaity thfuf atiothercan 3^ the joys of Christmas, it is music--and tlic Columbia can bring into hope py >u^ , -you may wish to hear. , The Columbia is the one instrument to ich the greatest artists have entrusted their art--an unanswerable acknowledgment of i& " ftrtis|ic achievements. Moreover, the Columbia |s the only instrument specially made to play the iwcords which these great artists have made. A Phillips A grand entertainment by. the children of the German Catholic school will be given at Riverside hall Thursday evening, Dec. 26. C. A. Knight, of the firm of Knight A Brown, attorneys of Chicago, has being in the County of McHenry and just been admitted to practice in the State of Illinois, ^ Defendants. ! United States supreme court. In Chancery Bil lto Cletb Title. Justus Bangs, an old and highly respected citizen of Wauconda, died at his residence in that village on Friday aged almost ninety | Notice is hereby given that t)ge above is the title of the Court and the names of the parties to a suit! morning last, which is now pending in said Court [years. and that process for said defendants; The teachers and pupils of the pubhas been issued to the Sheriff of said I lie school will give a literary and County returnable to the said Court at j musical entertainment for the benefit its Court Room in. the City of Wood- lof the school library on the evening stock. County of McHenry and State 1 of January 7. of Illinois, on Monday, ttie 10th day of ! The first of a series of parties un- January, A. P. 1321. _ jder the auspices of the Y. P. &. C., In testimony whereof I have here-)which wfk held at Riverside hall on unto set my hand and affixed the seal i Friday evening last, was attended by of said Court, at my office in Wood- ! forty-eight couple. stock this 6th day of December, A. D. > The Universalist and Methodist Chas. F. Hayes, Clerk, j churches are both making arrange- Alfofd H Pouse, Solicitor . ^ ijments fer handsome Christmas trees State of Illinois, ) . " v, y on Christmas eve, together with in- McHenrv County)ss. v £ teresting • exercises. . In the Circuit Court of McHenry i 'ce harvest has commen County, State of Illinois, January i ^is village, Wentworth, Lamph "Term, A. D. 1921. 1 Newman having taken the con !; fill most of the houses in ther village. '} The ice they are cutting now is about enced in iphare A ntrAct to Katie Pepping, Complaisant, ' vs. The unknown heirs or devisees of | *we've inches thick. Stephen Bantis, deceased, unknown i An old fashioned thaw set in ^ Christmas Day and any other day through all tjie/years to come, the best or the newest 6f -till the world's fflusk.flaav. be vnnrslaenjoy. -t,V . . V . *J4'" •' i.. ' - - %'• /. «r • ' 9k ***-«?< V V *'3 : McMenry. W. ••aiim.il .ifci . ..r. u» ^K_^- i HUEMANN •!?% . Wttt MeNMrrfrOL: . i'. fv*' ' >'w " heirs or devisees of Antonette Bantis. deceased, unknown heirs or devisees of Philip Blake, deceased, unknown heirs or devisees of Ellen Blake, deceased, Nicholas Blake, Christina Blake, Barbara Hein Regner, Barbara Smith, Elisabeth Laures, alias Lizzie Laures,, Stephen Smith, John Smith, Joseph Smith. Lena Smith Hettermann, August Huff, William Huff. George Huff, Katie Huff, Joseph Huff, Julia Huff and the unknown owner or owners of the following described real estate, to-wit:. Part of the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section Number Fourteen (14), in Township Number Forty-five (46) North, of Range Number' Eight (8) East of the Third Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows, towit: Commencing at the Northeast corner of the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of said Section Number Fourteen (14); thence South on the Section line thirty-nine and ten one-hundredths (39.10) rods; thence jn a Westerly direction to a point in the center of the highway Forty-one ! Cheer kv•» k J K »» 7 ' « , L;?' May joy and happiness be | yours at Christmas time ^ j and thru the coming yeaa*. '"•rc •. •: ' : • « * - * : 'f * .v-r.-:--. ' a > , - • "S V; ilbur Lumber Company Weat McHenry, III. PhoCie 5 Sunday and continued thru Monday and Tuesday and the consequence is that our sleighing is about, whipped. On Monday night we were treated to a regular thunder storm. G. F. Boley of the McHenry brewery is building a large ice house at Johnsburg. It wilf be 118x30 feet with 18 foot posts. He also has four large houses in this village, all of which will be filled with the best quality of ice within the next few weeks. At the last regular meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church-the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Presi dent, Mrs. Mary Lamphere; vice president, Mrs. Sarqh Sherburne; secretary, Miss Cora Wilson; treaawsr. Mrs. Wm. Smith. December 2S, 1895 Peter ' Schoewer is quite ill at his residence in this village. E. H. Dodge has purchased the grist mill of Cristy A Son at Ringwood James Conway arid Lillian Dates of Ringwood were married last week. New Year's party at the Mchenry and ten one-hundredths (41.10) rods!House on Wednesday evening, Jan. 1. South of the North line of the South- One week from today will be New iuust quarter of the Southeast quarter [Year's day, the opening of leap year. of said Section Number Fourteen (14); thence Northerly in the center of the highway Forty-one and teh onehundredths (41.10) rods to the North line of the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of said Section Number Fourteen (14); thence East on the Forty line seven.and fifty-three hundredths (7.63) chains to the place Herman Boley will start for a visit with friends at his old home in Germany "this week. New Year's services will be held ia the Universalist church at morning hour next Sabbath. Mrs. M. A. Hihbard, who has been laid up for the past five weeks with a badly sprained ankle, ia slowly improfw of beginning, containing seven (7) i )ng. acres, more or less, and situated, ly-1 Miss Agnes Perry, who is attending" ing and being in the County of lie-'school at Madison, Wis., is spending Henry and State of Illinois, j the holiday vacation with her parents , Defendants. | in this village. In Chancery. Bill to Clear Title, j Miss Mabelie Wheeler, who is at* Notice is hereby given that the j tending school at Oshkosh, Wis., fi above is the title of the Court and the | spending the holidays with her patnames of the parties to a suit which j ents at the Wheeler farm. is now pending in said Court and that j The public school closed on Friday process for said defendants has been'last for a two weeks' vacation. The issued to the Sheriff of said County' teachers and pupils will therefore be returnable to the said Court at its j able to enjoy the holidays to their Court Room in the Cit; of Woodstock, i fullest extent. County of McHenry and'State of Illi-' The agricultural implement warenois, on Monday, the 10th day of j house of Wm. Hackett at Huntley wa» January, A. D. 1921. ' destroyed by fire Sunday, Dec 15 ami Iik testimony whereof I have hare- j Edward R. Morris, a young man in his | unto set my hand tnd affixed the seal j employ, severely burned. of said Court, at my office in Wood-j All of our merchants have been dostock this 6th day of December, A. D. ling an extensive holiday trade. There ' 1920. Chas. F. Hayes, Clerl(. i is^no town in McHenry county where ~ . better stocks are kept or lower pritiae I Alford H. Pouse, Solicitor - -j are 0ffered than in McHenry. State of Illinois) ; £.01. Austin, who formerly run a McHenry County)ss. _ • liverj\table at the Parker House bam In the Circuit Coflrt of lfcHenry jn vjuage> js now running an ex- County, State of lllino«s, January tengive ,ivery feed and gale stable at' Term, A. D. 1921. Peoria and is doing a thriving busi- Mary Bonslett, Complainant, ness i _ ' TS* . . * At a regular meeting of McHenry jCiemMs^Zeas, Gertrude Lerche, lodge No 158 A F & A M ^ fol Elizabeth Frisby, Louise Dowe, Susan jowjngf. officers were elected for the en Zens, John Zens, Joseph N. Zens, An- w Howe g w . Geo Hanly j w . thony F. Zens, Genevieve A. Zens w Howe s w . Geo HanHyf j w . Leonard G. Zens, Anna V. Zens, and c t Eldredge, treasurer; John Evan- ^the unknown owner or owers of the ^ 8ecretary. w. F. Tilton, tyler. following described real estate, to-wit Lot Number Two (2), in Block Num- Executor's Notice yz > ten wr"'"-*-' '•?- .• »•*' 'C t X "* ,.J »r«y .It* v.j4 , u \ ^ » 111 WIVVIi 11UMI t - . f . s JBAWVMIW* o nww ber Sixteen (16), in the Village of Mc- , Alford H. Pouse, Atty Henry on the west side of Fox river, | Estate of Martin F. Schnrftt, desituated, lying and being in the village ceased. of McHenry, Cpunty of McHenry and] The undersigned having been ap- State of Illinois, Defendants. ' pointed Executor of the last Will and In Chancery. Bill for( Partition, j Testament of Martin F. Schmitt, de- Notice is hereby given that the ceased, late of the County of Mcabove is the title of the Court and the Henry and State of Illinois, hereby names of the parties to a suit which gives notice that he will appear before is now pending in said Court and that (the County Court of McHenry County, process for said defendants has been at the Court House in Wocgistock, at issued to the Sheriff of said County' the February Term, on the first Monretumable to the said Court at its' day in February next, at which time Court Room in the City of Woodstock, all persons having claims against said County of McHenry and State of Bli- Estate are notified and requested to nois, on Monday, the 10th day of Jan-; attend for the purpose of having the uary, A. D. 1921. - same adjusted. All persons indebted In testimony whereof I have hen- 1 to said Estate are requested to make unto set my hand and affixed the seal immediate payment to the underof said Court, at my office in Woodr ! signed. Dated this 6th day of Decemstock this 6th day of December, A. D. ber, A. D.*1920. f 1920. Chas. F. Hayes, Clerk. 26-3t Martin B. Schmitt, Executor. An elegant display of flow lamps,! Make it an electrical Christmas by list the thing for a Christmas gift, selecting your gifts at Harry's elect the Everett' mtufe atoreC tricaTahop, Justen block, McHenry. ... '« >•'v>4vi'-'{ " •*("< ' • * ' ' - 5 - r: : . a ^ ^ • 'J, * ;• w " ' . . ST [ We have found that friendship in business ; . counts for much and we are grateful for yours. 1 *v£- / We extend to you our hearty greetings fdrl V ""Christmas and tvery good wish for the cominjjf ^ - year.- * y>l& SmUNG'S GARAGE CRORGR A. STILLING, Prop. .,;v; •I Why So Many Exchanges? WHY are exchanges built at so mam different ppuoiumltss in the same cjtrr * subscnl>er asks There are two basic reasons far multiplying exchanges I'he pair of wires connecting your teleP »h one runs rig ht to .y our Central office. If there were only one central office in a big city the length of subscribers" lin to that single exchange would make the initial cost and the upkeep and repair cost prohibitive, . The other reason is.technical. .Every operator at • switchboard has to be Within arm's length of all the numbers. She must be able to connect you with any number asked for. The reach of the normal operator limits the capacity of the switchbosrd to 10,000 lines. Hence, ss the city grows, new exchanges must be built. These are the fundamental reasons for multi-exchange development CHICAGO TELEPHONE >v COMPANY ^ th\ >T* wm . J SEFXJL gifts are appreciated • great deal more than the impractical what-nots that people so often r >r give for Christmas presently . ^ underwear is the highest development of the best underwear mills of the country. It ia correctly cut and proportioned, Jft|p and economical. why not give v wm Jkwt m cam^bt* /*•( T..JT #sr ymm to rtssw Aw*. , IOHN STOPFER Waat McHenry, 111. ***'•*%