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Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Carpenter of W< Tuesday- Mc wx y| Jack Nieholls DITCHING AND TILING «t= "Attention" U your eyes need attention why not have same attended to by a registered optician. Broken lenses duplicated. Call up McHenry 15 or 16 for appointment at my office or your homeanytime convenient to you. Dr. Jacobs McHeary « JUSTEN'S HOTEL ADDITIONAL EXCHANGE Elgin's newest theatre, the ttialto, will open on Monday, April 4. County Judge Charles P. Barnes passed his fifty-ninth birthday on Monday, Feb. 14. ( 1 The Bradley Knitting company, which operates a large factory at Delavan, Wis., may open a branch factory At Harvard. By the death of an Ancle, George Moncur, the Woodstock florist, has been Hade an heir to an African estate. The uncle passed away at Fieksburg, South Africa. Reed Pratt's petition as a candidate for the office of mayor of Woodstock is now being circulated among the voters of that city. Mayor Olmstead will not be a candidate for re-election. Among the McHenry county scribes who have joined the National Editorial association in its tour thru the south are Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Renich. of the Woodstock Sentinel and Editor L. Willard, Cobb of the Crystal Lake Herald. One of Gary's vyy latest acquisitions is the establishment of a gold fish hatchery. The Oriental Gold Fish company is the originator and 2,000 very fine specimens were received last week. At the present time fifty pools are being constructed. Nary an objector appeared at the public hearing held recently at Cary to ascertain the feeling of the citizens towards a system of sewerage for that municipality. It looks very much at this time as if the improve ment will come to Cary this summer. ' A new vehicle tax, for the purpose Y memki of raising funds for street improveITEHS ment, was discussed at considerable length at the last* regular msating of j the city council at Crystal Lain and as AND GOERS OF A WKEK a result of this an ordinance providing j ! IN OUR BUST VILLAGE * •, such a tax is now being drawn witli j >, the hope that same will become effe^-'As Seen by IMaindealer Reporters atti tive on May 1. j Handed Into Our OBce by Our Thru the very liberal subscriptions f " r',>r»ds of John Whitworth and the Oliver j Miss Clara Staff el was a Chicago Typewriter company and George Mar- visitor Tuesday. phy the hospital at Woodstock is now j :,yr an() Mrs. J. C. Holly passed free of debt and is the pi perty of Saturday in Chicago. Woodstock and McHenry county. It Mrs. William Dewey was a Chicago is the plan of the hospital board fo visitor last Saturday. enlarge the building just as soon as ; Martin Knox passed a day last week conditions will permit. The board jn the metropolitan city. would like to see the institution en- Carl Nelson of Elgin spent Sunday larged to accommodate at least seven- evening as the guest of friends here. of ALFORD H. POUSE ty-fivebads Execut--or's N--otice if .• • E. R. McGee passed Sunday as the fUests of relatives at the county seat. David Johnson attended to business blatters in the metropolitan city Montday. i Mrs. S. S. Rogers and children were week end guests of relatives in Chi- Atteraey-at-Lfw Alford H. Pouse, Attorney ' Estate of John Stilling, Deceased. The undersigned having been appointed Executor of the last Will and Testament of John Stilling, de-, cag0 r*sed, late of!tlie County of McHeni*, ^ Maade Granger of Chicago and State of lllmots, hereby gives ™- \ d gund evenin? ^ Natives tice that he will appear before the County Court of McHenry County, at< the Court House in Woodstock, at! Thane 26 Weet McHeary, HL hee. Mrs. 3. W. Bonslett passed Tuesday .. „ , . as the guest of relatives at Woodthe May Term, on the first Monday in j g£OCjJ M.y next, «t which tin* .11 person. ,* y(fe Kent •, ^ iras A busth.; w claims .gunst upd Estate-{„ toWut, |atter ^ notified, and requested to attend for .. > . InSt WQ€Ki Miss Marie Miller of Wauconda was . ^ . . . . . , the guest of relatives here last week asiafce are requested to make imme- j w , , liiate payment to the undersigned, j „ Dated this 1st day of March, A. D. 1921. Joseph Stilling, Executor. the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebtedNto said THE UNIVERSAL CA* "The Ford Touring Car" 1 ' HERE is the greatest motor car in all the world. Great because there is more of it in use than of auy other car in ttrt> trorld. Great because that in our demand for a million and a quarter Ford cars th$r year fully 50% of that demand is for the Touring Car. Surely every For|f touring car is a car of great service. 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Creolite for floors; Best P»- pared Paint for houses, barns, jgarages; Auto Finish for your jCar; Sunshine for furniture, floors, and woodwork; Flat Wall Finish for walls and ceilings. These are just a few of fiie best Paint Products that fieath & Milligan know how to make after 68 years of experience. They are equal in every respect jjo the highest grade product! gnade, and can always be identified by the Dependable Trade- |nark on the label (shown above)* Look for it when you (U there is a complete Heath &, Milligan Department with products to meet every need fn iSfti r itore, and we are always glad to help you solve your painting problems. Color cards free. Come in and get a FREE copy of our book "Ham to Paint" worth 25c but Free to yoqj HENRY C. KAMIIOLZ /WEST McHENRY, ILLINOIS C. E. Owen of Chicago was a Sunday £uest in the home of his mother, Mrs E. M. Owen. Miss Fanny Granger pas'sed Saturday and Sunday as the guest of relatives in Chicago. Miss Dora C. Kenney passed the latter part of last week with her parents at Milwaukee, Wis. Mr. and Mrfe. N. P. Steilen of Chicago were guests of their sons here over the week end. Miss Barbara Wiedemann of Elgin passed the week end as the guest of Miss Emma Thelen. Jacob Buss of ftelvidere was a Sunday guest in the home of his sister, Mrs. Henry Dowe. Misses Marguerite and Dojrothy Knox passed the week end with friends in the metropolitan city. James Green of Woodstock was guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs Ray F. Conway Sunday. Gordon Campbell of Gary, Ind. passed the latter part of last week as the guest of friends here. Misses Lenore Freund and Clara Miller were guests of friends at deb ron last Saturday evening. Mrs. P. J. Heimer and daughter, El vera, were guests of Woodstock rela tives the first of the week. Misses Margaret Stenger and Eliz abeth Vogt were Crystal Lake vis itors last Saturday evening. * j Wm. Bickler of Chicago passed the i week end as the guest of his parents, j Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bickler. I Miss Varina Wentworth is spendj ing the week as the guest of her sister, l Mrs. S. J. Frazer, in Chicago. Mrs. Mary Carey and daughter* j Belle, of Elgin passed the week end ias the guests of McHenry relatives, j Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Diedrich of Racine, Wis., were week end guests in | the home of Mr; and Mrs. J. W. Bonslett. Mr. and Mrs. Wm, H. Althoff were Sunday guests in the home of the former's brother, Louis Althoff,v at Ringwood. Geo. Callahan of Cincinnati, Ohio, was a Sunday guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Phalin, south of town. Mrs. M. E. Wilson of Chicago spent last week as a guest in the home of Mrs. Sarah Sherburne and daughter Anna. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller of Zenda, Wis., were Sunday guests in theehome of Misses Kathryn and Gertrude Weber. Misses Marion and Irene Conway of Elgin passed the week end in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A, ;Oonway. Miss Josephine Worts of Chicago passed the week end as a guest in the home of her parents, Mi4, and Mrs. M. L. Worts. Miss Marguerite Overton passed Saturday and Sunday as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Cowen at Harvard. Miss Genevieve Bonslett of, Chicago passed the week end as a guest in the i home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bonslett. Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Musser of Elgin were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Whiting, northwest of town. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jackley of Ashton, la., passed several days this week in the home of the latter's brother, J. W. Bonslett. " Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Cobb, daughter, Gladys, and son", Sherman, of Hebron were guests in the home of Mrs. Eliza Parker here Sunday. Mrs. Gus Schweihoffer and children of Chicago passed the first of the week as guests in the home pf her parents, Mr. and Mr. Ben Wegener. Mrs. Grace Ainger and children of [ Genoa Junction, Wis., passed the week end as guests in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton K rum pen. .j Mrs. Arthur Whiting of Libertyf' f ville passed Saturday and Sunday in r lthe home of her brother, Lewis Mc- ! Donald, and family south of town. s j Mr. and Mrs. Math. Karls, Mr. and SMrs. William Karls and son, William, "'Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Coleman 'of Chicago were Sunday guests in the (home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Karls. I Mr. and Mrs. John Karls »nd daugh- ' jter, Evelyn, and Misses Elizabeth and % ^Theresa Karls of Woodstock passed ' ! Sunday as guests in the home of their /' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kallf. . ' -v BRIG. GENERAL EARL D. THOMAS • East of the quarter section line) un- , \ j til it intersects with the Water's edge Far met McHenry Caonty ReaMsat! of said Pistakee Lake, thence Easterly Passed Away la the Eaat I a'onK the water's edge to the place of / •- -- . beginning, Section Number twenty The clipping given below is froas. (20), Township forty-five (46) North,, the Army and Navy Journal, Wash-1 Range Nine (9), East of the Third ington, D. C. In addition to the in- Principal Meridian, situated in the formation therein we would'state that, County .of McHenry and General Thomas was the son of Edwin i Illinois. E. Thomas, former sheriff of McHenry i . TERMS OF SALE county, and Naomi Patterson Thomas! Twenty-five (25) per cent of the and was born on the farm of his father ; purchase price to be paid in cash on two miles southwest of McHenry. He! the day of sale, and the balance of •was also a nephew of Mra. E. M.; the purchase price to be paid in cash Owen of this village. His aged | upon the approval of the report of mother, now in her ninety-fourth year, is living with her daughter, Mrs. Cha^.- H. Dickinson, at Woodcliff-on-Hudsort, N. J. General Thomas remained on tht; farm of his father until 1858, when he removed with his family to Woodstock, where they resided until after he death of E. E. Thomas in 1897. He was married to Miss Clara Church at Woodstock in 1871 and is survived by her. At the breaking out of the Civil war he made up his mind to join the colors altho he was not old enough to enlist as a soldier he ran away from home and was accepted as a drummer boy. He was in some of the great battles of the war, including Gettysburg. Brig. Gen. Earl D. Thomas, U. S. A., retired, died at his home at Laurel, Md., at noon on Feb. 17, 1921. General Thomas was the father of Mrs. Alexander, wife of Col. Robert Alexander, U. S. A.; of ^frs. Symmonds, wife of Col. C. J. Symmonds, U. S. A., and of Mrs. Wade, wife of Major B. F. Wade, U. S. A. He was the grandfather of Capt. W. D. Alexander, U. A., and of Lieut. B. F. Wade, Jr., lT. S. A. Burial was at Arlington National cemetery. General Thomas, who had a notable record of service in the Civil, Indian and Spanish-American wars, was born in Illinois, Jan. 4, 1847, and served during the Civil war as a private, corporal and sergeant major in the 8th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. He was appointed a cadet at the U. S. M. A. July 1, 1865, and was graduated and assigned as a second lieutenant to the 5th Cavalry in June, 1869. He served in the 5th Cavalry until promoted major of the 8th Cavalry, Feb. 14, 1899. He was transferred to the 5th Cavalry in the following May and detailed as inspector gen ral Feb. 28, 1901, and served in that department until promoted lieutenant colonel of the 7th Cavalry Nov. 16 1901. He was promoted to colonel of the 7th Cavalry April 19, 1903, was transferred to the 11th Cavalry two days later and appointed brigadier general April 18, 1907. After his graduation he saw extensive service on the plains against hostile Indians During his frontier duty he was in the fight on Red Willow Creek, Neb., June 8, 1870;. in action against Apaches near Salt river Dec. 28, 1872; near Gila river Jan. 16, 1873, and Diamond river, Ariz., Feb. 20, 187S. He took part in the expedition against the Ute Indians June 12 to Oct 1, 1886, and in quelling disturbances in Chickasaw Nation in 1888. He received the brevet of first lieutenant Feb. 27, 1890, for gallant services against Indians near Fort McPherson, Neb., June 8, 1870, and brevet of captain Feb. 27, 1890, for gallant services in action against Indians at t)is Caves, Ariz., Dec. 28, 1872, and for distinguished services in the campaign against Indians in Arizona in April, 1874. During the war with Spain he served as major and inspector general of yolunsale and the delivery of the Special Master's deed. Dated at Woodstock, tMa 21st day of February, A. D. 1921. E. H. Wait*, Special Master in Chancery of tk Circuit CoQrt of McHenry Coantjr, Illinois. 87-St The thirty-second depot company, Illinois reserve militia, was mustered ont at Waukegan on Monday. The Oliver typewriter factory at Woodstock last week issued its first twenty-five year service badge. K. Greenley is the possessor. TMepkoae Nee 1«S-R SIMON STOFFEL Insurance agent for all elaasea of property in the best etMBpeatai WEST McHSNBT. - ILLOOtt i PHILIP JAEGER OENERAL COriMlSSION MERCHANT / * , SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE SALE OF , Orcaaed Beet, riutten, Hogs, VaeB, PMltjr|, Hides, Etc., Butter and Eggs - ^ This is the oldest house an the street Tags and priee lists famished oa application v • ~s. % ' STORAGE FREE > 1 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. As nearly perfect u • Gas Range can to ^ 'made.' '• v ^ food, jRemarkably easy to keep clean with its while porcelain tray and splasher back. Enables you to do your cooking with the minimum of time and effort, giving you leista* for other things. Economical ;n gas consumption. jtfjiyWestern United Gas /mf ^RvaodElectricCompaDy teers and saw extensive service in the Philippines. He was, among many other duties, in command of the department of the Colorado and on his retirement for age, Jan 4, 1911, was ^ given an elaborate banquet in Denver." Willard Lindsay and Alford H. Pouse Solicitors Cctanty of McHenry, )ss. State of Illinois, ) In the Circuit Court of McHenry County, Illinois. January Term, A. D. 1921. Bill for Partition, General Number 19972. Alma Zander, Complainant, vs. Ruth S. E. Chaiser, et al, Defendants. Public Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a decree of sale made and entered by said court in the above entitled cause on the 21st day of February, A. D. 1921. I, E. H. Waite, Special Master in Chancery of said Cour^ will, on Saturday, the 12th day of March, A. D. 1921, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the front door of the Court House in the city of Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, offer for sale and sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described real estate in said decree, mentioned and described, to-wit: A part of the Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section Number twenty (20), Township forty-five (45) North, Range Nine (9), East of the Third Principal Meridian, and described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the Northwest corner of Lakeside, being Henry Kennebeck's subdivision of the fractional Northeast quarter of said Section twenty (20), and recorded in the Book <rf Plats of said McHenry County, on page thirty-two, with its intersection with the water's edge of Pistakee Lake, running thence South eleven (11) degrees East to a private road laid out* and extending along a line 310 feet South or the base line of said Lakeside to the public highway, thence along the North and West side of said private road Westerly and Southweaterly to a fence on the quarter section line, thence northerly along said fence as it now stands (it being understood that the Nortfc end 91 said tece -i* Men's Suits 'it $25, $30, $35; $40 See The NewuLine JOS. W. FREUND Whs I McHENKV, ILL. .s Bell Bon^fWg^tWReplace te Receiver Telephone users are urged to replace the receiver promptly at the end of every conversation. * *f the receiver is left off the hook. ^ either intentionally or accidentally, it completely cuts off your telephone from every other, and requires the operators to report to persons calling ttat your Jj^lqphoiie is out of service. r V v - ^ By replacing the receiver on the hook at the end of each telephone talk, you keep your telephone door open and assist in maintaining good service. JLUNQIS BBLI* 4' •*- 'j ^ •y- It - -M ir'$ •4 V&fC;