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vmm m •fi third Tuesday of Mdt' month at 8;00 otlock. All ex-»*vtee men welcome. SGHAEFEB BROS* Drajiag and Transferring ' Lont Distance Hauling McHenry, 111. Early Riser Flour 8' • h V ea most excellent Wc guarantee itw»» >£,: please you * , , - ,r C <* . *v**' i *. ? ..~v» x, i'tf V?", '* • ." "r.: *•- McHENRY -V Flour West McHenfV. HI. jC """ # %:•' - - e.-:: FRESH fruit SL * u., Vegetables -• t ^ • :*,.r * t' "fc ' • V ;ti r ;¥<" ^ iv.: M. M. Niesen McHenry Phone 4# T ,^k, The Letter You Did Not Send t ^ Many a person has thanked his stars for the impulse of caution which stopped him from sending a certain letter at a certain critical time. Had the letter gone it might have been misunderstood or misconstrued and the result harmful beyond remedy. > .v / ^ * iThe long-distarfce tefepfiofte ftieets situations of this kind. IT affords opportunity for full explanations on both sides which dear up all uncertainties without JUM Bell Lines Reach Everybody '•« yyM * TELEPHONE COMPANY UNIVERSAL! Fordson Often Does More In a Day Hian Six Horses, ' • The Pontoon substitute* motors -for musck*. >A •usssa. The Pordaon substitutes tractor wheeb forte legs of man and horse. The Pordaon takes U*# burden off flesh and blood and puts it on steel f ^ It allows the fanner's energy tcr tte1 flevoteitf to management, and not merely to operation. It gives him time. It cuts his producing costs. There's a big story of savings made possible by the Pordaoo. Let us tell yon. Writ* phone or call. STAR GARAGE JOHN R. KNOX, Prop. PHONE tt lias. OsbttTtt Ip pitting his residence. Bert Sutton was a Palatine visitor Sunday. Roper Lynn was a business caller in Chicago Tuesday. Mies Overton, Jr. , of Elgin is visiting relatives here. / . Dwane Overton is expecting two more cars of coal soon. The Abe Miller family is entertaining friends from Chicago. The Winters and Pester families attended the Elkhorn fair Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Aubert entertained a larpe company of friends over J^abor day. Mr. and Mrs. J. Jackson entertained company from Chicago over Labor day. • * Sunday school will be held in the school building until the church is repaired. E. E. Oopley was a business visitor in McHenry and Ringwood last Thursday. ' Murvin Moody and family of Chicago were Sunday guests in the Ruben Turner home. Special--Self filling fountain pen, 14 K. gold pen point, each $1.50 at Erickson's store. Mrs. Westlake and son, Charles, and Mrs. Victor Aim were Twin Lakes callers Tuesday night. Chas. Ensign and family of McHenry were Sunday visitors in the Walter Watts home here. i Clipped Frost The of Twenty-tve Tears Ago 5s#' .August 26, 1897 John P. Smith is treating his xesidence and store to a coat of paint. Owen A Chapell have had some very neat and tsCSty signs printed on their store building. Most of the summer resorters are going back to the city this week in order to start their children in school on Sept. 7. Hanly Bros, are making arrangements to build a farm house and barn on the east side of the road south of their residence. George Roesslein, living two miles north of Solon Mills, lost his barn, hay, grain and farm tools by fire last Thursday night. The ice cream festival by the ladies of the Willing Workers' society, which was held in the park Thursday evening, was, notwithstanding the cool weather, well attended and netted the ladies the handsome sum of $27. The president and board of trustees opened the bids for furnishing all the material and erecting a water works system on Thursday. The board voted unanimously to accept the bid of H. A. Keith & Co. of Chicago, it being the lowest. Simon S toff el commenced excavating for his new store on the site of the old Parker House on Monday. The The Mrs. Rosaline Ropp, a trained nurse j building will be 44x80 feet, two stories from Chicago, spent Labor day in the hi£h» with basement. The first story home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Cornish. Mrs. E. E. Cropley returned home Saturday from McHenry, where she has been nursing in the C. W. Stenger home. Ed. Aubert, son and daughter returned to Chicago Monday evening after a iwo weeks' stay with his mother. Our little M. E. church was badly damaged by lightning Thursday night, it being almost a miracle that it did not burn down. Harry Turner and son, Clarence, and two gentlemen friends were Sunday afternoon visitors at the home of Robt. Turner. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Crane and MTS. Geo. Vogel drove to Marengo one day last week and attended the funeral of friend, Mr. Sullivan. D. S. Osborne and wife and the former's sister, Annabel, of Elgin were over Labor day visitors in the C. L. Osborn and C. Eddy homes. Mr. and Mrs. James Austin and daughter, Genevieve, drove out from Chicago Sunday and were guests of Mrs. Austin's sister, Mrs. W. Cornish. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Staines entertained Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Erp, Harry Clarke and Miss Eleanor Cliffton of Blue Island over Sunday and Labor day. Alfred Parker and sons of Chicago spent the past week in the former's fruit orchard here. He has. a bountiful crop and will be harvested this Reason. . Thomas and family of Woodstock Were Sunday visitors at Walter Watlfs'. The Thomas family is soon to "depart for Michigan to make their future h^me. The Solon Mills Improvement club has secured the Dennis_ Lyceum Bureau of Wabash, Ind, for a lyceum course this fall and the fore part of the winter. Buy a season ticket and boost your own town. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Johonnott and son, Sheldon, who have been spending their summer vacation here with the former's mother, departed for their home in Terre Haute, Ind., Wednesday, where Prof. Johonnott will resume his profession as teacher of physics. Miss Bird Hodge has resumed the teaching of music in her own home and will also teach two days out of each week in our public school, for which many parents will be glad, making use of the new piano recently purchased by the school directors. Let the good work go on. Chas. Frey of Deerfield and Miss Vera Beatty of Woodstock were married at Woodstock Saturday, Sept. 2. They went immediately to their new home at Deerfield, where Mr. Frey has a responsible position. The best of wishes are extended this young couple from their many friends in this locality.' OSTEND • Aluminum percolators, each $1.00) at Erickson's store. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harrer are entertaining friends from Chicago. Leon Lincoln of Harvard was a caller at the Hobart home Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Nina Sherman and family were Sunday guests in the home of the former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Will Ormsby of Ridgefield were recent afternoon callers at the F. R. Eppel home. Carl Herdrick is filling Joe Harrer's silo and Sam Rogers is at Warren Francisco's. The two farms join. Vacation is over. The children in all schools in this vicinity started for school Tuesday morning, Sept. 5. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gaylord and Mrs. C. E. Jecks passed last Friday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bassett in McHenry. .The heavy wincl storm of a few days ago blew about half the apples off in all orchards and the fanners have been having them made into cider at a cost of 5 cents per gallon. They hope to have vinegar without a cost of 60 cents per gallon. A man and his family in a fine automobile drove thru here one day last week and inquired for the Bull Valley farm. He was surprised to learn that it was a long valley and many farms in it. He supposed it was a little, coxy valley with one will be finished into two stores. hall .will be 44x60 feet. The McHenry public school will open on Monday, Sept. 6, with the following corps of teachers: Prof, F. E. Angevine, principal; Miss Cooper, grammar department; Mrs. Mary Cobb, fourth grade; Miss Fannie Osborne, third grade; Miss Jessie Baldwin, second grade; Miss Kate Howe, first grade. On September 1 the partnership existing between T. J. Walsh and J. C. Reynolds at the Bishop mill will be dissolved by mutual consent and the business will be continued by J. S. Reynolds. T. J. Walsh will confine himself to the agricultural machinery business at his warehouse north of the postofflce. Mrs. Lewis Waite, who resides with her son, R. Waite, in this village, had the misfortune to fall down cellar on Tuesday morning, injuring herself quite severely. In some way she made a misstep and fell headlong from the top to the bottom, cutting two ugly gashes in her head and bruising her face in a shocking man ner. A very pretty home wedding was celebrated at the residence of Peter Martin on the evening of August 12, when his daughter, Miss Carrie Belle Martin, and Mr. Elting J. Mansfield of Greenwood were united in holy bonds of matrimony. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Samuel C. Hay, after which supper was served. September 1, 1897 H. N. Thompson had a .steer killed by lightning on Saturday evening. The McHenry public school will open for the fall term on Monday next, Sept. 6. Hon. F. K. Granger's carriage team took first prise at the fair last week as the best span of carriage horses. Mrs. John R. Durkee, who formerly resided here, was taken quite sick last week at the residence of her daughter in Elgin. Linus Newman took a forced jump "from the roof of Jos. Diedrich's new house one day last week, but fortunately he landed in a pile of sand. J. H. Miller, the marble gealer, put up a handsome monument in the Wauconda cemetery in memory of the wife of T. V. Slocum of that village. G. F. Boley and family, Andrew Miller and family, Henry Meyers and family and Martin Wegener had a family picnic up the river on Sunday last. A lively runaway possed thru our village on Friday evening and as it was dark many narrow escapes are reported. Fortunately no one was injured. Jacob J us ten had the misfortune to catch his thumb in the door of his safe on Saturday evening, bruising it quite badly. It was very painful for a few days. W. Lee has leased the McLeod residence for the winter. Mr. McLeod will board with them during the absence of his wife and daughter, who have gone east for the winter The pickle factory of W. A. Cristy had a narrow escape from destruction by fire on Saturday. It was on fire three times, but discovered just in time to save it. The fire caught from passing engines. The county fair proved a financial success this year, the attendance being large each day, and on the third day, Thursday, there was one of the largest crowds ever seen on the grounds. It was estimated at between 8,000 and 10,000. Thos. Burke met with quite severe accident on the fair grounds at Woodstock on Friday. While driv ing off the track he was run into by another team and in the collision was thrown from his buggy and his feet ng entangled he was dragged distance, scratching and bruisface in a horrid manner. Hon. F. K. Granger had another narrow escape from death while returning from the fair on Thursday evening when a short distance this side of Woodstock, one hind wheel of his carriage went down. Thihking the carriage was going over he attempted to jump out, but his feet becoming entangled in the lap robe he fell in such a position that the wheels up like a jack 1op£i He suffered quite serious bruises. " ADDITIONAL PERSONAL Hosiery for the school children at Erickson's. - Miss Dorothy Engetn passed the week end as the guest of friends in Chicago. John and Frances Buss of Spring Lake, Mich., spent Sunday and Labor day with relatives here. Miss Lucille Schoel of Chicago passed the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Schoel. Fred Rennwald and Fred Williams of Chicago passed a couple of days this week in the home of Mr. and Mr£. Louis Oertel. Henry Landes, Bill Krohmer and Chas. Burd have returned to Chicago after spending a few days with McHenry friends. j Mr. and Mrs. Howard Simpson and' daughter, Dorothy Jeanne, of Chicago passed Saturday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Oertel. Mr. arid Mrs. Louis Oertel, daughter, Marie, and SQtts, Anthony and Louis, passed Sunday and Monday with Chicago relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Frisby and son, Weston, of Chicago were guests in the home of the former's mother, Mrs. B. Frisby, Sunday. Mrs. Mae Powers, daughters, Helen and Marie, and son, James, returned home Monday after a three weeks' visit in the home of the former's mother at Sycamore. Mrs. Louis Oertel and daughters, Julia and Anne, went to Chicago Wednesday to attend the funeral of the former's nephew, Bernard Hack, who was drowned in the drainage canal; Sunday afternoon. McHenry and ADDITIONAL LOCAL Fall opening of miWinsry Sept. Blake Sisters. Choice Gage hats at the opening Sept. 16. Blake Sisters. The Woodstock Woman*# club is planning a campaign for the accumulation of a substantial fund with which to place a parlor grand piano in the new community high school. The club has been divided into ten committees. Group eight is sponsoring a community dance to be given at the Woodstock armory, Thursday evening, Sept. 14. The popular Beeoher orchestra of Edgewater Beach hotel, Chicago, and Woodlawn Bay hotel, Delavan, will furnish the music. This is an opportunity to hear and enjoy this famous and unusual orchestra. The decorating and refreshment committees have elaborate plans under way to make this a most attractive and enjoyable party. Seats ' will be provided for spectators, Tickets, $1.00 per couple. Ladies, 50 cents. ADDITIONAL EXCHANGES A spark from a gasoline engine set fire to the barn on the Steve Huff farm near Spring Grove one day recently and had it not been for the prompt assistance of volunteer fire fighters the entire structure would have been £ total loss. It is damage is ftdly wead by ance. The attendance at the McHenry county fair, recently held at Woodstock, was as follows: Wednesday, 1,800; Thursday, 4,961; Friday, 2^>73; Saturday, 2,231. Vigilance and rigid enforcement of the law by state authorities of the fire prevention commission, especially the provision of adequate means e< escape from buildings used for public assemblage, has resulted in the installation of fire escapes on six buildings at Harvard during the post week. A number from vicinity are taking in the fairs at Libertyville and Elkhorn Wis., this week. WEINSCHENKER'S Community Express Drajriag and Long Distance tog done by the how or Job. Furniture moved with care by mm of loo* experience. PHONE 35 McHENRY ITS PERELCT BREAD COULD MADC WE'D MAKE i F it were possible to make any better bread or pastry than is turned out by this establishment you can feel quite satisfied In your own mind that we would be making a better article. This, however, is a human impossibility. We bake s perfect bread and perfect pastery. FRANK HOFFMANN McHENRY ILL. CREAM SHIPPERS Ship your cream to as at Elgin and always get highest prices. Elgin te the batter center of the country. We manufactaxe both ice cream and butter. Write fortagfc information and our quotations. "Always^sk your dealer tor your FAVORITE Ice Cream and BILLHIDE CteoK ery Butter. Made in Elgin." B. S. Pearsall Butter Co. Elgin, 111. Ben Rigby CM Dressmaking Seasonable Prices Inc. • . . H i MBS. E. ROBERTSON Ctoverdrier BHg., 1st floor West McHenry, 111. STEAM, VAPORjAND WATER HEATING ; ^ DR. C. KELLER Vii [:j. .[ Optometrist and OptMj|| Notice to the Pnblic The citizens of McHenry are givon an opportunity to havtfftheir eyes examined and glasses made to order at reasonable prices and under guarantee. Have made glasses for the past 20 years for such prominent families as the Bishops, Engelns, Buchs, Bohrs, Freunds, Rev. D. Lehane and many others. Office hours, at my summer home on Fox river, one block north of village limits, from 2:00 to 3:00 Monday of each week. Phone 9. Estimates furnish«i£# Main Office, Chicago, HI. j Crystal Lake Branch, 34-14 ALF RIGBY, Manager T% PHErtJUUtO SHARKS WITHIN YOUR REACH Tue WW TO START' THE DM OfF -- 15 CAT A BREAKFAST THAT IS RIGHT YOUR be pf breakfast should a nature calculated to start you off in a good natured frame of mind. Might we suggest that our freshly laid eggs are of superior taste and quality and that our bacon is of an appetizing, nourishing nature. Can we serve you bread, milk, ooroaift or ^an cake flour? Watch foi Mi. Iluppy Party TRETTS: Saving money is an old story full of thrills and disappointments. The latter may generally be traced to lack of a systematic plan or urib» judgment. It is possibletocombinethethrills of saving with pleasure by investing I'our savings--whether small or arge--in the 7% Preferred Shares of the company, because you have ( the assurance of safety sod " f means of saving regularly. " (/I ,J| These shares are easily acquired ^ --$5.00 a month per share soon ~ „ ^ pays for the sound investment. - Figure out how many shares you can save for regularly. Then start if on the one sure roaa to Financial » ^ Independence--the road of SJS* f j| tenia tic investing. OUT new booklet, "Service and Security," contains detailed information about these shares, the great plants and prosperous citiea back of them. If you have not received your copy get it today. ASK YOU*. LOCAL GAS OFFICE • I . ' • ; j in" :^| Investment Degiortm--t WESTERN UNIME* L M CORPORATION iiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiHiiittn : •M urn But the First Step that leads to influence is the one you take towards the SAVINGS BANK. Everybody experts toGET AHEAD some time, et the first move should be to open an account in r Savings Department. E^on't put oii t&is im- |K>rtant step--do it NOW! ' . 'j M f Starting a Banking Connection * a serious matter and ought to be done as the result of a '^fareful consideration of all the qualifications of the bank , V Ifeekiag your business. - ^ This institution desires the closest inspection o( its • 1 financial standing, equipment, methods and personnel on . - |he part of those who are thinking of opening an account . I»ere. It is satisfied that you will find it entirely worthy oi your confidence and business. £ •<&' McHenry, Illinois GERALD J. CAREY, Cash. FREMONT HOY, fttt"