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POUSE agent for all property in the best WEST McHENRY, - ILLINOIS Early Riser Flour iftost excellent Sag**-'# We guarantee ?it to fc.., ^you,ki t i - *5t«* •" Mrwfcsrltf •""" Flour Mills West McHenrv. in. YovDolir See How Fir h WiH ^ Go Here want fresh groceries of the highest quality at the most> reasonable prices. We jgive you w hal you Want. Our sati| stomers are our es t recommendation. We sell the best on the IBarket at the lowest .possible prices. rigged iriHjjh- M. M. Niesen PkOM « a|| % V wmM s of Cheer and Comfortgs I *v,?» I If wife, mother or daughter is ill and you; are obliged to be absent, what a comfort it is to talk home every evening by Iongfpljf distance telephone! Your own anxiety is;,, ,,^.v relieved and your loved ones are cheered by the sound of your voice. Station-to-station" lone distance ser-C vice, developed recently by the Bell System, ifteets situations of this kind exactly. Just call your home by number and tell the opera& r you will talk to any one who answers. When the call is answered, the "stationto- station" rate, which is about twent; per cent lower than the "person-to-person rate, applies. You can tnen talk to all the members of your family, one after another, on the one call, if you wish.* • ; ':.y 'V '.y.: " Station-to-station " Long Distance service Is quicker and cheaper. It is explained in die current issue of this Telephone Directory. ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY • r; SEDAN - 1 ' New Price • J f.-rfi ' • > ' v ®:3 F.o.a DETR /J tk k w At the new low price the Ford Sedan represents a greater vaK ue than has everbeeq It provides enclosed car comfort in a dependable, quality product at a minimum cost Your order placed now wi| insure reasonably prompjt livery. Terms if desired 4 considerable sickness ffc rf Johnsburg and lltere is still among the p« vicinity. The Ash Wednesday services at St John's church last week were very well attended. Misses Frances Miller, Katherine Oeffling and Rosina Thelen spent Toesday at McHenry. Mrs. John Frett and daughter, Kate, spent Monday as guests of Mitt. John P. Schaefer. Just arrived, a carload of smokeless coal. The Alexander ber company, West McHenry. Peter M. Schaefer is this week moving from the Math. N. Freund farm to the Math. May farm near Spring Grove. ' Ben Kennebeck is nfoving from the Mifth. May farm near Spring Grove to the Jacob Schumacher farm near Johnsburg. Paul Schumacher who has been occupying his father's farm inter here, is vacating the place and is moving his stock and effects to a farm near Volo. Make your house a pleasant and attractive home. Clean, snappy wall paper in the latest patterns will do the trick. Get it at Erickson's store. Friends of the deceased received with a feeling of sorrow the news announcing the death of Math. May, which occurred at the home of his sister, Mrs. Fred Meyers, near Spring Grove on Monday of t^is weeK. The social dance, held at the parish hall here a week ago last Monday night, brought out a very good attendance and proved a most enjoyable occasion for all. The net proceeds of the event were turned into the church treasury. Charles Schaefer, who has been eon ducting a garage here for some time past, has closed his place of business and gone to McHenry, where he is now acting as mechanic in the West Side Service station conducted by Wm. Schaefer, who has the agency for Durant and Star cars.* Irwin Schmitt, youngest son of Mrs. Martin F. Schmitt of this place, was taken to the Garfield Park hospital in Chicago last Saturday morning, where he underwent an operation for appendicitis the same day. He withstood the operation very nicely and reports from Chicago are that the young man is making a rapid as well as satisfac tory recovery. Mrs. Hubert Karls, who passed away at her late home here last Thurs day morning after only a few days' ill ness with influenza, which developed into double pneumonia, was laid at rest last Saturday morning, the funeral taking place from St. John's Catholic church at nine o'clock. The deceased had spent her entire life in Johnsburg, where she was highly respected by our entire populace. She is survived by a grief, stricken husband and two sons, Mathias and Joseph. SOLON MILLS Chas. Osborn is numbered with the akk. * Lee Hodge is still eonflnefl At the house thru illness. Highest quality field and garden seeds at Erickson's store. Mrs. Arthur Bell is confined to her bed with the flu at this writing. Feed Globe Egg mash for Alexander Lumber Co* West McHenry. • George Turner, wife and daughter boarded the train for Chicago Saturday morning. Miss Mae Aylward is reported sick at the home of her aunt, Mrs. John McCarthy, at McHenry. Just arrived, a carload of scmismokelees coal. .The Alexander Lumber company, West McHenry. Mrs. A. C. M err ell . is quite sick of influenza at this writing, while Mr. Men-ell, who has been sick, is much improved. The sad news comes to us of the death of John McCarthy, a late resident of McHenry a'nd formerly an old resident of this vicinity. * Frank Church, who had the misfor* tune to have his face scalded by his Ford radiator exploding, is reported improving at this writing. Frank Church and family, who have been on the Sarah Wilson farm for a term of years, are moving, to the Beeson farm, four miles this side of Harvard. Mrs. Reno, who has been housekeeping for Albert Sutton for a couple of years back, left for Florida a few days ago, where she will reside with her aunt. She was accompanied by her SOlt i . ' „ " OSTEND • Sterbens had but was not nege of confined to his John grippe, bed. Feed Globe Egg mash for eggs. Alexander Lumber Co., West McHenry. All 10c tobacco, S packages for 25c, and all 15c tobacco, 2 packages for 25c at Erickson's store. Henry Hobart and son, Roy, have both been quite ill with grippe, but not confined to the home. Just arrived, a carload of semismokeless coaL The Alexander Lumber company, West McHenry. Mrs. Clark is able to be up and dressed and takes her old place at the table, altho she is still quite weak. Mrs. Edgar Thomas has been very ill for several days with puenmonia, but at this writing is reported 00 the gain. Mrs. C. E. Jecks received word from her mother that she had recovered sufficiently to be aWe to sit up for a time every day. Mr. Jepson, rural mail carrier from Woodstock, was obliged to change his w-; route several days last week on account of snow over on the hog's back. 1ft iNjhool on WedMtfrday of last Ike teacher, "|nit Florence Eppel,4|ive8 a car and the snow was so bHfllllift to the wind shield she t to the pupils that there wouldThi no school that day. oowrnr TAXES SI,MM McHENRY HAS NOTABLE TAX ADVANCE OVER LAST YEA* [Harvard Her&ld] Owners of property in McHenry county will be called 00 to pay in taxes within the two and a half months a total of $1,308,898, according to tax rolls in the office of Roy J. Stewart, county treasurer, who is also county collector of taxes. It is expected taxpaying will start next week, as the first batch of notices to property owners will go out within a week. Every taxpayer in the county will receive a notice from the county treasurer as to the amount he will be asked to pay in taxes^ Eight of the seventeen towns show an increase in tax levies over a year ago and nine show decreases. Towns where increases appear are: Chemung, Dunham, Marengo, Grafton, Burton, McHenry, Nunda and Algonquin. Decreases appear in the town? of Hartland, Hebron, Alden, Dorr. Seneca, Richmond, Greenwood and Coral. A reduction in farm land taxes appear all over Illinois by reason of a decrease in equalized state land valuations granted the Illinois Agricultural association The decrease followed presentation by farmers of evidence showing the increased cost of government during the past two decades has been largely borne by farm lands. The decrease in farm lands amounts to about six per cent, it is figured. Harvard and the township of Chemung appear in an advance of $7,- 610.16 over a year ago, the tax total this year being $173,223.64 as against $165,613.48 last year. McHenry exceeds Harvard and Chemung because the advance there amounts to $13,- 191.69 and in Algonquin the increase totals $12,295.80, the total being $151,689.62 against $139,393.82 a year ago. The increase in Dunham totals $3,476.44, in Marengo $6,651.87, in Grafton $470.73, in Nunda $4,050.44 and in Burton $651.48. Woodstock and the - township of Dorr disclose a tax decrease of $50,- 794.79 over last year, tlfe total this year* being $222,886.70 against $273,- 681.49 last year. Seneca comes next in the tax decline, the reduction in the town bearing an Indian name being $6,316.01. Coral and Hartland are in close position for third place in the tax fall off> Coral showing $4,777.20 and Hartrand $4,225.75. Richmond follows with a decline of $$,- 057.82, Alden of $2,135.75, Hebron of $1,603.16, Greenwood of $1,406.28 and Riley of $1,471.42. ' The reduction totals «f, the eight towns overtop the increases in the nine and bring about a tax of $28,- 061.86 below the county total of a year ago, according to figures available in The Herald office. In the following table may be found the totals for each town for last year aqd the present year. The figures will prove of intereft to tax payers in general: ^ * . Last Year This Year Riley ..£*&,$ 31,662.66 $ 30,081.14 Marengo^*i.i;. 83,403.77 90,066.84 Dunham ^ m.. 39,181.63 42,688.07 ~ ' 166,613.48 173,223.64 47,599.45 46,463.61 49,350.88 45,125.13 40,153.29 38,887.28 55,861.69 , 51,084.49 69.283.77 58,763.04 273,681.49 222,886.70 37,392.99 35,896.71 67.005.12 65,401.02 66.871.78 62313.96 13,793.15 14,774.63 91.204.13 104^5-82 96,667.58 100,718.02 139,393.82 151,689.62 all taxpayers imm^HlMy report to me any neglect or fasttiihtion on the part of any dark & the handling «f the taxes. Xow* very respectfuHy, '.It**- . 'kOY J. STEWART, J:', County Collector. The Plaindealer for news. FOR SALE--A quantity of choiee ear corn. Inquire of or write Jams* Hunter, West McHenry* HI. Phone 617-J-2. ' 32-tf FOR RENT--A furnished room with all modern conveniences. Central location. Inquire of The Plaindealer, McHenry, HI. 37-tf a nninina anaaMMm SALE--From ten to fifty acres UASSlriED MyjUnfM • °* exalte"* farm land. One-half mile from McHenry depot N. F. Colby, FOR RENT--A five room house. Fox West McHenry, 111. 26-tf River Valley State bank, McHenry, m. 36-tf CIDER FOR SALE--At Geo. J. Saver's farm, 26c per gallon. Barrels must be returned. 37 FOR RENT--A flat on Elm street; also two store rooms. Wm. M. Heimer, McHenry, ILL~ 36-tf FOR SALE--Team of work horses, wagon and double harness. Phone 111-R, McHenry, 111. 33-tf FOR SALE--Timothy or alfalfa hay. Will deliver. E. G. Petersen, McHenry. Phone 603-M-l. 34-tf FOR SALE--Seven Poland China brood sows, bred to farrow in April. Inquire of P. M. Freund, McHenry, 111. Phone 630-M-2. 36-2t* FOR SA LE--DeLavel separator nearly new, $20.00; 3 tons alfalfa hay, $22 a ton. Inquire of George Steinsdoerfer, McHenry, 111. Route 3. 37-lt* FOR SALE--The Michael Jtisten estate house on Elm street, McHenry. Apply to or writq N. J. Justen, administrator, West McHenry, HI. 16 FOR SALE--The homestead of 169 John acres. A. Smith Two miles FOR SALE--Ford touring car in running order. Bargain, «s we have no use' for it. Pan American Coffee Mills, We&t McHenry, 111. 8i NATIONALLY KNOWN CONCERN wants representative in this vicinity. For man who can qualify, a permanent and profitable position is open. Car desirable. -For interview write, giving phone number, C. F. Bamberg, 5448 Lakewood Ave., Chicago. 36-2t WANTED--A girl or woman for general house work. Good wages and a pleasant place, within a few minutes' ride from Chicago. Write Mrs. J. W. Reed, 235 Grand Blvd., Park Ridge, or phone P. R. 1053, reversing charge. 87 FOR SALE--One of the best farms fa1 Illinois--143 acres. Absolutely the best private hunting grounds tar water fowl in existence. Very fertile oil. Close to town. Can be bought on long time and very liberal terns. N. F. Colby, West McHenry, HI. M »•»«.• Chemun^i. Alden . ., Hartland; , , Seneca , Coral .. f.i.i Grafton Dorr Greenwood ... Hebron ...... Richmond ./». Burton McHenry' . Nunda Algonquin .... which is always a safe guide, shows that the most ^ prosperous communities are those whose people ^ are largely interested in Savings Institutions. The * training to save means sobriety, industry, integrity, #ome ownership and good citizenship. • fa- • • A ' . - : . * ;<:/ •*. ^ It f^ever Rains But It Pours ^ true of the bills that ..pour in when your pay, ; < it envelope stops because you are disabled. The: butcher, the grocer, the landlord, the clothier, alllP v* Want their money and you need it for doctors' bills^ and medicine. Of course, you may not expect^ accident or sickness at present; but it is prudent to^ be prepared for what may come by taking a little - ^ each week from your income and depositing it to< v i;P your savings account at out bank. IDecide to it on your next pay day. ' *• •••'J' 4 ' '.3 ' ** 4' ^ ' - ^ \i®V- > .4r: K? • ' Totals. • $1^36,960.58 $1,308,898.72 To the Taxpayers: There will be mailed from the office of the county collector to every taxpayer owning real and personal property a statement showing the amount of his or her taxes. The personal property tax, under the statute, is due upon demand of the collector and should be paid at once regardless nf the fact that the taxpayer may own real estate. Delay in payment of the personal property tax makes extra work in the office of the county collector and that means more expense to the taxpayer. All taxes are a lien on the prop^rty taxed. I have inaugurated a new system in the collection of taxes in this county, which gives the taxpayer the privilege of mailing their remittance direct to the office of the county collector, or paying the same at any bank in the county, where they will receive a temporary receipt until the remittance reaches this office, when the tax receipt will be signed and forwarded to the taxpayer. This system has been approved and adopted not only in the city of Chicago, but in every large city and every county containing large cities in the state, and has worked out to the satisfaction of the taxpayers and the bankers alike. I ask the hearty co-operation of the public until they become familiar with the convenience that is offered and the labor saving in the office of the county collector. * x / On the back of the notice sent is complete information and directions about the payment of taxes, which, if you will read, will make the system easily understood. I respectfully request that each and & McHenry, Illinois FINAL CLEAN-UP IN * v. 1 V . ,f ait >X-.; coats once and clean up our overcoat stock, we are offering the follow ing super values. All this season's merchandise, desirable fabrics and move models. •... i'I'-.1? Group 1 VALUES TO $29.5# Group % SIZES $29.5$ |ALUi» TO W * ?.\C, V. McHENRY, ILLINOIS