ALFORD H. POUSE pippin mm ^•HttiidsiaBai^ v v#cat MiUmy, ORI. Community High School KENT & GREEN ; Real Estate & Insurance." <' Sautter Resort. Tovm and F&m Property t4 A 86-M :: McHenry,-ID. Telephone No. 108-R. SIMON STOFFEL Insurance agen t for all (tlinw of' property in the bast wp>ni«« WEST MeHBNRT, . fXINOB ,~J&jg<t.Se£L Phone 126-W. BMsombb 8atw - : • ' H. SCHAEFEt 7s " Dray ing - :' IfcHENRY, ILLINOIS DEICKE FOR CONGRESS ENDORSKD BY THE NEWSPAPERS/ EX SERVICE MEN, FARMERS, LABOR AND BUSINESS MEN. S^OTE FOFi : EDWIN F. DEICKE PETES® •f-% ¥'V h ' - DRUG STORE FOR SERVICE / ,11 we haven't got what you want, f^We will get it for you. TuoNcim-JN. H. PETEVSCHpupccist § i, These long winter evenings is the one time of the year when one enjoys and appreciates comfortable furniture. It's a long ways between <fiow and the days when you will be able to spend the evenings out of doors, so why not make yourself and family a gift of furniture that will make these winter evenings a real joy. Our line is always complete. JACOB JUSTEN McHENRY, ILL. ~~ si* i 'VST#/ • J/* --Dessert of Desserts No other goodie can take the place of ice cream, as dessert, all the year 'round. f : McHenry Ice Cream with good cake rounds off the meal ahdi insures its success. Everybody likes M c H e n r y Ice Qream. \ A McHENRY ICE CREAM JACTORY c. UNTI, PROP. r ks rj *£ ' P. S. CO. TO BffAND _______ \m pmgbam involves ex PENjMTURE OF $10,000,000 NEW EQUIPMENT PLANNED FOR SIB-STATION8 IN THIS DISTRICT According1 to District Superintendent G. E. McCollum of the Public Service company, it is estimated that new construction during 1924 will require an expenditure by the company of J about $300,000 in the Crystal Lake I district, which includes electric service! j in the towns from Arlington Heights j to Crystal Lake and from Dundee to ; Pistakee Bay, and gas service in j Arlington Heights, Palatine, Barringjton, Wauconda and Lake Zurich. ! Thruout its territory the company's | construction program in 1924* involves ithe expenditure of $10,000,000. "Among the larger items in the : plans for 1924 construction in this j district," said Mr. McCollum, "are ad- j ditional equipment to be installed in j ! the Barrington and Crystal Lake substations, the construction of a new; ' feeder from Crystal Lake to the dis-1 tributing point for the Dundee-Cs.r- j , pentersville-Algonquin load, which will! : give these communities two sources of j 'supply. j "It is estimated that to construct I the miscellaneous short extensions to the electric and gas distribution system and the purchase and installation | of transformers and meters expendii tures totaling $78,000 will be rt- : quired." - Going into the subject of the com- Ipany's general work of construction (during 1923, Mr. Collum stated that it ;was considerably in excess of any of ithe preceding years, due to the steadily growing increase in business thruout the entire territory. Approxi- | mately $9,500,000 was expended in this Iwork. Chief among the items of construction was the completion of the first unit of the Waukegan generating station with 25,000 Kw. capacity. To connect this station put in operation in f October, with the company's trans- j mission system several lines were built' SEVERAL together with the great steel tower line between Waukegan and Evanston. This line is designed to carry two circuits with an estimated capacity of 70,000 Kwfijjaeing the first of this advanced tyfle of construction ever erected in the Chicago territory. The company furthermore practically completed and put in service in January m MUrilfc FRI. * SAT.. Fjp, 30 * A Companion Picture to "Rich Mw'i Wives" and "PoorMu'i Wive#" "Daughters die ' J WITH Mariana Cooper, Gaston Glaaa, Ethel Shannon, Truly Shittuck, Ruth Clifford, Stewart HoliWli Joseph Swickard AN£> THE COM^C»f '«0T SPARK#' •at the most b the ' world-orier. I^Jlsry hfjl. he# ^ 9-- hear the latest mrn'mmMj***- Hit world. When tip.,evaaif|K is «m! stormy you have always got music. I have always wanted a radio set as I love to hftmr jj&u4c JgMkjtine «u*lm Why I Wotf* Ufce » R*dieSet%' My Home First---it is very educating and j. great pleasure in a home. Second--I have read so much about i them in thfe good old Mchenry Plain- ! dealw. patitifnl oi r jop our b^atitifal Fai .iAir oVe evinrng wilfc |he Comwanltir^W, and W. L. Bmfe, ell's radio «nlertei«ied the joy ridm, which was a real treat. Fourth--Hubby and the kiddie* wiH enjoy their evenings at home bettMr with a radio set thrt comes^ from "Home Dealers," which is t' ' place to get Why I Would Like aftadteSH Ift M? 'Home A radio w»uld be fine on rainy days and evenings when no lessons to do. Such fun to listen to the music and other good things one hears over the feRjtio only. Also what, the weatlier: be for the next day as I am* 4 Boy Scout and go on a long hike very often would know what to put on. At school we have stock quotation work and think that is also reported* from different places. That is why f* do want a radio. FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCf "The Problem of the American Home" will be the subject of nixl Sunday morning's sermon. A most cordial invitation is extended to §B : who may attend. JdJiai II. Grimes, Minister; SUN DA?. MARCH 2 «M Mystery Stjjjpr, The Leavenworth --WITH-- SiMiia Owen, William Walcoit, Martha Mansfield, Fred Miller, Frances Grant, Wilfred Lytell, fifadley Barker, Paul V -V. AND THE COMEDY H "1 EDUCATOR" ^ SUNDAY MATINEE AT 2*t •Jg* • COMING 'W ACCIDENTAL IRISBAp "THE WHITE TIGAR" % "PIONEER TRAILS' s f , t'- vm 4^' «,'T- 1^1- k "Si CONTEST NOW ON LETTERS HAVE, READY BEEN RECEIVES} ' . I Al^ The radio cssajr writing contlst ii now on and if you desire to try for th^ prize you still have time as the CIOS-KI ing date is not until March 10. ^ On another page appears coupon number 2, clip it, write an essay an<f . . . . . . . . , m a i l s a m e t o R a d i o , B o x 5 3 , M c H e n r y , of this year an additional ^30,000 Kw. jThe condition8 of the conte8t a,^ unit to its Johet generating station, printed elsewhere in today's issue. while between that station and May- We are also reproducing a few oQ wood a transmission line was erected. thfe letters already received. Each, In the Way of gas mains laid, 175,000 feet of six inch mains were laid together with a large amount of other letter is numbered and filed upon its receipt. In this manner no one bui the contest managers will know thff, dimensions, while a ten inch high identity"of* the vlrious cohtrVbutors pressure gas main was installed between the Niles generating station and •Park Ridge to care for the increase in business in this suburban territory. Installation of three new boilers and The letters will go to the judges withf out the names of the writers, exactly* as published below. Thus the entrants may rest assured that the contest wil|j" , . , , be conducted absolutely on the ?quar$ stockers with other equipmenLat thejand without favoritism. ? Niles station was begun. | Read the conditions carefully, sit ^enty-three new towm^, were|down and write yoUr letter today, added to the list served by the cop- You may be ^ luck winner ,f A pany, now numbering 202, principal !complete radio receiving set. among these being Blue Island and | of the ,etterg „ already Momence, where the company acquired jn. p local distributing systems together! w X "Why I Would L)iw a Radio Set M My Hmne" ' is the center. The company also ac ! would like * in homf for two main reasons: TJ with the group of the Interurban Pub-! lie Service company, of which Roselle First, a radio furn^hes an unlimited; amount and variety of amusements;* some are bed time stories for the youngsters, jazz for the ones reach* ing maturity and lectures and" ser|s quired by purchase the Chicago Heights Gas company. The financial statement for the year shows that 1923 was the most success-' ful in the company's history. The; revenue "f°!^.to!,BoM foi the serious s™*of pe°p,<# 5J!qJ ^ iqoo *Brm!against. , 3,7,12'" My second reason is that radi| T 6a?mgS aft#r ! would broaden my knowledge of do? charging $730^60.00 to retirement «-|mestic and foreijfn affairs. It woul4 penses but before deducting dividendsi,| literally place me within grasp of th* ' c°mPar world. To me the word RADIO with $3,852,836.18 in 1922, an increase of $655,241.41. means: | Recreation and ~ j Amusement far old and youigg; ! Distinctiveness in itself, * | Information distributor, i One thing pleasing to many. The net earnings available for dividends were $2,434,894.80 as compared with $1,835,470.27 in 1922, an increase of $598,924.03. The company paid in taxes during the year, $1,080,000.00. The number of new customers ^dded | -- A RADIO f during the year was 32,821, the largest I £ rad;0; Qh boy! Oh boy! number in any one year in the com-1 Something all of us would enjoy, pany's history, the best previous year Neither grandmother nor baby Sue being 1922, when 20,938 were added. Would need to wonder what to da. The total number of customers now Music, sermons, bed time storiea is 252,891, of which 158,604 are for | Would fill their wants, dispel theit ui^'i ^ electricity, 87,197 gas, 6,058 water and 1,127 heat. BOY SCOUTS ENJOY CROSS COUNTRY SKI HIKE Members of troop No. 1, McHenry Boy Scouts, enjoyed a cross country ski hike last Sunday, when they hiked out among the hills and valleys west of this city. The boys found many hills to their liking. One hill especially just suited them fine and as a natural consequence a great deal of time was spent here. Some of the worries; . "With pencil, mother tha manu woul^ take And not be wondering what to bake, While father would harken to ths baseball score, Lectures, news and readings galore. Truly, with a radio ' One would learn much one would lik^. to know t Of city,town and conn try and places o'er the sea. Oh, it would be a blessing, would § radio--tome. _ " <n lads go so far as to declare that the hill will put to shame the Fox River i I. 0" a R^dla Set fai M|r Grove slide. Toboggans were formed out of skis and a merry time was had sliding down the deep hills. Part of the day was also set aside for signaling. After this a fire was made and a j dinner of hot dogs, coffee and sandwiches was enjoyed. The boys left for j home with many regrets, all claiming^ that they had enjoyed the best day's sport since becoming Scouts. Hint: Buy a pair of skis and join the Boy Scouts. •• CARD OF THANKS We wish in this way to thank kind friends and relatives for the beautiful floral offeringSj kindness and sympathy extended to us during otir recent bereavement. Mrs. Lore Levitt. " Lynn P. Fullingtoft, Home Radio programs, As broadcasted, £re so Delightful, that I can think of no greater reason fait wanting to Own a radio. Set, than to revel in the Entertainment of inspiring musi% _ educational lectures and goof cheer That emi nates from the worldly broadcasting stations. jWhy I Would Like a Radio Set In M# Home The reason I would like a radio se# is because it is good pastime and yofc can hear what is going on in othee. cities. If you have company you call tune in from one or a dozen concert)! broadcasting from other cities. One r\ 't i AVE the hour a week ffiu waste fumbling about for the valuable papers you can't fin& j Estimate the worth of that fifty-two hours af year to %ou. Surely your time is worth a dollar an hoifr^ £tfty-tWA4oUar$ year!^ * vA- for less than a tenth of that fifty-two dollars ^! 'i-l % ^ m • ' • ' ou. can have a safe place, away from burglars and e, whole you can put every paper marked ^valuable" and know instantly where it is--4n one DepositBoxes! WEST^cpNJJY. ILL. mTPt k ifc Ltei **n and Address £orrecl| on CHIS Company send^ out approximately 250,000 statements of «gas and electric service every month, or ^,0Q0»000 statements a year. To do this it is necessary that an average ®f 10,000 meters be read every working day of the year; 10,000 readings computed every day; 10,000 entries made on Customers' ledgers every day; 10,000 tements made out every day; and 0,000 ^statements delivered every day. This is a\itupendous clerical task and #ne in which errors in names or addresses might naturally creep in. Yet, the pm* centage of such • errors i~ s SmalL And in order to further reduce the**!, ^ will be glad to have you advise us immediately if your name or address is inoor* on our books. " >.*, -ran Public Servtoe Company OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Sirring 6,000 squmrt tmies--201 cities ami to»m with G*$ or Electricity -jfc* . • t, . * -' • i#i Williams St;^ Crystal Lake, Hi. Phone 2§:- i r:^T ' < • -- T- \ rl -; _ •- V- > • • \ • -^r iv. j ;* . l * i ' f x - *•> <"1