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"Over one hundred students secured positions during the past year." Day and Evening Glasses in BOOKKEEPING ACCOUNTING HIGHER ACCOUNTING CIVIL SERVICE BANKING . . Call, write or phone for information ELLIS BUSINESS COLLEGE RIPPBERGER BUILDING ELGIV. ILL. PHONE 235# SHORTHAND TYPEWRITING SECRETARIAL SALESMANSHIP COMPTOMETER To Our Patrons Owing to the large number of week end pleasure seekers who must be accommodated on Saturday evenings, we suggest that you who have leisure attend our dances during the week. This will enable us to give you better service and you will more fully enjoy the superior music of the "Senators", our regular 8 -piece orchestra. Channel Lake Paviliaii (Incorporated) The new Channel Lake Pavilion la one of the biggest pavilions in the' state--Dance space MM square feet AnnnAAAnnnryiivvir~-n----*""-* •••••••««« »«- • •• • • • 1 Positive ^automatic lubrication of the Buiclc valve -in-head engine, faitfransmission and universal joint, keeps a Duick owners mind free from worry - " • > % . OVERTON & COWEN MeHENRY, IL&® HARVARD, ILL. • / fhw better wtwiwHlM w builfc ftJdc wfll battd ifcl at VAiME-DKl-KISA® VOLO Grandma Vasey is quite ill. Bead The Plaindealer for nevra> Fancy dishes and glassware Erickson's. Clifford Benwell has just had a radio installed in his home here. Allen Smith of Libertyville visited relatives at Volo last week. In wet weather it surely pays to buy Honorbilt shoes at Smith's. Miss Helen Behm of Fremont is •isitng her aunt, Mrs. Joe Lenzen. Miss Mildred Duesing is spending feer vacation with friends in Chicago. Miss Vera Vasey had her tonsils removed at the Woodstock hospital last week. Miss Fern Gmntham of Wauconda was a visitor at Ben Walkington's Sunday. The three Brimer girls have reurned from a vtsit with relatives in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. -Haas spent a couple of days last week with relatives at Libertyville. John Wagner and son of Chicago are spending a couple of weeks at the Michael Krapf home. Mrs. Frost spent a few days with the Stanford family during the ab- - ?nce of Miss Troyer. Mrs. Ed. Lusk, Mrs. Frank Rosing and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lenzen were -McHenry callers Monday. Tickets for Chicago, North Shore <& Milwaukee railroad motor bus on sale nt the Northwestern hotel. Misses Mildred and Olive Jepson of Eingwood spent last week At the hbme of their uncle, Lee Huson. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Croker of Libertyville visited their daughter, Mrs. Lee Huson, and family Sunday. Misses Briggs of Sutherland, Iowa, visited at the home of their uncle, Gussie Townsend, last week. Misses Helen and Letah Vasey are visiting relatives in Aurora. They will attend the fair next week. Mrs. Herman Dunker is spending a few days this week with her sister, Mrs. Lloyd Benwell, at Gurnee. Now is the time to have that furnace installed and he comfortable next winter. Try us. J. J. Vycital. Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Waite have as guests the\j* grandchildren, Georgians, Douglas and Doris Waite, from Chemung. Rev. James is driving a new Chevrolet sedan. He expects to take a long mo'tor trip with his family for his vacation. Miss Anna Ibompton and Mrs. Jesse Hyatt of Libertyville spent last Thursday with the former's sister, Mrs. Jas, ICirwan. Mrs. Millie Dowell Stewart and lit-' tie son of LaCrosse, Wis., are Visiting at the home of the former's %]int, Mrs. George Case. Miss Fannie Troyer returned to her duties at the Stanford home Monday after a short vacation spent with relatives in Chicago. Mrs. Jennie Cossman has returned from Ringwood, where she has been keeping house for Mr. Hawley for the past three months. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rossdeutscher are living with Chas. Rossdeutscher on the Ray Paddock farm. Joe is employed by his brother, Chas. Miss Zelma Russell will enter the Wesley Memorial hospital in Chicago Sept. 1, where she will take up a nurse's training course. Misses Zelma and Alice Russell returned home from Fox Lake Sunday nighfUfter a week's visit with their aunt, Mrs. John Converse. Mr. and Mrs. Albin Vasey and family visited at C. Dillon's at Round Lake and at Chas. Parker's east of Grayslake one day recently. Miss Anna Compton has been staying with the Hyatt boys at Libertyville while their parents were at Billings, Montana, for three weeks. Fred Jacobson, who has been in the Lake county hospital suffering from blood potoning, caused from a carbuncle onnis neck, is expected back Tuesday. There will be no preaching services at the M. E. church on Aug. 17 and 24 as the pastor is on his vacation. There will be Sunday school at the usual hour. • - Mrs. Adeline Neish spent last week with her sister, Mrs. Harold Stroker, at Wauconda. She is spending this week with her parents, Mr- and Mrs. S LOCUM LAKE Visit the crockery department in Erickson's store. Mildred Hoffman was a business caller in Chicago last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks and son, Chesney, spent Friday at Waukegan. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geary called on relatives at Wauconda Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks were callers at Cary last Wednesday morning. Willard Darrell attended a farm bureau meeting at Libertyville Saturday. Harry Matthews was a business caller at Lake Zurick Monday afternoon. Mrs. Robt. Kirk was a business caller at^ Crystal Lake Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geary were McHenry callers last Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks were callers at Barrington Thursday morning last. v : ' George Passfield was a Monday night caller of Mr. 'arid Mrs. Harry Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks were Sunday guests of relatives at Kenosha, Wis. • Z. H. Osmttn of Crystal Lake called at the Joe and Ray Dowell farms Monday morning. . * Dr. and Mrs. Brunswick of Chicago were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Burnett. Frances Converse spent the week end with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Davis. Miss Myrtle Darrell spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews at Crystal Lake. Roy' ^Tinkler or Chicago spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler, Sr. H. M. Detrick of Chicago and W. E. Brooks and son, Chesney, were Wednesday callers at Elgin. Miss Corinne Blomgren was the guest of Mrs. Lou Lusk near Volo Saturday afternoon and evening. Mrs. Ray Dowell and daughter, Dorothy, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Davis. Mrs. Almeda Grantham and son, Walter, of Chicago were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Burnett. C. A. Bevans of the Jenks House of Wauconda was a caller at the Darrell- Matthews home Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnston were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Francisco at Wauconda. .Willard Darrel, accompanied by Ray Paddock of Wauconda, made a business trip to Chicago last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bacon and children of Crystal Lake were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse. Mr. and Mrs. McGill and son, Far rell, saw the movie at the Gem theatre at Crystal Lake Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler, Jr., of Waukegan were Sunday supper /ind evening guests of the former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks were Wednesday dinner and afternoon guests of Mr and Mrs. Wilbur Cook. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Kirk and daughter of Wauconda were afternoon and evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Kirk. Mr and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews returned to their home at Crystal Lake after spending two weeks at Oak Glen farm. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell and children accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bacon of Crystal Lake to Elgin last Tuesday. Willard Darrell . attended a picnic committee meeting at the farm bureau office at Libertyville Thursday evening last. Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Burnett and A1 Staples were Saturday afternoon callers at the home of .Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Litwiler. Mrs. John H. Sasser accompanied h^r husband to Chicago Saturday after spending several days at the G. J. Burnett home. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews and Mrytle Darrell motored to Jefferson Park last Wednesday and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Spafford. Mildred Hoffman did practising on the pipe organ at the M. E. church at Crystal Lake Tuesday and was a dinner guest of her sister, Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews. D. V. Waite. Mrs. Reed Carr and Mrs. Fannie Ben Walkington and Clifford Ben- Carr Qf gpr,ng Grove spent Tuesday JOHNSBURG ST. JOHN'S CHURCH The (Oder of services at St. John's Catholic church on Sunday during the summer months are as follows: The low masses: 7:45 and 10:00 a. m. Five minute sermon during first and ten minute sermon during late mass. Benediction immediately after 10:00 o'clock mass. This order will prevail up until Labor Day. Visitors are welcome. „ell of east of Volo have sold all their cows and hogs to a stock buyer, Mr. Anderson, from Lake Forest. They will buy T. B. tested stock. Mrs. Albert Kantenberg and daughter, Mabel, returned to their home at Waukegan Sunday night after spending a few . days with the former s father, John Walton. Hazel Dillon returned with them for a few days' visit. The Volo Ladies' Aid has undertaken the work of writing items of news for the McHenry Plaindealer. They will take turns writing the news and anyone knowing items of interest will please tell any member of the Aid. This help will be greatly appreciated by them. Mrs. H. Grover died at her home south of Volo Sunday, Aug. 3. She was about seventy-six years of age and leaves to mourn her loss her husband and three children, Wilfred and Gerald Grover and Mrs. Hughes. She was buried at Belvidere Wednesday. Rev. James officiated at the funeral. The following girls, who are all members of the girls' sewing club, have entered garments at the Aurora fair: Kathryn and Angeline Henkel, Alice Russell, Vera Vasey, Rachel Smith, Helen Vasey, Beatrice Wilson, Florence Benwell, Esther Lusk. All of the garments made by members of the club will be entered at the Lake county fair, where some very fine premiums are offered. at the Darrell-Matthews home. Mrs. Fannie Carr will remain for a few weeks' visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murray and son, Willard, and daughter, Gladys, and Mrs. James Murray of Chicago were Thursday afternoon callers at the home of Henry Geary. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Darrell and Mrs. Harry Matthews were Sunday afternoon callers at the home of Mr. md Mrs. F. O. Rowley. Myrtle Darrell returned home with them. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Schaffer and son, Stanley, of McHenry called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geary last Thursday. Mrs. Schaffer and son remained with her parents until Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Harris and family of Wauconda and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Smith of Algonquin were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Page Smith. All drove to Tower lake near Wauconda and spent the afternoon. Roy Winkler of Chicago, who spent the week end with his parents, accompanied by Walter Winkler, attended a picnic at F'orest Park near Waukegan given for the employes of the Special Machine company, by which he is employed. Mrs. Harry Matthews and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews of Crystal Lake, Mrs. Wm. Johnston and Mrs. Earl Johnston attended the surprise party honored Mrs. W- S. Farnworth at the Comgmnity house at Waupndu given by Wonderful values on our 10c tables. Erickson's. If you don't trade here we both lose. Smith Bros. Miss Emma Freund of McHenry waS visiting with home folks Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Regner are the happy parents of a bright baby girl. "Henry Althoff of Elgin is spending the week with relatives here and at McHenry. Mrs. George Weber of McHenry was visiting with Mrs. Fred Smith last Thursday. Fred Guyser of Chicago was visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Adams Sunday. Take home a carton of our delicious butter toasted jolly time pop eorn. Northwestern hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Adams motored with Alfred Debrecht to St. Louis, Mo., this week Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Michels and family of Harvard were visiting relatives and friends here last week. Repair that roof with Black Knight roof cement before it rains again.j Sold at Vycital's hardware. j Mr. and Mrs. Will Lowe of Chicago i were out Sunday to visit their parents, j Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schmitt. | Mrs. Peter Neiss and Mrs. George j Schreiner of McHenry were callers! here last Saturday afternoon. Miss Helen Althoff of Kenosha, i Wis., spent last week with her cousin^ Miss Elsie Mertes, at Pistakee Bay. \ Don't forget the card party which i is to be held at the parish hall here on Aug. 15 for the benefit of St. John's' parish. ^ I Mr. and Mrs. Lotus Althoff and,fam-; ily of McHenry were visiting at the' home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tonyan Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schmitt an.) daughter, Beatrice, of Beloit, Wis., were guests of relatives and friends here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Williams were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schmitt in McHenry Thursday afternoon last. Miss Dora Schaefer came up from Elgin Saturday to spend Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schaefer, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Althoff motored I with Henry Althoff of Elgin to Bur-1 lington on Tuesday to visit with Mrs. j John Peters and family. Mrs. Math. Rauen and Mr. and Mrs. | John Rauen of Spring Grove were visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Freund, last Thursday. Miss Rose Miller and friend, Mr. Lang, motored out from Chicago last Thursday evening and called on her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Math. Miller. Jacob Miller, who resides on a farm about two miles north of Spring Grove, had three Jjorses struck by lightning on Sunday night, Aug. 3. Mrs. John E. Freund. and son of McHenry were guests in the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Adams, and family one night last week. Mrs. Henry Hettermann and children and Mrs. Christina Brefeld and son, Alvin, oY Chicago visited with Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bauer and family last Thursday. Mr. alfd Mrs. Frank Mathieu and their father, Theodore Meyers, and Mrs. Wm. J. Meyers motored to Chicago last Thursday to visit their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. femil Simon. Mr. and Mrs. Emil C. Simon and children and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sahr and children motored out from Chicago Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mathieu and Theo. Meyers. At Mud lake, as they used to call it, which runs into Pistakee bay, the road there is about four feet under water in some places. The road has not been used for some time on account of the high water. Working people from Spring Grove and Johnsburg have been taking the road past the Stock farm for some time, which is a farther way to Pistakee Heights. Several of our lady Foresters attended a meeting which was held at McHenry on Monday evening, when the initiating of members from St. Clara and St. Patricia courts of McHenry and St. Agatha court of Johnsburg took place. The four girls that were initiated from here were Misses Dorothy Bauers, Agnes Hettermann, Martha Miller and Alice Freund. Miss Farley of Chicago conducted the initiation in a veiry interesting and instructive manner. After the business meeting other amusements were enjoyed and ice cream and cake were served, all of which made it a very pleasant evening. $1.00 for your old fountain pen at Nye's. the Ladies' Auxiliary last Thursday afternoon. The members of the Auxiliary sang a song welcoming the honoree, after which contests and games were enjoyed. Mrs. Harry Matthews was the lucky winner of one of the contests. A beautiful bronz book end was given to Mrs. Farnsworth. Mrs. W. V. Johns presented it with a few appropriate words, Mrs. Farnswoith responding in her usual charming way. Delicious refreshments were served by the committee and the guests spent a most enjoyable afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Frasier and daughters of Omaha, Neb., are spend- For 100 per cent Insurance ia. all branches, call on or phone WM. G. 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We find it pays us to keep just what our customers demand, so we never try to sell you "something just as good." Our years of experience are at your service and ready to cater to your wants, M. M. Niesen McHenry Phone 44 Dr. Carl Strueh's HEALTH RESORT MeHENRYj ILLINOIS Complete system of Natural Treatments. Modernized ' Milk Cure and other rational diets. Sun Baths in the open, with curative exercises. Bath Treatments, Rett Cure, etc. Open air cottages. Real country life. Very Ifemelike. Fine Beach. Golf and other out-door games. Accommodations for vacationists. Consultations at Chicago office by appointment Write for free descriptive and illustrated Booklet "P". TELEPHONE MeHENRY 42 $1.00 for your Old Fountain Pen OF ANY MAKE PORING NEXT WEEK, ADGDST 18--23 Select a new pen at $2.75 or more and enjoy real writing comfort We have a new and complete line of Parker* Century) and Eversharp Pens and Pencils C<(me in and ask to see our line -----{ 7^ Nye Jewelry, Music and Radio WEST MeHENRY, ILLINOIS Keep in Touch with Home WHEN business takes you away over night or for a longer time, ?t is a comfort to know that you can ftach home quickly ®over Bell long distance lines no matter how far away you may be. _NFTn„m , To keep the family in- UT\U RING the past t ,F r . few years much formed of your whereabouts is a sensible precaution. To talk to them by long distance telephone each day while absent is a joy both you and to them. ^ Station-to-station servfee is especially adapted to such calls and the rates ®are about 20 per cent lower than for persoiHKK , person calls. « ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, ^ BELL SYSTEM OfM Potior > One System - Universal Service \UR1NG few years much of the telephone plant in Illinois, originally ended at Pre-war costs, has worn out or been outgrown, and has been replaced, at post-war prices for material and labor. This has added greatly to the average investment per telephone /I