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'. . " • > • - ; • - <•. ..he1-' - V - " ' wmv 'WW<w»t^r5pf-« fpif,'pspilips!>ipp«pipspips^ % . • •> " \>. v* ADDITIONS AND EXTENSIONS TO COST $110,000,000 IN NEXT FIVE YEARS mm lyW.i. AfctiH, hulim, \ -- Illinois Bell Telephone Company t\r *vill expend more than $110,000,000 in the five years to build extensions and adr :«idilions to its plant to supply the demands jjfor additional telephone service from the Citizens of Illinois. ?•'$*, During 1924 the company appropriated, lor this work, a total of $22,810,360. It will have to expend more than this in 192S (and each of the years to follow. •f One of the peculiarities of the telephone business, and where it differs from almost . _M>iy other, is that the more business the fMttelephone company does the greater the' v >trost per unit of service becomes. More telephones mean additional calls and larger ~~uipment and additional employees to le. , , town liwrtimt HIiIim . V In 1920 the company's average invest- .-• fnent per telephone was $125. In 1924 this risen to $146, and it is estimated that ?|#n 1929 this will be $175. r M The company is powerless to control - sg§these advances. Much of the plant was mitt at pre-war prices for labor and materials. It is now being added to and ireplaced at present day costs for labor and materials, which makes a much higher average investment per telephone than the investment used in determining the present rates for service. With this mounting investment every year, telephone rates must keep pace. N**d for Rtitrv* Nineteen twenty-four brought out, in violent way, the need of the company maintaining a proper depreciation reserve. A few days before Christmas, Illinois was visited by a severe sleet storm. Within a few hours damage of more than $1,000,000 has been suffered by the telephone plant. More than 21,000 poles were on the ground in various parts of the state, and toll and long distance service was considerably hampered. A depreciation reserve represents one of the costs of providing telephone service, and it takes a costiy storm like the one mentioned to point out to the public what some of the costs of telephone service are. 3 Prices $7 £0 to $300 NAVARRE PEARLS --decidedly correct for play-going T 1*116 theater, between the acts, one is more or less "on exhibition." Then it's a great satisfaction to feel correctly groomed. A necklace of Navarre Pearls wiU impart an air of perfection to the costume. See our complete display. Sold in this city only by us. A. E. NYE WEST McHENRY. ILL. ararrm 'My MB • h* DRESS GOODS Including flannels, serges, twills, crepes, Scotch tweeds, all colors, 52 to 58 inches wide, $4.00 to $4.50 per yd., reduced to S3.25 The $3.00, $3.25 and $3.50 quality reduced to, per yd. $2.50 ALL WOOL CREPES All wool crepes, twills and serges 12.50 to $2.75 quality, reduced to The $3.00 and $3.25 grades re * ,4 duced to, per yd. $2.50 JOHNSBURG Miss Mildred Schaefer spent Friday afternoon with her friend, Miss Martha Miller. IMiss Repina Blake of McHenry visited with Miss Mildred Schaefer Sunday afternoon. Stephen Klein of Ingleside was visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Oeffling one day this week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Miller were Sunday guests in the home of Jifr. and Mrs. John P. Schaefer. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Steffes and family visited with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. .J. Meyers last week Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Krumpen of Richmond were visiting the former's mother here one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Wagner and family visited her parents, Air. and Mrs. Wm. Althoff, Saturday afternoon. Miss Leona Regner of Elgin spent a few days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Regner at Pistakee Bay. Henry Althoff and, his nieces, Misses Katherine and Mary Althoff, of Elgin spent- "New YCars with home folks here. Mrs, Joseph Schaefer and daughter, Dorothy, boarded the Chicago train New Year's to visit with friends in Chicago. " Bertha and , Jerome Miller from Richmond were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs;. Joseph King a few days last week. Miss Rose Miller and Robert Lang of Chicago were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Schaefer and family one day last week. Mrs. Krumpen passed away at her home here Monday morning, within a day of her ninety-second birthday, which would have fallen on Jan. 6. Aloysius Steffens of Germany is spending th^ week with his relatives, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Schaefer, and expects to visit other relatives in this vicinity. Miss Josephine Freund and Edward Adams, eighth grade pupils, won first prize in the Home Lighting contest and of the sixth grade Miss Anita Schaefer and Elmer Smith were the- winners. They each received a nice fountain pen. The funeral of George Schaefer was held here at St. John's church at ten o'clock Monday morning, requiem high mass being said by Rev. Wm. Weber, who also rendered a nice sermon. St. John's court, No. 96, of which the deceased was a member, attended the funeral to show their last respects to their departed brother Forester as also the American Legion. The bugle was sounded by one of the Legion members, which sounded very touching. ' RING WOOD Mrs. Rilla Foss was shopper last Saturday. an Elgin Wayne Foss spent With friends in Woodstock. Miss Martha Dai ley went to Chicago Friday to visit her sister and family. Mrs. A. W. Smith and daughter, Mary,, were Chicago passengers Friday. Mrs. Jas. Rainey spent Saturday in the home of her mother at West McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith of Harvard were guests of relatives here New Years. Mr. and Mrs. C.'J. Jepson*and family were' Sunday guests in the Lee Huson home at Volo. Mrs. Adelaide Coatee of Solon came to the Alec Anderson home last week to spend the winter. The Home Circle will meet with Mrs. Ed. Whiting next Wednesday, Jan. 14. Lunch will be served at one p. m. and everybody is invited. Among the New Years guests in the Hitchens home were Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Gaston of Richmond and Mr. and Mrs. Ike Butler and Julian Butler all of Chicago. The Home Bureau met with Mrs. S. W. Bi •own Tuesday. Eight members and five guests were present. The meeting next month will be held at the home of Mrs. Louis Schroeder. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Merchant entertained the following guests New Years: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Webster and family of Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Merchant of Woodstock, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Merchant and family and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McCannon. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hitchens attended a watch night party ait ^J. W. Cristy's last Wednesday night.1 Sards and radio programs furnished the entertainment. Dainty refreshments were served in the early morning hours and all present thoroly enjoyed the evening. Our residents were shocked last Friday to hear of the sudden death of Edwin Johonnott of Terre Haute, Ind. He was brought to Solon for burial Tuesday and many of our townspeople attended the services. Mrs. Johonnott was born and grew to womanhood here and still counts her friends here by the scores, who extend their heartfe't sympathy . in this, her hour of sorrow, OSTEND Wonderful bargains in warm winter foot wear at Erickson's store. Roy Hobart spent Christmas with home folks. He worked all day Jan. I, but came home Saturday night. School again Monday. The pupils seem just as happy to be in school as they thought they would be during vacation. { Mrs. Joe Paull and little dkughter. Mary, spent several days during the holiday season with relatives at Ridgeway, Wis. Rural carrier No. 5 from Woodstock found quite deep snow in a few places on the cross road leading past Wallis farm. Had to back up and try again several times. . Miss Ammie Francisco is slowly, but she hopes surely, recovering from her illness. TJie doctor feels very much encouraged. She goes to see him now j when out of medicine. ! Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kaiser gave a Christmas dinner to their family and. Mrs. Kaiser's brother, Joe Harrer;' and family and on Jan. 1 the Kaiser family was entertained at the Harrer home. j Everetl Thomas, eldest son of Mr.; and Mrs. Elbert Thomas, has recently. become the owner of a bicycle, we i have been informed, and now there is j too much snow and ice for wheels, i ' He can look for a trade for a reindeer and slede. i LARGE BROADCASTING STATION TO BE* LOCATED NEAR MOUNT PROSPECT The Plairdtaler for hews Watch Plumbing Uncle Sam Cautions! * Hoover Issues Standard Code Washington, D. C. -- The Department of Commerce haveapproved a "people's plumbing code" with ths hope that it may be adopted by states and municipalities, it was announced. The bill is for the protection of the pablic "from insanitary plumbing, the use of defective and cheap material and improper installation." The code was prepared by a special committee appointed by Secretary Hoover and headed by William C. Groemger of Cleveland. [Wednesday's Waukegan Daily Son] After experimenting since last August at different points within a radius of 150 miles of Chicago, including Waukegati, the Zenith Radio corporation will build the "largest broadcasting station in the world" at Mount Prospect, between DesPlaines and Arlington Heights. The Zenith company brought a portable broadcasting station to Waukegan last fall and broadcasted a program from Roosevelt park. The new station will be located not far fr#m the south county line of Lake county. George Busse has conveyed to the corporation the vacant 200x200 at the northwest borner of Central St, and Mount Prospect road at a nominal consideration, the deed containing a proviso that the property revert to Mr. Busse if not used for a broadcasting site. The deed was filed under the Torrens =v=tem. Bath Room Outfit Complete as fllmtraled $ 140 One of the wonderful bargains of B. KAROL & SONS CO., the most economical plumbing supply house in the West. You can buy ail plumbing supplies and home heating plants cheaper from KAROL and Save up to 40% Buy at Wholesale Prices! Materia) is all of superior quality, made in the very highest class manner made to last as long and well as the most expensive sold and all new from factory. FREE DELIVERY-TIME PAYMENTS For Horn* Owner*. KAROL Qlv«* t»nrla>. We carry a large reserve stock and make immediate deliveries. No disappointments --no discourtesy -- no used, defective or inferior equipment or material used or sold by us. All goods made to conform to the Hoover principle. WRITE OR CALL FOR CATALOG With Special Discount Sheet to Consumer. B. KAROL & SONS CO. 800 S. Ht iiiie Ave., Dept. " , Chicago ^ Little could be learned about the new station except that the towers will be at least 200 feet high. According to S. I. March, an official of the corporation, radio fans will b^ permitted to tune in with'n three or four months. The wave length will be assigned later. The Zenith corporation will retain WJAZ, the letters formerly used at its Eugewater Beach station as its station name. The company has been using a portable station in making tt* experiments. Will Have Chicago Studio A Chicago studio will be maintained, where local entertainers will hold forth, and the programs will be transmitted by wire to Mount Prospect, where they will be broadcast. E. F. McDonald, Jr., head of the Zenith corporation, was the first to make application after the govern-* ment decided tjr- allow superpower stations on the air. When yon are contemplating building of any kind call on or phone 98-R, Wm. G. Schreiner for insurance. McHenry, 111. Not Miles THE person you want to talk to is never miles away when you use the telephone. He's just minutes away. That is why ness is conducted,more and more, by "Long Distance." Station-to-station long distance calls are quicker and cost less. The evening rate for station-to-station calls is about 50 per cent less than the day rate, and the night rate (piidnight to 4:30 a. m.) 75 per cent less.* ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPAN# . BELL SYSTEM One Policy • One System - Universal Servitte inimum reamed rate is 25 cent' T\URING 1924 U we will be required by public demand for service to add 65,000 telephones to our system. Switchboards, cable, wires, poles, instruments and other equipment for these telephones must be bought and put into service at higher levels for material and labor than the existing plant. Capital for this purpose must be obtained, on which an adequate return must be paid* HURRY--=HURR Y For Two Weeks Only, January 5 to January 17, 1925 EVERYTHING GOING AT COST OR BELOW, PRICES SMASHED TO TURN THE? MERCHANDISE INTO CASH. COME EARLY AND ENJOY THE FEAST GINGHAMS 27 inch dress ginghams, 30c quality, going at w.'. 22c 36c to 40c quality, reduced to 30c™ 46c to 66c quality, now going at 37.c The 75c and 85c tissue ginghams, during this sale at SUMMER DRESS GOODS Voiles and summer dress goods, 75c, 90c and 95c quality, priced ai ' . UNDERWEAR Of every kind in union suits or separate garments. $1.15, $1.25 and $1.35 grades, now only 98c $1.50 to $1.75 quality, reduced to $1.15 and $1.25 Heavy cotton fleeced, $2.00 £nd $2.25 grades, now priced aft"' $1.60 \ AH wodl heavy suits, $4.00 grades now V-rv v: $3.25 . All w©6t heavy suite, $5.25 to $5.76 now $4.*50 SHIRTS AND DRAWERS Boys' and girls' shirts; drawers and pants, heavy fleeced at % price SWEATERS AfcD SPORT COATS All sizes, all kinds, $8.50, $9.00 and $10.00 grades reduced to $6.50. $7.00. $8.00 $5.00, $5.75, $6.50 and $7.50 grades reduced to $4.75. $5.00. $5.75 Boys' sweaters as low as $2.00 DRAPES and CURTAIN GOODS All cut down to wholesale prices SHOES AND OXFORDS Of every kind in men's, women's, misses' and boys' $5.00, $5.50, $6.00 and $7.Q0 grades, reduced to $4.00. $4.35. $4.80 and $5.35 WOMEN'S and MISSES' SHOES Women's and misses' high cut shoes in good sturdy quality for winter and spring wear at % price. Good heavy calf skin in tan and black, $4.25 and $5.00 grades, now priced at $2.00 and $2.50 Fine kid and gun metal shoes, $5.00 to $10.00 qualities, all in one lot, reduced to, per pair, $3.00 MACRINAWS, OVERCOATS and warm lined clothing reduced to actual cost. APRONS AND DRESSES About 100 aprons and dresses reduced to H price. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 to $4.00 grades, reduced to 50c. 75c, 1.00. 2.00 HOSIERY Hosiery In silk, silk and wool, wool, cotton and lisle, reduced so you will save at least 25 per cent HEAVY OVERSHOES Men's and boys' heavy overshoes, one, four and five buckle, cloth tops and aU rubber, reduced to save you 26 per cent COME EARLY AND OFTEN AND BUY YOUR WINTER AND SPRING NEEDS AT A BIG SAVING TO YOU V JW. J. WALSH, WEST HlcH ENRY A