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f c j * * 'Yy . . / " J " % f THS M HXNR7 PLAINDEALER, THURSDAY, NOV. J6, 1925 *4. ^ f -v.^' - ?! * 't- \ sL, ': * J '.' v /J •a&SSSiiBki : \\ Began Great Poem at Tv:en:y Alexander rope. the famous KnJi- i ** ? poet, was only twenty years old wheHj -' •'" he began his famous "Ksmiy on Oltl»" olsm," which wag published when h»» was twenty-three. , His tlrst poem; * "Solitude," was written at twelve. SOLON MILLS »Written for last week Ed Sewert of Evans ton motored hire and spent . Friday with Jack Piste*. Mr. and Mrs. Grant of Crystal Lake W¥re guests in the Reuben Turner home Friday. • :Q. Blairdell of Chicago was a Thursjiiy visitor in the E. E. Cropley home. ;Mr. Frank Meyer ttnd son, Donald, of McHenry was calling on friends in town Wednesday. Is Your Fireplace Ready for Christmas^ | The busiest man in the World on Christmas Eve is good old Saint Nicholas. But even he cannot resist the charm of Radiantfire's ruby srlowi. Like nearly one million other people he finds it the truest and happiest expression of fireplace magic. The Humphrey Radiantfire is made in a wide variety of period models and portables. It burns natural or artificial gas without a suggestion of odor. It will save you several tons of coal each year and provide clean, wholesome heat at a minute's notice. WESTERN UNITED GAS & ELECTRIC CO. C E. Callus District Manager "K it's heat you want you cam do ifbetter with gas-- it's cleaner*'. J. Hope of Chicago is spending th* week-end in the Charles Westlake home. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smart of Antioch were Sunday gouts in the George Vogel home. Mrs. G. Kuth of Fox Lake was a business caller in town one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holleman and daughter, Floy, of Richmond spent Saturday with their daughter, Mrs. Reuben Turner. " Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cropley, Mr. Victor Aim, Charles Westlake • were McHenry shoppers last week. E. R. Hass of Barington was a business caller in town Saturday. *AJE. Sewert of Evanston and Milton Bennett of Fox Lake were week-end guests in the Jack Pester home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Westlake spent Sunday with the former's sister, Mrs.»James McCannon of Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tebbeth and' baby of Chicago were week-end visitors of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Hardy. Howard Newell of Burlington was a guest in the George Vogel home Friday. Mr. sind Mrs. Wilder Barlett of Woodstock spent Saturday night with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Osborn. Mr. and Mrs. George Richardson and family drove to Bristol, Wis., Saturday and stayed until Sunday with her brother and I sister, Arthur and Frances Prince. Mr. and Mrs. Will Rowsin of Round Lake spent Sunday with Bud and Lee Hodge. B. Filweber and David Van Pattan of Antioch spent Saturday night in the George Vogel home. Clay Hardy was attending to business matters at Ft. Atkinson one day iast week. Joe Schultz returned home Sunday after spending two weeks in New | York city and other places in the , East i Lucy Stevens of Chicago spent Sunj day in the Gus Elke home. I Mr. and Mrs. Will Cowan of How- : ard spent Sunday evening with the | larter's mother, Mrs. Fannie Overton. I Mrs. Nick Justen spent Saturday | and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Ben 1 Kennebeck. Mrs. William Staines called on her sister. Mrs. Martha Stuff el, Sunday at Woodstock. » Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Schmitt are the proud parents of a baby boy. Get your printing done at the Plaindealer shop. Thanksgiving Today is a day set aside for the people of our nation to give thanks for the many blessings received during the past year. Today we lay aside all thoughts of business and devote this space to extend our best wishes "for a happy holiday and a bounteous dinner. John J. Vycital PHONE 98-M M'HENRY Large Crowd Attends School Art Exhibit Quite a number of people witnessed the splendid art exhibit at the Community High School Friday and Saturday evenings, Nov. 20 and 21. Superintendent C. H. Duker and the other teachers of the school planned this exhibit as a special favor in order to give the people of this community an opportunity to become familiar with the best in art. And all those who attended witnessed a collection of the world's famous masterpieces of painting, sculpture and architecture and all felt amply repaid in the pleasure and profit derived from it. The school officials deserve a great deal of credit for the interest they are showing, not only in the school children of McHenry, but also in every person in this city, as was demonstrated by the art exhibit. METHODIST CHURCH "The Inner Harmony" will be the iubject of the sermon Sunday morning. The Epworth League will have their hour of recreation at 5:30 p. m. and their devotional hour at 6:30 p. m. The Epworth Leaguers are going to put on a short play as a part of the Christmas program this year. During the week from Nov. 22, including Nov. 29, the Board of Home Missions is carrying on an intensive educational campaign in the interest of the whole benevolent program of the Methodist church. Important meetings are being held all over the Chicago Area this week. A sub-district meeting is to be held Friday, Nov. 27, at Woodstock. A fellowship supper for ministers and laymen will be held at 6:30 p. m. at the Methodist church. Rev. John Thompson, pastor of First church, Chicago, and Bishop E. L. Waldorf, of Kansas City, Mo., will be the speakers of the evening. Members of the McHenry church are invited, to attend this meeting. CIVIC MUSIC ASSOCIATION The second number of Woodstock's Civic Music association program will be given in that city the evening of December third. Glenn Drokey, tenor, is the vocalist and the program will also include a group of piano numbers by his accompanist. McHenry music loyers are invited to attends Card of Thanks I" tSfesfte in this manner to express my appreciation for the readiness with which the fire department responded to my call Sunday night and for the willingness with which many other people volunteered to help. Mrs. Josephine Heim«r. 4».> i lHHfl *************»»••••»»••» HQ I toe Ate Many i s in Buys Oertel Home Ray Conway has purchased the Louis Oertel home on Riverside Drive ar.d intends to move his family there. Mr. Oertel and family are soon to leave this city for Sheboygan, Wis. The sale was made through Kent & Green. Walrus Tutka Prized Ivory carving Is becoming a lost art among the Eskimos of Alaska, and the ornately carved walrus tusks are much prized by collectors. A generation or so back the artisans who did this work were quite numerous, but they have gradually passed away, and the young men have not, learned to do It. AUCTION ^ George Vogel, Auctioneer The undersigned will sell at public auction, three miles southeast of McHenry, and one nil* south of the Lily Lake school, oft ' Saturday December 5 All personal property belonging * to the Margreth Pfannenstill estate, to. wit: One Shetland Pony, 8 years old, with saddle and pony buggy. 11 tons alfalfa hay in barn; 250 bushels oats; 50 bushels barley; 6 bushels wheat; 50 shocks good corn; 1 International pumping engine, 1% h.p., nearly new; 1 pump jack; 1 hay fork, rope and carrier; 7 bunches wood shingles, new; 1 wheel barrow; 1 crosscut saw; 1 lawn mower; 1 milk can; 1 step ladder; 1 Keg assorted nails; 1 wire stretcher; 1 sack salt; forks, shovejg and other articles. HOUSEHOLD GOODS NO DESTINATION Began Great Poem at Twenty Alexander Pop*', the famous English poet, was only twenty yetirs old when he began his famous "Essay on Criticism," which was published when he was twenty-three. His first poem, ••Solitude." was written at twelve. •are we could get on with my salary. She^-Yes--but wfcerQ would we get off? HARDLY "Well, my wife has divorced me." "And I remember the time when She used to wave her hand to' you, every morning, when you left the house." "Well, you see, It wasn't a 'permanent wave.'" ALSO THE BANK ACCOUNT He--We ought to" be very happy-- we have so many things in common. She--And after marriage we'll have our bank account that way, too, eh? IMPORTANT TO KNOW ra l<& M Booker, the Agent--Yes, I have § part for you, If you'll be satisfied with a hundred per. Hamsleigh, the Heavy--Dd I under^ stand the offer to be a hundred dol< larsper week or perhaps? 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