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Single copies of The Plaindealer can be securwl at Bolger's rvue Store. Buy your Xmas gifts at Erfckson's Dept. Store. Get your prktini done at 13M Plaindealer shop. Christmas Greeting Cards At Bolters. Attention McHenry Citizens We have received a shipment of four new high grade Cable Player Pianos priced for special Christmas selling at a reduction of $180. Bench and $12 worth of roll* free and delivered by truck right tfli your home mthoi^ charges..;.' New Grand Pianos from $485 Beautiful new Cable Upright Piano recjjieed $85. ' _ Ten years guarantee. l r Let us make this your happiest Clirist»alL;:^$k)n4^ and select your piano or telephone your order. ? v Three years' time to p&y. We will refund yonr irailroad far#.' ; & Cable Piano Co, 167 CHICAGO ST. ELGIN, ILLINOIS .10 bars for 59# SPECIALS for SATURDAY ' and MONDAY December 12th and 14th KEKBKR'S PICNIC HAMS, per pound KIRK'S AMERICAN FAMILY LAUNDRY SOAP KIRK'S OLIVE TOILET SOAP .4 bars for 27# KIRK'S JAP ROSE TOILET SOAP 4 bars for 27* KIRK'S COCOA HARDWATER CASTILE TOILET SOAP 4 bars for 27* FANCY BULK COCOA, 3 pounds for ... v. -29# FLANNEL GLOVES, 3 pair for -25* COTTON WORK SOCKS, 0 3 pair for • 110* BLUE ENAMELED MIXING BOWLS, ' Each S9£ GRAY ENAMELED D^ PAN, 14 quart size '• MEN'S WORK SHOES, Extra Special Value, per pair $2.59 jg gji fryoojtfjifrtifl.1 bargain--Don't overlook it ' ' '••'•J " . Erickson Dept. Store Phone 154 West McHenry The Gift £or O T H E R AN ALL WHITE PORCELAIN RANGE WITH OVMT HEAT TJONTROL AND INSTANTANEOUS LIGHTER Frivolities aside. What better gift could you present Mother this Christmas, than a new up-to-date gas range? * ** For after all it is mother's comfort and happiness that you would provide--so in replacing the old range with which she has had to labor three and more times daily-- vou are giving her something really worth while. Just visualize an all-white porcelain enameled and nickel trimmed gas range in her kitchen automatic oven control, glass oven do^r panels, aluminum-alloy oven linings, baked-on enamel grates, instantanqpns lighter, )us broiler and cooking top. \ SOLD AT YOUR CONVENIENCE Our easv payment plan and your decisi start enjoying this range now. let mother Western United Gas and Electric Company c. E. COLLINS, Dist. Mgr. ore mirrr GIVES TALK LYCEUM NUMBER PRESENTED Noted Story Writer and News paper Man Gives Very Interesting Lecture The people of this city were given an opportunity to enjoy a splendid lecture Monday evening when Opie Read, well-known story writer and lecturer, delivered a very interesting talk at the community high school auditorium. The lecture was the first of four numbers of the lyceum course brought here through the efforts of Rev. Father M. J. McEvoy. ' The title was "Human Nature and Politics." And well could Opie Read discuss the subject for he is familiar with all types of people. who spent his time mixing "mint jul eps" for those passing by, and many others all very different bat equally interesting. Listening to the speaker one could easily understand that Opie Read's success, both as a s-tory writer and lecturer, is due to his sympathy for human nature. At the close of the talk there was not one in the audience who did not join in the hearty applause so justly merited by the lecturer. The next number of the lyceum is to be given January 18 at the school auditorium and the people of McHenry and surrounding territory may rest assured that it will be equally as good as Monday's entertainment. Everyone should turn out to make the course a success as it is given for the general good of the community. SEVENTY GUESTS ATTEND FATHER AND SON BANQUET The Father and Son banquet given at Woodman hall, West McHenry, by the board of the Methodist church was very well attended, over seventy is ittiuuiui being present. The entertain- He himself • er of the evening, a ,y oung man from i Chicago, proved to be very talented [ and his entertaining was greatly ap- . . . ,, .. i plauded by the audience. Mr. Odgers of world fame, yet so sympathetic, of Chicago gave a very Cresting and appropriate address to the fathsaid that he has worked in almost every big newspaper office from New York to San Francisco. He is a man ers and sons. The purpose of the banquet was to promote interest and goodfellowrship in the church. BASKET BALL GAME AT WOODSTOCK SUNDAY The basket ball team from the newly organized McHenry Athletic club, will journey to Woodstock Sunday afternoon, Dec. 13, where they will clash with the team from the Woodstock Amateur Athletic club at the Armory at 2 o'clock. Many local fans plan to be on the Armory floor to encourage the McHenry boys with all classes that everyone, rich or poor, would be glad of a chance to talk to and confide in him. The talk was made up, for the most part, of experience stories told in a humorous manner that must immediately bring to the listener's mind the picture of Abraham Lincoln telling his many "yarns" to the people in his home town. And Opie Read is very similar to Lincoln in his understanding of human nature. The lecturer's power to sway audiences at will was very clearly shown. From the very beginning when the speaker announced that he did not intend to compliment the lady listeners because it was unnecessary "to throw bouquets into a bed of roses," those present found themselves first aughing heartily, then, if not in tears, at least greatly moved. With the speaker's words the audience was carried swiftly to many places--to Arkansas, to Kansas, to Tennessee, to Washington, to practically every part of the union. And with each change of scene came a change of manner and of voice. The speaker imitated to perfection people of all classes; the negro who was in great distress because his mule had been "Mowed away" during a storm; the heroic girl who was willing to undertake almost impossible tasks to rescue her lover from prison; the woman, who, once known as the "cat," came to be called "Aunt Mary" because of her kindness to those stricken with yellow fever; the train i robber who, awaiting death, told howl Silk hosiery makes a he could laugh fear away but also said for the ladies. Full line he had led another to the gallows and j son's Dept. Store. OPENING WEEK HARVARD'S NEW THEATRE Saunders theatre, in its new and modern building just completed at Harvard, HI., will be formallj opened on Monday, Dec. 14. The opening will be observed by a program of the latest and most popular picture productions, with afternoon and evening shows all the week. Spacious auditorium, large and comfortable seats. Everybody invited to inspect the new theatre and enjoy the latest pictures. •• \r,> - Ask us about the Hinged Calling and Business cards which come in a neat leather case. They are the latest in card printing. at fttt Erick- To the Republican Voters of McHenry County: I Will Be~aCandidate For Re-nomination For County Judge At the Approaching April Primaries Having received scores of letters from my friends and acquaintances throughout the county, in favor of my becoming a candidate for re-nomination to the important office of Judge of the County and Probate Court of this County, and many others in my home city and in different parts of the county having also verbally promised me their vote and support if ^ would seek re-nomination, I have decided to enter the race, and hereby ask a re-nomination on my record as County Judge, and as a vindication from the methods that have recently been used against me. THE REAL QUESTION IS: Do the people throughout the county really desire Ih&t a change be made in the County Judgeship, and are they willing to turn jhe County and Probate Court over to the ring politicians, who are working overtime, to bring that court Within their grasp and political control by the nomination of a candidate of their selection? This most important of all county offices, should not be owned, run or in any way controlled by the political clique that for years have run and controlled nearly every thing in this county, and many times in total disregard of the taxpayer's money. The office of County Judge belongs entirely to the people--and not to the politicians--and if the voters really want a change in the County Judgeship, and shall see fit to vote their approval of the methods that have recently been used against me, and shall vote to retire me from the office of County Judge by placing some other person in nomination for that office, I will very cheerfully abide by their decisin if so expressed at the April Primaries, but, I refuse to be driven from public office and public life in this county by the unscrupulous methods that have recently been used against me and several others, by the chief ring politician of this county, who, besides always holding a very important office himself, for many, many years, has acted as a political Czar of this county by always trying to dictate and control every nomination and appointment to every public office in the entire county, and who, with one other ring politician, have already selected the person that he and his political allies will later ask the voters to nominate at the April Primaries, and later elect to the liigh- 1/ important office of . Judge of .the Ceuaty ami Probata-Court of this County. - V ^ . I intend to speak before the voters of each township before Primary Day, and will greatly appreciate the support of all voters who approve of my record as a County Judge, and feel that I am entitled to a "square deal," and also to a vote of confidence from the people of this county. Very sincerely yours, CHARLES P .BARNES. Anybody Can Own a Chevrolet Pay Only $5 Down Wiiit'fe',buy a. car in the easiest, simplest way, come In and -.Arrange to get a Chevrolet on tflie Certificate, plan. Choose the model you prefer, paying as little as $5 down. In return you receive a Chevrolet Purchase Certificate. : ; • v.. We "Pay You b% .iRmp iftoiicy begins at once to draw (> per cent inlpt^lfe;^ or monthly, as you prefer, you add to these savings. With the interest they earn, they soon equal the Cash delivery payment on the car you choose. Then you drive it away, paying the balance in convenient installments on the lowest time-payment plan in existence. Absolute protection for your funds is assured. AH the money yon save is deposited in a trust fund at a local bank. In addition to this Safeguard, both we and the bank are insured against loss to you by a great, nationally known insurance company. b% On Service and Refralrs H you now own a car you can add to your Certificate savings simply tWf' coming to us for all service, repairs, and accessories. We credit your Certificate with 6 per cent on all such purchases, in addition to the 6 tier cent interest earned on the money you invest in your Certificate. No other plan of buying a ear is so eafcy, thrifty and safe. None.other offers so many advantages. Come in and let us show you how we pay you 6 per cent to save for a Chevrolet. •v Touring, Roadster, Coupe, Coach, c*. $525 525 675 695 775 Commercial Chassis, • ' • 425 Express Truck Chassis - - 58* ALL PRICES #t O. B. FLINT, MICH. Exceptional Offer For tfee first ten pi on|HM't iy<• sprnm buyers of Cli&rolet cam on~tlkis i b% Purchase Plan We will give each one $10 to apply toward the purchase of any model they choose for spring delivery. PAUL B. BONSLETT Phone 157 West McHenry "H % '/ •:!-i Have an Economical Christmas By Doing Your Shopping at P^SCHAEFER'S f • ••u CORN, No. 2 can, fine eating, 13* P«r can -- PEAS, No. 2 can, 13* Per can. -6 cans for 72# j6 cans for 72* TOMATOES, No. 2 can, nice red ripe, 11* Pe r <»" • ^:-- -6 cans for 00* QUEEN OLIVES, 12 oz.t good size, per bottle _-- ; per pound i _ FINE DRINKING COFFEE, 39* Per P°und ---- WHITE BEAR COFFEE, Finest on the market, per pound. PILLSBURY'S PANCAKE FLOUR, 20-oz. size -- ARMOUR'S PORK AND BEANS, -18* 10* 10 pounds for $3,75 --43# -2 for 25* 18-oz. size 3 for 25* KERBER'S BEST per pound -- GRADE LARD, ' --20^ THESE ARE 0M.f A FEW OF Tff^lARGAINS THAT ill HAVE FOR CHRISTMAS. COME IN AND LOOK AROUND. 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