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Ft' :v. SPRING GROVE ^ A large crowd attended the Lotas ;<f>. ' * "«lnl> dance Saturday evening:. '«*»> Mrs. Dwain Bell and Mrs. Joseph ?> \ W'f .E. Miller spent an afternoon this - vweek with Mrs. William Bretz. ^ ; r • Mr. and Mrs. Fred Deithorn and J family of Waukejran were calling: on i friends and looking after the homestead Saturday. On Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. •e ' E. O. Oxtoby entertained« a few * friends at their home, the event being Richard's 'birthday. The evening was pleasantly spent by playing 500 and euchre, after which lunch was served. Those present were Mr. and ,!Mrs. Byron Orvis, Mr. and Mrs. Leon *' Every and son, Allen, Mrs. Fannie Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sanders* and Mr. and Mrs. Reed Carr. Mr. and Mrs. George Steindorfer ' and family moved to their new home in McHenry Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weber and faaaily motored to McHenry Wednesday to -have dental work done. Mr. and Mrs. John Sanborn and daughter of Chicago spent over Friday with the former's mother, Mrs. Kate Orvis. *• Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Pierce motored to Fox Lake Tuesday. Antone May and son, Martin, mo>- i, tored here Sunday from Watertown, • Wis., and spent the day. Nick and John Wagner of Chicago , spent Sunday with their parents here. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Esh and family of Watertown, Wis., motored here Sunday and spent the day with Mrs. Bertha Esh and family, returning home Monday morning. Mrs. Robert Sutton and daughter of Solon Mills was in Spring Grove Monday. Dr. Ducy of Richmond tested cattle for P. G. Hoffman, John Miller and Ernest Peacock Thursday. The ;i! • < ' •• • fanners were very fortunaM as they all passed a clean test. A large crowd of mothers and children gathered at the club rooms Saturday and enjoyed an afternoon for the children. A program was arranged and greatly enjoyed. After games a lunch of cocoa and cookies were served by the L. C. W. C. A box was filled for the Woodstock orphan's home. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weber and Mr. and Mrs. John Weber motored to Wau kegan Friday afternoon.' Mrs. Charles Behmes was a Walworth passenger Thursday. Mrs. August Kattner is getting along nicely from her operation. She is in a Chicago hospital. Miss Agnes Weber was a Chicago passenger Friday. Mrs. Robles and sister of Evanston spent Sunday with the former's family, returning home Monday morning. Silk hosiery for the ladies as Xmas gifts in chiffon and service weight at Erickson Dept. Store. ^fHRISTM , Indiana Without Salt According to the "Handbook «f American Indians," not all of the tribes of Indians were accumstomed to using salt; whether from difficulty of procuring it, the absence of the habit, a repugnance for the mineral or for religious reasons, it is not always possible to say. Salt exists in enormous quantities in the United States, and it was not difficult lor Indians to obtain it. ' Making Artificial fee R is said the first commercial file* tory for making ice was established In New Orleans in 1866. The process was not wholly satisfactory and in 1870 there were only three other plants in operation. Later improvements resulted in a rapid growth of the business. Phone Crystal Lake 127-J and Reverse Charges We will call for your work and deliver it in a dustproof bag on hangers. • ' "• " .. ' Crystal Lake Tailors Lodtz & Lodtx TH SHO LINE To CHICAGO : I From McHenry--Grays Lake Convenient, dependable service by ^ Worth Shore Motor Coach North Shore Motor Coaches connect at Waukegan with fast North Shore Line trains taking you to the heart of Chicago--the"loop." Lf. McHenry Lf. Grays Lake Ayr .Waukegan Aft. Chicago Arr. Milwaukee 7:35 am 8:15 am Ok 6:57 am 10:05adl 10:35 am 11:00 am 8:15 pa 11:40 am 8:55 pm 12:13 pm 8:27 pa 2:02 pm 8:05 pm IrSSpa 7:38 pa> WEBER * 9CHIESSLE Local Agents West MeHeary AUTOMOBILES Atl BUILT. BUtCK WILL BUILD THXM : The Ransom of a Prince Could Buy No More (Sift Give golden moments and ' hours of restful, easeful trans* portation, this Christmas* Give princely luxury and beauty• Give a Buick! The ransom of a prince could buy no gift more certain to win the he^rt of every member » of the family* "--BUICK1;;!,, ' • ' V Overton & Co wen Balck Dealers WMtMdtey . t • MAR I R.R.E 3T WAS cold along the Seine that Christmas Eve. There was a thin r»!n, hslf snow, and a n»«ty penetrating wind coming up from the river that sent chills trembling down one's back. Little Juliette Caret blew her breath against her hands to warm them and pulled her ragged little coat more tightly about her. She was the sole support of a family of four--this lit tie, shivering tot, who stood always before the door of Notre Dame sell ing holy cards and medals to people as they passed in or out of the church. Her mother was very ill and the three other children of the familyyounger than Jnliette--were too little to do any kind of work. H^w she would have loved to bring home something very special for them this Christinas! On her way to the church this evening she had stopped to look in at the window of a patisserie shop and her heart was taken with a great cake in the center--all white with dots of large red cherries around the sides. The price was ten francs. She took out her little worn parse and counted --two francs, five sons. Slowly she closed the purse and put It back In her pocket The cake was out of the question. It would have to be a loaf of bread only. All evening she bad stood In front of the church, but had made almost nothing. Great numbers of people were coming to the midnight mass, but they all passed by little Jnliette with only an annoyed "Non, non. non!" A little later there was almost nobody coming. She could hear the oriran playing. Mass had begun. She would have hurried home but h®r feet were numb with the cold. 8llpped Quietly Into a Seat of the Large Chureh. Beaidea, she thought, she really ought to go In and say a little prayer for her mother. She opened the huge door of the cathedral, slipped quietly into a seat of the large church and prayed fervently for her mother and little sisters ; prayed, too, that she might, somehow, be able to buy them a cake for Christmas! The heat of the church after the totense cold outside made her drowsy. 8he went fast to sleep and her head | fell heavily against the shoulder of a man sitting next to her. The man was an American. He was at first annoyed when he aaw the little towseled head with its dirty cap against his coat-sleeve, bnt on aecond glance at the pathetic little figure he waa overcome with genuine •motion. "Poor little devil," he thought, "wonder what's been your abort hlatory and What will it be In the future." He saw la her dirty little hands the strings of medals and the box of holy cards she had been trying to sell. He reached Into his pocket, palled out two crisp 1,000- franc notes, folded them carefully and placed them on top of the cards. Almost everyone had left the church when Juliette wakened. Mass was over; all the candles on the altar had been extinguished, the lights of the church were being put out Juliette rubbed her eyes drowsily and with a start counted her medals to see that no (me had taken any while she slept. They were all quite safe. She next turned to her box of cards and her eyes became two large moons. "Two thousand. francs, two thousand francs I" She couldn't believe it It was a miracle! Hadn't she prayed for money to buy her people a Christmas gift? She knelt down again, said a fervent prayer in thanksgiving; then gathered all her things together and ran quickly from the church--pfltot the conflsserie shop. It - was,,closed, of coarse, but the white cake waa still in the window. Tomorrow morning she would go there early and buy It--buy every good thing in the shop. And still there would be enough left to buy them, all clothes in the after- Christmas sales. She leaped joyously In the air. She did not feei the cold now. "Merry Christmas," she called to an ,-.f|d lady who passed her. "Merry Christmas to the whole world I" (A. llit. Western Newspaper (Iain.) i:Wk e Townaend twins have a let landau. •hn Brimer died in Chicago Sun His funeral will take place at Grant cemetery Wednesday, Dec. Miss Vera Vaaey ia fll With the icken pox. Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Lusk, daughters, Esther and Ruth, Miss Johnson and "Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rossdeutcher, son, Kenneth, and -daughter, Arlene, at* tended the bazaar and sUpper at Ivairhoe last Thursday. Edward and Bernard Vogt each hare been presented with new Ford coupes by their father. Miss Johnson of the Port Hill school and Miss Raether of the Brick school spent the week-end at Miss Johnson's home in Chicago. Robert Dalziel is going to move on the Stratton farm which is going to be vacated by Mike Pitzen March 1. Mike Pitzen is going to move to a farm near McHenry. Matt Rossdeutcher has bought out John Wagner on the Crapf farpi. The Converse, Benwell, Vasey and Hironimus families attended the old folks' dance at Wauconda Friday night. Clifford Benwell spent from Mon' day until Friday on a hunting trip, in the southern part of the state. V Earl Potter is now working for Ij. Lusk on the Fremont farm. Bill Vandenboom, who sold his farm to Chas. Brainard, is going tb move to McHenry. Msr. D. V. Wait spent Saturday and Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Har^ old Strocker at Wauconda. White there she attended the bazaar. Mrs. Levi Wait spent last Thursday with Mrs. Earl Townsend. Clifford Benwell is driving a MV Chevrolet sedan. <£Toys and games for children ait Erickson Dept. Store. i :p: ii "•'*wW ' K W * ^ ir)* t ^ ~ •VEr ' y' k\ mm ft ; j • A" ' -si " ' M ' >• , v, . . , jfe-'r v«**, Motor Seggion* of Congrent The Constitution provided that the congress should assemble March 4* 1789, and thereafter convene "In every year" on the first Monday in December unless they shall by law appoint a, different day. Up to and Including May 20, 1820, IS acts were passed naming dates other than December* Since then, with few exceptions, congress has convened in December. Wegton'g Record Standi - - There is an old Greek legend that Esclides, before the Christian era, wafl sent to bring the sacred lire from Delphos to Athens, and made the journey there and back, 125 miles, in one day. Edward Payson Wesson In 1875 walked 115 miles in a single day. McHenry, Illinois We are pleased to announce the of this new local dealer--a connection which admirably reflects the high standards Oakland has set for selling and servicing its motor cars* A cordial invitation is extended to you to call on our new dealer and examine the Greater OAKLAND SIX, the car that is everywhere winning and holding increasing good wilL e also its companion car--the PONTIAC SIX, the outstanding new car of the year. ~ OAKLAND If OTOE CAE COMPANY* PONTIAC. MICHIGAN •1025 •1295 AWRCO of General MoUtn DO TOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING! EARLY THIS TEAR Polmg Cartful Chrietmag Evm The Poles have marty superstitions In connection with <'lirlntnwi*; They believe thai what the.v <lo on Christman Eve they will do alt ilie year around, and therefore they iwulwt themselves with that |!r<w|»ect In view The Race Progretsm§ *If we do have a race of womei with beards and brass voices, they won't have to worry much about fighting "off the fllrta.--Indlanapolla News. % Only Safe Place : '"What is that motorist honkffltg •bout?" "Can't be honking at ua. We're on the aidewalk."--Loulavlll* CMdai^etiCML. Sunbeam Electric Iron in fiw proof case, $8^50; Ever hot th*W hart electric cooker, $29.50| "hot apot" plat* Is only $3-25* I Something new! Electric vacuum bruth for cleaning auto uphol lamp ahadea, ckxhiag $19.75>;t HaMm.$ 7 and $8.50. Si Electric Ironer, $160; Wa4w, $160; FeMco dealer, $29«S0 [attachiaanta $5] •j. ,1 3: ^ Select Electrical Gifts front the Public Service Gift Book a • r v 1 c e , WW $19.50? Su grill, $10 . $61 9*up Federal paicoUtot $8J0| Hotpcunt waffle ifaa,$l 1.50, including tray. \ Electric hair dryer, $14.90; HhnrfaT hutting pad, $7.50; Curling iron, $3.75, and Vanit/ Dnaaer Lamps. $7.85 01 $15 per pair. ELECTRICAL gifts--gifts of , enduring quality, ofiering helpful service through the years, gifts bright and beautiful with the gleam of highly polished metal, or glowing red with mystery of electricity tamed to the use of womankind--all these in wonderful variety may be found at your Public Service store...Come in and see them now...Christmas phopping time is here! Christmas gifts purchased here may be had, at once and paid for "Little by Little" W&i your PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OP NORTHERN ILL1HOIS • 101 Williams St. ; * CRYSTAL LAKE Telephone 280 J. A.Schabeck,Dis.Mgr> r . "•i.s*"'* v A