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We have a fine line of Men's and Boys' Suits on hand and if in need of a* Suit, We can save you $5.00 on a Suit and give you a Suit equal to any tailor make. - JOS. W. FREUND, WE5T McHENRY, ILLINOIS. P H I L I P J A E G E R GENERAL COHM1SSION MERCHANT SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE SALE OF Dressed Beef, flutton, Hogs, Veal, Poultry, Hides, Etc., Butter and Eggs This is the oldest house on the street. Tags and price lists famished on application. COLD STORAGE FREE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Mall 1*3, Pulton St. Whol*Mi« Market. Orchard Beach Sanatorium McHenry, Illinois For thf t reat rueut of curable Chronic Diseases ii)*rvuu>> afflictions, diseases of the stoiuach, bowt-Is anJ liver, gout, rheumatism, obesity, catarrh, anemia, (?enerul dt-bility, etc ) Only Natural Method# Are Employed. Dr. Carl Strueh, Prop. 100 State Street Suite 1409. CHICAGO, ILL m I'll® Annihilation of Distance. Bow much nearer to each other the nations of the world are to-day than they were a few decades ago! When weeks and months were req aired to get saws from across the ocean the old world seemed to be a long way off. Now the whole earth is belted with telsgraph and cable lines, and yester­ day's happenings in Enrope, Asia, Afri­ ca, South America, Australia and the islands of the sea are read at this morn­ ing's breakfast table. Distance is anni­ hilated uid the nations are becoming friendly neighbors inconsequence, The marvelous change is brought home to the mind most strikingly upon reading a great modern newspaper whose tele­ graphic news covers the whole world each day--a paper such as the Chicago Baoord-Herald, which has a veritable army of correspondents in every impor­ tant city. In addition to its own staff of correspondents The Record-Herald haa the benefit of the foreign news ser- Tte* of the New York Herald, famous for Its world wide cable system and for the reliability of its foreign news; also that of the New York World and New York Journal of Commerce, besides that great oo-operative news-gathering or­ ganisation, the Associated Press. Why James Lee Got Well. Everybody in Zanesville, O., knows Mia. Mary Lee, ofij^ural route 8. She wrifas: "My husband, James Lee, firm­ ly believes he owes his life to the use of Dr. King's New Discovery. Hie lunns were so severely affected that consump­ tion, seemed inevitable, when a friend recommended New Discovery. We tried it, and its use has restored him to peritct health." Dr. King s New Die cov®ry isthe King of throat and lung ramadies. For coughs and colds it has no eqnal. The first dose gives relief. Try it! Sold under guarantee at N. H, Peteech's drug store. 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Tripp County, 8. D. Government Land Opening The government opening of a million acres of fine agricultural and grazing lands will probably occur about Oct let The Rosebud extension of the Chicago & North Western Ry. is the only railway ranching these lands, and Dallas, 8. D., is die railway terminus and the only town on the rsservation border. The U. S. land office will probably be located there. Pamphlets describing this land and how to secure a quarter section homestead, free on application to any afant Chicago & North Western Rail- "•y- - Aug. 3i. For Sore Feet. "I have found Bucklen's Arnica Salve to be the proper thing to ubc for sore feat, as well as for healing burns, sores, cute, and all manner of abrasions, " writai Mr. W. Stone, of East Poland, Mains. It is the proper thing too for pUea. Try it! Sold under guarantee at N. & Pstaach's drug store. 25c, Gat your "ITly Shy" of the Wilbur Co. AN EXCELLENT RECORD. Johnsburyh Baseball Team Is Making an Excellent Rowing This Season. The Johnsburgh Grays last Sunday won their eleventh consecutive victory by decisively defeating the Emerald Park aggregation to the tune of 11 to 0, and those who witnessed the contest declare that bad the winners put forth more extended efforts the score would have beea unfit for publication. The resorters, with the assistance of a well-known Chicago pitcher on the mound, tried hard to check the sturdy Germans, but to no avail, the great pitching of Miller, together with the faultless assistance given him by his pals, was a combination that would prove a stumbling block to almost any amateur team around this vicinity. In Miller, Johnsburgh surely has some twirler. He has the build and every­ thing else that usually characterizes the successful dinger. Besides this he is young, being only nineteen years of age, and with good care should develop into a star some day. His individual record this season is a phenomenal one in that not one single earned run is registered against him in all the games that he has pitched. The Johnsburgh Grays have thus far this season played fourteen games, los­ ing the first three and winning the bal­ ance, which is, indeed, an excellent record. They are quite anxious to play the old McHenry Blues and a game or a series of games between these two teams is a possibility, altho no definite arrangements have yet beeu made. Should these two teams meet we pre­ dict one of the largest crowds out to witness the contest that ever gathered at a ball game in this vicinity. Coming At t rac t ion The romantic drama, "The Flaming Arrow, " will be the attraction at the Central opera house on Hunday evening Aug. 2a. The play is by Lincoln j! Carter and it is claimed that it is one of the truest pictures of western life the stage has so far seen, depicting army life and frontier realism in and about famous and historical old Fort Reno, the scene of so many etirring incideuts in the pioneer (lays of the great west, when Indians and buffaloes were as plentiful as they now are scarce. The story of the love of Chief White Eagle r Mary Freemont, daughter of the commander of the post, is founded on an actual fact. All of the other char acters are drawn from living prototypes. There is a treacherous polished villain, a fun loving Irish corporal and his sweetheart and many other dramatic and humorous incidents. The scenic effects are described as being especially elaborate, several of them being fac- similies of historical places. A fully capable cast will be seen in "The Flam­ ing Arrow." The Weekly Inter-Ocean apd this paper delivered for one year at onr "special deal" price of $1,75 for the two EXCHANGE GLEANINGS. HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY ADJACENT COUNTIE8. AND A Mlscellaueous Assortment of Ns«l Items In Condensed Form For Conven­ ience of Busy People. The village board of Gary is contem­ plating patting in a system of water works. The Lake coanty fair will open at Libertyville Sept. 1 and for the first time in its history will -ran ever Satur­ day, the 5th. Dr. C. M. Johnson of Harvard has purchased the opera house in that city and will remodel it into a first-class hospital building. Financial reports of the Waukegan day celebration show lees profit than last year. Expenses were Ileavy this year and the receipts Were not so large ae a year ago. Patrons of rural delivery routes are warned against a chap who is traveling around claiming authority from the de­ partment to number rural mail boxes and collect pay from owners. The de­ partment has no such agent, Lake County Independent: We are informed that Orayslake is to have gas for fuel before the suow flies. The^Uib- ert.yville Gas Co. will extend their mains, it is said, to this village.--Grays lake Times. Wake op! You're dream­ ing, nothing to it. C. Albert Sloan, who was given the position of secretary of the Y. M. C A, at Woodstock on the resignation of D. A. Johnston a short time since, has been found guilty of the malicious mis­ chief done to the records and books of the association. He is now in the coun ty jail. The minimum penalty for the misdemeanors with which Mr. Sloan is charged is one year in the penitentiary. Fire which started while men were threshing on the farm of N. Snow, near Maple Park, Monday morning, raged all day and the men were forced to leave their work and fight the flames to keep them from spreading to the resi­ dence and the barns. The blaze started three feet from the separator while the men were at work and spread so rapidly that the machine was partially destroy­ ed before it could be gotten to a place of safety. Every little while we hear of stock being killed in a pasture during a thunderstorm, by being struck by light­ ning communicated by wire fences. This danger can be entirely eliminated by affixing a wire to one post in every twelve or fifteen feet in such a manner that one end will be well buried in the earth while the other has contact with each strand of wire oc the post. This affords a perfect ground connection by which the electrical chargfe passes harm­ lessly to the earth. Crystal Lake Herald: Chas. Hum­ phrey, superintendent of the Aetna Sand and Gravel company, accidentally had his head cut open Monday by an iron weight. Mr. Humphrey was load ing some gravel. The chute that carries the gravel from the bin to the car, when not in use, is held up by a weight When the chute was to be lowered it would not drop, anu while Mr. Hum­ phrey was trying to fix it the rope broke, letting the weight fall on his head, cutting the scalp deeply. Mr. Humphrey at once went to his home at the Morton House, where the cut was dressed, ten stitches being taken. Harvard Herald: A trip thru the country districts in the eastern half of our county brings forward the fact that farmers around Richmond. McHenry and Crystal Lake are engaging to a con­ siderable extent in the raising of wheat. This is a practice which bad almost died out in this portion of Illinois. The present interest in the culture of wheat is explained by the fact that at McHenry is located a large flouring mill with facilities for haudling several thousand bushels of the cereal daily in the process of turning it into flour. Many farmers now raise enough wheat to supply flour for all their own demands and have some left for marketing. Elgin Press: It is estimated that more than 10,000 sparrows were killed in the storm last week Tuesday night. No reason can be advanced for the wholesale slaughter of insect destroyers other than that they were blinded by the brilliant electrical display and at­ tempted to fly, being drowned in the at­ tempt Another reaso.n given is that the birds were shocked by the electricity in the atmosphere and dropped dead. While the yards in every section of the city are strewn with the bodies of dead birds, mostly sparrows, the yard and street around the Brethren Publishing house was literally covered with spar­ rows. Two large baskets full of dead birds were picked up, while it is thought that many were washed away. Dundee Hawkeye: The idea seems to be general that the railway companies are not iu shape to handle the big fall business that is bound to come on ac count of the heavy grain crop and at the same time give the regular every­ day traffic proper attention. While this may be true of some lines, the North-Western is not included. In preparation for the anticipated increase in business the North Western line has purchased 2,000 new cars and an in­ creased car repairing force has put the "bad order" cars in good condition, there being very few of that class on the rails at present. With all the power and equipment necessary, together with an ample supply of employes for all classes of servicg, the North-Western is in first-class shape to handle all the business that comes its way. MEDALS FOR VETERANS. All OM Sofcdters Can Get Honored Dee oration Upon Application. Veterans who have served in any of the wars in which the United States has been engaged can obtain Special service medals by applying to the ad­ jutant general of the army at Washing­ ton, and stating the facts of their ser­ vice. Congress has made provision for famishing such a medal to every soldier, and it is a decoration that should be prized next to the Grand Army badge and button. These service medals are handsome decorations and they should soon be­ come numerous all over the country, as every soldier should take pride in ob­ taining a badge which will show the fact that he served his country in time of war. Many of the veterans of the Civil war are not members of the Grand Army of the Republic and consequently have no decoration which show such service. This medal will supply the place, though it ought to be supple­ mentary to the bronze button instead of a substitute for it. Unfortunately there are a few vet­ erans wearing the Grand Army button who have no right to do so. This is probably done thru the desire to show that the wearer was in the army daring the Civil war, but there is a law which makes such unwarranted display of the button a misdemeanor and punishable with fine. With the service medal the unauthorized use of the bronze button would have no excuse. Orders have been issued from depart­ ment headquarters of the Grand Army of the Republic to post commanders to serve notice on all persons who make unauthorized display of the button that they must either join the post and ac­ quire the right to it or to ceas6 wearing it. If such notice does not bear fruit the alternative is arrest and fine. One or two examples may be necessary in each community to establish respect for the law. ,,, Spanish war veterans may obtain the special medal by congress to the men who did valiant service in the Philippine insurrection of lb99. These medals were authorised two/years ago and have just been finished. The medals are the size of a silver dollar attached to a ribbon of the national colors and are of bronze. The obverse side has an ad­ vancing column of soldiers engraved upon it. On the reverse is inscribed, "Patriotism, Fortitude and Loyalty. Every soldjer who saw active service in the Spanish war is entitled to a medal, but he must ask for it. A letter to the war department will bring him a blank which he must fill out and have certified before a notary public. An identification paper is sent him and be gets his medal by presenting the paper at the postofflce. This is the same course as is to be followed by veterans who served in any war. Get busy at once aud receive yonr medal. She Likes Good lyings. Mrs. Chas. E. Smith, of'West Frank­ lin, Maine, says: "I like good things and have adopted Dr. King's New Life Pills as our family laxative medicine, because they are good and do their work without making a fuss about it." These painless purifiers sold at N. H. Petesch's drug store. 25c. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE OF PILING FINAL SETTLEMENT. STATE OF ILLINOIS, i H f i McHenry County f Estate of Patrick M. O'Neill, deceased. To all whom it may concern: You are hereby notified that on Monday, the third day of September, 1908,1, as the Administrator with will annexed of said Estate, will present to the County Court of McHenry Couuty at the Court House in Woodstock, Illinois my final report of my acts and doings as such Administrator, and ask the Court to be dls charged from any and all further duties and responsibilities connected with said Estate ana my administration thereof, at which time aud place you may be present and resist such application, if you choose so to do. M. J. Wai,SH, B-4t Administrator with will annexed. Thousand Hs?e Kidney Trouble and Nerer Suspect K. Prevalency of Kidney Disease. Most people do not realize the alarm­ ing increase ancPremarkable pre valency of kidney disease. While kidney dis­ orders are the most common diseases that pre- vail, they are almost the last recognized by patient and phy­ sicians, who con­ tent themselves with doctoring the effects, while the orig­ inal disease undermines the system. What To Do. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability, to hold water and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wjiie or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne­ cessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for it's wonderful cures of the most dis­ tressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by drug­ gists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes. You may have a sample bottle and ix book that tells all about it, both sent f ree by mail. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bitig-^^^^S! hamton, N. Y. When Bomeot Swamp-Boot writing mention this paper aud don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and Uie address, Binghamton, N. Y. QUARTER OF A CENTURY. Items Clipped from The Flalndealer ot August 22, 1883. Gravel and Sand. We are now prepared to deliver gravel and sand in any quantity or will sell same by the load to those wishing to haul jt, but none to be taken from my pits without firBt notifying us either by calling at my office or by telephone. Ang 27 WM. BONSLETT. "Fly Shy"at Wilbur Lumber Co. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Jacob Bonslett, deceased The undersigned having been appointed Executrix of the last Will and Testament of Jacob Bonslett, deceased, late of the Couuty of McHenry and State of Illinois, hereby gives notice that she will appear before the County Court of McHenry Couuty, at the Court House in Woodstock, at the October term, on the first Monday iu October next, at which time all persons having claims against said Estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 30th day of July, A. U. 1U08. at Obrtbdde Fbbund, Executrix. F. O. Gane the auctioneer. He guar­ antees satisfaction J. P. Smith has removed his jewelry store to his new building one door east of Mrs. dearies' millinery store. The storm of Sunday night done con eiderable damage at the brick yard some thirty or forty thousand brick that lay upon the yard being spoiled. W.C. Howard, of Lake county, who was so severely injured by being thrown from a load of hay by a runaway team, we learn has passed the crisis aud is now slowly but sorely recovering. Rev. Joel Wheeler memorialized Lord's Day, the 19tb inst, as the forty sixth anniversary of the first religious service offered in McHenry couuty, as also the fifty first year of his ministry Postmaster Perry put the new boxen in position on Tuesday, and McHenry now has the handsomest and best ar ranged postofflce iu McHenry county The new boxes were built by R. Waite aud is a piece of architectural work of which he may well feel proud No de­ scription we can give will half do them justice. Call aud see theui for yourself. On Friday morning last Michael Ryan, who lived on the east side of the river in this village, was found dead near a pile of lumber in front of his residence. A dozen different rumors were in circulation during the day as to the cause of bis death, but as near as>we can learn the facts are these: lie was past eighty years of age, and had been around'town the day before consider­ ably under the influence of liquor. Sometime during Thursday evening he was led home by two youug men, who left him at his door, where he probably fell into a stupor from which he never rallied. Old ajje, exposure and too much liquor was undoubtedly the cause of his death. The story about his being robbed we think is believed by few. The coroner was notified, who came and empaneled a jury, who brought in a verdict in substance as above stated. Excellent Health Advice. Mrs. M. M Davison, of No. 879 Gif- ford Ave , San Jose, Cal., says: "The worth of Electric Bitters as a general family remedy, for headache, biliousness and torpor of the liver and bowels is so pronounced that I am prompted to say a word in its favor, for the benefit of those seeking relief from such afflic tions. There iB more health for the di­ gestive organs in a bottle of Electric Bitters thau in any other remedy I know of." Sold under guarantee at N. H. Petesch's drug store. 50c. The Plaindealer will be sent to any addresson trial three months for twenty- cents, fiye and will be discontinued at the expiration of that time unless toher wise ordered, Try it. FOR UP-TO-DATE GENERAL MER­ CHANDISE COME TO THIS STORE. F. A. BOH LANDER. WEST McHENRY, ILLINOIS. M Biink OF WEST McHENRY, ILLINOIS. Capital Stock, $25,000. •OFFICERS:: EDWIN Ty. WAGNER, President. PARKER S. WEBSTER, Vice-President. SIMON STOEFEL, Vice-President. CARL W. STENGER, Cashier. CHECKINQ ACCOUNTS. SAVINGS AC­ COUNTS, CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT, DOHESTIC AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE, COLLECTIONS, NOTARY PUBLIC. : : ***. 'hy, 3 percent paid on Savings Ac­counts and Time Cer. tificates of Deposit Cbe Carpenter much p!eased means reputation The moral, of course, and get the BEST. Miiiles when he sees our wagon back up with A LOAD OF LUMBER for he knows he can do a good job and do it quickly. A good Carpenter is as with such a job as you would be. It for him, money saved for you. is to buy your Lumber here YOURS TRULY, THIS STORE IS OPEN EVERY EVE­ NING EXCEPTING TUESDAY AND T H U R S D A Y BLOCK & BETHKE TELEPHONE, NUMBER 541. Best Quality Here at Lowest Prices Pick-Upsll Bear Brand Men's Black guaranteed sock at 3 for 50c; better grade 3 for 75c. Hammock Pillowsstuffed with a fine clean floss. .25c Figured Lawns & Swiss­ es, regular 25c value... 16c Here's a Snap--Laces sold at 8, 10, 12 & 15c, to close at per yard 6c Men's Outing Pants, a small lot, big value, sold at $3.50 per pair, now on the table at only,,pr.$1.98 Closing Out Prices We are offering,, while they last, our en­ tire stock of Ladies' Oxfords, and never before has the buying public of this county had such an opportunity to buy footwear at such low prices. The line sold during this sale is our $2.25, 2.50, 2.75 and 3.00 Oxfords. We have placed them all on one table at per pair $1.98 Pick=Ups!! Elgin Shirts. Just re­ ceived a drop shipment of the Elgin Negligee Shirts in the latest patterns and colors. The best for the money. Others ask $1.50 for them, at this store$1.00 Bathing Suits! For Men, 2-piece... .85, 98 For Ladies, 2-piece. ..1.98 For Children, 2 piece. 1.50 Don't forget our Grocery Department. Fresh, clean and pure.