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Superb Boxed I Tiiis is one of the Gifts that must constantly be kept in mind, for it tits in anywhere. Everybody uses stationery and will be sure to be pleased with a Gift of some of the splendid new pfijwrs in our Holiday stock. :: 25c to $1.00 per package fnma inH i a a mir AMI VUiHC IIIIU M UUt i* ".nil Cnfffn iiA;;f /"Iff > (mil mm jwui mi niiwiwift [any r There is Noth­ ing better Than Books! In a vast majority of cases mistakes will be avoided and the satisfac­ tion of your friends*-be increased by giving them books at Christmas time. A stock like ours affords endless choice for any class of persons. :: :: For tKe Laddies! Manicure Sets, Toilet Sets, Hair Brushes, Cut Glass, Jewel Boxes, Fountain Pens, Pine Box Stationery, Mirrors, Choice Per­ fumes, Post Card Albums. For the Men! Cigars and Pipes, Smoking Sets, Shaving S e t s , S a f e t y R a z o r s , R a z o r S t r o p s , M i l i ­ tary Brushes, Hat Brushes, Playing Cards, Pocket, Books, Pocket Knives. :: :: :: Early choosing will insure you the pick of the best of my holiday goods, and our low prices will help you to decide. :: :: :: Gifts" for the Little Folks! S:mta Claus has left a choice assortment of toys with us for the little folks. Iron Toys, Wood­ e n T o y s , M e c h a n i c a l Toys, Flying Machines and Books for boys aDd girls at prices to suit your pocket book. :: :: Christmas Cards and Booklets! Don't fail to see our fine mi «. M; j Ui iui^n/1 wu. u>uu domestic Christmas cards and booklets. Make a list of your friends to whom some slight token of remembrance should be sent and select suit­ able cards or booklets early. Many kinds here you will not find else­ where. :: :: :: :: :: Cards, £ for 5( to Mk Md Booklets, 5( to ESceKfe J (F A MERRY CHRISTMAS F. L. McOmber THE WEST SIDE HARDWARE CAN YOU GUESS Do you know what is near and who is coming? Make a guess. Have you? Well, right or wrong with your guess, come and look over the line of toys, candies and presents Santa Claus has left at our store. We will be pleased to accommo­ date you and will a,s far as lies in our power satisfy your wants. :: :: J. C. Debrecht & Co- Johnsburgh. 111. 'Phone 926. P H I L I P J A E G E R GENERAL COHMISSION MERCHANT SPECIAL ATTENTION tilVKN TO THE SAL£ OP Dressed Beef, Hutton, Hogs, Veal, Poultry, Hides, Etc., Butter and F.ggs This in the oldest boose on tb«^ utreet. TH^H and price liatn fnrniabed on Application. COLD STORAUE FRfcLE Stall & i. Pulton St. Whoesale Market. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. West Side l ivery agrafe R I O V E R T o N . P u t I ' k i k t o k « pB m mm fElectric Bitters Succeed when everything else feils. In nervous prostration and female weaknesses they are the supreme remedy, as thousands have testified . FOR KIDNEY, LIVER AND STOMACH TROUBLE it is the best medicine ever sold over a druggist's cc inter. I'lstakee Hiiy and Fox Ljtke. Teitin- iuit of all Kinds done promptly. Sp<*- I'lai attention triven to trsivelhij; men. Fii-st-class ri)?s with or without driver ut reasonable prices. 'Phone 473 . West Mchenry. III. - Telephone 4 7 - Telephone No 3 9 3 . SIMON STOFFEL Insurance ARent for all claesee of property in the best Companies. W«m MfNnrr, IHta*!# H.O. MEAD JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND INSURANCE AOENT I atn now prep:irt<d to insure all kinds of prop­ erty iiitainst Fire. Lightning. Tornados, Etc AIM» liave A special line of Insurance on Live St-cx-k insuring agaiust death from auy cause West McHenry* 111. NEIGHBORING NEWS AS CHI^MCLED BY j OUR ABLE CORPS OE CORR ESPONDEN'TS I KIUUKFIEIU. NORTHERN LIFE OK ILLINOIS. H. Wille was in Woodstock W«>dnos- day. Chas. Ormsby wont to Crystal Lake Thursday. Mrs. J. B. Lynch was a Harvard vis­ itor Friday. F. W. Hartman went to Wotxlstock Wednesday. I. E. Mason was a Chicago visitor Wednesday. E. E. Knilans was a caller in Wood­ stock Thursday. Mrs. A. Jacobs visited relatives at Aurora this week. W. H. Levey was in the eit.v Wed­ nesday of last week. Mrs. D. O. Kline was in Woodstock' Thursday afternoon. Miss Agnes Dufield was a pleasant Woodstock caller Friday. Mrs. J. R. McGraw was calling on relatives at Cary recently. Mrs. Esther Smith visited with rela­ tives in Woodstock recently. J. C. Darrall came down from Wood­ stock on important business Thursday. Mrs. F. Wille visited her daughter. Mrs. H. Cooper, at Woodstock Thurs­ day. H. P. Barber and A. F. Salow were Crystal Lake business callers Thurs­ day. Mrs. Chas. Tegtmire went to Cly- bourn Junction on business Wednes­ day. Mrs. Albert Schuett and lady friend of Woodstock were callers here Thurs­ day. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Salow were busi­ ness callers in the city Wednesday ol last week. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Irish and daugh­ ter, Etta, entertained relatives from Woodstock recently. The vice-president, Mrs. I). O. Kline, will entertain the Cemetery associa­ tion Dec. 29 at 2 o'clock. All interest­ ed in the meeting are requested to be present. There will be a Christmas enter­ tainment held in the Presbyterian church Monday evening, Dec. 26. There will be a fine program and tree. Good old Santa will reach Ridgetield rather late but he will be welcome just the same. Everyone come. If yon are enffering from bUioaaneas. constipation, indigestion, chronic head- Hche, invent oue cent in a postal card, send to Cbainberlain Medicine Co., Des Moines, Iowa, with your name aud ad dress plainly on the back, aud tbey will forward yon a free sample of Chamber­ lain °s Stomach and Liver Tablets Sold by all dealers. The Ridgefield camp, No. 739, of M. W. A. met at the hall Tuesday even­ ing, Dec. 13, for the purj>o.so of elect­ ing officers for the coining year. The following are the new officers: J. 15. Lynch, consul; W. B. Cobb, advisor: F. W. Hartman, clerk: ( has. Ormsby, escort: Chris Hoy, watchman: R. Hes- selgrave, sentry: C. H. Dufield, man­ ager; Dr. Freeman of Crystal Lake and Dr. Doolittle of Woodstock, physicians. VU1A NORTHERN LIFE OK ILLINOIS. John Hart of Round I>ake w as in town Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. 1 taught s|»< nt Monday in Waukegan. Ed. McCormick of Lilwrtyville «as a Volo caller Wednesday. Miss Clara Ilosing of Round l^ake was a caller here Monday . Miss Genevieve Effinger of Ingleside spent Saturday and Sunday with Mis. Stadtfeld. Mrs. Sabel has returmd home after spending:, two wee ks with rekuivt s and friends in Chicago. Mrs. Frost and son, Willie. s|xnt Tuesday and Wednesday with Mr. aud Mrs. Peter Frost in Chicago. Harry Lusk of Grayslake and. Miss Kittie Dowell of Fremont sjx nt Wed­ nesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Luskr^ Many persons find themselves affected with a persistent congh after an attack of influenza. AH this congh can be promptly cored by the nse of Chaiulier Iain's Congh Remedy, it sbonld not lie allowed to run on until it becomes tronbiesoua. Sold by all dealers. KIMiWlHtl). N O R T H E R N L I F E O F I L L I N O I S . Miss E l > anor H a w l e v returned from Elgin Sunday even ing . Mrs . Francisco of Woodstock i s help ­ ing cure fo r Mrs . Jane Carr . Mrs . Hawl " \ ' > brother and w i f e of Elg in sp nt T h u r s d a y with her . M i - s. Libl > ie Simpson went t o Chica ­ go Satu rday fo r a l ew days . The W . C . T . r . wil l not meet u n t i l January 7 . w i t h Mrs . Mary Dodge . C . H . Stephenson and wife will spend Chris tmas wi th h i s mothe r i n Iowa . Clyde Francisco spent Sunday with hi s mother and brother in Woodstock . M r . and M i s . W r i g h t Carr of Wood­ stock came t o s e e Mrs . . l ane Carr Tues ­ day . Eighteen of our townsmen attended the Itoard of trade meeting in Elgin Monday . M i > s Agnes IJiyelow sjient the last of the week with relativ»s south of McHenry . N . I ) . Stevens and wife returned from t he i r vis i t in Terre Haute . Ind . , Saturday morning . W . E . S m i t h and Frank Mar t in re­ turned Sunday evening f rom their t r ip to Georgia. Tliey had a very pleasant t r i p . M r s . Libbie Ladd s| > ent Saturday and Sunda \ w i t h M i * s . O . P . South - wick at Williams Bin, Wis. Mr. Ladd wen t u p Sunda > . On Wednesday . Dee . 1 4 . Miss 1 - klith Tutl ie ol thi - place and Mr . I»ndell Todd 0 1 D u n d e e were marr ied i n Chi ­ cago . Mrs . N - l l i e Tut t l e and Mrs . Myr t l e Sanlxin i g a v e t h e m a r e c e p ­ t ion and shower a i the home of the la t te r on K r i d a x even ing . Mrs. I I . \ V . A l l e n of Kingwood just recently received along Utter from Kev . I > . l > i min ing o f M a n s f i e l d . Penn . , who. if he 11 v es unt i 1 the L'St !i ol March next, will be nmet v years old. He has done op t i ca l vuirk s i n c e g i v i n g up r eg ­ ular m i n i s t e r i a l work and now ( e e l s he must soon j . " i v e u p t h a t , as h i s e y e s i g h t is f a i l i ng him somewha t . ITEMS OF LOCAL INTERES1 AS PICKED UP BY PIAINDEALER RE­ PORTERS DURING WEEK. RliAT TEOrLE ARE fivinii IN THIS VIL­ LAGE AND THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY - OTHER SHORT PARAGRAPHS. NORTHERN LIFE OK ILLINOIS. Christina* booklets and pont cards at Pe tench 'H. Fine box Kt«tii>iiery for Christinas preseuts at Peteseh'a. Alabastine and kalkomo at Vycital's Centerviiie hardware TEKHi r: w a s a M c H e n r v ed Mis . J . M . Phalin was a n Elgin v i s ­ i tor Friday . Mrs. M . Knox w a s a ( ' rvstal Lake ca l ler Saturday . Mrs . Eugene Kel ly cal ler Thursday . M r . and Mrs. M . A . Conwav a t Crys ta l L a k t * Saturday . Chas . La Plant spent Sunday w i t h re la t ives and friends in Chicago . Geo. Whiston and son, Earle . of Hol - combvil le were business cal lers here last week . Miss M i n n i e Knox of McHenry spent Wednesday wi th her brother . M . Knox , and f ami ly . M r . and M rs. Ear le H \de o f Genoa Junct ion ca l led 0 1 1 re la t ives here Fri ­ day even ing . Mrs. .1. Doherty of Holeomhville I t o a u l e d t h e . E l g i n t r a i n n t t h i s s t a t i o n Fr iday morning . Mrs . . los. La Plant of ( rv s t a l I * i k e spent Fr iday at the home of her son . Char les , and wife . M r . and Mrs. T . R . Anderson and daughter , Sylv ia , were Chicago vis i t - oi -s Wednesday . M r . and Mrs. . T . H . Gracy went to Chicago Friday to a t tend the iuncra l o f the i r cous in . C . A . Par t r idge . M r . H a i r i n g of Marengo is taking T. R. Anderson 's place as depot agent h e r e dur ing the lat ter ' s absence . M r . and Mrs. H . McMil lan , son, Mark, and daughter, Vera, wei-e guests o f Spr ing Grove re la t ives recent ly . Thei-e was a large crowd a t the card p a t t y at M . A . Conway ' s Tuesday even ­ ing and everyone seemed to have a Jine t ime . M r . a n d M r s . T . R . Anderson and dau ghters, Glenys and Sylvia, went to Richmond Friday evening and l e f t Sat ­ urday for California, when' the.v w ill spend the winter months . The greatest danger from influenza is of its resulting in pneumonia. Thin can l>e obviated by nsing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, aa it not only enres in tiuen/.*, bnt counteracts any tendency of tbe disease towards pneumonia Sold by all dealers. Petes ch's for drugs. ChriHtniHe novelties and post cards at M. M. Niesen's, the Centerville grocer. Have yon seen onr five and ten cent counter? If not, better call in and save money. ,1. J Vycital. The largest as well as most beantifnl assortment of Christinas and New Year post cards and booklets may be fonnd at W A. Fiwher's. Don't bny until yon have seen this beantifnl display, M r. and M rs. Henry Kamholz are moving into the John H. Miller cot­ tage next to the Zion Lutheran church. The twenty-four hour electric ser­ vice, we are informed, will not be in­ augurated in McHenry until al>out the middle of January^ A baby l»oy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Oertel on Tuesday of this week. Lou makes 'em, so why not have a good cigar on himV Chas. B. Harmsen is confined to his home, suffering from a severely strain- td back which he received while at work at the Wilbur Lumber company's yai-ds on Tuesday of this week. The peculiar properties of Chamber Iain's Cough liemwdy have been thoroly tested dnring epidemics of influenzh, and wheq.it was taken in time we have not heard of a single case of pneumonia Sold by all dealers. Will the party who picked up or found ladies' black leather hand bait on Wednesday evening of last week be­ tween 5 and 6 o'clock, in front of the poetoffice or Centerville stores, please retnrn same to Piaindealer office and receive reward? No qneetions asked. The second of the winter series of card parties inaugurated by the ladies of St. Patricia court of St. Patrick's church took place at the home of Mr . and Mrs. Michael Conway on Tuesday evening of this week. The host and hostess proved delightful entertainers and those w ho turned out are not sorry for i t . A Rpraiued ankle will usually disable the injured person for three or fonr weeks. This is due to lack of proper treatment. When Chamberlain's Liui uient is applied a enre may be effected in three or four days. This liniment is one of the best and most remarkable preparations iu line. Sold by all deal­ ers'. ^ \ A n i n f a n t child of Mr . and Mrs . J . A. Watson of Pistukee Bay passed away on Tuesday of this week and was buried in Woodland cemetery here on Wednesday . Mr. Watson is manager of the Geo . Saver stock farm at Pista - kee Bay . The bereaved parents have t he sympa thy o f t he i r f r i ends i n Mc ­ Henry . John R . Sayler , one of the oldest residents of this township , celebrated his 88th birthday anniversary at his country home west , of town l a s t Sun ­ day . To make the event a noteworthy one , al l of the descendants l iv ing w i t h ­ i n a r e a s o n a b l e d i s t a n c e o f M c H e n r y were present to ass i s t him in c e l e b r a t ­ ing the day . For a man o f his age M r . Say le r is q u i t e ha le hnd hear ty . BASKET BALL GAME. The game on Friday even ing i s b o u n d t o b e a n e x c i t i n g o n e . 1 h e R i c h m o n d I n t y s e x p e c t t o r e t a i n t h e i r record of past years and the home team have the first defeat to 1M* served aga ins t them th is year . Don ' t miss i t . Admiss ion to game , l . » cents . Hine K"M'k slkwt. A hi ne rock shoot will"hike place at Riugwood on Saturday, December 24. Shooting t)gjll begin at 10::tt)a. m., and *K*i» at ISW p. ui. Parses will be divided to suit shooters. All are invit­ ed. W e W c r e . R ^ h l when we told you that our Flour was as good as any manufactured today. This fact can be tes­ tified to by the hundreds of housewives who are today using the 4'EARLY RISER" brand. That's the brand that we manufacture and are proud to say that wc consider it an honor to have our name attached to same. Besides the "EARLY RISER," we are also turning out several other makes, including Buckwheat, which atv this time of year is relished by all of us. If you are not using the McHenry product give it a trial. We will appreciate it. :: :: West Mftlfiv flir id M Mills wesT M CHENRY. I LLINOIS JOHN 5PHNCEK, Prop. J ....SWEATER.... FOR THE COOL DAYS We have all grades from $1.00* $4.50. Each to fit all sizesjfrom baby to grandpa in pop­ ular shades and combination colors. :: :: :: :: A complete line of Underwear in all wool and fleece lined goods--white, gray, tan and blue. :: :: :: :: Our line of Dress Goods in silk, wool and cotton goods is complete in the new colorings and weaves. :: Outing Flannel, good heavy fleeced, at 10c pep yard. Other grades at 8c, 11c, 12|c up to 20c per yard. :: :: Our line of Shoes is the finest we have ever shown. Gun Metal Kid and Patent Colt Leather and cloth top, new shades. :: :: :: :: :: :: Leave your order for Groceries, Canned Goods, Tea, Coffee, Flour, Corn Mekl, Graham, etc. :: :: :: M. J. PHONE 343 WALSH GOODS DELIVERED 2 Fach Year Furniture is in greater demand for Xmas Gifts FURNITURE is becoming much improved in de­sign and far better in quality and nothing makes a more sensible and pleasing Gift than that which is artistic and useful as well. The large stock displayed in this establishment offers great oppor­ tunity for selection. There are hundreds of tine chairs, rockers and other odd pieces of Furniture which for beauty of design and variety of style can­ not be excelled. Our display for the little people is also larger and more beautiful than ever before.