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4 Electric Power "Exercises Many Functions That Are Peculiarly Its Own There are certain mechanical plants that can be run by Electricity only-for example the big stone quarries around Chicago. They require cars that without anybody aboard will travel over a mile of track, start when wanted, stop when wanted, climb up steep grades with 10 ton loads and run down again without damaging any­ thing. Electricity alone supplies the way to do this. The operation furnishes a graphic object lesson of f The Flexibility of Electric Power --the readiness with which it meets any requirement This fact is of intimate interest to numerous mechanical plants which have developed the need of a change in arrangement, or of an addition to mechanical equip­ ment, or of an improvement in the working of some integral part; or perhaps that face a requirement to do something that cannot be done by steam except at pro­ hibitive cost for installation and operation. The proper resort at this stage is to Electric Power Why'? Because it is adaptable to any mechanical situ ation or any kind of machinery; it reduces lost motion --its application is direct: it is compact--you can put a tremendously powerful motor in small space'; its con­ trol is simple; its efficiency is the highest and its cost the lowest. And of course we are prepared to demon­ strate the truth of all this. A plant provided with the economic advantages of electric motor drive Is like a runner stripped of surplus weight ready for a race. OH NORTHERN ILLINOIS NEIGHBORING NEWS AS CHRONICLED BY OUR ABLE CORPS OF CORRESPONDENTS Bank of Mctlenry . ESTABLISHED 1888 This Bank receives deposits, pays 3 per cent interest on time depos­ its, extends all courtesies consist­ ent with good business principles and does a GENERAL BA1MUK BUSINESS - J •- f -- - ronttge. Honey to Loan on real estate and other first class security. REAL ESTATE Farm lands, residences and vil­ lage property for sale. If yon want to buy or sell, call on ns. Abstracts ordered. INSURANCE in Firot Glass Companies, at the lowest rates Perry & Owen, Notary Public. - Bankers. [MILE!! LOAVES -AND Delicious Pastries Is the Inevitable result If yW use White Swan ...Flour.*.] m SM*GFIEU)1h FOR SA^E BY Wilbur Lumber Co. West "Ic Henry N. P. Steilen & Son ncHenr> John Richardson Veto William Althoff Jobnsbarffh • 1 I vv It's just at this season of the year that our studio offers its best facilities for'making your portraits. The rUaii is o\ ci, ui lia;^ not yet begun, consequent­ ly we have more time at your disposal, which means increased atten­ tion to you, increased attention to your order uuumxui, Wilbur Levey was in Chicago Fri­ day. Mr. Rerg was" a Woodstock caller Saturday. Rudolph Heckler was at Woodstock Saturday. P. B. Haughawout drove to Wood­ stock on business Monday. F. W. Hartman was a business caller at the county seat Saturday. Mrs. H. Cooper and Miss Clara Schoof went to the city Monday. Paul Ritt of Woodstock visited at the home of A. F. Salow Sunday. G. B. Collins of Woodstock was a pleasant Ridgefield caller Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Senne and little son spent Sunday at Father Wi lie's. Miss Clara Schoof was having dental work done at Crystal Lake Thursday. Roy Skinner and family of Wood­ stock Sundayed at their parental home. A. Dietz, proprietor of the "Econ­ omy," was a caller in Woodstock Mon­ day. Messrs. C. St-ratton, H. Orinsby and W. Yanke were in Woodstock Mon­ day. Miss Anna Morse of St. Charles is spending a few day* with her brother, Floyd. Mrs. J. .1. lieser and Mrs. A. Anners were in Woodstock on business Wed­ nesday. Mi-s. Rushton, who has been suffer­ ing with a severe cold. is slowly im­ proving. The ice cream and cake social given by the M. B. A.'s Thursday evening was quite well attended. Herman Wille and brother, August, also Otto Madsen and Andrew Nelson, were in the city Tuesday. E. E. Knilans was in Woodstock Tuesday and Wednesday electioneering for tax collector for Dorr township. Mrs. C. H. (jiesselbrecht and little daughter, Helen, spent the greater part of last week with relatives in Woodstock. The farmers' association met at the church Jan. 15. The afternoon and evening sessions were greatly enjoyed by those who attended. The installation and oyster supper of the M. W. A. was held in the hall Jan. 9. The gentlemen who were present enjoyed a very pleasdnt even­ ing. Mr. Ryan of Crystal Lake, who is employed at the Northwestern pump­ ing station at Ridgefield, is slowly re­ covering from an injury sustained at his home. He is expected to resume work soon. The choir met at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Anners last Thurs­ day evening. "All but two of the mem­ bers were present. Progressive som­ erset was a feature of the evening. A dainty luncheon of cocoa, cake, dough nuts and candy was served. A prominent citizen of Ridgefield was unusually absent minded one day last wre'.t. While gathering eggs he placed them in his pocket for safe keeping. To make a long story short, he forgot all about the eggs and, well, the eggs reminded him of his mistake just before he boarded the train for a neighboring town. An anti-nuptiai shower (miscellan­ eous) in honor of Miss Clara Schoof and Mr. F. S. Morse was given in the church parlors Friday evening, Jan. 12. AIwiit forty of their friends were present. Attached to each one of the many and beautiful presents was a small card with advice wHtten there­ on, which in the future inifrht prove useful to the young couple. A most enjoyable and social evening was spent. VOLO. John Brown is ill at this writing. Prof. Leach of Elgin made his reg­ ular trip here Sunday. Harvey Gardinier has rented his property to a Chicago party. Alfred Nicholls and wife returned to their home m Chicago Sunday. Mrs. Zuelsdorf of Palatine visited her son, Frank, and family recently. B. Paddock and wife visited rela­ tives in Gurnee Sunday and Monday. The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hiionimus is quite ill with inr ttamation of the bowels. Dr. Wells is in attendance. The Ladies* Aid society wish to make the annoi^cement that they .are ready to do serving at ai^.v time. Don't fail to call when in need of work. After a long illness Mrs. Harry Nicholls died at her home here last Tuesday. Funeral was held at the home Friday and she was laid to rest in the McHenry cemetery. The Volo Gun club held a shoot Sun­ day and altho it was a stormy and dis­ agreeable day there were thirteen shooters and all enjoyed a good time. They all look forward for Thomas Vasey to some day be one of the best shots in the county, as he missed the first twenty-five birds and then broke seven out of ten. Targets Broken H. Stadtfeld 150 102 Will Frost 105 45 Jack Stadtfeld 15 57 Page Smith. .. 105 54 Owen Paddock . 150 93 Lee lienwell 150 72 Ed. Bacon . 150 72 John Vasey . 120 57 Tom Vasey . ... 150 Walter Welch.. 150 75 Ben Rosing . 75 57 John EHinger.... 4V 18 W. M. Huson 45 36 .FINE FRAMES AND ENLARGEMENTS.. itefs Pisito Siutii PdUHL 9/1. WLM PI'HENRI, ILL. Wm. Simes, representing the Victor Oil company of Cleveland, O., can save yon money on lubricating oils, greases prepared paints. See him. 31 ASK YOUR GROCER FUR ' H ' H E N H Y . \ i i . / . FANCY FAMILY FLOUR m manure • # . J .S?ENCE A A- MttiCNRV IIUS. HE FLOUR. that never goes wrong WEST N flENRY AND FEED MILLS PROBA TE NEWS See Wm. Simes for lubricating oils, greases and prepared paints. He guar­ antees satisfactory goods at satisfactory 31 [Furnished by McHenry County Abstract Oompany, Woodstock. Illinois. Office In Ar­ nold Block, east side public square. Ab­ stracts of title and conveyancing. Monev to loan «»'real estate In sums of Ave hundred to ten thousand dollars. Tluie and payments to suit borrower. Phones 903 and 911.1 RKAL KSTATE TRANSFERS. Joseph Tlielen et al to Anton Thelen et :il. it 21 and pt It 30. assrs plat In Johns- hur^li Same to John M Thelen, pt It 19 and 80 assrs plat, .loknsburgh » 1000 John M Thelen to Joseph Thelen. pt It 1H and t», assrs plat, Juhnsburnh....... 10 00 I»ROBATE PROCEEDINGS. Estate of John O. Howe. Decree of heirship entered. Floyd E. Howe appointed jadtnr. Bond $10,000 filed and approved and letters ordered issued. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Arthur White Pierce, 2t> Woodstock Elizabeth A. Kennenberg, 20 " MASQUERADE DANCE. Yourself and friends are cordially invited to attend a masquerade dance to be held at Stoffel's hall, McHenry, 111., on Friday evening. January 2ti. Music by Schaffer's. Two cash prizes of $1.00 each will be awarded to the lady appearing in the prettiest cos­ tume and the most comically dressed gent. This is the first, public masque­ rade dance to take place at Stoffel's hall in a number of years and the man­ agement is looking for one of the larg­ est crowds on this evening that has attended a dance at this favorite danc­ ing resort in a long time. All the young people, as well as many of the older ones, are planning to be there. You had better make up your mind to go also. Tickets. $1.00. Supper extra. The Harvard Poultry association will hold a show in that city on Wed­ nesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur­ day of next week. When you see a girl with smooth, white hands you will know she uses McAllister's Velvet Cream lotion. 31 WANTED--Applicants for life in­ surance. See Carl W. Stenger, agent Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. 31 iOHNSRVIWH. Castor Adatus transacted business in Chicago Tuesday. E. Buch of McHenry visited in Johns- burgh Wednesday. Jacob Freund of Spring Grove made a call thru here Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thelen were McHenry callers Wednesday. Frank Schumacher of Spring Grove was a caller in Johnsburgh Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Pitzen visited last Sunday at the home of Jacob Miller. Mrs. Jos. Schaefer and children passed Wednesday at the home of John Freund. Geo. Steilen and Kate Heimer of McHenry were visitors in Johnsburgh Sunday. Mrs. Peter Schmitt and Mrs. Win. Tonian were Chicago visitors last week Wednesday. Lew Althoff of Palatine passed Sun­ day with his parents, Mr. and Mi's. Wm. Althoff. Mr. and Mrs. George Wirfs and chil­ dren spent Sunday at the home of Jos. Klein and family. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Degen of Mc­ Henry visited Tuesday afternoon in the home of Frank Miller. Martin Schmitt of Fox Lake is spend­ ing the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin F. Schmitt. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. King and Miss Dena Miller were Sunday guests at tiie home oi John King and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Freund enter­ tained a number of friends at progres­ sive cinch on Thursday evening of last week. J. C. Debrecht of Flint Hill, Mo., who spent the last year in that city, returned to his home here Wednesday of last week. HI NUW(H)I). James Green is still serving as juror in Woodstock. Floyd Howe spent Sunday with his uncle near Woodstock. Lonnie Smith of Elgin was an over Sunday guest of his parents. Bert McCannon called on his parents in Greenwood Tuesday afternoon. Miss Martha McClauseS spent Sun­ day with her sister in Woodstock. Karl Bradley entertained his friend, Mr. Davis, of Marengo over Sunday. W. E. Bradley and wife gave a musi- cale to a few friends Saturday evening. Miss Agnes Bigelow returned from her visit to Sun Prairie, Wisr, Thurs­ day of last week. Mrs. Emma Matthews of West Mc­ Henry spent Saturday night and Sun­ day with Ringwood relatives. Mrs. Eva Wagner and little daugh­ ter of West McHenry spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Lawrence. The W. C. Ts. U.. will meet with Mrs Emma Brown Saturday of this week. Topic. "The Press and Its Infiu^tce." Leader, Libbie Allen. Dinner will be served instead of tea. Mrs. John Stevenson and daughter of Boston arrived in town Monday. They will reside in the Mrs. Minnie Coates house. Her husband is em­ ployed by Wade Sanborn. Miss Anna Waterman, who has been visiting friends in town for a few days, was called to W. E. Whiting s, near McHenry, to help care for Mrs- Whit­ ing's mother, who fell .Monday and fractured her limb. Her many friends were pained to hear of tier accident. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. I hereby announce myself a candi­ date for the office of Democratic repre­ sentative of the eighth senatorial dis­ trict and solicit the support of voters at the coming April primaries. 3l-tf i • F. Hayes. AUCTION SALE FEBRUARY 7. Mrs. Nick Bohr announces an auc­ tion sale of live stock and farm ma­ chinery to be held at the .John A. Schaefer farm, near McCollum's lake, on February 7. Watch for large post­ ers. We are at jour service every minute and want you to form the habit of doing y your Grocery and *Fruit buying of us. All orders over the phone and other­ wise receive our prompt attention. Our wagon is on the road the entire day, which makes us the quick service grocery of McHen­ ry. Better try a sack of our ARDEE FLOUR. :: Math. Laures Phone 653 West McHenry What is the different* between a locomo­ tive and the temperance movement? One toots to stop the train and the ether atrelna to atop a toot. Toot! Toot! Stop your autos 1110 torcycles, aeroplanes, carriages, buggies, wagons, footstejis, at our station for the best fresh beef, mut­ ton, pork and lamb, smoked and salt meats, sausage and ham. E. F. Matthews WEST McHENRY TEI.EI'HONE 3 lor ("icivtloiiicii who cherish Oimlity For sale lv tiers. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT All ttdvui-Ufcnienta u«wl»*r thi* mt touowin#rate*: Klvelinee or len», tt cent* for flr*t Insertion, 16 cent* for etob nubBvqu^nt ionertion. Hort* than IJ*e lines, ft e«mt» a line for flrat Inaertton, ml 5 cent® a line for addition I Insertion*. WANTED-- Good, clean timothy seed. W11.-BCR LCMBKR CO., West McHenry, III. 31-tf 13VJR r m. KENT An M0-were furtii situated thro*' miles north of Crystal Lake. Inquire of or write O. W. KTKNOER, West. McHenry State Bank, West Mctlenry, III. 25-tf E*OK SAliE--Cord wood and fence posts. Iti- •E quire of ORREN 1. SMITH, K. F. 1). No. 1, West McHenry, III., on Townsend farm, for­ merly the Gardinier farm" JBMt* TXT ANTED -An experienced tea and coffee * * salesman for old established route. Bond and reference required. Call or write. GRAND UNION TBA CO.. ll Grove Ave., Elgin, III 3U2t Rl VEK LOTS FOR SALE--A number of very desirable building lots on the west shore of Fox river at May's avenue, opposite Schaf­ fer's grove. Inquire of or write STEPHKN H. SMITH or THI rL.AiMuKAL.KK, McUuury. 115- 35-Feb. 1* TJVJK SALE--River property; house and four lots. Just north of Orchard Beach hotel. Also some choice building lots on the east bank of Fox river, south of McHenry bridge. Inquire of C. W. STKNGKK. West McHenry State Bank. 7-tf 1jH)K SALE--Store and stock of goods, good " point, prices right. Also fifty gcxxl Mc­ Henry county farms, prices right, and terms easy. Also some tine bargains in Minnesota lands. If you wish to buy or have anything to trade call on or write C. E. GAVL<OKI>. West McHenry. 'Phone 414. 15-tf "|jM)R RENT --A harnes&hop. located in tin *- center f the village of McHenry. Hesi stand in town. First time without tenant ii twenty years. If yoti are a harness maker nf experience and are looking for a good loca­ tion, lose no time, but call on or communi­ cate with S. HAKBST. McHenry, 111. 31-if Only $1,000 required by March 1. 1»12. to hu a first-class 2011 acre farm on I.) to - years' time at r . per cent. Title perfect, goo land in high state of cultivation, free fror fuul weeds: good, large bul Idings. on tine roa>; ifeitr school; orchard, timber, etc. May rent act quick. SIMON STOrril., West McHenry Chicago & North-Western. Leave Chicago. 7 . 0 0 a m . •s.30 am.. *1:15 p m •3.40 p m *3.15 p m *4.50 p m.. 7 10 a. ui 4.30 am t.05 p m . Leave McHenry. *7.10 a in *7.10 a m . *8.24 am.. p m. *4.:*! p m 7.10 a m. . 7 . H > a m . . 5.00 p ni . 5.00 p m. Effective Dec. 17. t.'ll. WCIK DAT TRAINS. NORTHBOUND . .Via Elgin Via I>es Plaines Via Des IMaines.. _ Via Des I'lalnes Via Elgin Vla Des Plalnea... BOND AT TRAINS. Via Elgin V'ia Des l'lalnes Via Elgin WEEK DAT TRAINS. SOUTHBOUND. ..Via Des Plalues.. Via Elgiu ...Via Des Plaintw.. . Via Des Plaines.. Via Elgin SONDAT TRAINS. ..Via Des Plaines... Via Elgin ..Via Des Plaiuee.. Via EIKIO I Arrive McHenry. ..10.01 a ui ...10.01 a 111 2:55 p m 4..W p m #.ls d ru 6.16 p m 9.55 a m 8.55 a m 5.00 p m Arrive Chicago. ...tt.20 a m . 10.05 a m ...0.40a m .„.6.25 p m .* 7.25 pm *I)aily except Sunday. .9.35 a m .9.55 a m p HI .7.25 p m For chiibiains use Sudicura. 25c at Petescb's. 31 UK COLD TABLETS A [RE CURE FOR COLDS ID LAGRIP, 25 CENTS AT Petesch's Dritf St J 0 Don't LET US SELL YOU ONE OP OUR ROUND OAK HEATERS. IT WH1 KEEP YOUR HONE WARN AND COZY ON THESE COLD DAYS. We always aim to carry as complete a line of Furniture as may be found in any town in the state the size of McHenry. We are now making a specialty of furnishing homes for newly married couples and feel certain that we can furnish homes just as cheap as any Furniture House in McHenry county. The fact that we have furnished such homes in McHenry, Volo, Fox Lake, Johnsburgh, Grayslake, Ringw<aod, Woodstock and other places proves that we are giving satisfaction. JACOB JUSTEN 0 r. The Home of PURE FOOD BAKERY If you have not been a patron of this Bakery now is the time fo start* Be­ gin the new year by placing a trial or­ der with us and we know that you will become a steady patron of this Bakery. Ph one 1033 A. TIETZ, P H I L I P J A E G E R OENERAL COnmiSSION MERCHANT SPECIAL ATTENTION UIVKN TO THK SALS OJT Dressed Beef, flutton, HofS, Veal, Poultry, Hides, Etc., Butter and EffS This is the oldest hoiue on the street, Tmgs £!>d pHo* Usle "T'Ttiff'ft ii * mi application. COLD STORAU£ FREE CHICAGO* ILLINOIS. Stall & 3. Paltoa St. Whoetale Markat.