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I rT^' "i"-•* f-vt- *yfc,.K(i^^iwVi~ ' I , " '*K> |§fe> u4̂ t & KT i}"t t 'f h I %' ' : zm. # A liberal discount on Overcoats and Suits DURING JANUARY JOS. W. . West McHenry, III. /P*> piri)UI WFRKLY LIMERICK A man by the name of Bart Hridg-es, Had a rifle, but had no cartridges. So he came to wh<»re we have them galore, and he straight way beheaded the partridges. IKE MAR lElffl) HE GUNS Especially the rifle, in order to hit the mark must have the best ammunition. Load your rifle with the best ammunition. Load jour rifle with cart­ ridges the best, aim true, hold steady and they'll do the rest. Buy your cartridges here. John J. Vycital ....TRY.... Diamond Hog Cheaper and better than corn Wilbur Lumber Co. WEST McHENRY 'Phone 5 Let Us PRINT YOUR LETTER BEADS, EN­ VELOPES, NOTE HEADS, STATE­ MENTS, BILL BEADS, POSTERS, HERALDS, WEDDtNUlNVlTAilUNS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND BUSINESS CARDS. OUR WORK WILL FLEASE. The Plaindealer Custer's Last Fight • 1 Reels StoffePs Hall, West flcHenry, Sunday Evening, Feb. 3 5,000 FEET OF FILM »n»e early to avoid M A NV>C f*H A I IPPPI ?D» A C,ever Comedy, With a nm rush « « t "l/llvl ^ V/I I/^UrrCIV Qood Story and Surprise Climax Sensational! Colossal! Historical! Military productidn, "Custer's Last Fight," in three reels. Thd most stupendous production ever, conceived, costing the New York Motion Picture Co. a fortune to make. Genuiqfe "101" Bison reproduction of the most sensational incident in the United States aMy, in which 1000 Indians and 1000 soldiers engaged in a battle to the death, in which the troops were com­ pletely annihilated. Not one man escaped from * 'The Circle of Death." Admission 10 and ao Cents. Qood Sfhging and Qood Husic TWO SHOWS--7 AND 8:30 O'CLOCK R. W. Q RACY, % • MANAGE Jf THOMASmCHEK WEDDING QUARTER Of A CENTURY. TOOK PLACE AT THE HOME OP BRIDE'S (TENS CLIPPED PROM PLAINDEALER OF PARENTS. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. [Woodstock Republican. 1 The marriage of Miss Hazel Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Thom­ as, of McHenry, to William 'Belcher, of this city, took place on Wednesday at high noon at the residence of the bride's parents. The Thomas home was redolent with pink and white roses and ferns. Metz- ger's orchestra of Woodstock, screened by a bank of ferns and flowers, played tne Mendelssohn wedding march as the bride entered the parlor on the arm of the groom. The orchestra played "Violets" very softly while Rev. Truman R. Greene, of the First Methodist church of this city, per­ formed the ceremony. Little Miss Marguerite Belcher, niece of the groom, acted as flower girl and was the only attendant. Dressed in pale pink and carrying a shepherd's crook of white satin orna­ mented with a bouquet of pink roses, centered with a call a lily in which was hidden the wedding ring, she preceded the happy couple to the improvised altar. The couple stood during the ceremony beneath a beautiful white arch, decorated in quantities of pink roses. The bride's gown was of white mes- saline satin trimmed with pearls, and she carried a shower bouquet of pink roses. About fifty guests witnessed the cer­ emony. During the congratulations and the serving of an elaborate four- course wedding dinner, Mrs. Shipton catering, the orchestra played the Lohengrin wedding march. v The bride, who is a stranger to many of our people, is one of McHenry's fairest and most popular daughters. The groom is well known in Wood­ stock, being the junior member of the prosperous firm of Belcher Bros. He is a young man of keen business acu­ men and ability, and his hosts of friends extend their hearty congratulations at this time. A nice array of costly and useful presents testified to the esteem in which the bride and groom are held by those who feaew them best. They departed on the evening train to Woodstock, amid showers of rice, for a wedding trip of two weeks in Michigan and Canada. On their re­ turn Mr. and Mrs. Belcher will be at home to their friends in this city. FREUND-JUSTEN. A very pretty pre-Lenten wedding took place atSt. Mary's Catholic church here at nine o'clock on Wednesday morning of this week, when the hearts and hands of Miss Cecelia G. Freund and Mr. Nick M. Justen were joined in the sacred bonds of matrimony, the Rev. A. Royer being the officiating clergyman. The wedding ceremony was witnessed by a large concourse of relatives and friends of the pair. After the knot had been securely tied the bridal party, together with a large concourse of invited guests, gathered at the home of the bride's parents, where a reception was held. The bride is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Freund, who reside on the old Wheeler homestead just south of the village limits. She is a modest young woman whose lady-like manner and pleasing ways have won for her the admiration of a host of friends. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Justen, who reside south of town. He is a young man of many sterling qualities, a hard and faithful worker and highly esteemed by all who have formed his acquaintance. Their many friends wish them much joy and hap­ piness thruout their journey upon the sea of matrimony. WATCH FOR CROOKS. Housewives are warned to be on the lookout for two old time swindlers. They work what is called the coal swindle. A man appears at the door of a house and represents that there has been a big wreck on the Chicago and Northwestern railway; that many car loads of hard coal have been dumped into a ditch or on the right of way and that the railway company ts selling the coal at 92 and $3 a ton to get it out of the way. When coal is ordered and paid for, to be delivered at once, the swindlers disappear with the money. Several cities hereabouts have been visited by these men, who have apparently collected quite a sum of tmonej# Knepper, the great revivalist,, is here and will Conduct services in the Meth^ odist church every night. We learn that E. W. Howe has re­ sold the furniture business, bought of J. B. Blake, to Justen Bros., the West Side furniture dealers. K. D. Slafter having resigned the janitorship of our public school on ac­ count of poor health, E. Perkins was appointed to fill the position, by the board, at their last meeting. It is leap year and it has been just 1000 years since there were as many 8's in the year as we have just now. It is a good time for old bachelors to cogit 8, the girls to reciproc 8 and not hesit 8. The wife of Larry Durney, who lives in the north part of the village, dropped dead while around doing her house­ work on Monday morning last. We did not learn the cause of her sudden demise. A grand time is expected at the toboggan slide tonight. Parties are expected from Richmond, Woodstock and Nunda, and "everybody will slide." The McHenry military .band will be present and furnish music. The next lecture of the current course will be given at the Universal- ist church by the Rev. Mr. Hastings of-Whitewater, Wis. The subject will be "The Relation of Obstacles and Ene­ mies to Success," illustrated by lessons from the battlefields of the late Civil War. A Wauconda correspondent of the Waukegan Patriot has the following railroad news: "Dame Rumor has been in town lately talking railroad. She says the Northwestern is going to run a branch from Palatine to Geneva Lake. Hope Ihey will, it will help our little burg, as it is dull enough at present. It seems as if somebody might start up something that would make things lively and still be a bene­ fit to their fellow men." K. OP C. WILL ENTERTAIN. The members of the local council, Knights of Columbus, will entertain the members of their families and a number of invited friends at Stoffel's hall next Monday evening. Dancing, cards and refreshments will assist in making the event a pleasurable one for all who attend. The party is a private affair and only those having invitations will be allowed to partici­ pate in the pleasures of the evening. WHEN MEN PLAYED FOR BIG 8TAKE8." This is our feature story of today's issue which should be particularly in­ teresting to our men readers. The story covers incidents of the early western days and is one of the most in­ teresting features that we have pub­ lished in some time. Read every page of The Plaindealer. You'll find real live news on all of them. WRESTLERS HERE SATURDAY THREE BOUTS WILL BE PULLED OFF AT RIVERSIDE HOUSE. The third .wrestling show of the sea­ son will take place at the Riverside House next Saturday evening, Feb. 1. The show will begin promptly at nine o'clock and the fans are promised another excellent card on this occa­ sion. The first, or preliminary^ bout will be between Lawrence $ucfc of this place and John Wilk of Cary. The local boy has the' making of a good man and with a little experience and teaching should develop into a fairly good wrestler. He is young and robust and is working out every day for his match ngxt Saturday night, when he hopes to give a good account of him­ self. Very little is known of the Cary man outside of that he has had some experience on the mat. The second bout will be between Emil Gomaz, who appeared here at the first show, and Kalla Pasha. This should be a tough match as both men are quite evenly matched in strength and science. Kalla Pasha is the heavier of the two men, while Gomaz probably has a shade the better of his opponent when it comes to strength. The big attraction of the evening Will be between the Mysterious Con­ ductor and Mysterious Waffles. Thfese two men fought here two weeks ago, the former winning with the toe hold in two straight falls. Next Saturday evening the toe hold will be barred and with both men in perfect condition the fans may look forward to one of the toughest bouts ever staged in Mc­ Henry county. Manager Gans, who has been stag­ ing these entertainments, informs us that this may be the last show he will put on, as improvements that are be­ ing planned for the dining hall will prevent the holding of entertainments of this nature for some time to come. ORGANIZE W. C. T. U. Barrington Review: Misses Myrtle, Almeda and Frances i'lagge, Mar­ guerite Boehmer and Luella Landwer went to McHenry Sunday evening to assist in the organization of the Wom­ an's Christian Temperance union in that village. Mrs. Goodknecht of Har­ vard organized the union and the Bar­ rington young people furnished a pro­ gram of readings, vocal and instru mental numbers. Misses Boehmer, Landwer and Frances Plagge gave temperance readings, the' Plagge sis­ ters' trio furnished several musical numbers and Miss Alnieda Plagge sang solos. UNIVER8ALIST CHURCH. Sunday school at i0 00. Service at 11:00. Theme, "Are We Our Broth­ ers' Keepers?" As the pulpit was oc­ cupied last Sunday by Mr. Altenbern, the subject announced for that day will be presented at some later date. Everyone welcome. M. L. Aldridgsic, Pastor. fa order to close out our large line of Sweater will cut the prices one-third and one-half. Men's Sweater CoatS'that sold at 91.00 to close 75© Men's Sweater Coats that sold at 91.50 and 91.75 91.10 Men's SweaterrCoats that sold at f2.50 to close..91.75 Men's Sweater Coats that^old at $3.00 and 93.80.. .92.25 Men's Sweater Coats that sold at $4.50 and 95.00....93.00 Boys' Sweater Coats that sold at $1.00 75c Boys' Sweater Coats that sold at $1.50 $1.00 Boys' Sweater Coats that sold at 92.75 and $3.00 $2.00 Ladies' Sweater Coats that sold at $3.75 and 94.00..92.50 Ladies' Sweater Coats that sold at 93.00 .92.25 Also a lot of Misses' and Children's JUest ItlcVfenrv, Illinois. fr 1912 HAS BEEN A BIG YEAR 1913 xve will be bigger and \vr sol ic t your valued patronage this year. Our aim in 1913 will be to fur­ nish our customers with the latest and most up-to-date machinery obtainable. Oar prompt service is always behind everything we sell. :: :: :: WM. STOFFEL Phnnea' oPFicfi 88-.1 VIIUIIC3. KESIDBNCB 90.J /V (r y State Bank any The UNITEb STATES DEPOSITORY CAPITAL STOCK $25,000. BACKED BY MONEY In the Bank you can know the joy of independence. You need ask no favors, endure any humiliation if you have money in the bank. And the only sure way to have it is to save it THE WEST N'RENftY STATE SAVINGS BANK offers you a surer road to com­ fort and independence than get-rich-quick scheme. Just make ^start and keep at it. ocean is made up of single drops. :: :: :: :: 3AVING5 jJANK ..SAFETY MrttSIT BOXES, $3.00 PER YEAH.., EDWIN L. WAGNER, Prti. --officers:-- DR. C. H. FECERS, Vic* Ptm. CARL W. 8TENGER, Caaltiar. 8IM0N STOFTKL. Vie* Fru. & Phone 79-j L. F. BLOCK McHenry Illinois BARGAINS OF INTEREST While cold weather is here and February promises to be a cold and blustery month you ought to take advantage of these bargain offerings. Don't delay, but come in and look over the specially priced line. :: :: Ladies' Coats.--All Ladies', Misses' and Children's Coats to be closed out at cost and below. :: :: :: Men's Shirts.--All Men's Brown, Gray or Blue $1.50 Flannel Shirts at $1.00 Sweaters.--All Men's, Boys', La­ dies', Misses' and Children's Sweat­ er Coats to be closed out at cost. Every item a real bargain. :: :c> Over Shoes.--All Men's heavy one buckle Over Shoes selling at.. .$1.75 Men's Pants.--See what we are of-, fering in this line, There is both quality and style in then and at prices worth your time to look. :: :: Kimonos.--Ladies, this is what you need right now. Made of fine quality flannel, neatly trimmed with satin binding, a good range of patterns and sizes. Choice at $1.50, $J.J5 Bed Blankets 75c, $1.00, $1.29 Extra good quality and size... $150 For real value and styles in Shoes see us. PTaniwriNAv Smart styles n of Season