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mc-' ifrreii m mrs£: CHANCE TO BUY BELL STOCK CHARGES 95$?* ^\\ i*-- V.X& v*>x~v* .i- n • - ¥ ' « . • s. • 5: VC -1 *• k;;>' ••V.y *&pU?Wj, WILL YOU NEED A mcmM BNPMrts CAN AC- QVttfi 1NTEKEST IN CMUPOKATION & KA90N9INVESTIGATE CEREMONIALS AND PtElMES AT KNISHT8 OP COLUMBUS • A • ;s *•£*;? SEASON? THIS insincerity Clothing" Hi *#"V s • ' • T. . i- • is? % j®^V;> it equal to any made-to-order clothing ill?v • • . . .. • p\c:.. fit and workmanship and is 25 per cent ^ cheaper- CaU and see thenew fall lin^g, Jos. W.Freund We# McHenry, i :;nr -5/ TO AVOID :<%ak. J Cone iii and lit your feet to a pairof ^t^new Rubbers or Overshoes. All sizes and popular styles at corredt prices ^ Underwear, Gaps, Gloves, Mittens, !>r Flannel Shirts and other winter neces- i$$*v -. sities in large variety at prices Id fit l!s{ your purse. :s :: ••n :: A complete line of staple and fencty . ^ v Groceries always on hand. , ^~\?n Apples, Oranges and Lemon*, ;Swefct LfJ Cider--finest quality. i:: • si EOiprr •:»*• T :*4 wu Phone 63-R Goods Delivered & •>S.W &>'• i&. THOUGHT should be given to the one who has to stay at home snd spjprcciatcs <m cy^p,. jt^pi- jierature in the house. £•. " j When the man-of-the-ftbusfe away it IS' v&f .desirable that the fuel should be light and easily much lighter than coal, it responds very quickly to th£ draft regulation, it is practically dustless and it has a higher heating value, pound for _ und, than hard coal. All erf these features will interest the careful buyer. ̂ ,K Vulcan 'Coke, 00 per1 Km ' WesternUr>i ted Gas .'•O^aijd Electric Company £ y?: &it a fi^Kive anything el$e should be comfortaUe and cozy. Anyone can have a nicely fur­ nished home if they follow our plan. With the beginning of the new year just make up your mind to add a new piece of Furniture every now and again during the year of 1915. You'll never regret the small outlay and will always thereafter enjoy the added comforts that you have thus brought into your home. NOW is the time to start and a visit to our store will soon interest you in the plan. Come in, lo6k over stock and let us explain to you how easy it will be for you to make your borne comfortable and cozy. Our line of general Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Curtails, etc, is as good as any and prices are right JACOB JUSTElSf Illinois | W1V.I ISUlJ , - •% '(tig- i The" American Telephone and Tele- graph company announces that ar­ rangements have been made by which employes of the Bell system, who have been two years or more In the service and who so desire, may purchase stock of the company for $110 per share on easy terms of payment, par value $100. urehase more thsn one share for each $300 of annual wages lie receives nor more than ten shares whatever his wages. The terms of payment will be $2.00 l>er share per month beginning1 with March, 1915, and the quarterly divi­ dends paid on the stock will go towards paying for it after deducting interest atf 4% per annum on the unpaid bal­ ances. The American company has paid 8% dividends for seven years and it is cal­ culated that dividends at this rate and t he $2.00 per share per month pay­ ments by employes will pay for the stock in full by November, 1918. Any employe who so desires can, after March 1, 1917, but not before, pay in | the balance on his stock aqd receive his stock certificate. " " Should an employe leave the service or die before his stock is fully paid for, the amount he has paid in plus the accumulated dividends (leas 4% inter­ est) will be paid back. The American Telephone and Tele­ graph company is theparent company of the Bell telephone system, which operates or connects with 8,500,000 tel­ ephone stations thruout the United States. It has about 60,000 stockhold­ ers and 160,000 employes. Its issued capital stock is nearly $350,000,000 and is quoted on the stock exchange at about $118 per share. The company makes it plain that no employe is under any obligation to buy any stock, but it is believed that a con­ siderable number of employes will take advantage of this opportunity to save a little money every month and invest it in the business. QUARTER OF A CENTUI& ITEMS CLIPPED FKOH PLAINDEALBK OP TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Mead of Chicago was calling on friends here last week. Dwight Kennedy of Chicago was calling on friends here last week. Master Dick Walsh was very sick ia few days last week, but is better now. The Washington Ice company is now shipping ice from their ice house in this village. Geo. W. Owen rejoices over the ar­ rival of a twelve pound girl baby s^t his residence on Thursday morning last. The third lecture. of the McHenry Lecture course will be Saturday even­ ing, Jan. 18, by Prof. Schindler of Whitewater, Wis. Subject, "Every­ body's Book." One hundred and three couples at­ tended the New Year's party at the Riverside House on the 1st and about ninety couples at the Parker House. The weather and roads were simply horrible. We happened in at the jewelry store of O. W. Owen a few days since and were somewhat astonished to see him take a mainspring from a watch that was broken into twenty-one pieces. Mr. Otfen says he has been at the business fifty-four years and he never saw the like of that before. The many friends of John M. Smith, formerly of this village, now of Os­ borne, Kansas, will be sorry to learn that his store, with the entire contents, was destroyed by fire on New Year's night. He was running a large dry goods and grocery establishment and had in a heavy stock, which was only partially covered by insurance. His many friends extend their sympathy at his misfortune. WESTERN EXHIBITS STRONG That the exhibits of manufactures from the Middle West states will pre­ dominate at the National Motor Boat Show at Chicago, February 27 to March 6 is indicated by the large number of space reservations pouring in ubon Secretary Ira Hand of the National Association of .Engine & Boat Manufacturers, from this terri­ tory. A number of manufacturers from this state have already reserved space in the show and there is every indi­ cation that all of the leading concerns in the various branches of the marine industry will show the boating public their lines for 1915. The exhibits al­ ready booked include everything in the marine engine and boat line from the tiny row boat motors and power canoes to the big cruising boats which are used for the summer voyages of the wealthier Americans. A large num­ ber of the manufacturers exhibiting at the New York Show the last of this month have arranged to reship their exhibits direct to the Chicago show. ATTEND GOVERNOR'S RECEPTION We are in receipt of a letter from Peter M. Justen of Denver, Colo., in which he states that the European trouble is felt most keenly in that city. The Denver Gas and Electric Co., with which he has been employed since going to Denver, has cut down expenges considerably. In his depart­ ment alone the exftenses have been out from $18,000 to $20,000. He also writes that he and his wife had the ex­ treme. pleasure as well as honor of being iu attendance at a reception tendered Governor-elect Carlson on i\rew Year'sday. Amonir these present at this festive event, besides the gover­ nor and his wife, were all of state officials and their wives. Mr. Justen further states that he has three weeks' vacation due him, which he hopes to spend with hoii^e folks here next suro- iiiOf. Upon the suggestion of officials of the order of Knights of Columbus, a committee representing Masonic bodies of the state of California have inves­ tigated the ceremonials find pledges of the Knights of Columbus in order to refute the many untruthful stories that ha^e been published and oirculated against that, order, which has been found to be patriotic and in every way devoid-of conduct justifying the many slanderous stories put in circulation detrimental to the order, as the follow­ ing statement and finding of the com- mittee will show: "The following letters, need.oo ex­ planation: ' ' V' : "Hon. Paul J. McCormick, / i!" "Court House, Los Angeles.:v;:i,';^ "My Dear Judge--I take pleasure iih handing you herewith the findings of the committee of Freemasons to whom you exhibited the ceremonials and pledges of the Order of Knights of Columbus. "I am very glad that I have been able, in a measure, to secure this ref­ utation of a slanderous lie .which has been widely circulated and which has been disseminated in many cases by well meaning, credulous and deluded persons. 4,I shall see to it that this report has wide circulation among Masons and you may use/it in any way you deem best to bring about an understanding of the truth among men who, above all Controversies and contentions, desire to know and to follow that which is right and true. ... 'y "Yoors cordially, " "W. R. Hervey. "October®, 1914." "We hereby certify that by author­ ity of the highest officer of the Knights of Columbus in the state of California, who acted under instructions from the supreme officer of the order in the United States, we were furnished a complete copy of all work, ceremonies and pledges used by the order, and that we carefully read, discussed and examined the same. We found that while the order is in a sense a secret association, it is not an oath bound organization and that its ceremonies are comprised in four degrees, which are intended to teach and inculcate principles that lie at the foundation of every great religion and every free state. Our examination of the cere­ monials .and obligations was made pri­ marily for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not a certain alleged oatnl of the Knights of Columbus, which ha4:' been printed and widely circulated,- was in fact used by the order and whether if it was not used, any oath, obligation or pledge was 4ised which was or would be offensive to Protest* ants or Masons, or those who are en­ gaged in circulating a document of peculiar viciousness and wickedness. We find that neither the alleged oath nor any oath or pledge bearing the re­ motest resemblance thereto in matter, manner, spirit .or purpose is used or forms a part of the ceremonies of any degree of the Knights of Columbus. The alleged oath is scurrilous, wicked, libelous and must be the invention of an impious and venomous mind. We find that the Order of the Knights of Columbus, as shown by its rituals, is dedicated to the Catholic religion, charity and patriotism. There is no propaganda proposed -or taught against Protestants or Masons or persons not of Catholic faith. Indeed, Protestants and Masons are not referred to directly or indirectly in the ceremonials and pledges. The ceremonial of the order teaches a high and noble patriotism, instills a love of country, inculcates a reverence for law and order, urges the conscientious and unselfish performance of civic duty and holds up the constitu­ tion of our country as the richest and most precious possession of a Knight of the Order. We can find nothing in the entire ceremonials of the order that to our minds could be objected to by any person. "Motley Heirds vFiint, S8d Degree Past Grand Master of Masons of Cali­ fornia. i "Dana Rked Welter, 32dDegree Past Grand Master of Masons of California. "Wm. Rhodes Hervey, 33d Degree past Master and Master of Scottish Rite Lodge. "Samuel E. Burke, 32d Degree Past Master and Inspector of Masonic Dis­ trict." CHAS. NEWMAN HURT Chas. Newman, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Newman, suffered a very patnful injury while at work at Boi'den's last Friday afternoon. Charles was assist­ ing in the loading of cars, when a fel­ low workman had occasion to reach up and hold himself on one of the brace rods which extend across the top of the freight cars. The man's weight brought down the rod with a crash, the heavy steel bar striking Newm(tn across the head and indicting a bad and painful wound. Dr. D. G. Wells was called and dressed the injury and at this time the victim of thd accident is getting along nicety. r O MAN, 'tis said, ever accumulated riches solely by tl» work of his hands* That is probably true. And it should be an incentive to all who depend upon their hands for their living to secure the aid of a SAVINGS ACCQUNT. Sych a* account works 24 hours a day. It never grows weary. Never becomes ill. Never takes a holida^ Pays no attention to SjiiS days. But keeps right on growing--keeps right on adding iti« terest to principal. Such an account is a great assistance to any with a moderate income^ /Talk the matter over wkh Ms- bank, Mr. Worker. - You can start to be a saver on as small: il peir- tent mtexest xm savings accot&f* if Ill m >. .'j>. *!' ' • . ,vvr -te-> ft- •K-- •* % We& McHenry, Illinois* • "Vi-.Tlr-X -- iif CENTRAL.. : :l£|PERA HOUSE fcfHI v,; --'The^J SATURDAY SUNDAY 'ij-V The latent and be^i PICTURES.. IJ Every Thursday Night ALWAYS A GOOD PROGRAM Admission :: 10c m .jtr. ot our sloek of k- Neck Pieces tQ ,|t 25^r i cent discout^ r < ^ r •0\ Entire stock of Men's, Women's , Coats Children's Sweater bn sale at 25 per cent oil; ..... P ;; / :i " " '•PTE' NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY %' •' .1 cfi'-V ' J-~ 'Phone 58-J Prompt Delivery Imported pure Olive oil at C. Unti*s. .'V. '.i WANTS A NATCH Chat. Geske, who clairaa to be the champion light weight wrestler of the West Side, has sent us a lelter for pub­ lication in which he challenges the best light weight that the East Side can produce. Geske is willing to let his opponent-ta-be name the place and date and is ready to go onto the mat at any time. The young hopeful fur­ ther states that he has been under the tutorship of "Red" O'Brien during the past, year or more and now has ar­ ranged for a number of matches. He is willing to take on all comers at 135 pounds ringside. Who will be thaj man to take up the challenge? me to get Hess' Pana-j ens at McAllister's. r ^ARLY RISER C FLOUR 1s the result of many years' exper­ ience and skill in flour making. Its name guarantees its. quality and its quality explains its' reputation. Snow white and fine as velvet. EARLY RISER Flour invariably assures good bread and light deli­ cious pieB and cakes. WEST M'HENRY FLOUR AND FEED HILLS a? WiisS'- • i fr I ;v ̂ '-L' "• --.'J 7^ - Mk V:. & £y±K:' rfK: iiV rM I 'c-: H ft :X' NEW CAME LAW A new game law that should be passed by all states would contain the following: * ' "Book agents may be shot between October 1 and September 1; spring poels from March 1 to June 1; automo­ bile speed demons from January 1 to January 1; road hogs from April 15 to April 16; amateur hunters from Sep­ tember 1 to February 1; war talkers, no closed season; any man who accepts a paper for two years and then, when the bill is presented, says 41 never ordered it,' may be killed on sight and shall be buried face downward in quicklime so as to destroy the germs it the spread of the iafec- #1 ih,;l£ar; ALI<i--House and four lots ^ building sites. Mrs.; Mary r, West McHenry, 111. ' T 'i : •'?•., • A>.:' ' '. .1 .V- -1 ;^ V '^7. V.'\, ik • f ! - ^Smith^ you hav^ the best 25^^ ^-S-rtj WILL VOU TRY IT? ^offee in McHenry,- We wer |̂ told last week by one who knows^ ?X- "'S - >'* * '• *iFi SMITH BROS Phone 79-J ^McHENRY, ILL |1 m m \SH w> ',>"4 f* % i) & W * m P H I L I P J A E G E R GENERAL COHM1SSION MERCHANT 1PKC1AL ATTENTION OIV&N TO TBS SAI<B OP r / ¥S- . v + . ̂ . r".' Beef, nutton. Hogs, V*l, Paultryl Hides, Etc., Butter and Egg* . " Thla Is the oldest honse on the street, application. H'.- V-' > - Stall i A ), Fwttoo WINIwiU Market. Tags and prioa data f*»nish«A "• • -'I** ' .» oa HOLD STORAOB FOES CHICAdO; itLlNOlS. J $*¥• feed at «i. M. Xisss&'s. tpd keep ppsted on local happening* ^T.%s . ;.rCi- I