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You can make some one HAPPY by giving them your If you are not saving for yourself. Be sure and ask for them with every cent's worth of your purchase at Th e Store WEST McHENRY REPAIRING STORM-DAMAGED LINES CHICAGO TELEPHONE CO. SUFFERS LOSS OF 970,000 Permanent repairs on its storm- damaged lines in Lake, McHenry and Kane counties have nearly been com­ pleted by the Chicago Telephone com­ pany. An accounting, just taken by the company, shows its loss to be more than $70,000. The sleet storm, which played such havoc with telephone poles and wires in northern Illinois and in Wisconsin, began January 31, and lasted until February 3. During that compara­ tively short time 700 telephone poles were blown down or broken by the force of the storm and nearly 4,000 telephones were temporarily put out of commission in the three counties named. However, telephone service was' not allowed to lapse for any length of time. Temporary lines were strung and ser­ vice restored in most places within a few hour# after the storm was over. The task of making "temporary re­ pairs is a big one but from many years of experience with storms the tele­ phone company has evolved a wonder­ ful system for bringing order out of chaos and re-establishing service with­ in a brief span of time. All of the repair work in the Feb­ ruary storm was directed from the main office in Chicago. As fast as the reports of line trouble were received, repairmen were sent out to the points where their services were needed. The first work in the field was the removal of broken poles from the public roads, where they interferred with traffic. This done, the repair­ men strung emergency lines by means of which service wag promptly re­ stored, using for the purpose the short tops of broken poles, fence posts, trees--in fact anything that offered, to which a wire could be attached. As soon as possible the company started the permanent repair work. When pevmauent storm repairs are made, the costly wire apd material used for the temporary repairs be­ come so much junk and this is the source of a huge financial loss to the telephone company. However, every winter the company accepts the storm situation as a matter of course, meets the enormous expenditures without a word, and prepares for the winter to follow. It is the policy ot the Bell System to maintain the continuity of its service at any cost. Bell mimTii System If there is anything about the telephone bill that is not clear, have an early ex­ planation and adjustment of the account. Do not hold the bill, but get the difficul­ ty straightened out. The Fifteenth Day of the Current Month is the last day to which you Should allow yoitr Telephone account to rurt. Some will always wait for that day, some will be so situated that they cannot get around before. This in­ variably causes a rush at the last, the inconve­ nience of which can be avoided by the great majority of subscribers if they will but arrange to come in earlier. Cheques sent in payment of drawn to the order of the bills should be Chicago Telephone Company J. H. Conrath, District Manage! Telephone 9909 You will find at your grocer's a stock of EARLY RISER Flour in different sized packages. He will be pleased to take your order for EARLY RISER Flour, because he lenows it gives genuine satisfaction, bakes the finest bread and biscuits, the flakiest pie crust and the most toothsome cake you ever ate WEST M'HENRY FLOUR AND FEED MILLS 13he ELGIN SILO Reinforced concrete slabs; reinforced concrete bands; all joints mortar joints; inside face water proof and acid proof. For Sale by the M'HENRY ARTIFICIAL STONE CO. McHENRY, ILL. LOCAL DRUGGIST MAKES A STATEMENT We always advise people who have stomach or bowel trouble to see a doctor. But to those who do not wish to do this we will say: try the mix­ ture of simple buckthorn bark, gly­ cerine, etc., known as Adler-i-ka. This simple new remedy is so powerful that JUST ONE DOSE relieves sour stomach, gas on the stomach and con­ stipation INSTANTLY. People who try Adler-i-ka are surprised at its QUICK action. E. V. N'ALUSTHt, DRUGGIST Office Houra 9:M to 12:00 a. m. 1:00 to 4:30 p. a. 7:00 to 8:00 p. n. Telephone* Office 17 Residence 51-W A. I. FROEHLICH Physician and Surgeon Schnorr Bldg. WEST McHENRY Telephone No. 1W-R SIMON STOFFEL Insurance agent for all classes of property in the best companies. WEST McHENRY, ILLINOIS