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'iff' THE MrHENRT PT AJJTBBAtiEH, MoHEIOIT, . V . tlz: MM*hi '" v.-" -J:'-/ ' ••.' : • " • "*• '•* l." . t • S-« f^tsp Vs V • ti' /?= I: t? "•.'X,--v-' " '^r'V. u^uXtiiActtfeks' % - li i. Winter Clothing in Suits and Over coats at 15 per cent Discount. JOS. W. FREUND We have a complete line of Shoes in heavy, medium and fine dress qualities. Popular priced lines in men's, boys' and children's, from 50c to $4.50 per pair. Rubbery to fit all sizes in light dress and heavy serviceable. Our White Oak brand is the best heavy rubber made. Try them. Underwear, Caps and heavy Winter Goods at reduced prices. M. J. WALSH Phone 63-R Goods Delivered I WANT YOUR TRADE If high-class goods, right prices, square dealing and courteous treatment will get it, I can count on you for a customer. :: JOS. J. MILLER RINGWOOD, ILLINOIS • li­ ft- iV'j#"." P;:? " - ife Plv- , To fie' Held at Crystal Lake March ' 27 to 31, Inclusive --^ \. i. Bomn West McHenry, :: 111. Prompt Delivery Phone 58-J Up-to-date Merchandise at all times at bottom prices - DRY GOODS GROCERIES BOOTS AND SHOES CROCKERY GLASSWARE * • • -X ' - y > f- WnJ : • rri i A very instructive and •interesting I program has been arranged by Coun- ; ty Superintendent A. M. Shelton for | the annual teachers' institute, which will convene at Crystal Lake on March 27 to 31, inclusive. No effort has been spared to obtain the best« possible speakers and the teachers of McHenry county will be given a rare treat. This institute is held according to law, which requires a five day pro­ gram. This law also requires that all schools of McHenry ' county be closed that the teachers may attend. Absence from teachers' institute will he placed upon the same basis as ab­ sence from regular Work, since pay is received for attendance. Records of attendance will be sent to the var­ ious §,chool boards at the close of in­ stitute. The expense of this institute, which is several hundred dollars, is covered entirely by renewal fees of certificates of teachers. All prospec­ tive teachers, that is, seniors in high schools of McHenry county, whd> ex­ pect to teach in McHenry county and are candidates for certificates next year, are expected to attend this meet­ ing, where special instructions will be given to them pertaining to work in reading and organization of rural schools. One of the prominent features of the program is the special music and dramatization by pupils In the vari­ ous high schools and grades of the county. This gives the teachers as­ sembled an excellent opportunity to observe a comparative estimate of this work thruout the county. President Charles McKenny of Ypsi- lanti college, who is a recognized authority in educational affairs and the author of several prominent books, has been engaged for the entire week. His special field is school manage­ ment. M iss Marie Byrnes, who was pres­ ent last year at the institute, will have charge of the primary work again this year, presenting work in language and construction work for the week. She will also give special attention to candidates for certifi­ cates. The Woman's Improvement club of Crystal Lake co-operated with the teachers last year by making possible a domestic science short course. They have kindly consented to co-operate with the teachers again this year and a domestic science short course will be held, thruout the week in connec­ tion with the institute. Two instruc­ tors from the University of Illinois have been secured for this depart­ ment; Miss Alice Percival to demon­ strate in cooking and Miss Fannie Brooks Will lecture each day along lines of personal hygiene. Teachers especially interested in the kindergarten will be pleased to learn that Miss Mary B. Fox will be present, representing the Chicago Kindergarten Institute. She will make two addresses on Monday. Because of the recent legislature pertaining to teachers' certificates and teachers' pensions, it has been deemed advisable to obtain a representative from the state department of Springs field to give addresses along these lines. Mr. A. L. Whittenberg has consented to present these matters on Tuesday. Mr. Whittenberg is secre­ tary of the department of certificates and is intimately acquainted with the work of the pension department. Wednesday. R. C. Moore, secretary of the State Teachers' association, and State Superintendent F. G. Blair will address the association. The former will call special attention to the ex­ cellent work done by the State Teach­ ers' association pertaining to matters of legislation, while the latter^will give an inspi rational address. Both of these gei tlemen are well versed in the educational affairs thruout the state and are also excellent speakers. Wm. B. Owen, president of Cook County Normal, will deliver an ad­ dress-Thursday morning, concerning recent tendencies in education and in the afternoon Dr. A. M. Corwin, from the medical department of the board of education of Chicago, will speak particularly along the lines of work that teachers may do to aid children to understand better the law of health. While Dr. Corwin is an authority in this particular field of work, he has that rare ability of popularizing his subject. The legislature, at its last session, passed a very drastic sanitation bill that affects every district in McHenry county. This law has been considered by many to be the greatest step yet J taken by Illinois to protect child life. Assistant Superintendent U. J. Hoff­ man, who is the author of the bill, will be present Friday morning to aid the teachers in tl)e better understand­ ing of this bill that they may co-oper­ ate with the school directors in bring­ ing the school up to its standard. THe last number on the program will be given at the Crystal Lake theatre by Mr. Funk of the Interna­ tional Harvester company, who will give an illustrated lecture, entitled "The Dawn of Plenty." It is an ex­ cellent creation that illustrates very forcibly the part that machinery plays in the advancement of civilization. This lecture is sent out thru the cour­ tesy of the International Harvester company and has been given in many of the leading universities and colleges thruout the United States, # ' * ' ' ' ' A t t e n t i o n , Please Wise people think and those who think cannot be deceived. | In our fight against prohibition we depend upon truth. Our fight is not against men, but against ideas and principles which we believe to be fundamentally wrong. You have been asked and will be continually urged to vote for prohi­ bition. Arguments against drunkenness will be made and our opponents will try to apply these arguments to drink. You can no more in reason apply the argument against drunkenness to drink than you can apply argument against gluttony to food. Their premise is unsound and their logic lame. If you can condemn a thing because some people use it to excess there is nothing that could stand, as some people abuse every good thing in the worfd. In every fight against the saloon our opponents want to be known as 'temperance people," "temperance workers," etc. They attempt to ap­ propriate to themselves for their ex­ clusive use the beautiful word "tem­ perance," which applies not only to the right use of alcoholic beverages, but to all good things. Temperance is a Christian virtue. Prohibition is a political policy. Temperance has to do with your control of yourself. Prohibition has to do with the other fellow's control of you. Temperance is right and prohibi­ tion is wrong. One permits use and the other forbids. When two princi­ ples are thus diametrically opposed to each other both cannot be right. We favor temperance. We oppose prohi­ bition. Our opponents are prohibitionists. Every argument that proves temper­ ance to be right demonstrates that prohibition is. wrong. Temperance is the remedy for intemperance. Total abstinence is also a remedy for intem­ perance, but before either can become a virtue it must be self-imposed untl self-enforced. Before law can be a remedy for in­ temperance it must be enforced against the user, not the seller. You can vote a TOWN DRY, but you cannot vote a MAN DRY. By closing legitimate saloons all you can do is to change the channel thru which the man who wants to drink receives his supply. Under reg­ ulation he buys a drink. Under pro­ hibition he BUYS A DRUNK. Un­ der regulation he buys in 5c and 10c quantities. Under prohibition he buys a quart, a case or barrel. This is a poor method of promoting temper­ ance. We oppose prohibition because we believe in temperance. [Editor's note: This article was ordered and paid for by the McHenry Liquor Dealers' Association.] ADDITIONAL PERSONALS People Who Come and a Week C.o During (r ama 'm Be Careful and Systematic People who pay their bills by check get a reputation for being careful and systematic in their business dealings. Such a reputation means much in the establishment of credit. It costs no more to pay your money out by check than It does to use the hard cash, and you have the advantage of having it in a place that is absolutely safe. To have money in the bank is of itself a valuable asset in the establishment of credit. And it is possible to practically everyone without orite cent of cost. It takes no more money to do business by the checking method than if does by the cash-in hand meth­ od. We invite you to open a checking account with us. W e will help you to make your account a real convenience. West McHenry Sta.te Ba^rvk * 4 Let Wm. Simes explain to you the merits of the T.*and T. galvanized , steel fence posts. I Marquis wheat on sale at the West Side flour and feed mill. 38-4t John Neiss was a Chicago visitor last Friday. Mrs. R. F. Conway was a>n Elgin Visitor last Saturday. Nick Justen spent Friday of last week in the windy city. Frank E. Cobb boarded the Chicago train Wednesday morning. R. F. Conway was a business vis­ itor in the windy city Wednesday. Misses Kathryn Niesen and Emily Weber were Elgin shoppers Monday. F. O. Cans was a business visitor in the metropolitan city Wednesday. M rs. F.' J. Mershon boarded the train for the county seat this morn­ ing. Geo. W. Conn of Woodstock was a business visitor in town last Satur­ day. Mrs. D. G. Wells and son, Glenn, spent Saturday in the metropolitan city. John W. Fay of Woodstock passed Sunday as the guest of his family here. «• George May o(f Spring Grove spent- last week at the home of Peter .M. Freund. Gilbert Howard attended to business matters at the metropolitan city last Friday. John E. Freund attended to business matters in the metropolitan city last Friday. Ray Howard attended to matters of a business nature in the metropolitan city Wednesday. M rs. J. C. Bickler was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ben Hutson, at Wood­ stock last Saturday. M iss Ruby Brooks of Slocum's Lake spent Saturday as a guest in the home of Mrs. Anna Byrd. Marcellus Meyers spent Wednesday as the guest of his sister, Mrs. Geo. Chesnut, at Crystal Lake. M. J. Walsh, Miss Alice Waite and M rs. E. W- Howe were among the Chicago passengers this morning, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Fay of Evans- ton were Sunday guests in the home of the latter's mother, Mrs^ E. W. Howe. Miss Grace Toynton of Slocum's Lake spent Saturday as a guest in the home of her sister, Mrs. D. A. Granger. >(- M rs. George Meyers spent a day last week as a guest in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Chesnut, at Crys tal Lake. ^ Martin Foley and John Hart of Cleveland, O., arrived in town last week for a short visit among relatives and friends. Mrs. Geo. Chesnut and son, Arnold, of Crystal Lake passed Tuesday as guesjts in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Qeo. Meyers. Peter M, Freund and daughter, Helen, spent Thursday lps( in the C e n t r a l OPERA HOUSE MOVIES THURSDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Mutual Programs Admission :: 10c home of the former's daughter, Mrs. Nick Justen, at Ringwood. Leo Smith and Harry Knight of Woodstock spent Sunday as guests in the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Smith, at Emerald Park. : FROM A SOLDIER BOY Chas. I.. Newman Writes Interesting Letter to Father L. F. Newman has kindly left the following letter from his son, Charles L., for publication. Charles, as stat­ ed in a recent issue of The PlaindeaU er, has enlisted with Uncle Sam's reg­ ular army and his letter will be read with interest by his many, friends here: ' Jefferson, Barracks, Mar. 19. I am still here. I intended going on the shipment last week, but was taken off. It is just like summer here to­ day and everybody is playing ball on the parade grounds. Received a letter from Dick Walsh last week and believe me I was glad to hear from him. Have been awfully busy on account of so many coming in and going out. have been in the quartermaster sergeant's office for two weeks now and do not have to drill, go to mess hall, guard duty or recreation. Last week was issuing ammunition to pris- guard and main guard, repair, guns and now we have to check every­ thing and repair. Since Saturday morning eighty have come in. Tomorrow the in­ spector general from Washington is coming to inspect the whole post. We are shining guns, belts, shoes, catridge boxes afid bayopefs, for the company commander told us we wpuld get thirty days' hard labor if they were not clean or had a dirty gun- I may get shipped any day and will send you a picture with my equip- mehts after I get to my new post. Will carry a .45 colt automatic instead of a rifle then. All of the fellows J came with are gone long ago, but some in another squad are here that came right rffter me. I had a thirty-six hour pass two weeks ago and went to St. Louis, which is eight miles from here, and it is the toughest town I ever struck. Chas. L. Newman. 23rd Co. Has been christened "Han-D-Fold Crib" The prize of $100.00 in gold has been divided equally among the following contestants: John A. Fanrell, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Harry Young, New York City; J. FI. Graves, New York Cit.v: Stalls Yascou, Batesville, Ind.; Mrs. C. Nedell, Brooklyn, N. Y.: L.vdia Lindsay, So. Manchester, Conn.; Mrs. L. Lifsey, New Orleans; G. W. Bowers, Atlantic City, N. J. We wish to returrfthanks to the trade generally and the public at large for the widespread interest shown in t,he contest. :: :: :: :: v :* - N. J. JUSTEN & SON FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING Phones: Office, M-W; Res. OT-M. WEST. McHENRY, ILL. Hot Water In the whiter you like it hotter than it's possi­ ble to heat it in the furnace coil. In the summer you want it with the least possible heat and an noyance. Our system enables you to draw hot water at any temperature by merely turning the • » faucet. Can you think of anything more con venient? Ask us about it. /•j&Westerr)United Gas /gfc ai>d Electric Company D. M. WORKMAN. District Manage Spring and summer millinery in great variety at Miss Thelen's- milli­ nery store. The Promise of Spring t It's In the 9|r «n*i things are timely. For e*s»mpl*- ir» fiife- getf It--the work of Wjring Your House FOR * Electric Service v., . We're in the market to dp it-- cheaply and without inconven­ ience to tHe occupant*. HIBIK SERVKt (0. of Northern Illinois Early Seed Potatoes I wish to announce ^ that I have again arranged for a ship- • fiient of early seed potatoes. TJiose who have used these - potatoes in the past year or two have had very good suc­ cess with them. Give ^ us your order now. M. Niesen McHenry Phone H(i-W sd 'M *2 •w--