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s Heady Made and Made to Order II in need of a Suit or an Overcoitt this fall it will pay you to buy early, as the stock we have on hand was bought before the present rise in prices, and when our stock is depleted we must pay quite an additionalj price--so while our present stock lasts we can give you veryattractive pricesin clothing. Call early. K JQ& W. FREUND :• ;• WEST McHENRY, IIX. I. %ro OUR Patrons and Friends This is the season of the year when one appreciates the friendship of his~~fellow- man more than at other times. Every­ where there is good cheer. We have cause to be happy as our patrons and ends have been very kind during the Jear that is coming to a rapid dose. We -•Shave had a prosperous year, made poss­ ible only by our customers. Therefore we take this method of extending to all best wishes for a Prosperous, Ilappy Year. ' F< A. Bohlander New Year •rn wm For many years you've hit the trail, which ' & leads unto our door; , ^ hope the Lord will grant that you may do so £ r many more; , |;: %ou've treated us all right, old friend, and so \ we wish to say, luck to you and all your folks on this great New Year's Day. TO^AK Tncf/\r% ** =ur AJL McHENRY, ILLINOIS In expressing to you our best wishes for a my permit us to thank you for youj* most liberal patronage during, the year now drawing to a close. Phon* 43-11. . J. WALS MAY VOTE 01! HARD ROADS IMPORTANT QUESTION t*l BE HERE SOO: X i-reposition For This Discussed at Special Meeting of the Hoard of Supervisors [Woodstock Sentinel] : Representative E. D. Shurtleff of Marengo and Judge D. T. Smiley of Woodstock indulged in ft sharp tilt of discussion at the special meeting of the board of supervisors held yester­ day (Thursday) at Woodstock, for the purpose of considering the question of submitting to the voters of McHenry county the question of bonding the county for the purpose^ of building permanent cement highways. The argument between these two prominent gentlemen, all addressed, of course, to the supervisors, became somewhat acrimonious and a little ill-tempered. Mr Shurtleff was pres­ ent at the meeting by the invitation of numerous supervisors to advise them on the law and various features of the proposed $60,000,000 state bond issue, passed by the last legislature. Mr. Shurtleff in a general way fa­ vored the submission to the people of McHenry county of & proposal to is­ sue bonds for ^road building, although he made no recommendation as to the amount of bonds to be asked for. He also stated that he had come be­ fore the supervisors at the behest of his fellow townsmen at Marengo, who are deeply interested in the better­ ment of the Grant highway, which passes through that city, connecting Rockford with Chicag^ J Judge Smiley spoke in opposition to the proposition to issue road bonds at this time, which he said was inappro­ priate for any monster undertaking such as is proposed. While he favors hard roads, he believes all such mat­ ters should be deferred until after the war and the entire effort of the peo­ ple should be confined to that one na­ tional issue. The judge also pointed out what he considers are "jokers" in the sixty million dollar bond law, and expressed the opinion that the su­ preme court will declare the law un­ constitutional if it ever comes before that tribunal. Mr. Shurtleff made a spirited-reply to Judge Smiley's objections. He went still further than did the judge be declaring that before very long there will be no business in this coun­ ty but the business of war. But the war itself demands the building of hard and permanent roads now, espe­ cially between important points where large numbers of troops may be as­ sembled by the government. Thus Mr. Shurtleff argued a per­ manent hard road for heavy traffic from Rockford to Chicago via the Great Lakes naval training station and Fort Sheridan is a military neces­ sity, and such a highway is being re­ quested by the government. Mr. Shurtleff explained that in Lake county the people have voted bonds for building such a highway. to the McHenry county line. Winnebago county has voted bonds for paving to the Boone county line and Boone county will vote in January to build across that county to the McHenry county line. This leaves McHenry county as the, only open link between Rockford and Chicago, via the route named. Again referring to the war, Mr. Shurtleff predicted that when it ends, as it will end in victory for America, we will see the greatest era of de­ velopment any country in the world has ever seen, even beyond the grasp of our imagination. He referred to the wars of history and to the won­ derful development of our country following the Civil war. He favored the adoption of a hard roads plan as laying the foundation for the devel­ opment of McHenry county, which must surely follow the close of the war thruout the nation. Among other speakers called upon by the board of supervisors were Fred W. Hartman of Ridgefield and J. D. Donovan of Woodstock. Mr. Hart- man (lid not express a very high opin­ ion of the" methods for building roads followed by the state and compared the work done last summer by the highway commissioners of Dorr town­ ship on the McConnell road, with that done under state contract on the Crys­ tal Lake road west of the railroad tracks. Mr. Hartman, as one of the Dorr highway commissioners, is proud of the road built by them, and well he may be, as it is universally declared to be one of the best built gravel toads in McHenry county, if not the best, and we have yet to find the man who does not say that this piece of road is better than any of the gravel roads recently built by state-aid. Mr. Hartman stated that while the roads built by the state cost $6,000 a mile, the road built by the commissioners cost less than $2,600 a mile. Mr. Donovan spoke in favor of do­ ing something toward better roads now. He believes that the people are in favor of the submission of this question to a vote, and gave it his hearty support. The discussion was brought to a close by the presentation of a report from the special committee, which was appointed at a previous meeting to consider the question and make a recommendation. This committee con­ sisted of Supervisor J. E. Harrison, D. M. Wright and W. H, Forrest. In presenting the report and mov­ ing its adoption Mr. Harrison made a speech that proved his oratorical abil- ities even beyond the expectations of his most ardent admirers. Mr. Harri­ son stated that if it were not for Hard roads the kaiser would be jta America now, as it will go down in history that but for the hard road froi*! Paris to Verdun, which made it possible rush troops to that sorely pftssed sector of the West Front, the Germans would have been victorious there and Paris would have inevitably Out of the whole discussion, which lasted most of the afternoon, came a unanimous vote of the supervisors in favor of submitting the proposition to the voters of McHenry county for ap­ proval or disapproval. At the roll call - every membeV present voted 'aye." Supervisor Haeger was the only absentee. The action taken at this meeting can only be said to be preliminary. A resolution was adopted which' now goes to the department of public works and buildings at * Springfield, where it will be carefully/examined and then returned to the supervisors. It may be approved without altera­ tion, or it may be ajtered. When re­ turned the supervisors will vote on it formally and if adopted fix a date for the election, at which the people will vote on the proposition. If the state department makes radical changes in the plan the bo&rd of supervisors may refuse to adopt it at the session called for that purpose. B. H. Piepmeier, a representative of the *state highway department, was present and explained . some of the features of the law which were not fully understood by the commissioners. The plan proposed for building the highways in McHenry county is a dual proposition or may be so considered. The recommendation is for bonding McHenry county in the sum of $800,- 000. With this money 43 miles of road are to be built, as follows: . From the Boone county line on the Grant highway to Marengo; from Marengo to the end of the state-aid road in near the James Scott fairo; from the end of the state-aid road three miles northeasterly from Wood­ stock in Greenwood township, north to Thompson's corners and then east to McHenry; from McHenry east to the McHenry and Lake County line. This road when completed will form a continuous route from the Boone county line to the Lake county line, except thru the cities of Marengo and Woodstock and the village of Mc­ Henry. In addition it is proposed to build a similar road north from Thompson's corners thru Greenwood village to what is known as Stone's corners, on the Hebron and Richmond road. Further^ beginning at the end of the state-aid road running southeast from Woodstock to Crystal Lake, and be­ ginning at the end of the state-aid road northwest of Woodstock running northwest to Harvard. These roads are all to be built fif­ teen feet wide, except the Grant high­ way, which will be eighteen feet wide, of Portland cement, with an addition­ al graded roadway. They are to be built from the $800,000 bond issue. Most of these roads are over the proposed routes of the $60,000,000 state bond issue, which provides that the counties building in advance shall be reimbursed for all roads, built fol lowing that plan. It is thus .expectet that McHenry county will be Reim­ bursed to the extent of over $500,000. With the money thus coming back to McHenry county and with such other state-aid money as will come to the' county, it is proposed to build the following other roads under the plan adopted by the supervisors: From Crystal Lake to Algonquin and from Algonquin to the Kane county line; from Woodstock to Huntley; from Hebron to Richmond, from Richmond to Sprite Grove and from Spring Grove to the Lake county line; from McHenry south to Crystal Lake; from Harvard to Chemung .village. In sedition to these roads it should Ae in mind that the $60,000,000 bond proposal provides for a road from Crystal Lake thru Cary to the Cook county line near Barrington; from Harvard to Marengo and south to the DeKalb county line; from Har­ vard north to the Wisconsin line; from Marengo on the Grant highway to the Kane county line. Also we may call attention to the fact that the super­ visors have already decided to build the road from Harvard east to Alden and probably to Hebron by state-aid, the first section to be built this year. Thus it will be seen that the pro­ gram for building roads in McHemy county during the next few years, if adopted as outlined by the board of supervisors and if the' $60,000,000 state bond issue goes thru, is very comprehensive and complete, and takes every part of the county into full con­ sideration. When completed McHenry coupty will be linked together thru a system of highways that will he the pride of every citizen. . $100 Reward, $100 Th* readers of this paper will bl pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that la,catarrh. Catarrh being greatly influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System thereby de­ stroying: the foundation of the disease, (ivinf the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting na­ ture in doing its work. The proprie­ tors have so much faith in the curative powers of Hall's Catarrh Cure that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it l'atls to cure. Send tor list <ef testimonials. Address: F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, 1$e. Notice Having taken charge of the accounts of my father, John Wagner, all bills now due him are hereafter payable to the undersigned. J. G. Wagner, 25-4t Spring Grove, HI. Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday school at 2:00 o'clock p. m.; preaching services every Svwdny aft* ernoan at 8:00 o'celck. . , * t1 -'y . ^ r" ' v Confidentia liyou ate in needjof accommodations in a financial way we wouW be pleased to have you come in and talk matters over with us. If we are not in a position to help you just wherr you need it we may be able4o make arrangements for a little later. It will do no harm to come in and see us and you will be under no obligations what ever. All of our business with our customers is strictly confiden tial. If we can give you advice oti financial matters, which our business makes it necessary for us to be posted on, we will gladly do h#we can for you. We want you to feel perfectly at home with us, and whether or not we do a great amount of business together, we shall try to make our business relations both oleasant and urofitable lu vou. :>!*• _ State Ban WHOLESALE MEATS R E T GOVERNMENT INSPECTION FOR YOUR PROTECTION . t'i" 'fifty • i-.j.jjfeh.J'yn1.'" i'wf WE LEAD WHILE OTHERS FOLLOW As you alj know the EAST SIDE MARKET has been leading for tj last four months and we still lead whileoth^rs try toioiiow Our Specials for Friday and Saturday, Dec. 28 and 29, RETAIL PRICES Native Pot Roast# per lb, . . .If $c Native Boiling Beef, per lb.-Mic Native Boneless Roast Beef, no waste, per pound JMJe Native Sirloin Roast, per Porterhouse Sleak, per lb SSe Virginia Bacon, per pound.-Mlc 'Best Lard* Kdel weiss or Ar­ nold Bros, brand, -per Jb. . ' PORK. Pojpk flobks, Spare Ri Feet ahd ,|resh Han#; prices. 5 aw est For Your New^Year's Dinn We will Jiave g*eese^ ducks and chickenSr^t normal prices. Ap­ ples, grape fruit, oranges, cran-- b^i'iest.celerj, leUuea, ( .. Ojir Grocery Specials for >' Saturday only: ft lb. granulated/sugar. -.. .*....Sfc Guaranteed com, 13c per can or 2 for ........-- 25c Monarch brand peas, per can. 14c (i bars American Family soap. 87c Sausage and Corn Beef We mainour own liver sausage, bologna, • pork sausage and head cheese. We make our own corn beef by the sugar cured process. A ttrtal will convince you that our sausages and corn beef taste like more. Fpr the Meatle^ Days we jbave Fresh Halibut, Salmon, Sable, Mackerel, Cod Fish, Oys- • ters, smoked and spiked Fish- Wholesale Prices! Native Beef Loins, per lb Native Beef Rounds, per lb,_ Stc Native Chucks, per lb... 4>c Native Beef Plates, per lb... Sic We carry a large stock of wt »l» quarters of beef all the tin^ which we will sell you at virj low prices. Call and select ,\«if quarter. BUTTERINE When you heat* those leading' brands mentioned, such an .lelke's Good Luck, Swift's Premium, or Cream of Nut that's enough. Those "are the only ones we sell. . lb., only. 'T"3 CHEESE American, Brick, Limburger per pounid... 1 Watch this paper as we will have surprises for you in the Grocery Lin# every week. We offer you no last chances at this market. We give you first chances at all times. Calves, Poultry, Hides, etc., bought. The large amount of these products that are heing brought to our market daiiy shows that the farmers knaw that' my 15 years' experience in that lk& enables me, at all times, to "keep them in toifch of the market by P$yMlf highest market prices. •1% 'Phone 57-M EAST SIDE MARKET 5HH WHOLESALE AN£> RETAIL L, H, RISEN ME NOlSf!, JJl., The Place That Leads Central OPERA HOUSE McHENRY A* * * si.- 7mm-. TUROAY, DSC. 2* Fanny Ward IN The School for Husbands SUNDAY. bEC. 30 Kathlyn Williai% ---and-- >. Pbbertt^' • ••• ,::V; The Cost of Hatred is our sincere wjish to the cuslornerf and friends, wh<r fry their patronage!" iiave made the year just ending 9 suc­ cessful one for us. We trust that th% new year will brinj Health, Wealth ai Prosperity to you all felted SMITH , ' v 4 . In order tfiat ybtt may expect efficiency from your horse you muti give the animal a Har­ ness built especially for it and during the win­ ter months you mull also see that it is givett proper protection from the cold. We have spent years ip studying £iorse needs an^d are g position tp Harness Fpur animal in 9 giap-j per rfra* wift satisfy. LINE or wmsmum M. A.