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« a J*/ r • am ; ttt; «> . 7^- • " * ,< V 1|Y^ *m •**> ffĴ K ? r * r rv« . W£- . 1 ' '•' ~ ' •-- IT ' •• ' £•*:< U when you notice the fir& symptoms. It vfe easier to cure then, and also guarcfe |gain& more serious complications Which may result from neglect. W'rn^ »• «";V' : Hcl-i'- • ' v Petesch's Pink Cold Tablets it?#*-. if taken in time, will cure a cold in twen­ ty-four hours. They restore circulation, • promptly overcome congestion and Slop the feverish condition which usually ac­ companies a cold. They are pleasant to &k# a«d in no way harmful. THE STORE OF Quality and Service FOR LENT Come and see our splendid line of SMOKED, SPICED and FRESH FISH. We handle the fresh and not the frozen goods. Orders delivered promptly 'Phone 80-M WM. PRIES Succ4aaor to C. G. Frett Easter Sunday Falls on the 31st of March Order your Easter Suit early and get the best of tailoring- We can satisfy every fancy and also your purse, prices ranging from _ $15.00 to $50.0# In our two lines the old reliable International Tailoring Co. and the Scotch Woolen Mills a per­ fect fit always. Our line of DRESS GOODS is very complete in silk and woolen materials. Shoes in fancy and staple shapes and popular colors, ranging in price, per pair, up to $8.00 PURE, FRESH GROCERIES Finest quality of Tea and Coffee West McHenry. Goods delivered. 'Phone 63-R. M. J. Walsh • WINTER GOODS' 75c flannel petticoats $ .50 35c flannel petticoats,..., .25 $1.60 night gowns .'*».*. 1.00 fl.OO night gowns .7$ 76c night gowns........ .55 $1.25 men's heavy under­ wear t !LM $1.25 women's union suits. 1.09 75c "pajamas .. . . . . . ; . . . . . 6 0 29c children underwear.. J2A 50c boys' waists - .45 60c children's bonnets... .45 60c tarn o'shanter .45 15c children's mittens.... .10 10c pillow tops, 2 for.... .15 Price, 25 Cents mmi 60 w N. H. PETESGH DRUGGIST CLEARING SALE! Sale starts March 1st and continues for one week During this sale we will give you 15 per cent discount on all winter goods. Below you will find a few of the many bar­ gains we offer during this sale: MCHENRY, ILLINOIS • REDGEFIELD Mr. Albee spent Wednesday afc Cal­ edonia. Mrs. R. Reed spent Thursday at Crystal Lake. W. Cobb visited with friends in Chicago Sunday. H. Walkup was a business caller at Woodstock Friday. J. H. Slater was a caller it Des- Plaines Wednesday. Miss Pearl Reed was home from Seneca over Sunday. 1 A. Kremer visited with his mother at Union Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. Anners spent Wed nesday at Woodstock. Mrs. Herman Wille was a Wood­ stock shopper Friday. Mr. Benson was a McHenry busi ness caller Thursday last. Mrs. F. Reed visited over Sunday with her sister at Elgin. Mrs. H. N. Cooper and two children spent Tuesday at Avondale. Mrs. Herman Bruell and son, Henry, were at Woodstock Saturday. Mrs. Will Morris was a Chicago passenger Saturday morning. Mr. And Mrs. Ed. Ford visited rela­ tives in (Chicago over Sunday. Miss Etta Levey was a Crystal Lake caller Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Wm. Glawe and son visited Friday with her parents at Wood­ stock. Mr. and Mrs. D, W. Fitxgerald and son, Gordon, spent Sunday afternoon at Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pederson and baby of Crystal Lake spent Sunday at the home of Chas. Mann. Mrs. A. Hanson, son, Earl, and little daughter of Wbodstock visited old neighbors here Friday. Miss Helen Briggs spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday with her par­ ents and sister at Harvard. Mr. and Mrs. Martini and children of Cary were Sunday visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Martini Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Schuenemann of Crystal Lake visited Sunday in Ihe home of Mr. ahd Mrs. Ralph Walkup. Mr. and Mrs. A. Kremer and Mr. and Mrs. H. Reed attended the funeral of Fred Waterman at Woodstock Sun­ day. Mrs. D. L. Gibson and Mrs. Carrie Johnson and daughter, Bessie, were shopping at Crystal Lake Saturday morning. Mrs. Stephenson and daughter, Mrs. J. W. Schaffer, and Mrs. A. Skinner were shoppers in Woodstock Saturday- afternoon. The next meeting of the Red Cross and Aid societies will be held at the home of Mrs. Albee Thursday after­ noon, March 7. Messrs. H. Carlson and R. Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. J. Coates and Mr. and Mrs. W. Reed were Woodstock pas­ sengers Saturday afternoon ' OSTEND Ostend school will lose five pupils with the spring moving. Ellis Jecks and family moved from the farm known as the Julius Thomas farm to Barrington last week. Mr. Young is now nicely settled on the F. B. Thompson farm with Mr. Huff in the tenant house for" farm helper. Mark Hutson and family write that they will be back Co Illinois about April 1 and go to farming on a farm in Bull Valley. Mr. Rogers will move from near Crystal Lake to the Martin farm, which he purchased. Mr. Campbell, the renter the past year, has not been successful in finding a suitable farm to rent. Another wedding in this locality on Feb. 21. Miss Daisy Ainger, sister of Mrs. Oscar Anderson, who resides near the Ostend creamery, was united in marriage to Mr. Kittleson from Wisconsin. Gus Rossman will move from Ben Brown's farm to the farm he pur­ chased of George Hutson. Carl and Frank Herdrich will move to the Brown farm March 1 and Geo. Hutson to Woodstock. Any good farm hand that wants a good home need look no farther than Fred R. Eppel's. Frank Herdrich has been there the past year and will go to farming for himself and another good hand is wanted. If the party who took a new pair of ladies' rubbers, size No. 5, from Warren Francisco's sleigh recently, when the sleigh was in Schiessle's shed, will leave them at John Stoffel's with Francisco's name on there will be no questions asked and will save them trouble, as they were seen in the act. The first automobile seen Qn the road for weeks was last week. The trouble man came out to put in some new batteries, badly needed. He surely was a badly troubled man on some of the road. He found snow enough for sleighing and Lizzie thought of balking. There is a wish expressed by a family in this neighborhood that the party who sold fire water to an habit­ ual drinker and then let him start out on the road to disturb people at the late hour of 1:30 had to pay a heavy fine and close their doors for ever. The man, or animal, called at a farm house and wanted to get in to smoke and get warm, he said, and when refused walked around the house from one door to another and pulled and pounded at outside doors and windows and finally got a stick and tried to pry the door open. Not being successful he left and went to the place where he works. SPRING GROVE Mrs. T. D. Cole spent Wednesday in Chicago. John Karls was a business oilier at Waukegan Wednesday. N. N. Weber was a Chicago pas­ senger Thursday last. Miss Kathryn Althoff spent Sunday with home foks at Johnsburg. Frank Wilkinson of Harvard was a caller in town Tuesday morning. Miss Mae Keefe called OH her friend, Mayme Frett, Tuesday after­ noon. Bruce Porter and See Ellwood were called to Woodstock Saturday for ex­ amination. Mrs. Glenn Esh has been on the sick list for some time, but is better at this writing. Misses Mae Keefe and Mayme Frett spent Friday afternoon at the home of Mabel Seigler. Misses Cora Siedsclag and Mary Swenson attended the Red Cross meeting Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Weber attended the funeral of Peter Freund at Johns- burg Wednesday morning last. Friends of Mrs. Math. Lay will be pleased to hear that she is slowly recovering from a serious attack of erysipelas. Math. Lay is nicely recovering from an operation for appendicitis, having spent two weeks at St. Mary's hospital in Chicago. Paul Weber has not been ,able to attend school since Christmas vaca­ tion and is still suffering from the effects of lagrippe. Mrs. Howard Christehson was un­ expectedly surprised at her home last Monday evening, when about thirty of her friends called on her. A farewell party was given last Saturday evening in Peacock's hall for Michael Wegner and Leslie Ste ens, who leave Tuesday for Camp Grant. There was a large crowd and all had a fine time. The Red Cross presented each .of the boys with a sweater and a pair of socks. TERRA COTTA Miss Agnes Frisby spent the week end at her home here. M iss Eleanor Phalin was a business visitor in Chicago Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sund and family spent Sunday at G. Lfndahl's. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McMillan enter­ tained out-of-town relatives Sunday. Miss Ruth Anderson was a busi­ ness caller at Crystal Lake Tuesday Mrs. M. Knox and son, Vernon, spent Saturday last with McHenry relatives. Dr. John Stanton of Chicago spent Thursday last at the home of his sister, Mrs. B. F. Martin. Mrs. Louis Meyers of Crystal Lake spent a couple of days last week with her sister, Mrs. John Riley. The teacher and pupils of the Terra Cotta school enjoyed a holiday last Friday, Washington's birthday. Miss Frances Knox returned to her school duties Monday after a week's absence on account of sickness. Mrs. Carl Wilcox of Woodstock was a guest, in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Riley, last week. The pupils of this vicinity who at­ tend high school at McHenry and Crystal Lake spent Washington's birthday at their homes here. Thomas Ames, Elmer Magoon, Hen­ ry and Frank McMillan, Phil Hoffman and T. R. Anderson attended the fu­ neral of Thos. Thompson at McHenry last Wednesday. « Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson will move from the Ames tenant house to the house vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Beal. Mr. Johnson will be employed on the A. T. C. & Co. farm. Mr. and Mrs. Merton Gracy and family and Thomas Church are mov­ ing to the Gracy farm at Honey Creek, Wis. John Pierson and family of Honey Creek will move to the J. M. Phalin farm, vacated by B. F. Martin and family, who will move to Round Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Beal will occupy the Gracy fam> here, va­ cated by Merton Gracy. ~ RINGWOOD Mrs. Ella Harrison is improving. John Harrison of Greenwood was in town Tuesday. Miss Laura Wharton again resumed her school work Monday. Next Sunday evening meeting will be held at James Rainey's. Emily Beatty and Eleanor Dodge visited the Richmond school last Thursday. Miss Elsie Smith attended a party at Edgar Thomas' at Sherman Hill last Friday night. A number of our young people were entertained in the W. A. Dodge home Saturday evening. Quite a number of our people at­ tended Thomas Thompson's funeral at McHenry last Wednesday. Miss Sarah Dodge, the two Ander­ son girls and Floyd Foss visited the McHenry school Thursday of last week. 1 Mrs. George Stevens of Barrington spent the first of last week at Walter Bradley's and attended the Red Cross tea at Florence Smith's. Mrs. Myrtle Sanborn of Spring Grove, Mesdames Lou Francisco, Clara Hai&ison and Mattie Walters of Wbod­ stock attended the funeral of Scott Harrison. Scott Harrison, a former resident of Ringwood, was brought here for burial Monday from Chicago. He was born and grew to manhood in our midst and by his pleasing manner en­ deared himself to all. For the past ten years he has been living in Mil­ waukee. By loving hands he was laid to rest in the family lot in the Ring- wood cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. J. C Holly of McHenry sang and the Woodman service was given "SOLON MILLS Miss Vera .Turner spent Tuesday at Spring Grove. Geo. Vogel was a business caller at Bristol Tuesday. Mrs. Chas. Vogel was a Saturday caller at Richmond W. J. Overton was a business caller * „ H ly » • I GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS INTHE FILING OF ncome have shown the necessity for you to keep an accurate account of Receipt sand Expenditures. If you carry a checking account with this bank we will render you a correct monthly state­ ment of your affairs. Uncle Sam demands that you KNOW what you take in and where it goes. Start the Checking Account today. It costs you nothing. * . T Hoy Banking Co. Bank of Ringwood McHF.NRY, ILL. RINGWOOD, ILL Start THE NEW YEAR Right and buy our Home­ made Bread. A full one-pound loaf of the best bread that can be baked. FRESH EVERY DAY For Wheatless Days we recommend our Rye and Graham Bread. The McHenry Bakery A. LAI.I.1NGER, PROS* Patronize your home bakery Phone 630-R-2 HARRIET J. LUTHER Nurse McHENRY, ILLINOIS at McHenry Tuesday. Walter Watts was a business caller in Spring Grove Wednesday. W. II. Gardner was a business caller at Richmond Wednesday last Mrs. A. F. Wellman spent Wednes day in the Arthur Bell home. Grant Hill of Camp Grant spent Saturday in the R. R. Turner home. Mr. and Mr§. R. R. Turner spent Tuesday afternoon at Spring Grove. Mrs. Oscar Yanke and Miss Lillian Yanke were Richmond callers Satur­ day. Mrs. F. Tangmeier of" Fenimore, Wis., has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. John Hay. Lyle Jackson has been spending several days in the Ed. Haldeman home near Spring Grove. Miss Leona Cropley of McHenry spent the wieek end in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Crop- ley. Word reached here that Grant Hill has been transferred to Camp Mer- riott, N. J., preparatory for sailing to France. Oscar Yanke is moving to the Law- son farm near Spring Grove John Weber will occupy the farm vacated by Mr. Yanke. Frank Nimsgern is spending several days as the guest of relatives at Des- Plaines and McHenry. Mr. Nimsgertf is slowly recovering from the opera­ tion he underwent at the Post Grad­ uate hospital in Chicago a few weeks ago and hopes to be able to resume work on the farm shortly. - muckeM,? i Here is your opportunity to insure •gainst embarrassing errors in spelling, pronunciation and poor choice of words. Know the meaning of puzzling war terms. Increase your efficiency. Which results in power and succew. WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY is an all-know­ ing teacher, a universal question answerer, made to meet your needs. 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We sell much more of it now than ever be­ fore. It is worth 25 cents a pound, we say it is. Our best coffee, a clear Bogota, is 35 cents per pound. SMITH BROS. In order that you may expect efficiency from your horse you must give the animal a Har­ ness built especially for it and during: the win­ ter months you must also see that it is given proper protection from theHcold. We have spent years in studying Horse needs and are in a position to Harness your animal in a man­ ner that will satisfy. A NICE UNE OF BLANKETS AND ROBESON BAND $ S M. A. Thelen Wert Mdfonry PHILIP JAEGER GENERAL COflMISSION SPECIAL ATTENTION GIV*N TO TBI 8AU OF : ' Dreased Bee!, flutton. Hogs, Vttl, Fovltrjr* , Hides, Etc., Butter and Egg* ' . on the street Ta#i aftd prioe liata famished oa COLO STORAQB KRtili CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. This is the oldest house on the street application. Stall • A j. Fattaa It WI*hMto Market. Bead The