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| > ji - : Ik,.*- US & ̂ : For Men and Boys *4*m< WORKMANSHIP AND STYLESHIP are the dominant features of our splendid line of new Suits for men and boys. These Suits are well tailored and are cut from the best foreign and domestic woolens, guaranteeing to our Cloth­ ing a superiority of which we are justly proud. Don't let the talk of high prices discourage you. Come and see these Suits and the ex­ tremely low prices at which they are going. You will be correctly garbed if you wear one of these Suits and the price will not scare you. JOS. W. FREUND WEST McHENRY, ILL. Money invested in Home Comforts--good furni­ ture--pays a better dividend than perhaps any- other way you can invest it. Home cheer and comfort is a mighty help in equipping your fam­ ily for the battle of life. If you will take the trouble to inspect our beautiful line of Furniture and Rugs we know you will pronounce it the finest ever. When you see it, with the very low prices we are making, you will know we are making a great effort to help you over the high price wave that is sweeping over the county. If you have not bought furniture here come and let us show you why you should- do so now. All items of household furniture in a great variety of values pod prices, J:-: Jacob Justen McHENRY, ILLINOIS Underwear! Our supply of Fall and Winter Underwear in stock is in good shape to fill your wants for winter under­ garments. Union Suits and separate garments for men, boys, women and children--your choice at the right prices. HOSIERY Fal! Hosiery in the Foot Rest and Burson brand qualities are superior in service and satisfaction and our timely purchases afford you better values. OUTING FLANNEL Colored Outing Flannels in light and dark colors, peryard-.... 35cand39c SHOES Our sales of Shoes are steadily increasing, proving that our qualities and prices are all that can be de­ sired. When in need of Shoes give us a trial. JOHN STOFFEL Re pair your Stoves and Furnaces, instead of buying new ones. The Fuel Administration urges you to save fuel The War Industries Board insists that you save iron. j The Liberty Loan, War Savings Stamps and income tax forces you to save money.; The Department of Labor insists that a% labor be employed to win the war. A saving 01 fuel, or iron, or money and labor can be accomplished by repairing your stove or furnace rather than buying a new one. Make your repairs now. John J. Vycital McHENRY, ILLINOIS X&,: m • Save Stoves PERSHm, ITEMS :OMERS AND GOERS OF A WRBK IN OUR BUSY VILLAGE Seen By Plalndealer Reporters mud Handed Into Oar Oflke Sir Out Friends David Segel was a* Chicago visitors last Saturday. C. Unti was a ChScafco passenger Wednesday morning. Thos. Bolger passed Sunday and Monday in Chicago. J. J. Vycital transacted business in Chicago last Fridiy. Miss Annabelle Heimer war a Chi­ cago visitor Monday. ^ James Edwards of Chicago was a visitor in town Sunday. Mrs. John P. Weber spent Monday in the metropolitan, city. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Stilling were Chicago visitors Tuesday. Everett Hunter was a business vis­ itor in Chicago Tuesday. Mrs. Geo. Smith passed Wednesday in the metropolitan city. Mrs. Wm. Bishop was a county seat visitor one day last week. Mrs. Fred Justen boarded the Chi­ cago train Monday morning.. Mrs. M. A. Thelen was an Elgin passenger Monday everting. Dr. Carl Strueh was a professional visitors in Chicago last Saturday. Floyd and Robert Thompson were county seat visitors last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Adams boarded the Chicago train Monday afternoon. Simon Stoffel was among the busi­ ness visitors in Chicago last Saturday. W. D. Wentworth was among the Chicago passengers last Friday morn­ ing. Chas. Pich of Chicago was the guest of McHenry friends over the week end. Miss Maude Granger of Chicago was the guest of home folks over the week end. Wm. Smith was a business trans­ actor in the metropolitan city Tues­ day. J. F. Bliss attended to business mat­ ters at the county seat one day last week. t Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Baron were recent day guests of relatives at Hebron. Miss Dorlesca Granger passed last week as the guest of relatives at Wauconda. Leon Miller spent the latter part of last week with relatives ai Naper- ville, 111. John W. Fay was out from Chicago for a Sunday visit with his wife and family here. Mrs. Ed. Sutton and Miss Myrtle Huck were Waukegan visitors one day. last week. Wm. Spencer attended to matters of a business nature in the metropoli­ tan city Tuesday. Frank Schnabel attended to mat­ ters of a business nature in the metro­ politan city Tuesday. Miss Anna Wolff of Chicago passed the week end as a guest in the home of her mother, Mrs. A. Wolff. Miss Eleanor Phalin passed the latter part of last week as the guest of relatives at the county seat. Mrs. John Walsh and son, Raymond, of Ingleside spent the week end as guests in the home of Mrs. B. Frisby. Miss Marion Conway of Elgin was a week end guest in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Conway. Mr. and Mrs. John Spencer, of Chi­ cago passed several days last week in the home of their son, Wm., and fam­ ily. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Loomis of Wood­ stock were week end guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Per­ kins. Mrs. C. C. Westfall of Chicago was a guest in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Stoffel, last Sat­ urday. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Wheeler of Chi­ cago passed a few days this week as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers. Mrs. John Reihansperger of West Chicago passed last Wednesday as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Stoffel. Pvt. Nick Meyers of Fort Sheridan spent the week end as a guest in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyers. Mrs. Chas. Wesley Wonch of Chi­ cago spent the week end as a guest in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fay. Paul Bonslett passed several days tiie latter part of last week as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. G. Frett at Aurora. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Burns and son, Robert, of Austin passed the first of the week as the guests of friends in. and near McHenry. ' Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meyers and chil­ dren of Chicago are spending the week as guests in the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meyers. Miss Myrtle Gans of Chicago spent the latter part Of last and the first of this week as the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Gans, at the River­ side House. ^ Mrs. L. H. Owen left for her home at Cushing, Okla., last Friday after a. several weeks' visit with her mother, Mrs. Alsena Smith, and other relatives, in this village. Mrs. Theo. Kahler and little daugh­ ter left last Friday for Naperville, where they joined Mr. Kahler. They expect to leave this week for their future heme at Tulsa, Okla. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Harrison, Mrs.. Alice Hutson and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harrison of Crystal Lake paused a day last week as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thompson, near this village, mwmmm steot NOTfe I8MMI of latere* From Ottr • * ttonal Institution The eighth grade is making history maps. Helen Stolzke is absent because of sicknessl Chai*les Frett of Aurora visted school this week. Lydia StoUtke is ottt of school on account of illness. The grades have new burials for displaying their works. Miss Gurnett was absent Tuesday on account of sickness. The football game for Saturday is postponed because of the flu. Elynore Dodge and Edwin Meyers are new pupils in eighth grade. Warning: Tonight is Hallowe'en. Put everything under lock and key. Marguerite Knox visited grades three and four Wednesday afternoon. The sophs are planning to give the annual Hallowe'en party Friday night. Mr. Wells from the Allyn & Bacon publishing house visited us , Tuesday morning. , The school took an enforced vaca­ tion of two weeks because of the Spanish influenza. The botony class are making a spe­ cial study of weeds. They have col­ lected thirty-one specimens. The seniors started the weekly pro­ grams on Friday, the eleventh. The juniors have the floor this week. Current events were discussed by Genevieve Carey, Jennie Mae Cooley, George Phalin and* Thomas Frisby. Mrs. Kate Fay gave a party for room one is honor of her niece, Kath- ryn Fay's seventh birthday last Mon­ day. Miss Pryor, in English IV class: "Why do we study Franklin's auto­ biography?" Student: "Because; we-have to." Ellen Walsh, Glenn Wells and George Phalin orated to the English IV class. The subject was Patrick Henry's oration "The Call to Arms." In connection with their other work the high school history classes are taking a special course relative to the present war. This course was pre­ pared by the department of educa­ tion at Washington. Soldier Boy Notes Gorp. C. J. Reihansperger is now in the personnel school at Camp Grant, a course given only to men in limited' service. tjj Mrs. R. T. Wray received official notice yesterday that her husband has arrived safely overseas. According to previous information Mrs. Wray would give his location in Italy. Ed. Conway, son of P. J. Conway, residing 1 on Terra Cotta road, left last Saturday for Camp Polk, Raleigh, N. C. He is listed in the tank corps. A letter from Wm. Harnedy to Mr. and Mrs: Chas. W. Gibbs says he is well and enjoys reading The Plain- dealer every week. His address is Co. A. U. S. G., Erie Docks, Wee- hawken, New Jersey. Homer M. Harper has again en­ listed for service, having done clerk service at Camp Grant a pear ago. He was released by the McHenry county board and will now go from Chicago in the service of road in­ spector. Corp. Russell L. Ferguson's letter of Oct. 11 says that he is right in the midst of the fight. He is with the 11th engineer corps overseas. Says he thinks of nothing he wants only to lick the Germans. His mother, Mrs. Mary Ferguson, received his letter Tuesday. Geo. Feibranz of Camp May, N. J., and his father, Elbert Feibanz, of Marengo were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kamholz Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. Feibanz has been with the marines for the past two years aind is now enjoying a thirty day,leave of absence. G. H. Meyers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyers of 'jhis village, who is at Camp Kearney, Calif., has been appointed bayonet instructor, accord­ ing to reports received from him this week. He is one of the four sons from the Meyers family in U. S. A. service. A letter from a French priest in France to Mrs. P. Costello of Elgin says that her son, Robert J., was buried with military honors in Amer­ ican cemetery No. 25, just outside Bordeaux, France. His letter con­ veyed much sympathy, which was deeply appreciated by the family. Pvt. Arthur Groom has been trans­ ferred from Camp Grant, where he has been stationed for the past several weeks. He is in the chemical depart­ ment and was not allowed to state the name of the camp in which he is located. His mail may be sent for the present to Lock Box 426, Co. 4, Cleveland, Ohio. On Monday a letter from Jas. Burke, who is overseas, to his sister, Mary, says he is well. He enclosed his Pershing coupon, which entitles him to a Red Cross carton. Every soldier overseas is expected to mail a similar card to the person in the U. S. whom he wishes to send him a Christmas box. Miss Burke is the recipient of the first coupon in Mc­ Henry, Pvt Burke wishing his sister to send the carton. * Dr. A. I. Froehlich, who with his wife and babe, has been spending a several weeks' vacation in the home of his parents at Winnebago, Minn., has received his commission as cap­ tain in the medical corps and will leave for Camp Oglesthorpe, Ga., in­ side of fifteen days., Dr. Froehlich has practiced medicine here for the past four years. The family is ex­ pected home this week. Mrs. Froeh­ lich and daughter, Adell, will accom- paqgr him to Georgia. { I t?y. ^t%i ^« Mi &• i % ' • t Js' * ' , , '• t; « • ? "*• • f! -?»*,' f to **\r ^ Every liolder of Liberty 4s should exchange them for similar bonds bearing 4 h4% interest be­ fore November 9th, next. If he fails to avail of this opportunity his 4% bonds will suffer a mar­ ket depreciation of fully three points below the value of the 4 1-4% bonds into which he is now entitled to convert. If you wish your Bonds converted attend to it at once before your banker gets too busy with the Fourth Loan. Yours for the Fourth Liberty Loan, West McHenry State Bank SOMETIMES WE HEM PEOPLE SAY SHQES „ • are so high in ̂ price. Custom­ ers of ours are satisfied with the Shoes we sell them be­ cause the shoes w e a r l o n g enough for the price paid. Buy Mayer Honorbilt Shoes and be pleased SMITH BROS. Junk Wanted! Will pay the highest price for iron, rags and rubber. Extra prices for all telephone calls. DAVID SEGEL Phone 90.R McHenry, III E. H. Waite Paul J. Donovan WAITE & DONOVAN L A W Y E R S 06ces: Woodstock; Richmond Wed< nesdays and Saturdays Office Hours: 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m Thanks To People of McHenry and Vieinity: I hereby express my appreciation apd thanks for the business accorded me during my four years in business in McHenry running the East Side market. Especially do I thank the leading hotels and Niesen's cafe of McHenry for the large amount of business they gave me. Also the people of Johnsburg for the splendid business extended me. I am not leaving McHenry on account of not having business enough, but the op­ portunity afforded me to get a larger place where business is more steady all the year round. I would recom mend the East Side market to anyone wishing to start in business and any­ one can make it go and make money as I did if they attend to lousiness. Any time any of my friends are in Crystal Lake I' will be pleased to have them call on me- Again thanking you all, I am, Yours respectfully, L. H. Eisenmenger, Jr. Card of Thanks Wo #Jsh to sincerely thank tfca Masonic brothers, the Eastern Stars, Modern Woodmen, Mystic Workers and all other friends who kindly as­ sisted during the illness and at the death and funeral of our dear husband and father. You have helped us in our need and lightened our burden of borrow by sharing it with us. • Mrs. Myrtle Wharton and family. Announcement The Parisian human, hair works will occupy a store in Teckler block, Crys­ tal Lake, about Nov. 4, with the most up-to-date line of human hair goods. Alsomake op your combings. First- Bell System AN APPEAL TO TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS Our already reduced force of operators, through War Condi­ tions, is further, depleted by tile prcvailiJig Inthicnza'. therefore Please Be As Sparing As Possible In Your Use of . ' . \ THE TELEPHONE Omitting All Unnecessary Calls CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY MAKE OUR STORE Your Store! We all know that these are critical times (War Times) and everything advanced in price and still going higher. SOAPS are very high and scarce, We are offer­ ing same at very attractive prices. Call at our store and you will find the goods displayed and prices marked as low as the lowest. We have the agency for Chase & Sanborn Coffees-- Our 30c Coffee, is a winner. *-THE STORE OF WM. PRIES, PROP. P H I L I P J A E G E R GENERAL COflMISSiON MERCHANT SPBG1AL ATTENTION QIVBN TO TUB SALKO* Dressed Beef, llutton, flogs. Veal, Poultry, Hides, Etc., Butter and Egg? This is the oldest house on the street Tags and prtoe lists furnished o* ~ application. GOLD STORAGE FREE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Stall i A a, MM St. class work cmtj. All kind* ef fcair work made to ordf^ -, • i,§*L .-.'m.TSIw.V .A* ..,s