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^.#:i^'!- •.vg* a "'- > ^ THE M'HENRY PLAINDEALER, THURSi)AY,' OClOoJb^ 11, 19£8 X-l' :-** » % • * , rt, • , , U ' .-" £,- •>•;, V. * "«.i,3•,S v'*. v..-*••': iv. *•,'\.: :.'s*A - ,, V *3 fv- vm.^ww www 5 • •< * -"'••>•*• v . - • s •••' :.v!*," >^' V'„ # J- : \, A City of Progressive, People! 'A Qdod City in Which to Live! *' • >-T,*y, This week we continue the historical sketch of the early days of oiir city, showing who were some of the pioneers, their activities in buildihg up the community and several of the happenings way back years ago. The continued story will be carried on each week. » '1| This series is made possible by the progressive business firms whose ads appear on this gage. Each one stands squarely f#r a Bigger awlBetter e&ta- ^ nranity and as leaders in a movement for the betterment of our city, they deserve your patronage. Read eacb page carefully and learn more about the community in which you live. . .* • > ' Save the Tickets for a set off Penn China We are giving a ticket with each 10 cents worth of "ftunily wash. Let us demonstrate "what we cail do on family .wash su4 be sure tovsave tile tickets. Phone 189 and our wagon will call. * McHENRT LAUNDRY L. V. Adams, Prop. McHenry Artificial Stone Company MASON COrftRACTOBS All Kinds of Building Material Office Phone 257 . McHenry, Illinois JAMES E. BEAVIS TAILOR Cleaning, Altering, dressing Centerville McHenry, Illinois Saturday, Oct. 13, - $1.00 Day Specials No. 2 Galv. Wash Tub .and. j Large 2-cell Flash Light with Wash Board, for. Jfl.tW Battery, for. SI.00 5 lengths Stove PipeSCor £1.00 8-gallon handled Stone Jar. $ 1.00 Many Other Specials Will Be On Display Saturday. ^Jome in and See Them JOHN J. VYCITAL Phone 98-M * , ' Green Street ., Allen-A Underwear Mallory Hats diihi - RARLY DAYS tN M'HENRY $9t< (CONTINUED FIJOM LAST WEEK) Sav McfGee V Home of Hart Schaffner and Marx Florsheim Shoes Wilson Bros. Shirts Flowers for Home Decoration • .. New Needlework Bridge Prizes and Tallies Everything for Gifts AGATHA SHOP The numerous and well authenticated accounts of antiquities found in various parts of our country, clearly demonstrate that a people civilized and even highly cultivated, occupied this part of the country before its possession by the Indians, but the date of their rule of the western world is so remote that all traces of their history, their progress and decay, lie buried in deepest obscurity. Nature, at the time the first Europeans came, had asserted her original dominion over the earth, the forests were all in their full luxuriance, the growth of many centuries,, and naught existed to point out who or what they wero who formerly lived, loved, labored and 'died on the continent of America. This pre-historic race is known as the mound builders, from! the numerous large mounds of earthworks left by jthem. The remains of the works of this people/form the most interesting class of antiquities discovered in the United States. Their character can be but partially "gleaned from the internal evidences and the peculiarities of the only remains left--the mounds. Th«ir habitations must have been tents, structures of wood, or other perishable material," otherwise their remains would be numerous. They were, no doubt, idolators, and it has been conjectured that the sun wai the object of their adoration. The mounds were generally built in a situation affording a view of the rising sun, when enclosed in walls their gateways were towards the east, the caves in which their dead were occasionally buried always opened in the same direction. Whenever a mound was partially enclosed by a semi-circular pavement, it was on the east side, when bodies were buried in graves, they were laid in a direction east and west, and finally medals have been found representing the sun and his rays of light. At what time they came to this country is likewise a matter of speculation. From the comparatively rude state of the arts among them, it has bean inferred that the time was very remote. Their axes were of stone. Their raimer.t, judging from fragments which have been discovered, consisted of the bark of trees interwoven with feathAs, and their military works were such as a people would erect who had just -passed to the pastoral state of society from that dependent alone upon hunting and Ashing. The mounds and other ancient earthworks constructed by this people are far more abundant thnn' generally supposed, from the fact that while some are quite large, the greater part of them are small and inconspicuous. Along nearly all our water courses that are large enough to be navigated with a canoe, the mounds were almost invariably found covering the base points and headlands of the bluffs which border the narrower valleys, so that when one finds himself in such positions as to command the grandest views for river scenery, he majr almost always discover ,that he is standing upon or nevfc* to some one or more of these traces of the labors of an ancient people. • It must be admitted that whatever the uses of these mounds, whether as dwellings or burial places, these silent monuments were built, and the race, who built them vanished from the face of the earth ages before the Indians occupied the land. It's sometimes difficult to distinguish the places of sepulchre raised by the mound builders from the more modern.graves of the Indians. The tombs of the former were in general larger than those of the latter and were used as receptacles for a greater number of bodies, and contained relics of art, evincing a higher degree of civilisation than that attained by the Indians. (TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK) f Citizens State Bank Begs vota allto come to our city and take advantage ol the opportunities to save a little money that our merchants ajpe giving yon on this our |- $DAY@ and then • In and Open a Savings Account With Us Chill Chasing Clow tor To# Here's a handy lo^j cost comfort for those chilly "in between" days when it's too warm to start the furnace, yet often so nippy at night and in the mornings that artificial heat is not only agreeable but needed. See the New Perfection (HI Heater Attractively finished. Has capacity for 24 hours operation, fill and clean Easy to .... $6.25 Complete stock of Oil Heater Wicks to fit all popular makes. American Gasoline Grate, a portable fireplace, for living room, bed room, or bath tli.00 WM. H. ALTHOFF HDWI. Hardware, PahU, Oils, Sporting Goods -- Protane Dettled Gaa West McHenry, 111. Pkae 15-J « V You Place Your Order For TIN and COPPER WORK OR FURNA0B8 Let Us Give You Onr Estimate All work is personally supervised by John F. Brda. 14 . • The best in \viality, service and prices. f*' BRDA'S HARDWARE Tel tfl Green St. MeHeary SUPPOSE YOUR BUILDINGS Should burn down tonight, wouldn't yogi wish you had had'theflfr i% , suredf You cannot afford to take the risk, let tli^ insurance companion do that. That is their business. We can writ€ yon any kind of insurance in the safest companies. x Just Phone No. 8* KENT & COMPANY Seasons may change but the wonderful meals BICKLER serves never change. CJ.Try our Sunday Chicken ani Steak Dinners and convince yourself. C(We serve fresh fish Fridays* Visit Our NeW Store on RIVERSIDE 1 and when you need anything in the line of PLUMBING, HEATING, OR ELECTRICAL WORK ^kt lis figure on the cost before placing the -contract. We employ experienced workmen and guarantee satisfaction. H. E.Buch Phone 48 . -WE CAN FIX IT" "W (Dan PI* It!" is the slogan of Messrs. Wilkinson & Meier, proprietors of the repair shop at the new Service "K" Station, located on Route 61, near the mill-pond bridge. They have an up-todate, fully equipped automobile and truck repair department where expert mechanics guarantee to give satisfaction to customers in need of work h* „their line. They also carry a full line of auto accessories, including tires, batteries and heaters. They cary the Jansen heaters and shock absorbers and the popular Globe batteries manufactured at Milwaukee. One notable feature of the seTvice obtained here is that they offer to tow a car into the garage free of charge, providing they get the repair job. They also repair Radiators, install new cores and repair the old ones with work guaranteed and prices so reasonable that now is the time to get your car fixed up for winter. Wilkinson A Meier havfc conducted the East Side Garage for the past year, but they have been in the automobile work ever since Henry Ford made the first two-cylinder machine and they have had a wide experience in diagnosing and treating all 'diseases peculiar to va'rious makes of cars. They are so good at it that they can even give an X-ray examination and tell what's wrong inside before they begin work. They have had the experience, they can do the work. Give them a trial. They make no excuses--they make gocjd. . Dollar Day Bargains Be mre to read my Dollar Day ad on another page . 0 in this issue »IOHN STOFFEL Here Is Yuor Chance To Secure PENN CHINA Ask lfe*~Save Our Cards--They Are Valuable 'C One Card With Each 25c Purchase PLEASANT VIEW SERVICE STATION George Troyke. Prop. SHELL PRODUCTS EXCLUSIVELY Light Lunches, Refreshments, Cigars, Cigafettea iJ Qn Route 20, West of N. W. Trac|p % " • ./ West McHenry, Illinois „ Dollar Day Specials t Victor. Branawfck or CMosUa Records $1.00 1 Piano Rolls 1 -- i*. tl Oft $1.00 ...JtLOO $1.00 |LN Neck Chaiaa $1.5® Watch Cfcaiaa. $1.50 Prizes n,.......J1.00 9L5* aad $1.25 NoreHy Riags«..$L09 4 Copies Late Muaic. p P^aaftain Pt Nye Jewelry, Music and Radio Shop ^ ffitrne 123 J West McHenry,*!®: i '• Radiator Repairing McHcury now! What.' An up-to-date Radiator Repair Shop. We install new cores and repair the old ones. Prices reasonable and work guaranteed, so get ready for winter and have it jfixed now. •• ' ; ( - WILKINSON & MEIER "Service "K" Station ^ , On Route 61,lNjear Mill Pond Bridge Phone 255 "We Can FIX It" •-1 j *iwii •m McHenry