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Mildred Hoffman was a business ^ caller at Palatine 4 last Wednesday * v '* ,:.«• morning. i Mr. and Mrs. J^ck Geary and son, , 4 Eugene, were callers at Crystal Lake rf* Saturday evening. ; * Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Case and son: SPRING GROVE the ::':ior.z plaihtea E32, ZEinSSlXI. »iv " *•« «*< *•£ f riRiA COTTA On Thursday, Oct. 25, Mrs. Nlek. Freund invited about twenty-five la- Raymond J: Rileyttwyu a Chicago dies to help her celebrate her eighth visitor last Friday. wedding anniversary. Bunco was the Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Knox?and amusement, after which a delicious daughter, Patricia, of Sycamore Vislunch was served by the hostess, ited with relatives here Sunday. Prizes were won by M|. A. Hergott,; Thomas Bernston of Elgin visited first; Mrs. Mbth Freund, second, and at the home of B. J. Shine Sunday. Mrs. John Lay, consolation. Other guests were: Mrs. Pete Weber, Mi's. Peter Freund, of Johnsburg; Mrs. Ed- j win Vogal, Mrs. Charles Vogal, of Solon; Misses Evelyn and Eleanor Hergott, Mrs. Fred Meyers, Miss Isa- j bell Meyers, Mrs. A1 Pepping, Mrs. ) Math Lay, Mrs. J. J. Freund, Mrs.] Frances Freund, Mrs. John Lay, Mrs. j M. .Buttler, Mrs. Frank May, Mrs. j Harry, spent last Thursday evening j Frank Wagner, Mrs. William Kattner, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Con- j Mrs. Mike Rauen,^Mrs. Anton May, Mr. and Mrs. John Flanagan and Mrs. Merton Gracy visited at the! Wis., visited at the home of Merton heme cf her sister,, Mrs. Reed Carr Gracy Sunday. verse. *. Mrs. 0. W. Grantham spent the week-end with her daughters at Wau- "kegan. v " Willard Djirrell called on his aunt, Mrs. William Freund, Mrs. Nick Neft, Mrs. Harry McGuinni& and Mrs. J. McGuinnis. Mrs. Freund , received many pretty gifts. Mrs. Joe Allwiler and two children Mrs. F. B. Carr at Spring Grove, Mon-1 spent Friday in Chicago. day. Mrs. Carr's health is about the Same. W. E. Brooks was a business caller at McHenry Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Laura Cook of Wauconda spent last Tursday with Mrs. Clara Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Thurough and children of Crystal Lake visited at the Wayne Bacon home last Monday evening. , Mr. and Mrs. Page $mith and twins, and Leon, George Smith, iMr. and Mrs Mrs. Charlie Behrnes and Miss Dorothy were Chicago shoppers Saturday. Miss Alice Nordland of Chicago and Joseph Bretz of Rofkford were Saturday guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Bretz. Sunday callers at the home of Mrs. Fanny Carr were Mrs. Jane Amelia Carr of McHenry, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Carr of Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. M. Crookshank and lady friend of Elgin, and Mrs. Hugh White of Detroit, Clarence Whitman of Wauconda, Jim j Mid,. Mrs. Carr has not shown much Dowell, Arthur Wackerow, Claire improvement. d. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bacon and children and Mi", and Mrs. Ray Dowell and daughter, Dorothy, attended the 1?how at Barrington Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks spent "Monday with Mrs. Lucile Rohman in Chicago. Mlrs. Clara Smith spent Monday afternoon at the C. K. Werden home at Wauconda. 4. MT. and Mrs. Henry Geary and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geary and son, Eugene, visited with relatives at McHenry (last Thursday. % Miss Myrtle Danrell of Crystal Lake and Elmer Esping of Moline spent Saturday evening and Sunday with the former's parents at Oak Glen fEMr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks visited at the Delos Ames home at Libertyville last Wednesday. Mildred Hoffman accompanied by Miss Myrtle Darrell and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews of Crystal Lake saw "King "of Kings," at the Miller theatre at Woodstock last Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell and daughter, Dorothy, were Sunday dinner guests at th^ home of the latter's parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Brooks of Waukegan were Tuesday evening guests a^ the H. L. Brooks home. Mrs. E. Bacon and daughter, Vinnie, of Roseville spent last Wednesday afternoon at the Wayne Bacon home. . .. „ Chesney Brooks attended the Illinois- Northwestern football game at Champaign Saturday. Mr. Dann and Mr. Custer of Elgin .were Sunday afternoon guests at the Page Smith home. MT. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Larabee at Bristol, Wis. Mrs. John R. Knox and Mrs. H. J. Shaffer of MicHenry visited at the home of their parents here last Monday afternoon. MT. and Mrs. J. D. Williams and son, James Howard, of Crystal Lake were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Williams' mother. ' Chesney Brooks was a Sunday guest of Robert Dooley at East Chicago. Bob Ferron of Elgin spent the P*8* week at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Page Smith. a v. Mrs. Wayne Bacon spent last Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Will Wright near Barreville. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Darrell, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews and son, Robert, Mildred Hoffman, William Darrell and Leslie Foss attended the Hjallawe'en program and basket social given by the pupils at Munshaw school last Friday night. Miss Myrtle Darrell is the teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dowell and children and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell saw "Ford and Glen" at the Miller theatre at Woodstock last Friday The children of Mr. and MTS. Joe Dowell, and Miss Olive Dowell spent Sunday "with the twins of Mr. and Mrs. Page Smith. . . Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks called at Gilmer Sunday afternoon. - George Roesslein spent list Wednesday evening at the Harry Matthews home. . Mrs. B. C. Harris of Wauconda visited at the home of her sister, Mrs. Page Smith, last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews of Crystal Lake spent Saturday with relatives at Oak Glen farm. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Smith and children were Sunday afternoon callers at Huntley. Sunday supper guests at the Hehry Geary home were M¥. and* MTS. Harry Geary and children of Grayslake, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Maiman and Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Geary and son of Wauconda. Harold Monahan of Barrington and Mr. and M5rs. Emmet Geary of Wauconda spent Monday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Henry Gea*y. Mrs. Harry Matthews and son, Robert, attended a meeting of the Cradle Roll department of the Federated church at the R. C. Kent home at Wauconda last Wednesday afternoon. , 0. Mrs. Harry Matthews and Mrs. Sigrid Blomgren attended the Fortnightly club party entertained at the home of Mrs. Alvin Case last Tuesday evening. We have a wide variety of colors in ruffled curtains, also curtain materials by the yard that have attwM^ve patterns. Erickson Dept. Stor|t> Miss Agnes and Eva Weber motored to McHenry Saturday afternoon. x Math Nimsgern is fast improving ^rom his recent illness and is able to walk out of doors. His many friends hope he may soon be well again. Willard Darrell called at the R. D. Carr home Monday morning . Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Cornish were Chicago shoppers Monday; also Mrs. James E4 Foulke. Miss Annie Jung at this writing U showing a slight improvement from her stroke of two weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Meyer* entertained relatives at dinner Sunday. MVs. Maggie Weber was a guest over night Monday of Mrs. John MicGuinnis. Mrs. Maggie Feltes ws a Chicago passenger Tuesday last. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zornstorff are nicely (settled in the "Math Welder flat. ' ° Mr. and MTS. Ben May spent Friday in the city. Ned Hesslegrave was called to Woodstock Friday by the death of his grandchild. All the wanted shades in satin face canton crepe at Erickson'g. Usually the father Rnd husband has many burdens to bear. He must provide a home for his family, and see to it that they are clothed and fed, and that his children are educated. He Is the natural bread winner, and has many cares, but that does not lessen his obligation to help in the bringing up of the family, because the mother also has her household duties, and often they are many and wearisome. Bnt working together and helping and comforting each other, a father and mother will find a truer Joy and more real happiness in bringing up t.the family, than in anything else In this world. > Make mistakes pay. It can be done, sometimes a sad and serious mistake, regarded thoughtfully and honesUy, can so emphasize your weakness and your need that you will begin a new policy which will permit no such mlatakes in the future. Instead of mourning your errors make them the starting point of a new program, says the Lafayette Journal and Courier. Bad mistakes are sometimes the best things that ever happen to us. It all depends on whether we have Intelligence enough to get the constructive value out of them. A room to rent? Advertise !* jto our classified department. A man in Cliina has been found who is reported to be be two huhdred and fifty years old. He walks 30 miles a day, selling herb medicines and is a general favorite in a large area over which he has been traveling almost since the Manchu dynasty came into prominence. Li (for that Is the ancient gentleman's name) is credited with 14 marriages and 11 generations of descendants. A new York Times correspondent says that Li's disciples are Void by him to "keep a quiet heart, sit like a tortoise, walk sprightly like a pigeon, sleep like a dog." " * j" ' Anclielos Kanellopoulous of Athens, Greece, mutt have had some good qualities. Because be was dying his wife took syrychcine and died; the shock of bis condition caused his wife's mother, who was recovering from an operation, to die, and his son attempted suicide and his grandfather became insane. That is what might be called taking love seriously. The body of a cat petrified In the Id years that It has been sealed up la an airtight bole was found by a workman repairing a water main beneath a Philadelphia hotel. Even the whiskers are said to be petrified. Evidently when it comes to petrifying Philadelphia It not as slow as it's said to be* The Detroit post office reports that 80 per cent of the applications for Jobs as mall carriers come from college graduates. Our institutions of higher learning, we are glad to note, still turn out a goodly proportion of men| o f letters. It has been said on highest authority that no man can show greater love than to give his own life for another --and we presume that applies to the soviet airman who crashed to death rather than • landing that wonld endanger the lives of others. daughter visited at the borne of Knox Sunday. Miss Jennie Hogan of Elgin spent Sunday with Mrs. B. 3. Shine. Miss Ellen Frisby of Elgin visited at her home heje Sunday. Glenn McMallan spent the wefek-end at Champaign and attended the'Illinois- Northwestern football game. Nels Person of Chicago visited with his wife here Sunday. Jens Frederickson of Honey Creek,! at Spring Grove Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sund \ and daughter, Darlene, otX^arpentersville, called at the home of HenryBlcMillan Sunday evening. Earl McMillan and daughter, Ruth, and Misses Marion Shales and Eleanor, McMillan called on Henry Shales at Silver Lake Saturday. Misses Ruth and Evelyn Saalfeld, Mi sses Florence Prout, Ethel Olson I Ethel and Beryl Gracy, and James and Margaret Nelson, and Harry and! Gracy were callers at Honey Creek; Eugene Prout, Ray DeGrave, and [Wis., last Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Rush and Mr. and Mrs. Gillett and danghter, Lorrafaw*^, of Chicago visited at the home of| Miss Alice Leisner and lbs. Ndsf Person Sunday. f We have a wide variety of colore,, 7 in ruffled curtains, also curtain mater- f • ials by the yard that have attractive « patterns. Erickson Dept. Store. ? ' i It may be all right to make , takes, but don't respond to encores.-- Exchange. POLITICAL ADVERTISING POLITICAL ADVERTISING RESTORE HONESTY and EFFICIENCY IN PUBLIC SERVICE BY ELECTING fl DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR Judge Thompson Pledges Legislation compelling publication of the state pAyrolls; Legislation compelling disclos- - ure cf arrangements concerning deposits and use of public funds; Election laws guaranteeing to t .e voter freedom to express his choice, certainty of an honest count and protection from illegal voting; Revision of the criminal laws, and modernization of the judicial system to secure more efficiency in the administration of justice; Enactment of a civil service law that will protect the public service, and an honest administration of such a law; Adequate facilities for the care of the wards of tho state and scientific treataient to rasters them to health; ^ • A comprehensive state Mglnrsy system adequate to serve the needs of every section of the state aai a financing program that will not require a direct property tax. Laws guaranteeing safe and healthful working CM*.1 ditiens, and protecting women and children from improper employment and unreasonable hours af ' labor. -- ». A revision and administration of the revenue laws that will effect an equitable distribution of the tax burden; 4- No. I of a Series on'Metropolitan Chicago i 15 MILLION POPULATION FOR METROPOLITAN CHICAGO WITHIN A LIFETIME \ • ' . w-tHe prediction of leading authorities & % 10 ANYONE possessing the facts, it is unmistakably clear that "Metropolitan Chicago has every possibility of leading the entire world-in population as well as trade importance--and this within a relatively short period of time! In this newspaper we shall publish, at frequent intervals, a series of advertisements telling you why the future of Metropolitan Chicago is so promising. The story is alive with interest-- you will not want to miss a single chapter. % -4W: Each advertisement will touch upon a single phase , of this area's greatness. We shall tell of the territory's rich mineral resources; its wonderful soil and climate; its agricultural and manu- William L. Badty, Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University, says. "Chicago's recent and current development is ata Pace twice that of New York, three-fold that of London and ten-fold that of Paris. Chicago will he the first city of the world uritfrm this century facturing We shall tell about the strategic location of Metropolitan Chicago; its unequaled transportation facilitiesf~ water, rail and air; its power advantages; its miraculous growth up to this time, and the still greater development Co come. Watch for these advertisements. They will be directly to the point --will give you facts that every citizen of Metropolitan Chicago ought to know. EL PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Ekdrfcity and Gas to 6,000 square miles, including tint Metropolitan Area into which Chicago is growing •JfstTotoliU* Chicmgo inclmdts ike City of Chicago *%d the UtriUry within 50 U 75 miUe #f the CkUmgo City !!«& .£] llH t V? - .. •->,