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jfc^ -•" /'-JC-'J, ;-• •• ** !*-• i®-*r r ^ iawnwHOB Mam ox ana iw, wm m., w«w^ h SHELL GASOLINE AND (MLS ^ Let Us Service Toir Oar or Truck WHil These Finer Products w %r«? . %• JELMER G. SMITH ,a,~~ •y. '• •: ' -1 * . 4 k I-. 1 •>~ ,ri • f'f r-\V" V--, . •.™*. • ,. _ t' - k % » v 1 -- 7 """ *••• •• •*• ,4^L^ttiSL. \ «*nAC*«*W '• *" " O^"'"" w« »**•» TWO MOO H Brontes TOE NORTH MV| To nvi hands, use a heavy glota to lift Jars from the water-bath ca» ner. mothers ted that clothes an right tor their chfldrsa satisfaction to themselves. TWIGS TOLD TALKS Two 5400 horsepower Diesel-electric freight locomotives, the first of their kind to see Service on the Chi 0ago and North Western Railway, will go into immediate daily freight operation between Chicago and Coun cil Bluffs, it was announced this week by R. L. Williams, president of the railway company Built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors at LaGrange, ef Interest Taken Frost --j&a Files of the Plsindsaler of Tears Ago The finest string of fish of the, .... ... , sieason was caught from the bridge j "*in®,8» locomotives will be a nartv frnm i c*P*ble of moving heavier tonnage * 'over greater distances in quicker than on Monday Woodstock. an. any other North Western Ions heavy freight trains 500 miles without a ston Ion fuel. Under present ^plans, ..the loco- CLARENCE'S SHOP JOSfiVSSUBG Place orders now for Bird Houses, Lawn Furniture, Window Boxes, etc. Also have full line of leather goods, market and wash baskets, barn brooms, V' ,, jCLARENCE J. SMITH • ' *' Route i, McHenry, HI- m •£*l.!LJ&v£2 2,-tt W m.. How About your Brakes? Tot# brakes>'at» oae of the most importaat parti r:«|L your car. : Regular inspections are important for your own safety, and the safety of others. St requires only a few minutes to test your brakes. Better drive in today. If brake service is needed, there is no better place to have it done. CENTRAL GARAGE Phone 200-J ED J. SMITH, prop. Towing Johnsburg <• m-. :r CHROMIUM AND REFLECTOR POLISH ...39c A V T• C I 1 A R I I v Removes traffic film easily. LIQUID POLISH - Site UffTD CXJKANBIm* WAS CDaans and waassattbsssae fli Jfacdy fot fiMiyiMf Cor of How Um Includes patches and earnest . . . everything needed for the repair of small punctures. TREMENDOUS SAVINGS POWERFUL SEALED BEAM FOG LIGHT A special prismatic lens and / s new typs shielded filament cut rises. ' French gray . pjw~-- H--vy OS-Tessed Ckaaola 1.69 fins quality, double-dressed Adn. Pliable, absorbent, V«ry durable. Your War GARDE* BOOK : . W45 }\£ Pell leform<i>lon en I Cars Yoer Card*. 28 P«9«! <**.1 SAVE YOUR TIRES! firtttotie RECAPP TIRES - TUBES - BATTERIES - ACCESSORIES TIRE AMD TUBE VULCANIZING All Work Guaranteed I OFFICIAL TIRE INSPECTION STATION flume 294 |toin St., West McHenry At the last meeting of the village f ~.ai1 1 - . , board the street committee were ! ?^ivee . service, handli ng directed to build a new plank sidewalk, stive foot four inches wide, from the depot to the iron bridge. .. ... , „ . „ , . We have one of the best bands J*! T* l®*ve Proviso Yard daily in the county, and they should have j iS .9°unc,I -a nnoobbbbyy uunniiffoorrmm.. TTuurrnn out on , lowm" ^™ ' Wednesday evening next and help them raise funds for this purpose. The drama of the "Forty-Niners" is one well worthy of your patronage. Miss Emma Grsgory, who has been in Ohio for the past few months, arrived on Saturday. FIFTY YKARS AGO Married-- In Chicago, Apr. SO, 1896, Jos. J. Mertes, of Johnsburgh, and Miss Lens Miller of McHenry. Married--At St. Patrick's church, in this village, by Rev. Father O'Neil, Win. Bonslett snd Miss Marie Carr, both of Chicago. C. B. Murphy now has his ice cresm parlors open day and evening. Do not fail to call and sample a dish. During the storm on Saturday night the arch over the entrance to the German cemetery was struck by, lightning and one post splintered quite badly. They will leave two hours later and arrive at Proviso 9:00 o'clock the next morning. TTie locomotives are 133 feet long and fifteen feet high, with total weight on mils, fully loaded, approximately 900,000 pounds. Each locomotive is made up of four units, or power cars, all controlled from the engineer's position located in control cabs high in the streamlined nose of either end for operation in' either direction. The fuel capacity! for each locomotive is 4,800 gallons' of fuel oil distributed evenly in storage tanks in each of the four units. 4* •lot me help a Good Container A covered soap dish, prefersbty no with a hinged top, mskes an excellent container for an orange stick, cotton, cuticle oil and other manicuring items. fORTY YEARS AGO Butter dropped a half cent in price last Monday. The quotation committee reported the official price firm at 24 % cents. Miss Agnes Meyers is a new employe in the office of the Hunter- Weckler Boat company's factory. Heimer Bros, are making extensive improvements about their place of business on Main street. The household goods of T. J. Wfelsh were hauled to Evans ton Monday, where the family will make their future home. sf Discussion The purpose of a discussion is to stimulate thinking and to offer opportunity for tho expression of ideas and opinions. Through interchange of thought, neighbors can arrive at an understanding that is a basis for common action. Whether you're loided down with bundles of events and issues which effect you penooallf groceries or the deepest of ewes snd resDOMk . .... , , , In addition,, wherever we can be of help, In print or otherwise, in contributing to the progress and well-being of this entire community, you can depend on us to do so. For that,, we believe; Is study an important, netghbody thing to dot Cohuae Nut THIRTY YEARS AGO Butter on the Elgin board of trade sold at 28 cents per pound last Saturday. The new R. t Overton garage building on the west side vrill soon be under cover. John Worts has moved from the Regner to the Wssnoski house in the north end of town. That volunteer fire ' department talk has once more died out,' to be revived after the next fire. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bishop hsve gone to housekeeping in the Mrs. Jacob Bishop cottage on Psrk svenue. The oil from the cohune wit. ns tive to Middle America, is ever more valuable than coconut oil, because it is edible snd is easily employed in the manufacture of fine soaps and nut butters. It was first brought to the attention of the United States during World War I: American chemists proved that the shell of the cohune nut when converted to charcoal was a superior filler for gas masks, because the charred shell had unusua! afisorbent qualities. Interest in the cummer . cial possibilities of the oil has in creased greatly during the last fe« years. bilities, it's good to hear someone sa; help a little'*; And in a community sudi as outs there are always plenty of people ready to give friendly hdp wherever needed--in the measure necessary! That's whtt makes publishing a newspaper for you people such interesting work. Being a part of this community--sharing its neighborliness, its common problems and its common interests means much! * In turn, we try hard every day to be a good neighbor to you of the area. Our columns are as friendly as a corner-store chat, for we feci that you want specific, interesting news of people you know and tellable, clear information on all of the area's Yeur Wswppnpsr*s •OOD NIIIHIOI POLICY IMi imwupw brtww Sot IN reel we* b wed solely by »ee*<owile# good Hwfctlmfcn to Alt cowwiry. At ell Mm Mi poScy lit # To publish reliable, factual M«I which b ef prime Werert to Ike p«ople el Sri* area, % To preienl editorial* wMch I* our epMsa aee eomtrwctfao--wpport Sia» wbl* k rlglt tor Sto fcoMMinlty, reafat fbe bonetoL 0 to |oin wSh toe cow--Ey on toeae pnftasiel • •hittorwep* and odvom«i«nt for oC '.W. • i. , McHENRY PLAINDEALER YOUR ONI COMPLITI SOURCI OP PIRSONAI AND COMMUNITY IVINTS NIWS TWENTY YEARS AGO f Earl J. Knecht has rented the John J. Barbian building on Green street and the place is now being put in readiness for his occupancy. Carpenter work on one of the two homes to be erected by Patrick Cleary, on Waukegan and Main Sts., is progressing very favorably as is also the work on the TieW home under construction for Mrs. Laura Kent on Main street. The Main street paving job is now completed as far as {he Simon Stoffel block and unless more trouble sets in or ram interferes, the West side iob should be completed by the first i of next week after which the big' mixer will be moved over to. Riverside Drive. WAYIKIM Sprinkle, but don*t •oak the seedlings* Soak, but don*t sprinkle the growing vegetables. MflCTI AIIB DISIAfl Crop rotation helps control • plant disease and pests.^ A bug returns to his old stamping ground^ finds i ^ vegetable to which jho is allergic, and starirei. Cleaning Dark colored suede abcessories may be cleaned by rubbing them with an art gum ersser, or with a rubber sponge, or with a suede shoe* bluish, it it is equipped with « mfe* ber instead of wire brush; On the uncultivated plot weeds will crowd in, rob = plants of food and moisture^ _ j . and ^raad disease ^ them. Catch the villainoos T weeds while tbey*re young. f Sctilds fatal The National Safety council reports that 7,000 to 10,000 deaths per year are caused by burns and scalds. One-fifth of all fstal burns sre to children under five years old. :: ^ t ii (ration attention to every d'? -!! itail . . . lielping -i"©--carry-- I'tlte "burden of those we;; '•terve . . .".perSonaL interest!' ;; aid4 feeling iri 'problems;; t hat arise in times of' be-!! reaveitient . . . These ate th<"!> « » things which our friends;; tell us fa an ins]>iration. When the need arises, let us serve.- ..-M l ' L . " ' NAR1 T" When they're neither too nor too old ... that's die time to harvest. If! on the small side most vegetables are 1 Jacob Justen Sons ± FUNERAL DIRECTORS Jj Phone McHenry 103-R !! ;; Residence, McHenry 112-W;;j ;; Green Street, Corner Elm r - Only We tip-toe away with admonition--get your America's goal this war is 20 million Victory Resolve now thst the plot you start will not be wasted.» ' #t you will can lor it Ml Jthe last vegetable is WESTERN UNITED GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY - M HENRY