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y 'S- •*. ' ":V; •- _ ^ Ptedged but to Truth* to Llborty «i»d Lawi No Favors Win us and no P«ar Shall Awe." • " . * . • ' . .;.r . " ... . •••>.. 1 VOL. 24. M'HENRYa ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1899. - " J Jdzihl*. •: k\ V. t"'! ' ""}• ; NO. 43. ̂ . . . ; NEW OFFICERS QUALIFY. PRESIDENT ROTHERMEL AND THE -;V TRUSTEES. W Meeting Orer to > *he Old Board Hold Their Last ; Mid Tarn the Clty'a AflMn iJv , *he New One. . Monday eveniao: the newly elected vil- ? • " Inge officers qualified and assumed the duties of their respective offices. Preei- IV;- dent Geo. Rothermel sod Trustees Eld- ,, jedge Miller and Schreiner were sworn in. ' -^he it tiring president, W. A. Cristy, and ^$%be out-going trustees, Uewt. Went- V" ; worth, Baer aud Granger, ended ap their gear's service. Hi : It required an hour and a half (or the .v, ©Id board to conclude the business, as . fv * there were a large number of bills to ap­ prove and the vote to canvass. Presi­ dent Cristy appointed as a committee to _ Canvass the vote of the last election IMessrs Heimer, Granger and Went worth ^:> find they reported that Geo. Rothermel £ J?as duly elected president; C. T. Eld- ' ' %edge, John J. Miller and Wm. Schreioer, •* ; Sua trustees; John Stolid, clerk, and H. . McOmber, police magistrate. The new board is composed of the fol­ lowing: Geo. Kothermel, president. Chas. T, Eldredge, John J. Miller and Wm. Schreiner, trustees. John Stoffel, village clerk. H M. McOmber, police magistrate. The new board adjourned to meet Tuesday night <•;. Council rroceedlngi. ^ftooNCir. ROOM, MCHKHHY, III. April 24,1899. 4 Annual meeting. Present, full board. Minutes of last meeting read and ap- > Messrs. Granger and Heimer, members Iff the finance committee, reported that fhey had made a settlement with tie Webster Manufacturing Co. for |25 for ^|heir bill amouutinff to $71.88. The following bills were presented and Jkpproved by tbe finance committee: %m. Schreiner, street labor f .60 -Wilbur Lumber Co . lumber......... 13.95 )B>. L Smith, oil 5 25 JL. Miller, t-treet labor . 7.95 H. Granger, Webster Manuf>u>- 5* taring Co. expense 5.00 ^ohn Heimer, same 5 00 <4ohu Walsh, police service 40.00 T. Smiley, counsel of village.,.. 50 00 'StcHenry Journal, printing '13.00 lj<egal Advisers Pub Co., supplies.. 4 80 Webster Manufacturing Co 35 00 On motion made by tVentworth and meconded by Freund the bills were paid. p. The village collector's report was then 'f'-ftead and approved. It is as follows: • Total and 2nd installment col­ lected $1044.27 ©ne year's interest on nine in- ^ ' stallments... .. 562 70 ' :|K68s 3 per cent for collecting.... 48 21 dlmonnt paid village treasurer 1558.67 tJuable to collect 87.45 ^ On motion by Miller, seconded by - fleimtr, the board were allowed their 1 Salaries as follows: W. A. Oisty, eight meetings $ 12.00 10.50 12.00 .12 00 10.50 10 50 12.50 25.00 P. J. Freund, seven " C. H. Granger, eight ". John Heimer, " " J. H. Miller, seven " I. Wentworth, " " H. C. Mead, six month....... John Stoffel, six months The president then appointed Messrs. Wentworth, Heimer and Granger to canvass the rote of the last village elec­ tion. , The committee reported as fallows: Ijitoo. Rothermel received 102 votes for president; J as. B. Perry, 77 votes; Chas, T. Eldredge. 126 votes for trustee, Wm. _4$chreiner, 108; John J. Miller, 131, i somer Wattles, 87; John Sfcoffdl, 128 Votes for clerk; H. M. McOmber, IS5 /. totes for police magistrate. Geo. Rothermel was declared elected as H jpresideut, John StofM as clerk, H. M. McOmber as police magistrate, John J. iftiller, Wm. Schreiner and Chas. T. Eld- -fedge as trustees. Oa motion by Baer, Granger, tbe jadges and seconded by clerke of flee. •U .lion were allowed their pay as follows: f H- C. Mead, judge of election $3 00 / ^.O. Rupp, .3 00 Miller*. . *' " " --.'*.00 4 It R Howard,clerk " " 8 00 'fm. Mead, " " " 3 00 |ohu Bass 3 00 v . Ttie new members were then sworn in ^ President Cristy. r'/ * Oi motion meeting adjturned. ^ :, JOHN STOFFBL, W. A. CRISTY, p.-tf-tti Uerk. President. The new board mat Tuesday evening n i agreed upon a saloon license for the ming year. The bonds will be present- ad at tbe meeting next Monday night. 4 ; - • -- I •'*" New Laundry Open* May 1. V'" Wyco5 4 Kimball, the proprietors of the MsHanry laundry, will have every- . fhing in readiness for opening May 1st. '_fhis is their program now and if noth- 4 fug happens they will carry itont. We .liopethey will be given a large amount |^!$ri>f work the first week and each week f ^thereafter. •' Annlvenarir Servlees. ' Guardian Lodg*, N>).. 60,1. 0.10. F, *>r Woodstock, will hold commemora­ tion service at the city hall, Woodstock, FORIA COUNTY LEAGUE. Thm Is a Move on Foot to Be4r|ia1n the Connty League. A geatle hint has been passed around that a county league is to be organ­ ized. It is said chat Hebron has already come out with nine men who are satisfied to take on a nice supply of tan for the sake of playing baseball from now on nntil Jack Frost nips the pumpkin vines. There ard more to follow. '-Long" Diggins is ptsehing the baseball question at Harvard and will no doubt drum up a team. There is no reason why "Little John" Wandrack can't get his flock to­ gether onet more for the glorj of "gorquin." Marengo wiil be "in it." All that has kept Marengo from indulging in two or three rounds of baseball before this was the late spring. Woodstock, the cham­ pion foot ball city of the county and sixty mil« on either side, c«n be regis­ tered in the deal. Nunda can enter so can McHeary and Richmond. Let some team start out on a tour and the battles will begin. Beds As We Zds la Yhem. People lie on beds that are soft, and pile so many covers over them tha t the boiy gains no ventilation whatever. High pillows throw the head forward and interfere with healthfnl breathing, while all sorts of positions are taken with only regard to getting comfortable. % A hard bed makes the fl^sh firm. I have known patients to apparently re­ duce their weight twenty or thirty pounds after sleeping so for several months, bat on being weighed they would find that no flesh had been lost, it had simply hardened and lost its flab- binees Bleeping on the back is not healthfnl. It results in a gravitation of blood t</ the brain. Persons who dream mncl and have nightmare usually sleep this way. Such a position throws the palate back, causing mout^ breathing and it» accompanying snore. Throat trouble is caused by this, as the air reaches the lungs without being purified and mois­ tened by passing through the nose. Lying on the left side, with the arm thrown behind, is the best position ior both giving a fine figure and promoting health. All animals sleep upon the chest, as nearly as possible, with the back up, and they know pretty well what is the right thing to do. It will be found that in taking the position advised, the throwing the arm behiad one brings the body nearly over the cheet. As for sleeping on high pillows, It is the easiest thing in the world to grow dependent upon them, as they favor cere­ bral anaemia, which induces sleep, but if one wishes to have a fiae expanied chest one must disperse with even the smallest pillow. A soft bed is enervating. It embraces the body and rnakee its tissues flabby, which, together with heavy covering, interferes with tbe circulation and pre­ vents the body from throwing off im­ purities. It is not generally known, bnt to sleep on the back makes one very liable to take cold, as the cheat and throat are exposed.--Ex. TAKES HIS OWN LIFE. T. BROWN, OF MONOVILLE, COM­ MITS SUICIDE THUR8DAY LA8T / T. Broi villa Tjil Timothy Qutnn, an Old Resident of Me- Henry, Kxpired *t Bis Home Here Laat Evening. Brown, a retired termer of Mono­ kine, Lake County, ended his life by cnt- w<jj.hi« own throat last week Thursday. He had been in a demented state for a few years past and while being in' tfap efiftcte of one of these he went into, the basement of his house and made a trag­ ic ending of his life. Mr. Brown was about fifty ysars of age and was the father of seven children. He leaves a widow. He was at one time a farmer in Wauconda township and selling his farm he moved to Monovitle to take life eaey. fie was a member of the Modern Woodmen and held an insur ance policy for $2,000. The funeral servioes were held Sunday at Monoville. James Qulnn. / James Quinn, an old and highly re­ spected citizen of this place, died at his home here Friday evening. He was a .resident of McHenry for over fifty years. During all these years he iqade McHenry his home. He was sick about six weeks, being troubled with heart disease, which finally resulted in death. The deceased was born in Ireland and was sixty-three years old at tbe time of his demise., He came here when a boy of thirteen. He was married about thirty- eight years ago to the woman who now survives him. There was born to them nine children. The children are: James and Simon, of Chicago; Michael, of Rockford; William, Edward, Henry, Ag­ nes, Loretta and Maria, of McHenry. / The funeral services were held at St. Patrick's Catholic church here Sunday, Rev. Father O'Neil officiating. The pall bearen wereThos. Burke, Robt. Sutton, Edmund Sutton, Peter Welch, John Frisby and John B. Frisby, The inter­ ment was in Bt- Patrick's ^Catholic cem­ etery. THE SAN JOSE SCALE- Look Oat Car It at Once.--(atestod Teeee Sprayed at State Kifin. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14 15. 16. 17. 18. \;*C Field Day at Woodstock. The county high school meet w!llbe held at Woodstock, Saturday, May 27. Tbe following wl list of the entries: Thee rents to come off at this meet will be. 1. Standing broad jump. Running high jump. Running broad jump. Running hop, step and jump. Baseball throw. Pole vault. Shot put. Hammer throw. Fifty-yard dash. 100 yard dash. 200 yard dash. Half-mile run. Quarter-mile bicycle Mile bicycle race. ' 200 yard hurdles. Half-mile relay race, four runners. Quarter-mile walking race. Double racp, 20 yards. The %-mile bicycle race is for boys not over 16 years nf age. Stagar Beet 8eed. The Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Illinois, Orbana, III, pro­ poses to furnish seed cf sngar beets to­ gether with instructions for growing, free of charges, so long as tbe supply lasts, to residents of the state who desire to become acquainted with the nature of the crop, and who will return with samples of beets to us for analysis, samples to be taken according to direc­ tions and sent to the Experiment Sta­ tion, all charges for transportation pre­ paid. R quests for seed should be in not later than May 1st. Attend a Party In Chicago. / Dr. Bro»n and wife, and O. W. Owen; and wile, of this city, and A. 8. Wright1 aud wife, of Woodstock, attended a card party eiven by Paul Brown and wife, of 3330 Calumet avenue, Chicago, last Xueeday evening, it being their tenth wedding anniversary. About forty were present. The house was beautfully dec­ orated for the occasion. Mr. Morse, a ur $ The Legislature of Illinois ka passed an act by the provisions of which the state Entomologist i« required to treat once thoroughly, at the expense of the state, all orchards and other frui plantations infested by the San Jom scale which he has reasons to believe be­ came so infested before 1899. Any prem isee which become infested latter must, under the law, be treated by the owner to the satisfaction of the Entomologist; or if by the Entomologist, half the ex pen of the operation most be boras by th< ownur of the infested property. It is consequently te the interest of every owner of an orchard who has any reason to supposs is possible that bis property has become infested, to inspect it throughly at onoe, and to send promptly to the State Entomologist, 8. A. Forbes, at Urbana, III., specimens of twigs or bark of a suspicoius character, ;n order that if this destructive insect is present the fact may at onos ba aaosr- taiced. The presence of the S*n Jose scale may be suspected when the bark of the twig, branch, or trunk of a tree or shrub is spotted or covered with a thin, unheal­ thy looking crust of about the color of the bark itself or a little lighter, and which when scraped off with the finger­ nail comes away ia Small thin scales. If rubbed with the finger such an Infested surface will have greasy feel, owing to the crashing of the bodies ofths minute insects of which the crust is mainly com­ posed. Examined closely this incrusta­ tion may be seen to consist of very small circular, nearly fiat, scales, closely pack, ed together when numerous and even • tually becoming several layers deep. Upon young twigs tbs scales commonly redden the bark in specks or blothes, which may serve to call attention to them. Iu case an unhealthy-lookiag tree or ehrub anewers even fairly well to thie description, a piece of a twig, or branch SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT MSJJJ IM.CITY HALL FRID , IMG OF LA8T WEE VEH-. f / Cbro A THE CONTEST OPENS; The Results of the First Week's Work lor The Plaindealer Bicycle. MBS. JENNIE MOSS, Spring Grove. BERTHA CUKTIS, McHenry * ED. FBENGH, Wauconda... HA SOLD CRISTY, McHenry ...... FKLTZ, MoHenry. Sunday, April 30, at 2:30 p, m. Qen. J, ( Cnicago caterer, eerved the dinnner. Mr. t\ Eilacott, of Chicago, department j Brown is the son of Dr. and Mrs Brown, mmander, will be present and make of this place, while his wife is the daught- priaeipal addrefS? j«r of O. W. Oweaaad wile. Test Seed Corn. Farmers should test their seed corn. Owing to the unusually wet fall of 1898 there is a great deal of poor seed corn as is shown by numerous complaints from farmers, and by tests made at tbe Ex­ periment Station. Every farmer should test his seed corc before planting. This can be done at slight expense by using a box of soil. A still better method is to use two dinner plates. Place an inch of in tbe bottom of the first plate, moisten and cover with two thicknesses of any cloth, perfectly old cloth that has been washed several" times. Upon this place the seed to be tested and cover with another moist cloth. Then cover by turning the second plate bottom up­ wards over the first to prevent the soil from drying out, and set fn a warm pi .ce. Newspaper Doings. The Belvidere Standard is now issnsd twice a wesk. This change has been made since the new management took charge. The Richmond Gacette has entered in the 23d year. For twenty-three years this has been a permanent fixture in Richmond and never was it under more able managers than" the present onee, Messrs. Holmes ft W right. This is one of the model papers of McHenry county and THE PLAINDEALEB wishes them proaperity and lots ot it. Mjritlc Workers. E. Loomis. of Marengo, lias been re for a week in the interest of organ- ing a lodge of Mystic Workers of the World and has met with such success that be is now certain of perfecting tbe organization. Policies in this order are written f >r $500, $1,000, $2,000 and |3t000. The following are eomefdatujres ^of this lodge: _ Amount Payable. At dtftth... (BOO #1090 (3060 W0 For broken arm B0 100 For broken leg • -- ..... 5rt- MO Kor loss of band 125 250 For lots of a foot. ... .. 125 SSI F"r io»s of both hind*.... 3 0 5)10 'or loss of Doth feet MO <XK> For oftn of both eyes S60 5K Semi-annually, it dtiibted 2ft 50 Mr. Loomis will explain the featuree of this new order and furnish circulars on *9 or a cutting of bark should be sent to the 8t*te Entomologist at once by mail, with the address of the owner and the name of the kind of tree. Tbe result of an examination of specimens * so sent will be reported by the Entomologist without delay, and measures will be taken to treat, in due course, premises infested by the San Jose scale at the ex­ pense of appropriations made by the legislature for that purpose. y It will ba assumed that all well-estab­ lished colonies of the scale discovered be­ fore July 1 of tHkhyear were started pre­ vious to 1899 but cas^s-reported ofter that date must be investigatM^to deter­ mine whether they are entitled to gratuitous treatment. \, 8* A, FOBBBS, State Entomologist. Urbana, 111. April 15,1899. 201 SHJ0 .« 10 0 l'OU 1000 10U 3<*t» 300 760 j 7 m mm 1800 1500 150 Good Price for Wood. Not many psople in McHenry know^ that there is a manufacturing institu-^ tion in thie county that nses about 2.- 000 cords of oak wood each year. Do not conclude that this wood is con^ sumed in a furnaos. It is made inno 4 device known as a telepone pin. The ie the title of thie inetitution Citicens Electric Lighting Co., of Nunda, with M. L Joslyn, Jr., of Woodstock, and McCullou Bros., of Nunda, aa| pro­ prietors They pay four dollars and better for the wood,' thus supplying a market for wood that was lost t.o it when coal became the common faeL Bt( Flak. Men have been catching fish for i great many years ia this old world aad like produce on the Board of Trade, fioh have been caught tha? never exi-ted. Bat Len Bourcheon and Julius Lowe csnorht fish at Antioch Sunday that wt-ighed f«K pontidd each Ti-ey succeed­ ed in getting 17 black baas and two pickerel. ^ Robt. Madden News reachsd bars ysstsrday of tbe death of liobt. Madden, which occurred 4|t Austin, Texas. The remains are ex­ pected here tommow for burial in Wood­ land cemetery. He was a former resi­ dent'of McHenry and ran a harness shop *- * * MVP* olee Program Waa Rendered and Large and Attentive Audience Preaent4- A Financial Snccesa. Misses Osborne aad Baldwin teachers in the Second Primary and First Intermediate rooms in the public, school, realised two praiseworthy result* from their school entertainment Friday evening. These were a large and appre­ ciative audience and a nice purse of money from admission fees. They worked hard to make the entertainment; unique and pleasing and the children had been put through a mastery of discipline that showed there was no lacking in the effort on the part of the promoters. There were no vacant seats in the hall. Many were compelled to stand, which is evidenoe of the fact that the people of McHenry are deeply interested in any­ thing that pertains to school matters. And in connection with this it may be well to say that McHenry has a school building and grounds that can not be excelled in the county. For one whole hour and a half every­ one listened to what the young had to say. It was a variety program and the fifty or more scholars that participated in this entertainment deserve more than ordinary comment for the manner in which they performed. The march of the Chinese lanterns, which was participated In by sixteen lhtle girls, was one of the most unique events of the evening's entertainment. One of the most amusing features in the evening's program was Unds Sam's party. This waA participated in by about thirty of the scholars. It was from start to finish a very in- tereeting and appreciative entertain­ ment and a credit to the teachers and scholars and an exemplication of the good work of the schools. There was a nice sum of money realized whioh will be used for sohool purposes. WHAT THEY CALL HIM HOW. Medley of Namea for a Man When He «*ta Old. "It is a strange thing," said an old gentleman the other day, "what titlee they'll give a man when he gets old. 8eldom if ever they call me Mr. so and so now. When I was a boy I remeuuber when young sprats were titled Mr. with' three different initial letters following it, and sometimes with the name parted in the middle. These same boys stole water­ melons and smoked other meti's tobac­ co. They did nothing but mischief, and still they retained the title of Mr. so and so." "Now I know of eight or ten worthy old men and when they are Mentioned, I hew them spoken of as uncle this or grand-dad that* And mors than this they go as far as to nail tbs aged few spccklcd whiskered men, aad old daddy 0--aud humpy Jones etc. They name us after some peculiarity that age lias given us. The very same as the pre­ historic Redmen wore named." W IN8 PLAINDEALER PRIZE. Mlaa Bertha Curtis Get* the MagaslnWaa Waa the Oflfor. Several weeks ago THE PUUNTIALUT offered a prise in a choice of magazines to the boy or girl who would band in the largest number of items within a certain time. This prise has been won by Miss Curtiss and she will be awarded the Lippincott magasine, which was her own selection. Miss Curtis is in the grammar room of the high school and is fifteen years of age. She is a bright and industrious echolar and the manner in which she secured items for THE PI.AIMDEAL.EB and prepared them for publication was cer­ tainly a credit to her. She ie the N daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Curtis, of tbif place. ________________ Meeta With An Accldantrc ^$fiomas Halpin had the tniefor- tune of getting his shoulder broken Mon­ day evening. He wa? passing near tbe eecavation for the Peter B. Freund base­ ment, when he made a mis-step and fell in, fracturing bis shoulder blade. Dr. Wells was called to attend him and he is improving rapidly at present. This is certainly a great sffliction and the sym­ pathy of all is extended t6 him aad his family. Putting in New 1'honea. The Citizens Telephone to. has pnt phones in the residence of 3. S. Chapel!, Wycoff A Kimball, tbe laundty men, and for Meesrs Jensen and Magnusen, of Roeedale, Mr. Jensen being the florist at that place. S~~ v Geta a Large Contract. Jacob Justen secured a big contract to furnish the Thos. Daly summer resort hotel at Cary. This deal foots up the nice Bum of $400. To get tbis he had to figure against the great furnishing es­ tablishment of John M. Smyth, of Chi­ cago. . ' Cucumber Contracts Wants#. We are now ready to contract a lim­ ited number of acres for spot cash. Same prices as last year. Contracts can be made at A. S. Wright's drag store or at B. S. Austin's grocery store, Wood- >toek. 484 8qnn Dmn OOMPAVT. TEACHERS HIRED. School Board Meeta Tuesday Ivealnf, Consider Appllcatlona. Tbeechool board met Tuesday ing and considered the applications of principal and^ teachers for the pnblio schools. Pro^F. E. Angevine was re> tained for another year and the follow­ ing teachers employed: Miss Agnes Perry Qrammar ftoom Mrs. Mary Cobb.Second Intermediate Miw J*>ssie Haldwin First 1 Miss Frances Osborn .Second Primary Miss Kate Howe First In the selection of the teachers all of the teachers were retained with the ex­ ception of the grammar room. Miss D. J. Cooper, who was the teacher in this oom during the past year, has given the "^eet of satisfaction and it is because of low salary paid that she declined to re­ main in the school. Miss Cooper fat an accompolised instructior and has given the beet of satisfaction while here, where •he gave faithful service. Miss Perry, who has been secured to take charge of this room, is a thorough­ ly educated lady. She is a graduate of the McHenry high school and also of the University of Wisconsin. Misses Jessfe Baldwin and Frances Osborne havegiyen such good satisfaction during the year that they were retained in their old po­ sitions. Mrs. Mary Cobb, teacher in the second intermediate, has given a year's faithful service to the school and has been honored with her old position. Miss Kate Howe, the efficient teacher in the first primary, will have her present position during the coming year. Miss Howe is oae of the best primary teachers in the county and is a tireless worker in school affairs. Mr. Angevine has given the school an able administration. He has given his beet efforts to up-build tbe schooband his many friends are glad to see him re­ tained. School No tea. The following is from an exchange: Miss Liszie Osborne visited school this week. Lillian Wheeler has not been able to attend school this week oa account of Illness. Johnie Long is ill aad unable to come to school. It is thought that scarlet fever is the disease. It is believed by the pupils of the high school that this warm weather does not agree with the janitor. It is very hard for the the school peo­ ple th keep from looking out of the win­ dow! this sunshiny weather. The second primary and first enter- mediate room cleared twenty-seven dollars oa their entertainment. The entertainment given by the second and third rooms was a success in every particular and the little people merit the praises showered upon them from all sides. A very subdued looking boy of about 13 years, with a ioug scratch on his nose and an air of general dejection came to his teachur in one of the publio schools and handed her a note before taking his seat, becoming deeply absorbed in his book. The note read as follow; Mii--•: Please excuse James for not being there yesterday. He played troo- ant, but i guese you dont need to lick him for it, as tbe boy he played" tooant with an' him fell out, an' the boy licked him, and the driver of a wa-wagon they hung on to licked him, also. Then his pa licked him, an' I had to give him another one for sassing me for telling his pa, so you need not lick him till next time. I guess he think she bettier keep in school hereafter." ARE TAPPINC THE MAINS -- • "fj WATER WORKS BEING PLACEDIfi ^ | MANY RESIDENCES. «- Walah and Nelaen are Superintending the Putting lh of the Water Supply-* y Work Being Pushed. McHinry in less than a year ago pot Q in one of the beet water works system# ,-M in the state and the people are now tak* ing advantage of it. A little trench hem a^d there in differeut parts of town is..;';'" now quite common and the water main* are being tapped wherever the connect#f||| tion is to be made. Among those who are patting in tha city water are the following: 7K. r J. H. Miller is placing the water mxckM] in the house recently occupied by S. Si Cbapell. ;sSj Dr. Auringer has had thef main near his place and he is having wate fixtures placed in his house and barn. ;^ ^ Geo. W. Besley will have water connec* tioas made with his drug store and wilj " have the city water placed therein. - Senator Granger is alBo contemplating , , the putting in of the city water. Peter B. Freund will have the city ':> * * water placed in his new building as soon i it is completed. k < ^ As before mentioned McHenry has a J; water works system that has no equal * VJ j in the county and it is the duty of every resident of this place to make tha plant f J . ^ pay. , '1 - • -s-i r THIS, THAT AND THE OTHEfJt. ' j Next Monday is Dewey day, and it M* gins bright and early too. Fox river fish is becoming a common ,uxary- Warmer days are coming. Decide oa jv on the kind of a sweeter that yon want. , A year ago next Monday Dewey com- --. ^ menced pounding the Philipinoa aa&; - -^r - they are being pounded still. * The new laundry will open May 1st. This is a home industry and should bef given the support of the people. The constitutionality of the ststatci requiring horse aboers to take out a license wiU be tested in the supreme court. ^ Fishing is now good at the Bay. Several nice catches have beea made dur- / ing the week.--that is good fish catcher .' ^ Mme Djllion, the extravagant French- % • ^ lady, spent $15,000 for spring hats* Thie was in gay Paris. Are you glad, married men, that yon are not there? A Boone countf^jnan has just com«; pleted the plans for the erection of a barz£[ that Will,when completed, be a monster*' It is to cover an acre of ground and itf^Tf ~ will require 50,000 feet of lnmber for its IT; erection. There is a promise for hay thin season. y&ij' That is it hasn't as yet been promised ^ ̂ to thecow. Serious as it may seem them, is bound to be a scarcity in the hay VV ' Blrln Batter Market. Butter on the Elgin Board of Trade, Monday, dropped to 17 cents. There were 266 tubs offered with bids at 15 cents. There were no sales. The com­ mittee reported the market steady at 17 cents. 1 Woodstock Racea. Entries will close for the July races at Woodstock on May 15. All who have horses to enter should enter before this time. There are 9700 in purses for the running races. ALOONAUIM Walter Helm went to Beloit Monday. E. L. 8pence was a Chicago visitor Friday. William Harrison was in Dundee on Monday. Minnie Carter is out of the factory with a lame arm. Newton Montanyo, of Beloit, was here on Saturday. Ed. Cbapell and wife, of Elgin, were here Monday. Mrs. Lonie Niks, of Dundee, visited here Monday. Sophia Albright is now employed in the condensing factory. D. H. Haeger and wife, of Dundee, call­ ed on R. W. Haeger on Sunday. R. W. Haeger and daughter, Anna, were in Elgin the last of the week. I. V. Montanyo and wife, of Dnndee, called on Mrs. M, E. Helm on Sunday. Geno Andrns was appointed marshal! on Tuesday evening in place of Frank Terkes. Mr. and Mrs. Bndwick, of Elgin, vis­ ited their daughter, Mrs. Chet. Andrns, (Jonday. time * ' f J crop. Tame hay received a death blow '>>1 last winter and there will be hundreds ot acres of sod plowed up tLi& npi ii<&. ^ Lua u oiub. It- &<> holds its meeting once a year and da- r />: cides4>y ballot which one of the number ^ | must take the matrimonial vows before , > ? the close of the year. The name of the person is kept a secret nntil the final ' | plans for the marriage have been con- " ^ sumated. An organization of this kind ' . p': ' would fill a long felt want in this county. *'"!• It might be well for tbe you'jg men to -' ;.;J get such an organization started for no "5 worse purpose than to get the older ones , ^ jd married off. --If, as it is said, the President has da- ' ^ termined to recommend the regular - .'C|| army of the United States should be in- ; creased to 100,000 men, the United s '} States will still have fewer soldiers on peace footing than any of the seven im­ portant nations of Europe. In of peace Germany has 591,715 men; • Russia, 761,400; France, 581,848; ||! Italy, 308,000; Austria-Hungary, 279,- f'P 120; Great Britian, 211,237; and Tar- t key, 237,400.--Chicago Tribune. "A blizzard and the grip are a lot' - ^ alike," said farmer friend the other day. > "It will take months and months to get o v e r t h e e f f e c t s o f e i t h e r . D n r i n g t h e ' * ^ great blizzard last winter all of my well j pumps were cripled for the rest of their i.fjj r natural life. Thie Isn't all. The pota- toes were frozen in the cellar and the' -V" chickens toes went with them. I had a large quantity of potatoes in a pit that . . I calculated to realize $2 a bushel for.. But on opening the pit I found that they " 1 were worth about one mill. Then we • J|§ had a late spring on account of the blis- . card and the tame hay crop was ruined. A bad winter is more disastrous than . twenty cyclones." ;J; Mr*. Digbrow, of Alden, Sick. , '#»? " < Mrs. Bradford Smith, was called to A1 * a den last week on account of the sickness .y of her mother, Mrs. L. Diehrow. At present writing she is no better and but little hope of her recovery is entertaiasd. 1* G. A. R. Meeting. 1 Commander Mead requests all G. A. B» men to meet at the hall next Thursday ^2 evening to make arrangements for Da> 2m coration Day exercises. Dr. W. E. Pil- |jp cher, of Chicago, may be ^ the If t*bo ^ RC£M«S Tfefttr FtwvUm. The board of supervisors of DeKalb ' J, county refused to give a franchise to tae "long line" electric road through Da- | Kalb county, The vote stood 11 to 11. An effort will be made to vote iAjdi.:' h . A., -in*.!.. * " i i