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V-V-* IWpikf »Jf i » M «U| IU ««J mmm S^tSTSs g|K®^P?:v^ *» T"^ *V \;. ,-**",?- -J-- -- ?""•;, * 1 1 *fc - 1 * iT^ T yXa * ':'££: VS -'vf"iv- , - . V.-'^S Mtocfe .*•.* " " '• * ^ i v VOLUME XXV. McHENRY. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, AUQUST 3, 1899. *-> '•J J «i : <"•' ' ** *"1 « 5̂ * ̂ , l4t" '•* % ."'.'f" •? NUMBER 5 PERSONAL HAPPENINGS. PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW AND | PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW. :•/. That Vblt and When They VWt llti^ Whom They Visit as Chnalelail by the Plaindealer Scribe. ; , ' LIFE. A Crust of bread and » corner to sleep tot .Ajplnnte to smile and an hour to weep In, ; ' A pint of joy to a peck of tremble, . And never a laugh but the moans cotaaedoable: And that Is life. _ ',- A crust and a corner that love makes precious. With the smile to warm and the tears to re- fresh us; Joys seem sweater when cares come after. Afed a moan Is the finest of foils for laughter; And that is life! ": *?L-. , _ --Paul Laurence Dunbar. 3'," ; t" Mrs. N. B. Kimball is on the sick list. Mrs. Dr. Wells spent Sunday in Chi- cago. (Gottlieb Boley was in Chicago last ;l&turday. . . - The little daughter of Charles Geske fs Is very ill. -, ' j. D. Lodts and family spent Sunday at the Bay. - Frank Joslyn visited his parents at Elgin last Sunday. S. S. Chapell made a business trip to Chicago Wednesday. * - Robert Thompson, of Oshkosh, spent a few days this week here. Geo. Curtis attended the races at -- -JHehmond on Saturday last:-- 1 |lrs. E. J. Hazel, of Chicago, is visit- ••'/ttik in McHeriry this week. Mrs. Amos Whiting,of Nunda, spent Wednesday here with friends. f Charlie, the little eight year old son Jacob Justen, is seriously ill. T. J. Walsh and wife attended "y.races at Richmond last Saturday. A. O. Rupp, of the Journal, was in t . Chicago last Monday on business. Mrs. J. Merker, of Belleville, was '•! • Visiting in MeHenry Wednesday. ,Mrs. Will Bonsbet was seriously ill the past week, but is now recovering. J. Keliy and J. Falvin, of Chicago, ijrere the guests of Robt. Sutton Sunday. Linus Newman and El win Peck spent ^••lUinday with Willaid Colby and family J -...^Spring Grove. ( ^.i-^Irs. Will Stevens, of Richmond, called on friends in MeHenry last Mon­ day. , Mrs. E. H. Walker, of Geneva Lake, Wis;, was visiting friends here Wednes- " ' iiay. Pr. C. G. Pratt and Miss Nettie Pratt, of Woodstock, were here last Alanta Penemell of S toughen, Wis., arrived here last Saturday and will spend two weeks at the home of her brother-in-law, J. D. Lodtz. rMiss Bernice Kimball, who has been assistant to the postmaster of West MeHenry for the past four years, has resigned and is succeeded by John Stof- s(el. John *R. Roney, of Antioch, was in our city last Saturday. He was on his way to the Richmond rapes Where his horse, Walter R., was entered in the free- for- all class. Mrs. S. W. Wells and daughter, Jessie who have been visiting Dr. D, G. Wells and family for the past month returned to their home at Montreal, Can., last Sunday. Mont Standiford and C. S. Clark, of Marengo, were at the bay Sunday, mak­ ing arrangements for an outing for the Marengo band of which the former is leader. They will stop at the Stilling's Hotel. J. E. Pratt has gone to MeHenry to clerk for Simon Stoffel. Ed. has had ex­ perience in the work and will no doubt be a useful man in the business.--Wau- conda Leader. We welcome Mr. Pratt to our town. James T. Walsh who" has had charge of the Plaindealer since March, left for Harvard last Sunday evening. Jim is a fine fellow and has made a host of friends since coming to MeHenry. It is rumored that he now whistles a new ballad that was composed especially for the occasion, entitled "The Girl I Left Behind Me." RATES TO BE UNIFORM. THRESHERS ASSOCIATION AGREE ON A SCALE OF PRICES. the Biz it <%>. O. Waite son of our post- master, left for Chicago Saturday and will sppnd two weeks visiting his uncle JJ : Vasey. iplrs Adam Miller, of Chicago, is • Visiting at the residence of Andrew liiller, S. S. Chapell visited his parents Mr. , and 1*«t Stinday. * B. C. Jay, National Bridge, Va.. Visited with friends in MeHenry la* t Monday. , John Robert and Leon Sharble, of Trenton, Ohio, spent a few days here |s,]jftpt week. , Mrl and Mrs. W. G. McClintock, of Chicago, are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. ' B. G. Wells. * Albert Reynolds rode out from Cbi- , tiago Sunday and visited his parents, Mr. :*ui Mrs. S. Reynolds. ••' Miss Lenora Stevens is dangerously ill at the home of her uncle, Homer jOlemens, of this place. Mrs. David Parker, who has been on the sick list for the past week, is now vT"? • S'5-i ' on the road to recovery. 'Mrs. Fitzsimmons and daughter ' Josephine, of Chicago, are guests at the J- '* *51w>me of William Bonslet. f||| J- E. Cristy and sons. Carroll and , „ >5arry, of Ringwood, were in MeHenry Wednesday last on business. Miss Clara Thompson and Miss Kate Walsh "were in Richmond last Satur­ day. They attendeid the races. Senator Granger and son Ed, drove er to Richmond last Saturday. They •k in the races at the driving park. Messrs. Albert J. and James R erry, of Chicago, were the guests of ix cousin J. B. Perry on Sunday last Mesdames Fred and Wm. Fretz at fended the funeral of their sister, Mrs \; Herman Treden,at Harmand, Wednes * ;?\.day, %, Mr. Myer, of Silver Springs, Ihrough MeHenry, last Saturday, on his to Richmond. He attended the /, "lac.es. Mrs. S. S. Chaj)ell is visiting Miss Grace Meade, of Janesville, who was ; A>|j>ne of her school mates about twelve years ago. L ' Tillie, Albert and Tony Feltes and X*•*' William Barch, of Chicago, were the Ir'S" Quests of Theodore Bickler and family if over Sunday. Mr. Beckley, wife and children ' ' Riverside 111., are visiting the parents of Beckley, Mr. and Mrs. John W' Balson, of MeHenry. I'. - George Hanley, formerly of this place ^ut recently of Chicago, haft returned " to our village and has secured employ f witkCapt. Anderson. #0: Some Local Happenings. AUGUST. The qniet August moon has come. . A slumbering silence tills the sky. The fleids are still, the woods are dumb. In glassy sleep the waters lie, --Bryant, in this year. They Will Begin the Hmamam of 18«9 Fully Determined to Get Living PrifK Thin Year's Crop Promises to be Prosperous. The hum of the threshing machine has already been heard aad the question among farmers now is ' 'What shall the harvest be?" The farmer is not the only One concerned by a bountiful yield. The merchant, the lawyer, the doctor and even the poor newspaper man is benefited by the fanner's prosperity for it is said the farmer feeds all. The proposition that will now interest the farmer is the price of threshing. The Plaindealer gave an account several weeks ago of an association of threshers, formed in the counties of MeHenry, Lake, Boone and DeKalb. The ultimate design.of this association was to estab­ lish a uniform scale of rates. This has been done and it is our privilege this week to publish the schedule of prices as adopted. Oats will be threshed this year at the rate of two cents per bushel. This is a decided raise as compared with prices of 1897 and 1898 when threshers received 2 cents per bag. Wheat and rye at 4 cents per bushel; buckwheat 5 cents; timothy 12$ cents and elover $1.00 per bushel. The probability is thai there will be very little clover threshed this year as the early spring was disastrous to the crop. Those who will operate machines j in this vicinity the coming season are Frank Kimball, Heuber Wilbur, Geo. Wagner, P. Peatt, N. D. Stevens and Worts Bros. Only 150 more days You are invited. Where? To the lawn sociable. Last Sunday the "Steamer MeHenry" carried thirty-seven passengers to the Lotus Beds. Ice cream and cake. Where? On Dr. Auringer's lawn for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid Society. „ Do you like ice cream? You can have some if you have the price, tomor­ row night at Dr. Auringer's. New fall goods are now arriving at Stolfel's store and it will behove all people to keep their eyes on his ad. ^/•A stranger was showing stereoptican fviews of the civil war on our streets Wednesday and gathered in a number of sheckles. S-Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bacon were made happy a few days ago by the arrival of a daughter. Mother and daughter are .doing well. ^fSimon Stoffel has just recieved an invoice of elegant silks in all shades, which the ladies should see. They are simply beautiful. Our readers will do well to read the ad. of N. A. Hueman in this issue. Mr. Hueman says he can save you money if you give him a chance. The Plaindealer has recently added a number of the latest faces of type, es­ pecially for card work, some of which are shown in this issue. There will be a social on Dr. AAiringer's lawn tomorrow evening. Ice cream will be served and a good social time is expected. In last week's issue Walter Evaneon's advertisement read, "All summer goods at cash." It should have read "All summer goods at cost." Victor Hugo says, "Take all reason­ able advantage of that which the pre­ sent may offer you." Good idea when you have goods for sale advertise in The Plaindealer. Miss Nellie Skinkle, of Woodstock, made the Plaindealer a pleasant call Wednesday. Miss §kinkle is a teacher of the Violin and is organizing a class here. The "Boundless Wealth of the Christ­ ian" is the subject of next Sunday morning's sermon at the M. E. church. Service begins at 10:30 a. m. Sunday School at 11:45, Lucas Disbrow's hired man recently found a harness in Mr. Disbrow's field that is thought to be the one Rial Rich ardson had stolen a few months since. Harvard Herald. Elsewhere in these columns will be found some interesting reading from Simon Stoffel. This is especially so to those who are desirous of .getting the most for their monev. The publishers of Woodstock will print a daily during the fair week and they announce that nearly all the space they can spare for advertising purposes has already been sold /In another column of this paper will be found a card of the MeHenry Ab­ stract Company. This Company doing a thriving business and all busi ness entrusted to them will be promptly attended to. Two prominent young people of MeHenry sat looking over a paper v "My, how funny" she said. "What is it?" he asked. "Why, here's an udver- tisement that says: 'No reasonable offer refused'." "What's so odd about that?" "Nothing, nothing," she replied, trying to blush, "Only these are exactly my sentiments." His PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE. '•Vision of » Career from Cradle to the Gr»ve. the One of the most remarkable products of Ingersoll's pen was his essay on "Life," a piece of prose-poetry, in which he follows a human life from the eradle to the grave. It is as follows: "Born of love and hope, of ecstacy and pain, of agony and fear, of tears and joy --dowered with the wealth of -two united hearts--held in happy arms, wit*1 lips upon life'sdrifted front, blue-veined and fair, where perfect peace finds per­ fect form--rocked by willing feet and wooed to shadowy shores of sleep by siren mother singing soft and low->-- looking with wonder's wide and startled eyes at common things of life and day- taught by want and wish and contact with the things that touch the dimpled flesh of babes--lured by light and flame and charmed by color's wondrous robes --learning the use of hands and feet, and by the love of mimicry beguiled to utter speech--releasing prisoned thoughts from crabbed and curious marks on soiled and tattered leaves- puzzling the brain with crooked num­ bers and their changing, tangle worth-- and so through years of alternating day and night, until the captive grows familiar with the chaingtand walls and limitations of life. "And runs on in sun and shade, until the one of all the world ? is wooed and won, and all the lore of |k>ve is taught and learned again. Again a home is built with the fair cumber wherein faint dreams, like coofc and shadowy vales, divide the billowed hours of love. Again the miracle of birth---the pain and joy, the kiss of welcome and the cradle- miwminiHWMmimwwmmmiim'i" The flcHenry County Fair. P' EOPLE OF MCHENRY COUNTY:--Once more we are very close to our Annual Fair, which belongs to every man, woman and child of Me­ Henry county. It is your Fair. You are most benefitted by it. Your officers are placed in position to 4p its duty and work- You expect, and it is just, they should do their duty in giving you a wejp of pleasure and instruction. We have been laboring hard to acccSvplish that end. We are now ready to report. The prospects are better than | ever. The closing year of the century, with what you can do, will place I the McHenry County Fair foremost among the many exhibitions of the 1 kind in the land. It comes at a season of the year when you need a change before commencing the work of autumn. Your children desire it. They will do better in the corn field. They will appreciate home life ! better. The fact is, too many care little for their pleasures. Give them I to understand that Fair week means vacation week. You will be happier | by so doing. Those who attended the Fair last year will tell you that ] the Fair was good and clean; the accommodations fotr feeding were splen- I did. In this line we desire to state they will be even better this year; the churches of Woodstock will serve you well, and at a reasonable price. No liquor permits will be granted. The attractions each day will be better I than last year. As usual, Wednesday will be children's day; all under 1« admitted free. It will also be Derby day--one and one-half mile running | race, besides other races. Thursday, Patriotic day--a day of memories. I Old soldiers of two wars will be present. Friday, Old Settlers day. An • ox will be roasted on the grounds and served free. A day when all should | honor those now living. Had it not been for the pioneer you would not i be as happy as you now are. A handsome butk»u will l>o vrho Iwere residents prior to 1851. Splendid attractions each day in front of the grand stand--something new and interesting--which will be an-- Inounced later. ' . We want exhibits. Our premium "list is new, and calls for new arti­cles. You can do something towards making a grand display. Iln conclusion, let me state that he grounds have beeu greatly im­proved--two large cattle barns erected, 80x98 feet, thirty new box stalls, • the old grand stand overhauled, seats made higher with back rests, an ad- | dition of seventy-five feet extended on the north end, making the grand 1 stand now 175 feet long, the hall reshingled, the track raised, and it has I cost the society lots of money. We want all to come forward this year and show their approval by attending the Fair each day, if possible. If I you will do this, the management will be satisfied. I A. S. WRIGHT, Secretary. ONLY TWO DAYS MORE. BALANCE OF THIS WEEK FOR FIL­ ING COMPLAINTS. Akont $140,000 More Personal Property Sched uled than was Returned by Assessors--fiat- day last Day for Filing Complaints. This has l>een a busy week with the board of review. Up to this time over 1000 complaints have been docketed. Many of these cases are where the parties have failed to schedule their money and credits with the assessors. " After this week parties who have failed to schedule all of their personal property will be summoned to appear before the board and show why they have not. The board would much prefer voluntary schedules but will not lie at all bac kward in sending invitations to such as do not wish to come without. Nearly $140,000 more personal prop­ erty has been scheduled than was returned by the'assessors. The board of review is acomplishing much in the way of finding property that has hitherto escaped the assessors. Recently the board sent a summons to a man who is drawing a large salary and whose name they failed to find on the assessors list. He claimed to have nothing and stated that he was largely in debt. They have many just such cases. It is high time for people to know that they cannot escape such responsi­ bilities and that an honest schedule is all that the board of review wants. WOODMEN RECORD FOR JUNE. ( FOUND DEAD AT CRYSTAL LAKE. Aafuta* Johnson's Body Ptaad With the Hand Completely Severed. Last Sunday morning the body of Johnson was picked up by some station men. about one-half mile north of Crys­ tal Lake, with the head completely severed from the trunk. "^Friends from Elgin, where Johnson formerly lived identified the remains. Johnson's pocketbook. Northwestern baggage check No. 1 3719" issued from May wood, 111., station; a note-book, and other articles were found scattered near tiie body. The dead man was seen with fa stranger Saturday and the position of the body when found and other signify cant facts point strongly to murder/ Detective Benthusen of Crystal LaKS" is working on the case. The detect­ ive found tracks of two meu leading from the body and passing through a corn field and leading by a circuitous* route back to the railroad. One of the tracks corresponded to shoes worn by the victim. If murder has been committed it probably was because of Johnson's knowledge of a crime rather than for his money. .Johnson left Chicago about July 20, according to figures fti his note-book. He was 36 years old and has very wealthy relatives in Sweden, which country he left eleven years ago. CONDEMNATION CASES ENDED. WHO IS THE MURDERER? Wlmt the Greatest Fraternal Society the World Is Doing. THAT ORDER FOR PAINT. TheSenonr Manufacturing Co., of Chicago. Say They Were not Worked. of, as of the infor- To ascertain on what percentage the general purchasing agent of McHenry was working we wrote the Senour Mfg. Co., and following is their reply: Chicago, July 27, 1899. THE MCHENRY PLAINDEAEER,' McHenry. 111. Centlemen:--Replying to your letter of the 25th, would say that we are also in receipt of a letter from Owen & Chapell. in which they inform us of this party representing himself to be a meml>er of their firm. Would say that he called us up on the 'phone stat­ ing that he was Mr. Owen, and wished us to send one of our salesmen, or a representative, to meet him, as he WAS, going away that afternoon and his time was limited. We had our sales­ man call on him, with the result of his placing an order, but he made no re­ quests for money that we kno x our salesman reported nothing kind. Thanking you, for the rnation furnished, we are, Yours very truly, Senour Manufacturing Co. W. F. Senour. Treas. While the Senour Mfg. Co. deny pay­ ing commission or advancing any money on the order yet we are of the opinion the salesman loaned this man a small amount until he returned home when he ' would "send it back on the first mail." This scheme of working wholesale houses is getting to be pretty well understood by them and it is to be hoped that some measures may be adopted that will give ample protection to all concerned. If you want the latest, order calling cards at The Plaindealer office. song drowning the drowsy prattle of babe. And then the sense of obligation and of wrong--pity for those who toil and weep--tears for the imprisoned and despised--love for the generous dead, and in the heart the rapture of a high resolve. "And then ambition, with its lust of pelf and place and power, longing to put upon its breast distinction's worth­ less badge. Then keener thoughts of men, and eyes that Bee behind the smiling mask of craft--flattered no more by the obsequious cringe of gain and greed--knowing the uselessness of hoarded gold--of honor bought from those who charge the usury of self respect--of power that only bends a coward's knees and forces from the lips of fear the lies of praise. Knowing at last the unstudied gesture of esteem, the reverent eyes made rich with hon­ est thought, and holding high above all other things--high as hope's great throbbing star above the darkness of thtf dead--the love of wife and child an friend. "Then locks of gray and growing love of other days end half-remembered things--then holding withered hands of those who first held his, while over dim and loving eyes death softly presses down the lids of rest. "And so, locking in marriage vows his children's hands and crossing others on the breasts of peace, with daughters babes upon his knees, the white hair mingling with the gold, he journeys on from day to day to that horizon where the dusk is waiting for the night.--A1 last, sitting by the holy hearth of home gray, he falls asleep within the arms of her he worshiped and adored, feelinj upon his pallid lips love's last am holiest kiss." * The Modern Woodmen had a total beneficiary membership in absolute good standing. May 81, of 875,122 carry­ ing a total of $698,706,000 in Woodman insurance. June 80 the membership statement just issued shows it had 847,795 members in absolute good standing, carrying a total of $719,805,- 01M) in Woodman certificates, These are the net figures. The gross figures re­ veal the fact that during the month there were 129 deaths reported, which removed $248,500 from the amount of protection in force, and there were 9,282 neighbors in temporary suspen­ sion, which took out the amount of in surance in force, $10,753,000. The total protection written during the month was $24,960,o00, and the total number of certificates issued to members was 15,181. There were only 10,684 certificates written, the excess issued over thiB number being certifi­ cates written the previous month and adoptions not reported. The total beneficiary and social membership on June 80 was 404,898, and there are 12,5000 certificates outstanding. If these are counted the total membership on July 1 would be 416,898.. ~ For the first eight days in July the certificate department issued 2,564 certificates and thirty-four charters for new camps. The total social membership at the close of June was 16,602, and the total number of c amps 6,747. Certificates were issued to the vari­ ous states as follows during June: Illinois, 2,223; Iowa, 1,162; Wisconsin, 806; Kansas, 1,088; Nebraska, 672: Min­ nesota, 718; Michigan; 7000; North Dakota, 198; South Dakota, 182; Oregon, 45; Missouri, 1,429; India, 527; Ohio, 457; West Virginia, 53; Pennsylvania, 174; Wyoming 22; Montana, 69; Idaho, 98; Washington 148. The deputies secured by far the greater number of these members, notwithstanding the fact that a large number of the best of them were . out of the field during the head camp session.--Sentinel Woodstock. Big Damages Received--Snlta Cost the R'y Co. Fnlly 980,000. The condemnation cases of the Cook, Lake and McHenry County Railway and a large number of land owners are at last ended and resulted in a victory for tile respondents. The verdict gives the respondent much more than was offered for the right of way, except in one case, and thus ends one *of the greatest condemnation cases in the history of Lake County, costing the Company probably $20,000. The heirs of Michael Graham received a verdict for $8,100; heirs of Ed­ ward Graham $4,140; Henry Hart $8,972 and W. H. Smith $951.25. The total amount being $12,163.75. The railway company offered for the right of way across the Michael Graham Estate $1500; across the Edward Graham Estate $800; across the farm of Henry Hart $1500, and across the farm of W. H Smith $1000, making a total of $4,800. The Railway company if it desires to appeuf tfle '«ases may take possession of the land after giving bond for the amount of the verdict returned against it, but it is thought they will let the matter rest, as during the past few (lays they have settled with no less than three property holders whose lands their tracks crossed, paying a far great­ er price than at first ofiered. VIRTUES OF SALT-WATER BATHS. Thoy Give Tone to the Entire System Keep the Shin Healthy. SOMEONE KILLED MRS. KREUOill AND HER MOTHER. * For hand bath (a bath given to the body by use of the hands only, or by sponge or cloth) place a handful of salt in a basin as ordinarily filled for wash­ ing. Allow the salt to dissolve, or hasten the action by stirring it with the hand. The water should be as cold as you have vitality to withstand. Use no soap. Bathe the entire body. Do not neglect the face and neck in the free use of the salt water. The bath has an exhilarating influence, tones the entire system and gives to the skin a healthful condition that amply repays for the time and trouble involved. If used in the winter it will be an excellent pre­ ventive of colds, besides being a substi­ tute for face cosmetics. No chapping, no roughness of the skin and no clogging of the pores will trouble the person who systematically and regulary takes a bath of this sort. Ordinary table salt or rOck salt will do, but will not do so well. The sea-salt contains medicinal properties not found in the others. Whether one exercise or not, the' body should receive a uai ly hand bath of cold or cool water, especially' in the summer, either upon rising or before retiring. -- Edward B. Warinan in the Ladies Home JournaL ̂ ~ Work la Taxldernty. ' States Attorney, V. S. Lumley is not ctaly a good lawyer but a taxidermist. I^e has within the past week proven his s£ill in this line by nicely preparing a krge Gar, which he caught in the WippersiijJiU' No one knows this stream better than 'Vint' and'he says this is the largest specimen caught in this part of the country. J You know people are liable to tell fish-stories but we know thin is so a3 we saw it. He has also prepared a large whiskered heron which he captured in the hunting grounds of McHenry county. Probable Raise In Price of Plows. Thirty plow factories, represented a a meeting held at the Auditorium Annex in Chicago, Thursday last, considered a proposed advance in prices. It was the general Opinion of the was racing into town when his horse delegates that owing to the abnormal became unmanageable and ran away, advance in the price of raw , material Mr. Sutton was thrown out. The during the past six months, an approp- wheels of the buggy passed over his riate advance would be made in the as evenings'embers change from red t<A head cutting and bruising him severely, price of the manufactured articles. ' * " ' " "'["Sr-ST Chapell extracated Mr. Sutton The delegates will meet again Sept. from his uncomfortable quarters and when some definite action will probably sent him on his way rejoicing. | b® taken. Reward for Dan Coughlln. Last Monday the Board of Commis sioners of Cook county decided to offer a reward of $500 for the capture and return to Chicago of Dan Coughlin, who is wanted for alleged jury bribing. It was thought at one time Coughlin was in hiding along Fox River and a vigorous search was made but was abandoned later owing to the fact that the police department of Chicago re­ cieved "tips" of his going in another di­ rection. Coughlin was once sentenced to the penitentiary for life for the murder of Dr. Cronin,but was acquitted on the second trial. A Fatal Kick. Chas. Hooker, who- resided with his larents on a farm near Huntly, received a fatal kick from a vicious horse one day last week, from the effects of which he died last Sunday afternoon. Hooker ^vPas in the barn caring for the horse when it kicked him in the abdomen. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hooker, and only was twenty-five years of age, so that the blow comes doubly sad to relatives and scores of friends. ^ Kxcttlng Runaway. Last Tuesday evening Robert Sutton Coroner Knight and Or. Foley Kxhnnaethe body-Suicide Theory Abandoned--Goo. Kreuger Held Pending an Investigation. Thursday last Coroner Knight, of Lake County, had the bodies of Mrs. George Kreuger and her mother, Mrs. Christian Voss, disinterred. George Kreuger, the suspected husband, was present, as was his father and brothers. The coroner and party arrived at the Fairfield cemetery about 11 o'clock. The body of the late Mrs. Kreuger, who the coroner's jury had agreed shot her own mother and committed suicide, already taken from the grave, awaiting the arrival of the coroner. A. written statement from George Kreuger, the dead woman's husband, permitting the post mortem, was handed Coroner Knight, and work was commenced at once. Coroner Knight, assisted by Dr. Foley, removed the body from the coffin, and placed it on the coffin-box. The mains were very much decomposed. As appeared at the inquest, there were two bullet holes in the head, one be­ hind the left ear and another over the right eye. The scalp was cut and an intricate search was made for bullets to prove or disapprove the theory of suicide. After a short search they found a 88 calibre bullet lodged in her brain in the back part of the head, and they traced its course to the scar of entrance in the ear. They searched further for another bullet and for a time the search seemed vain. Then the coroner began a search further down toward the neck. As this was progressing a second bul­ let of the same calibre was found lodged under the woman's right eye. This bullet was the missing one, the bullet that could not be accounted for from the five empty cartidges which filled the chamber of the revolver held loosely in the hand of the dead woman when her body was found on the evening of the tragedy. This bullet had entered the forehead over the right eye, and would have proved fatal. It struck the wall of the skull and glanced downward lodging under the eye. The attitude of Krueger was tbat of indifference and after the surgeons were well at work on the examination he left the scene and went to a neigh­ boring farm house for a drink and on his return sat outside in his carriage. After the bullets had been found the sentiment of the people turned at onoe from suicide to murder. States Attorney Heydecker consulted with the coroner and the jury in the case, all of whom were present, includ­ ing Jurors Huntington, Meyer and Smith, who were the jurors not satisfied with the verdict at the time of the in­ quest. It was through them that the post mortem- was brought about. It was determined that Krueger should be placed under arrest. His relatives, however, had faith in him, and when asked for an opinion were firm in their belief that suicide was certain. States Attorney Heydecker accom­ panied by Paul MacGuffin approached Kreuger, who still sat in his carriage outside of the cemetery. Mr. Heydecker told him what they had found, and that he would have to go to jail until he could be given a hearing. He consent­ ed to go peaceably with Att'y. MacGuf­ fin to Justice Huntington's where a warrant was sworn out, and he was brought to Waukegan and lodged in jail. The testimony of George Kreuger at the inquest is of special interest at this particular time and is substantially as follows: "I came home from my broth­ ers and found Mother Voss sitting on the stoop and she asked me to fix her: shoe. Then I went to the house and as I opened the door, Bertha shot me. I turned and ran and heard three shots tired before I reached the gate. My wife and I had some trouble about a year ago about her doctoring. I told her she should not do it but she did. She said she would leave me last Friday but neither the hired man nor I would take her. Last week Tuesday she told we at dinner that that was the last day I and my son could stay in the house. She never threatened to injure ma She was never jealous of me that I know of. I had not had trouble with my wife today. The revolver was mine and lay in a cigar box in the bed­ room. Mother Voss never found fault with me to my face but to my wife about the way I ran the place. When Bertha wanted to go to Palatine I would not let her have the team. Mrs. Voss owned the farm on which the Kreugers lived, and his manage­ ment of it was much to her disapproval. In this connection there is a new fact of interest, that Mrs. Voss was about to turn over the management of the farm to Wm. Pahlman, a brother to Kruger'a hired man. The story is that PahlinaH had an engagement to meet Mrs. Vc*» on the Tuesday following the tragedy, to sign the lease which would r«BO*» Krueger. The Kreugers are among the most in­ fluential people in the locality. Wm. Kreuger, the head of the family, is re- jjorted to be worth $150,000, and each ot Ithe sons except George, owns a fin* farm and are considered well (A H: | ' ̂ ; *«.T I • . V s ' V-i"' " • •;/ v it t® - : • j*'-® ' i v^f'j ; „v' ,