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J* Mfz'-yw ^ • ? r ' . <, .'V '1 '»/ f • 1 VV; n5 / '^ "!'! 4 * r $ ' y. :s v /£ ;-, ->,5* -•• ' fU# •' -• -••••;. • - - ':">• SKA.' ft asa#® ?. -®.-;; v:-i '""jfr.m* VOLUME XXvl * ' M -*~a- gfWg \ 'ivQ hk McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY i, 1900. " #r?/- ' * \t*r UMBER il Miii SOCIAL WORLD. TRADE WITH HOME MERCHANTS. "LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS ] WITH YOU." They Lin Her*, Help IMny Taxes, «M A»- •Mtfn Building up ttoCftyt Mr. and Mm. E. E. Gorton Entertain--Orto* Gilbert Surprised -8ocW at 1* JU W«Uk'« " --Otker Social Bvent*. • u 1« ' 1 EUCHRE PAFTTY. J " ' Mr. and Mrs. E. £. Gorton entertained & large number of their friends in a very delightful manner last Saturday evening. Cards were the feature of the evening, progressive euchre being played ^§git fire tables. Mrs. 8. S. Chapell won honors and secured the lady's prize, v a beautiful sterling silver cuticle knife and nail file. The gentleman's priae, a sterling silver match safe, was won by Mr. Walter C. Evanson. E An elegant supper was served at | 4 " fi Ismail tables. Kfj Mr. and Mrs. Gorton proved them- • 4 pelves entertainers of rare ability. The ;guests were: Messrs. and Mesdames; S. S. Chapell* W. C. Evanson, L. H. T. J. Walsh, J. I. Story, E. J. G. W. Besley, Dr. and Mrs. «n, Mesdames E. M. Owen, W. A. I^Dristy, C. C. Chapell, Miss Dora Besley 1 J?'" The McHenry County Democrat says; "The custom of sending out of town for articles that can just as well be pur­ chased of the home merchant is wrong and does them an injustice. Our peo­ ple can buy just as cheap of the home dealer and the goods are always foui to be just as represented, while if the; send away for goods they must tak what they get and nine times out o; ten are doomed to disappointment. Th Chicago dealer offers country patrons great inducements, but when the pur­ chaser opens his parcel he finds he has been duped, a victim of^a Confidence game you might call it, and they never get caught twice. One thing in particular that has been brought to our notice times without SHOT BY AN ASSASSIN. AN ENEMY OF GOEBEL SHOOTS HIM DOWN. Farmer In incited, Vat alt the EvHttM Against Rim U Cirenmstantial--Kseite- inentlft Intense, f While walking thikrngfh the grounds, at Frankfort, Ky., on his way to the capitol buildings at 11:10 o'clock Tuesday morning, William Goebel, democratic contestant^ foar governor of Kentucky, was shot &q&rtt (Mid very ngerousiy wounded Harland Whittaker, a farmer from Butler county, the home county Of Gov­ ernor Taylor, is now -in jail at Louis­ ville, charged with the crime. There is no direct evidence against Whittaker and he was placed under arrest more because he was caught around the capi- .. .. . . .... f0. tol when the shafts were fired than for DAIRY PRODUCTS. fiiffWrts to Create a Market tn Korap* aad ';} ?',;./**• I ; Dairymen throughout the country will undoubtedly be interested in the efforts of the agricultural department to create a market for dairy products in Europe and Asia. Recently, Secretary Wilson sent to the house the report of the opera­ tions of the bureau of animal industry, which deals with this subject. The re­ port says special agents have visited Great Britain, France Germany China, Japan, Hawaii, and the Philippine Is­ lands, and made arrangements for ex­ perimental exports of batter in those countries. Trial shipments to Germahy and France have demonstrated the markets for choice dairy products from America were by no means as good as in Great Britain, while the difficul­ ties in transportation and the import TAX BOOKS ARE OUT. P |»nd Mr. O. N, Owen. ! A PLEASANT SOCIAL*. , A very pleasant social, for the benefit of the Universalist church, was given tit the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. J.; Walsh last Friday evening. About; sixty people were present and an en oyable evening was spent Refreshments were served and an; excellent literary and musical pro- ||pjs!gramme was rendered. Among the: * . numbers were a vocal solo by Miss ^jRosina Reynolds, instrumental solos by ; ^ iMiss Mabel Granger and Mrs. T. J. • % "Walsh, a recitation by Miss Elsie Howe tend several selections by the male quar- •£ ) alette, CURRENT EVENT CLUB, r The Current Event Club will meet iiext Tuesday evening with the leader, z ^jMiss Julia A. Stcwry. It is hoped there- jV\Will be a large number in attendance. A PLEASANT SURPRISE. Mr. Orton Gilbert was very pleasantly surprised at his home last Friday eve­ ning by a number of his young friends. Games were played and refreshments feerved. Those present were: Misses ettie Scheissle, Rosina Reynolds, Rosa usten, Ethel King. Messrs. Carl Mead, illiaui Rosirg, Mark Hutfion wad nkOobb. MASQtJEttADE BALL. The masquerade ball given in Stoffel's liall ̂ ednesday evening was wdl at- Hen4«d considering the extremely cold westter. The music was the finest that pteHenry has been favored with this Reason. The supper was, as usual, one to tempt the most fastidious. Mrs. jEznil Synder secured the prise for the Iftnest lady's costume and Mr. Ben Smith the prize for best gentleman's. Miss Iva Mead captured the prize for the most comical lady's costume and Mr. Will Rosing the prize for the most , f 0 ,V V 1, :v< ,, = \ , 1 t * \ i" m twaayoM imi gok »ivg» AT MCBMSOT . StrMMMR RBSIDINOH OF SatKb'I^AWK^Olr C^ JOACICi; -tow »i • ii^l1 /t^1 1 H'I •<'!! j.'i '. .mi"!1.*>"1' *i'; •. i>iiiijiii»i« ^i lJ^" ;'| ' • 't '-1. v.. M comical gentleman's. " A SOCIAL PARTY, I A lu^e company of young people en­ joyed a very pleasant evening at the Ihome of Mark Hutson, Wednesday vening. A musical and literary pro­ gram was rendered and refreshments were served. Those in attendance were: ^Messrs. Willie Groves, Ray Gaylord, ilEdward French, Ray Thomas Artie U Whiting, Clareuee Drt»pery, Eurle and IfCliffoid Sherman, Mark and Claude Hutson, Chester Nogle, JamesjSaylor, Earle Brown. Misses Crpha Darrell, Daisy Gaylord, Ethel King, Addie Hut- son, Agnes and Jeunie Thomas, Jennie JLambert, Mildred Brown, Edna, Mabel and Laura Say lor. V WILL DANCE FEBRUARY 22. Adance will be given in Stoffel's hail i j l February 38. Baerenstein's celebrated '^orchestra, of Chicago, will furnish the ^ " .music. This, of itself, is sufficient to in­ sure a good time. Dance tickets are $1.00 per couple and supper tickets 35 perplate. . DANCE AT MHENRY nOKJSE^^u': A grand: masquerade ball will be glr- r# en at the McHenry House February 26. f The music will be furnished, ny Hapke's j ?Orchestra; of Wauconda. Golding, the I ? >stumer, of Wauconda, will be present] ready to serve the people. Tickets are | } f|,| ̂ 50 cents per couple. i •IJ* ' A SOCIAL EVENING. - " • ; | ;J1|| " Mrs.. F. K. Granger entertained a1 company of lady friends in a pleasant j ^ manner Tuesday evening, in honor of j Mrs. R. A. Howard, of Elgin. The guests were; Mesdames Alsena Smith, B. Gilbert, R. Scheissle, G. Schreiner, i S. Smith, McHenry, and Mrs. 3Et. A. I How»r4j Elgin. number is the way some of the large business houses in Chicago would rob and swindle the farmers. They would •»end a well-dressed, smooth and pleasant talking individual into the country to •interview the farmer. He would dis­ play a neat sample case filled with samples of brat groceries on the market and generally sold the farmer a large bill of goods, representing them to be just like the sample. In the course of a week or so the goods come by freight, C. O. D. The farmer is notified that the goods are here; comes to town, pays the bill and takes hiH purchase home, thinking what a bargain he has got. On arriving at honie he opens the box and displays the goods. To him they look all right, but when the thrifty housewife examines the articles she soon tells him "where he is at" and he feels like going out back of the barn and kicking himself. This has not been the experience of a few but is the ex­ perience of every one that tried it. Now it is entirely different when yon deal with the home merchant Every­ thing you buy of him is guaranteed. If you buy an article of him today and you ! find you are not suited you can come back tomorrow and he will suit you or return your money. He is here to stay : be lives here, helps you pay the taxes, buys your produce and assists in build­ ing up the town which eventually makes your land more valuable. You are in duty bound to patronize him. Look this piper over carefully; r»ad the advertisements and when you need anything in their line patronize them. They are all host fmr-deaiiiig uusi- m 'J, An Apple Social. Wheat,;,'......... -- Friday, Kfeh. % Where?... G. W. Besley's | By whom ... Ladies' Aid Society For whom?. . V . . . You For what? To get a B. A. P or a L, A. or a N. A. P. ̂ Oomel Be on time! j invited. ness men and will treat you right." Church Notes. A social will be given at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. E, Whiting, Friday evening, Feb. 9. A cordial invitation is extended to alL The second quarterly conference will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 10.-00 a. m. in the M. E. parsonage. All mem­ bers are urged to be present. The Willing Workers meet this (Thursday) afternoon with, Mra. James B. Perry. _• ' " ',f' ' 1 Services in the M. E. church next Sunday will be as follows: Preaching by the Presiding Elder, Rev. F. A. Hardin 10:80 a. m. Sunday School 11:4ft. Services in the Ring wood M. E church next Sunday are as follows: Sunday School 1:00 p. m. Preaching by the pastor 2:00 p. m. Subject: "Behold the Lamb of God Which Taketh Away the Sin of the World." Epworth League 7 p. m. Subject: "Things that Endur$." Matt 7:81-37. ' • j**- 'i- " "-V * • Scott H. wtfl lead the Y. P. C. I?, devotional meeting at the Universalist church, Sunday even­ ing, Feb. 4. Subject: "Purity in Public Life." Psalm 19:14. All are cordially any other apparent reason. He denies in the most positive manner that he had any connection with the shooting or knew anvthing aln>ut it. Senator Goebel was wounded by a rifle ball of small calibre, not over 88, which struck him in the right side just below the arm pit. The ball passed through the back part of the right lut%. across the body on a diagonal line, passing out below the left shoulder blade. LATER--Yesterday William Goebel was declared by the democratic members of the Legislature to be the Governor of Kentucky, and at 9 o'clock was sworn in as such. ; Immediately after tile swearing fen of Goebel as Governor, J.C. Beckham took the oath as Lieuteuant. Governor. A Peep Behind the Curtain. Managing Editor of **The Fault­ finder" to Political Editor. "John, when does the Republican committee meet to fix the date of their convention?" "Today, I think." "Well then write two articles and have them ready, roast them if they call the convention early, say tbat they are trying to take a snap judgment fricassee them if they call a late convention, say that it is put off so that the bosses and whippers-in can have plenty of time to get in their work." "All right, but what shall I say if they neither call the convention early or late but sort of betwixt and between ?" "Give it to them on general principals,; Say that it makes no difference, whatever, when they call it, they have no chance to win, Bryan will sweep the country 16 to l . " •' . ' . . . _ 3 Her Position, jA school board in Jewel county, Kan- lis, wrote to a yoimg lady candidate for the place of teaching, asking, "What is your position upon whipping children?" The young lady replied: "My usual position is on a chair with the school cnild firmly across my knee, face down." She did not get the school. But she didn't care. Her young ,man had gathered all his com and was going for a license. duties impose*!aided to the "disadvan­ tages experienced. Accordingly the experimental exports made almost every week during the year of 1898 and until the summer of 1899 were confined to Inland, aud mainly to the market of Manchester. The desired information having been obtained by these experi­ ments, extending through three years, thfy were discontinued last May. Then work was immediately begun ron similar exports from San Francisco to Pacific ports. No results from these experiments can as yet be reported. Ej^»erimental exports of selected cream­ ery butter to Manchester for more than a year were highly satisfactory. The result was a good reputation well es­ tablished for American butter in that district, and the merchants urged ship­ ments of larger quantises. Excepting an occasional variation from the stand­ ard and a few instances of deterioration incidei.t to imperfections in the facili­ ty of transportation, this butter was eminently satisfactory to merchants and consumers. It replaced Danish but­ ter of the first quality, although the merchants demanded * slight conces­ sion in prices. Refrigerating transportation cannot be furnished by the steamship lines on the Pacific, and this may not be desir­ able at present, as cold storage plants are not to be found at most of the oriental markets.' It will be necessary, therefore, to send all butter, and per­ haps cheese, as well as canned and con­ densed milk and cream, in hermetically «ealed packages capable of preserving their contents during long voyages in hot climates. The art of canning but­ ter so that it will remain in good con­ dition for months and When subjected to great changes of temperature has not yet been brought w perfection in this countiy. •:- ^ * Slgin Batter Market. pnthe Elgin Board of Trade Monday lf£ 560 lbs. of butter ^ere offered, but there were no sales. The quotation com­ mittee anounced the market firm at 24 cents. Sales of the week, 590,000 lbs. Sane Figures Regarding Collection* for r'V 'p\ ': % All of the tax collectors of McHenry county have received their books and are busy making up for lost time. Speaking of this matter the Harvard Herald last week said that "the total tax to be collected in the county this year is a great deal less than that of last year. The amount of 19004s $313,- 752.81, while a year ago it was $241,- 315.72, a difference of #27,562.91. There has been a reduction of over $6,000 in in state taxes, $4,(MX) in county, $3,000 in town, $1,500 in road and bridge, $3,000 in corporation and $6,000 in school tax. "Chemung, Dorr, Riley and little Burton are the only towns whose taxes will be greater than'that of 1898. In Chemung the excess of , tax this year over last is $409.88, while in Dorr it is $750.87, and in Burton $128.68. Algon­ quin has obtained the greatest benefit from the new law, as there is a reduc­ tion in her taxes of $7,473.67, making it a third less. All the other towns have a much less tax to pay, which is due to the increased assessment made last spring. * "The assessors found more ttofcs then usual last spring, as the dog tax this year te $2,548 as against $2,864 in 1898. Algonquin, as usual, holds the banner for paying the largest dog tax in the county, its dog tax this year amounting to $274, while in 1898 it was $254. McHenry comes second with $216 as dog ta>x and Chemung and Dorr tie, having $206 each. Burton pays a dog tax which is nearly one- half what the town tax is, the former bong $42 and the latter $102.02. V An Explanation. T-, ^ Marengo, 111., January, 29,1900. EDITOR OF MCHENRY PLAINDEALER, McHenry, m. DEAR SIR:---Will you give place in your issue of this week to this communi­ cation 1 It is, I am informed, being in­ dustriously circulated in your communi­ ty by the friends of Mr. Zimpleman, (hat I am running for the legislature in the interest of another candidate, a dark horse, who may later come into the field and claim the nomination. I de­ sire to brand this, as a falsehood and as one of the many malicious campaign lies that are now and will continue to emanate from the Marengo Branch of the "Dowie Zion" until after the Sena­ torial convention. I am running entire­ ly in my own interest and not because my friends have forced me in expressly, but because I desire the place ana if the delegation from Marengo are for me, as every indication now points that it will be, the people of this coUnty will find that delegation fighting for me 'till the close of the convention, and for no one else. And I will further say, that from the many kind letters I have re- wived since entering the field, I have no doubt, but that if Marengo and the surrounding towns support me, I will secure the endorsement of this county. I think it is fair to say, that I believe Mr. Zimpleman is not taking part or hm not, in these stories. In the preced ing fall, in accepting the proffer from his friends to run, he stated that he should leave the matter entirely with them. Since then, he has been in Cali­ fornia. To the fact that this week Mr. Zimpleman has returned and taken charge df his own campaign, convinces me, of his utter lack of confidence in these friendB. From Mr. Zimpleman, himself, shall expect a more decent opposition, than his friends in Marengo, have seen fit to outline. The above story is no' being circulated at home and could not circulate Inm- - „ Very Respectfully,• J E. D. SHURTLEFF, Jgftw Pastor tor Waukegau. 1 The Rev. J. A. Edlung of Astoria, Ore., has accepted the pastorate of the new Swedish Lutheran church, Wau- kegan, and will assume charge about March 1. BODY FOUND IN A OHA8TLY FIND OF EXPRESS OFFI­ CIALS AT SIOUX CITY, IA. ,^7r. • » Statement of Taxes Levied in the Various Town# of McHenry County for 1899 itouti Ac Bridge Total Thistle TOWNS. Town School. State County. tion. 874K W HI ley Marengo.. Dunham , . i Uhunittog.. A Idea liurtlaHd. Seneca < 'oral Grafton l)orr... Ureenwood.*'£ Hebron Richmond Burton McHenry Nuiida Algonquin.... | JJrtWi 82 871ft 13 K50 55 NS&f 20 am 02 :*> 07 IJ4'J5 i'i ' it770 ;«t M529 it 214S 52 :S72;? 52 8373 58 774 H uast 37 *>13 70 170 (to 07 101 00 139 00 206 00 110 00 124 00 142 00 195 00 151 00 208 00 112 00 118 00 134 00 42 00 216 00 181 00 274 00 I 647 45 1498 32 «76 43 1513 !>4 mi 33 011 03 688 04 271 83 958 72 fm 76 23 17 903 53 850 56 241 00 1368 H6 1200 13 1338 46 274 23 § 1SW2 14 600 08 I 4fig2 40 aw25 78 !• 2377 87 4315 71 5364 54 520 31 17441 55 521 60 504 63 688 04 267 42 442 68 1«H 80 611 68 452 07 196 89 102 02 1052 94 877 28 258 13 207!! Sli SR344 83 5 028 ft787J5,fg^ 75tti fl3 fcl41 Ii2ie 20 272**3 •>*> Bites") 93 H17t» 28 «« *1 £105 |4i«31 JJJKtO 01 14806 80 :mi 1 43 00 S» 198 5S 1881 07 11 44 24 85 8132 93 11(17 28 1459 1 1873 3sa 33 ffilO 76 1D38 08 2102 39 4421 -%tr Tin n m a 3732 Stf> Dist. Roud 106 18 28 u l-.mi t;:' Baok Tax M 17 55fi IK? 3(S84 HZ :kii»o 4.1 3003 23 100223 10 16518 16 10758 44 1 47074 77 I 14101 58 ' 72259 57 i 2548 00 Totals. 28670 43 Tflegrapb Ta*, Failure | to An Xnvoftt^latloa o* Shipped M "Books. CentilgneiB X<«bA« The Contents. The discovery, Wednesday, of a hoi- shipped from Baltimore, Md., to" C. St Bradford, Sioux City, marked "'Books,* really containing th-? corpse of a mur­ dered man of probably .55 years prom­ ises to throw light on a startling crisot in the Eastern city. The box was ship­ ped January 16, charges collect, by the United States Express company, and arrived there Jan. 19. It has since re­ mained in the warehouse of the expreetk company. An awful odor coming front it, and the fact that a notice to the con­ signee was given no attention, lei to an investigation of its contents The box was 24x88x18 inches, and lift; corpse was found to be doubled up to crowd it into the space. There was a long gash on the left side of the head, which had been sewed up in a bungling manner with twine. There was several days'growth of beard on the face, but the hair was shaved close to the head. Both beard and hair were gray, and the man was about 5 feet 8 inches tall. The features are those of a German. -->r Kd Owen Almost Went up in T ' Ed Owen, Deputy City Treasurer, has long been a lover of amateur photogra­ phy and last Christmas he decided th give himself a camera for a present. He made a careful search of this city and San Francisco, and finally found a kodak that in every particular satisfied his esthetic taste. Now the instrument lies a demolished heap in his ash barrel, and the neighbors are wondering what caused the sudden changeon the deputy's affection. It appears that Owen, as soon as he secured his prise, took numerous pic­ tures of his various friends, and after he had used every available plate, took them to Deputy Tax Collector Cole to be developed. His chargrin was deep when it was learned that the plates were barren, but Owen did not lose heart, and he gladly consented to take a few lessons in flash-lights from Gole. Last evening he got his wife and City Treasurer and Mrs. Gilpin to pose at it card table for a flash-light. When all Was in readiness Owen squeezed the bulb with one hand while with the other he touched a match to the powder. There was a flash, a shriek, and Owen lay writhing in pain on the floor. His attention had been fixed so intently up­ on the camera that he had forgotten to remove his other hand when he touched, off the powder. His right hand was badly burned, but not seriously enough to restrain him from taking a meat ax and the camera to a lonely spot ia the still hours of the night. What he did is not a matter of history, but when he returned to his home he looked re­ lieved, and next morning his wife found the demolished camera in the rel.--Oakland. Cal., Dispatch. :p| J ••m ftah hag*- '/:'4 ' /. Ml W M School Motes. ^ Eddie Rossman of the second primary is ill. i Fay Small was owing to illness. Starr Brink of the second intermediate has left school to go to work. c Miss Jessie Gale, of Elgin, was it recent visitor at the high schooL i* » Seventeen pupils of the 1st primary are absent on account of the severe cold* Ruth King of the second primary la out of school at present owing to illness. Prof. Mills, of Richmond, made the high school a pleasant call on Tuesday last. Robbie Frisby of the first intermediate has returned to school after a illness. • 'X j' The ninth grade Arithmetic class took 4 their final examination in that study flf C \ 1 Monday last. ... Mrs. F. Wattles was a recent caller in the second primany and first inter- JC ; pediate rooms. ' _ <£ The pupils of the second primary are enjoying the reproduction of "Seven ; Little Sisters." • Prof. Goodman has presented the :f, school with a set of Ethnological studiea * 'jjj for which we feel very grateful. J ^ Several of the graduating class have A ^ joined the 8th grade arithmetic class. Their object is to review this subject ^ thoroughly. ^ One of our high school boys vistteft /| the first primary recently. His object for going there was to learn ooncent**r j tion of thought. Miss Howe is evidently an excellent teacher on this subject as he ia now much improved. •Tis Not True <\J 4k A*'* We do not sell Dr. Caldwell's Syrup of * * Pepsin for every disease; it is only good for Constipation, Indigestion, Side | Headache and Stomach Troubles aud we guarantee it to cure. At Julia A* to