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TBLISHEP EVERY THURSDAY BY MMmtr wamum compart. W. A. CRUSTY, J. B. reiiiiY, "Pfea/ Sec. E. J. HA*EI», Manager. OIBce to .fasten Block, two doom north of OwiKi & Ohapell'a store. ~ v. TBLKPHOCtHS: bafcfftHstance, No. 308; > Cltlse&s*, No. 1 TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION: One-year • • -H-M ^ascriptions received for three or si* tonnths in the same proportion, fr u , i - Thursday, February 15, fp&O. "My REPUBLICAN CAUCUS^ '•%he Republican voters of the town of McHenry are requested to meet in town caucus, at the city hall, in the village of McHenry, on Saturday Feb. 34, 1900, *t 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of choos­ ing seventeen (17) delegates to represent daid town in the County Convention, to be held at Woodstock March 5, and to .transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting; t J. VAN SbYKE, ^ J. L STOilY, W; A. CRISTY. V' T *' Republican Town Committee. "V * ^ ,r 1 1 >VV WITHDRAW. fo the Republican voters of McHenry County: We hereby withdraw our names from further consideration as Candidates for the state legislators. „ ..... Ye^y respectfully, % J f. r. < F. K. GRANGSK, - * • J. W. CRISTY* McHenry, IU., Feb. 14, 1900. As will be seen by above aniidMcfee- ment Senator Granger and J. W. Cristy have withdrawn their names as candi­ dates for the State Legislature. This conclusion was arrived at after a con- ference held in Woodstock last Monday. » Perhaps no two men in McHenry county are better known than these two and to avoid a stubborn fight for the delegation from this village decided on the move taken. Of the two Marengo candidates the CROPS IN 1898. The statistician of the department of agriculture lias made public his esti­ mates of the acreage production in value of the crops of 1889. The wheat acre­ age was 44,592,516, producing 547,808- 840 bushels, having a value.of !$819,54»V 2fl9, the average yield being 12.8 bushels, the average J*jm price perbushel being 58.4 cents. Corn acreage was 82,108,387, produc­ ing 2.078,148.983 bushels, the value be­ ing 1692,210,110, the average price. 80,8 cents. Acreage lit oats was 26,841,880, the production as 786,177,718 bushels and the value $198,167,975, the average yield per acre 80. 2 bushels and the average price 24.9 cents. The barley crop is estimated at 78,- 381,568 bushels, the rye crop at 128,- 961,741 bushels, the potato crop at 228,- 788.282 bushels and the hay crop at 156,- 6r>8.738 tons. V / '• , .1 >1 ^ %ti- 1 ^ -1 * J^R STATES ATTORNEY. The present incumbent, V. S. Luiu- ley, is a candidate for reelection. That is to use his own words: "If my record Of the past three years is deemed worthy to receive the endorsement of the party through their delegates in county con­ vention assembled. If they decide to dominate some other candidate they will find me doing all 1 can to secure his election- I am a Republican, first, last and always." L. D. Lowell, who seeks the nomina­ tion. is an attorney of Nnnda and was until quite recently master in chancery. He is a young man who stands well in the community in which he lives and has the respect of all who know him,- (V\! , v 4v •>/ V H ' ' ̂ """ 'h V'i ***** r,. ' i ' *.>«•* 4i- A'i >•<<-" '~v\- •»t » 'lb >\ ' .* ^ For one more week V , ' 'v f ' V ^ ^ a ^ ^ .Commencing" ' * f r ^ * * > . * » •<* '."C- « V * - : W r 'i?f- \A-S> % * > Partv ^ r<v 1 4"* ' • 4 "Vj' „ t t'^T - ' /"i Y *>,>->' 4 .r - * * *} t * \ r \ - . 1 % ^ -Z*" y MEXICO is rapidly becoming an im­ portant gold-producing t nation. Last year's out-put. was $10,112,000, being the largest in the history of the country. 'mmfy We will Offer t^e ^tfce^ a|ock of all wool, Beaver Jacket^ lined throughout -jy ' 11 5v * n _r Kriy * ' yfyi? PROBA TE NEWS 'Y T 1 - ^ v v- REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. John Clfary to Michael Welch Its 7. H &, il of IFunley's out Its in Sec. 27 Mc- llt^iiry * I 40# 00 Mivville M. (.'arnisick t*> Vincent 8. liimiloy 30 ft. 4 in. hioff west end of It in blk 20 on w side Fox River Mc­ Henry I W (Son verse, Hager & w to Mary Ann De» Jiirriins It 6 l>1k 27 Harts 4ll» a<l«ln to U!-t " ^ r - WXBiiWA , 4 i ^ S' 1 v Z k/ * -• f *e i , £* K. it * " ' W , t J/ 4 t - a ; - ' 4 ? , t 1 * ' «1.. i ' ; iV .; ,$>, ' ' 4,,! , r' Harvard . i John Severiujr t«» N". Sev»-rinjf < ^ Bv'biuiiiid (tasjftte says : 3larengo lias i ^ :f» i'hcmtiiii; I Ac. for represeutHtive: Mayor J N.Jiardn^rJCrt^. B. Gardner ."> acres* Shurtlett. attorney-at-law and political ^***1 • - - V t/. ^ % -<;r v • ,r- t t i „ •V k " , . • . !i I warrier of many a campaign, and Major SSimpleman, president of the McHenry Agricultural society. Reports from that hot-bed of politics convey the impression that past contests pale into insignificance when compared to the present conflict. Both sides ax e reported confident of win­ ning out in the caucus, wMch ;^U|, be in i lie se?4 of iiw'* Sec. 7 Coral 00 S. B. Gardner 4 wto Albert A. Well*, |»eld Saturday/' || 4 RAILROAD EARNIN ? f. , Ever since the revival of business set v . in, immediately after the Presidental election of 1896, there has been a steady increase in every line. Each year has shown a larger production, larger sales, larger commerce, than the preceeding. Ill the nature of things, we must reach a point at which this business expansion trill stop, for demand is limited by need, and one can not expect an enormous an­ nual increase in demand and production J $0 continue indefinitely. -v In the transportation business, it has been the opinion of many that the limit of needed expansion was reached in I 1899. It was not expected that the open­ ing weeks of the present year would show increased earning as compared with the same weeks one year ago. It was believed the limit of the money- tigaking capacity of the roads, taken col lectively, had been reached, and there- fore the rate of gain hitherto shown could not be maintained. ( But-tMs sup­ position appears to be a fSllacyS The January earnings so far report*^ in- , stead of falling below those of a year ago, show a further gain. This fact shows the marvelous capa- ^ bilities of the country and its people, r !fhe earnings of the railways are an un­ erring index of distribution; Increased earnings mean that the distribution of products for January is in excess of that lor the same month one year ago. The *ew yew, ciously. THE great want of this age is men. lien who are not for sale. Men who ---•«re honest, sound from center to cir ttumference, true to the heart's core. • or foe, in thenjselves as well as others. Same ....~ 850 00 John H. Forln's to Catherine Forbes Its 11 & 12 in hlk 4. Crystal Lake and It SI in Sec.6 Algonquin 2500 00 PIh-Ik' E. Woodard & h to Herbert L. Fish It 15 in hlk 1 in Hobert's addn Woodstock 100 00 William Wallace & w to Frank R. .lackman wH of nej* se}< of nwM and all of ne^ of se}< lying n of road In Sec. 11 Crafton '... 0000 00 Mary Ann l>es Jardins & h to Ira S. Hawley & IH>lbert M. Hawley It 4 in 1»1 k 25 In Harts 4th addn to Harvard T. F. Flavin et al to Peter Hughes neit of swl4 nw»4 of so'4 nw!4 of ne>< »w54 of seH and north 2(> acres of sW4 of nwl-4 Sec. 17 Hart land T. F. Flavin et al to Piter Hughes nel-4 •% of sel-4 nwl-4 of nel and swl-4of nel-4 ex 10 Just the thing for spring OWEN & CHAPELL WMiM mm*# *r ;1®1 #A. McHenry, Illinois. /ur." •W> 00 of swl-4 w'/i of sel-4 nwl-4 of nel-4 and swl-4 of nel-4 ex 10 acres from last tract in Sec. 17 Hartland Charles W. Sylvester & w to John C. and Jacob Olbrich lTnd % of nwl^4of Sec. 2 Marengo & swl-4 of swl-4 Sec. 35 & sel-4 of sel-4 Sec. M Dunham Dollie E. Sylvester to same, same 2.00 00 Same Guardian to same, same 4n00 00 Richard W. Stafford & w to Stafford Goldsmith Co. 5 acres in Sec. 35 Ma- rengo 5700 00 Henry Wettlaufer peradmr to James Wright south 10 acres of nwl-4 of swl-4 of Sec. 16 & v%ot swl-4 of swl-4 Sec. 16 & pt sel-4 of sel-4 Sec. 17 Alden ..1700 00 Samuel I). Joiner & w to Beth D. Brewer 80 acres in s* of swl-4 Sec. 28 Alder ,20 00 Anna Hookstadt & h to Margaret Kelliher It 7 of blk 7 Harts 1st addn to Harvard 000 00 Carlton E. Fay to Jennie F. pt It 18 assrs pit MARRIAGE William A. Snitkey,......... Harvard Alice M. Chilson. . .Harvard Fred Thorne.. ............i.Richmond Eva Edna Davis, Solon Augnst C. Schutt .Harvard Anna M. Vierck . iV;Vj£aliV». .Harvard y . . » * . . . « , » « « . • ' o n n s b u r g Herman Lambra<Ait.f».,i.(,i.Harmony Bertha Volte .Huntley Olef Carlson...... i i •" • •»/,* "5^-?*5 : 4 - "'"IP: v-" • c.: the people of the town footwear is in favor m • •• - It is rendered by the largely^v^ increasing patronage and the satisfied air that accom purchase of footwear^ any kind in this store - liberal discounts goods to turn them into < 5 Groceries of the purest and best grades at lowest prices Fancy and Seal of Goods delivered promptly. FAY, McHenry CARL MEAD, "West McH< ? J. H. FORBES, Wauconda »' ROY HARRISON, Eingw< TASON OSMOND, Richmond J. A. CLANCY, Hebron IRVING- OVERTON, CLAYTON LOOMIS, Greenwood CHESTER STEVENS, Spring Grove : » .RICHARD WALSH, Barrevilles » CLARENCE HILL, Nunda •*JE. J. GRAHAM, Long Lak< K C. MOORE, Cary RAY PADDOCK, Volo ; i! ^ |ten whose consciences are steady as the ; aeedle to the pole. Men who will stand - for the right if the heavens totter and the earth reels. Men who can tell the truth and look the world and the devil in the eyes. Men that neither nor flinch. Men who have courage v yicnout whistling for it, and joy with- it shouting for it. Men in whom the everlasting current of life runs still and deep and strong. Men too large for sec­ tarian limits, and too "strong for secta- Men who do not strive nor , nor cause their voices to be heard $n the streets, but who will not fail nor ifce discouraged 'till judgment be set in the earth. Men who know their mes- ^age and tell it. Men who know their " v|)lace and fill it. Men who mind their l Vown business. Men who will not lie. who are not too lazy to work, nor proud to be poor, Men who are MUin« PROBATE NEWS. Estate of Asliana Hart, inventory ap- proved. w Estate of John Gleason, final report approved, estate settled and executor discharged. Estate of William Patterson, proof of death made, will proven, Joseph H. Pat­ terson appointed executor. Estate of Roxana A. Hart, report of condition of estate approved, decree for sale of real estate. Estate of Elam M. Lamb, petition for leave to erect monument filed and al­ lowed. Estate of Irma A. Sylvester, report of sale of real estate Med and approved. Estate of David Edwards, petition for probate of will and letters, testament­ ary filed. Hearing set for the first Mon­ day in March. Estate of Austin K. Irwin, minor tition for letters of and approved. Floyd W. Co prov ed guardian. Bond fl,850 approved. Estate heirship made. Estate of Wm. H. Sherman, proof of death and petition for probate of will filed. Hearing set for the first Monday in March. Estate of Solomon Hamliton, faf) report and proof of heirship filed. West McHenfy Yours truly, - n. J. WALSH, y == WE V TOLD i about our great desire to serve you, and to^erve ' you" the interest of economy; also about our anxiety to dispose of a few" odds and ends in Shoes, Underwear, Dress Stuffs and other miscellaneous items. Some are still here and await your coming of Harry P. Bourne, proof of! > ' ̂ We do not sell Dr. Caldwell*# Pepsin for every disease; it is only for Constipation, Indigestion, Headache and Stomach Troubles and we it to cure. At Julia A. guarantee Story'a SPECIAL Fancy Taffeta Linings in pink, red, green, drab and black with fancy figures--your choice all next week at 12 cents, some are worth 20 cents Hundreds of yards new Ginghams, in 10 yards, for 45 cents, on Saturday, Feb. it* Also 10 yards best Flan- nelets for 75 cents. • . . . . . . Needn't tell you about our fine Teas and Coffees if you h a v e t r i e d t h e i * . . , . . . . . » . • « • • • • • •