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D. ®feYSICI\N AND SURGEON.-Special .St- teiition diseases and surgery of eye, ear, none Httd throat. Office hours: 8 to 9 a. m., l"te 4 aod a to b p. m. Office. Church block, WoodsJvoefe, III. Telephone-Office. 12?.; Resi- jfttjtoO.'ISSi ' -y . -- •• "; '* ,• KNIGHT & BROWifc ' jtf TTORNEYS AT LAW. HW Wvblngtou J?» street, Chicago. III. ' •: ;?si C. 1'. BARNES. f $ 0. T: SMILEY, ^TTOBNinr, Counselor, Solicitor and NiS- . « tary Public. Will give prompt and 1m- . mediate attention to all business intrusted to his care. Office in Hoy's Block, Woodstock, II H. C. MEAD, ice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent, including Accident ^ and Life Insurance. Agent for Couth Wtth home agents Sometimes lead people astray. WEST MCHENBY, - - III. >gent for Continental Casualty Co. Insure h home agents, smooth-tongue strangers C. ROSS, D. D. S- McHenry Illinois Over 8.8. Chapell's Store . |MICHAEL MATTSEN ;i Artistic Decorating HhMntkner and Papey Hanging Plaindealer office, McHenry. 496 Bowen Ave., Chicago. BCferences: The numerous people for whom • I have done decorating In McHenry. Pflls from out of town ; #VOmptly attended to. S A. C. SPURLINQ, •iv ' ; Veterinary Sargw* apd Dentlrt. h- <rn'] . ̂ "" ..>4Mkoe W^wkHm^ flnit *ijpt r weHfJ^Mcfhodiiit chttrch West McHenry, Illinois. & Thurlwell ' x ' .Lawyers. Roovi 733 Opera House Block* • . ,-r^ TeleptMMr. 1865 Main i U» Clark Street. Chicago. Geo. Meyers General Teaming of all kinds. 4 Excavating and Grading. AcHENRY. - - - - - ILLINOIS; '; f ^llephone, Market 451 LAflBERT Q. SENQ V BUFFET Headquarters for McHenry '.and McHenry * county visitors. Jotan Scharres, tfJIftb Ave., Chicago. Bar Tender. SOCIETIES. j.y. MASONIC. . V > M CHENRY LODGE, NO. 168, A. F.and A. M Regular Communications the second and . *»«h *»*». i» w. „. • JOHN BVANSON. Secy. t,«'L £<-- • 7 W. C. O. F. >• '-T: '"Bt.. Patrick's Court, No. 187. W. C. O. F., meet '! the First Saturday and Third Wednesday T. < girenings of each month, at Forester Hall, fe- --r - Mae. li. J. SUTTON, Ublat Banger- LOAXTTA WALSH. Secretary., M. W. A. •^Regular Meetings every Second and Fourth Wednesday evenings of each month, at their fiM.li, over Evanson's store. W. P, Stevens, Consul. H.C. MBAD, CUerki t o.aiv Meet First and Thiw! Sundays of each month in Forester llall. ANTON ENQELN, Chief Banger. JOHN NEISS, Recording Secretary. .'VjLouxs OBBTEL., Financial Secretary. 4 JOHN J. BARBIAN, Treasurer. > Trustees- John Helmer, Anton Gugeln. Jhjn Lauer. C. O. F. it. Patrick Court No. 74fl, C. O. F. Meetings id the Second and Fourth Monday evenings of each month in Forester Hall. m John Fleming, C. K. Walter Bolger, R. 8. CHURCHES. UNIVER»AL1BT. % W. MitLKR PA8TOH * J. Walsh President -- C. Mead .Clerk . H. T- Brown Treasurer _Dt. of Sunday-Sohool.. Mrs. Emma l'hillips Assistant W. A. Crlsty WILLING WQBKJUtS. Mrs. John 1. Sttwy........w.r..^.....President Mrs. James B. Perry ;.. Vice President ~ Mm. F. C. Ross . Secretary Mr*. W. A. Crisfcy ..:.;.f.......Treasurer . Y. P. 0.0. . jMiss Julia A. Story •• S.President r^Mlw Bernlece Perry Secretary JOSIOB v. P. o. u ra. Anna Byrd: .Superintendent W. E. B. Perkins Assistant and Organist „ iss lr*'ae McOmber..........V I resident '-Iiuiu Byrd.. W-> ..Secretary ^ :^er vices: Stated 8ermon » . Sunday School. ... ... * , ^ v Y. P . C . U ^ t , Junior Y. P. C. U...... ......10t#0a m 11.45 a m 7.00 p m 4.00 ^ ^ METHODIST EPISCOPAL. /paT.'S. W. Lauck .^..Pastor ^ 'Preaching, (Sunday 10:30 a. m. and 7:00 p. m bumlay School, ll:lo a.m. (rof. E. C. Fisher Superintendent ""'.Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7:00 p. u. '? Ladles' Aid Society meet each alternate Seek. Mrs. C. C. Colby, President, Mia . Wheeler, Secretary. VTA Cordial invitation la extended to all.' . V ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC (GERMAN.) 'C Sunday services: Low Mass at 8:00 a. m j|igh Mass and Sermon at 10:00 a. m. v Sunday lichool at 2:00 u. m.; Vesper Services and Ben­ ediction at 2:30 p. m. Reh. M. W. BABTH, Pastor, ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC. ^ A . Regular Sunday Services at 6 a. m. and 10 C '(k., Vespers at 3 p. m., Sunday School at 11:30 fev'fc, m. V " ' W K EV. F ATHER O 'HEIL. Pastor. ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC (GERMAN.) St. Johtj's Catholic Church, Johnsbure ' have services ou Sunday as follows: High MaagatlO °'clock a- m- and Vespers at 3 JPFFLNAP. m. Ksv. FATBBB Maraud. Pastor *r INTERESTING PARAGRAPH^ . (tema COaeernlag Local MN|̂ | '• Vp by tlie Way,: Elgin Butter Market. The offerings of butter amounted to 7,600 pounds, the factories being Alden, Kirkland, North Aurora, Sterling and Oswego. North Aurora and Oswego sold for 27 cents. 28 cents was offered for Kirkland. The quotation com­ mittee made the official market firm at 27 cents. The output for the past week was 599,000 pounds. The Pi&mdealar has secured the con­ tract for printing J. V. Buckland's an- nual nursery price list They are now in press and will soon be ready for mail­ ing The Willing Workers were to have met every week during Maroh, but on account of the banquet next week the meeting for March 14 has been post­ poned. The Sunday Tribune states that Con­ gress has made on appropriation fdPr a dam across the upper Fox. But whether it means above or below the lakes is not known. **" ~ C. C. Beattie of the Chicago Telephone Co. is here this week with a construction gang stringing wires for the new 'phones which will soon be installed in the rural districts. * Mr and Mrs. R. O. Lamphere will soon occupy the cottage between Cha­ pell's store and the bank building, on Green street. The building is being thoroughly renovated. A. C. Matthews has opened his mar­ ket in the Burke building on Water street with a full and complete line of meats. He will also carry in this mar­ ket vegetables in season. The members of the Universalist church haye selected the comedy drama Jeremiah Judkins, " which will bp pre­ sented about the first week of April. The play will be full of comedy and will no doubt cause any amount of laughte*. Q-. A. Hunt informs us that the next farmer's institute for McHenry county will probably be held in Marengo and McHenry, a two days' session in each place-' McHenry wants it, and will entertain her guests in a fitting man­ ner. Geo. Meyers, who was recently laid up with a smashed finger, has received a check for $24.80 from the United States Health and Accident Association in which he carried insurance. The amount fully paid Mr. Meyers for the time lost in nursing the maimed digit. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church will meet at the home of Mrs. J. J. Reser tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at two o'clock. The ladies will give a tea, from five to seven o'clock, to which everybody is invited. Fifteen cents each will be charged, or 25 cents per couple. The rivival meetings at the M. E. church are arousing considerable inter­ est. Goodly sized congregations fill the house each evening. Special meetings are also held every day during the week, except Monday and Friday at 2:80 p. m. Everybody is invited to attend all the meetings. Barbian Bros, are considering the idea of constructing a two-story addition to the rear of their building on the corner of Elm and Green streets. The ever in­ creasing popularity of their cigars ne­ cessitates more room for manufacturing purposes and storage room, J. J. Hilly, of Chicago, was here last week looking for a suitable building in Which to establish a photo studio. This is what McHenry needs and we have no doubt that a good photographer would do a satisfactory business. If Mr. Hilly can not secure a building he may build one especially adapted for the business When old Sol begins to send down his hot rays, the pubjic will be able to find relief at N. H. Petesch's drug store. He has set up ^beautiful soda fountain and as soon as warm weather sets in, excellent soda water and ice cream will be served. Several tables will be in -stalled in the store for the convenience of his patrons. John Weber, son of Math Weber, the carpenter, comes a long way! from being a novice at the carpenter business himself. He has just finished 4 tool chebt which is a beauty, being a perfect job of joining, made of hard wood, all the parts being glued together as well as nailed. It is a piece of WOMT of which John may well feel proud. The most incisive and most keenly analytical sketches of public men which have been prepared during the past two years have been those of William Allen White. The humorous little episode between Mr. White and Mr. Thomas C Piatt is still fresh in the public memory. Mr. White's sketch for March appears in The Cosmopolitan and is on the late President Harrison. It will be read with wide interest by both the op­ ponents and friendB of the statesman. Wednesday of last week was a fine day1 and everything at Ed. Sutton'i sale went at a good price. Mr. Sutton will soon pack up and depart for his new home in Harrisburg, S. D., a few piilss from Sioux Falls. He will take a few head of choice live stock. He has pur chased a farm of 160 acres and says the land is the best made. Mr. Sutton's ab­ sence from the neighborhood in which he has resided for so many years will leave a vacancy that can not be easily filled. He has given his entire attention to the breeding of fine horses of late years and many teams he has sold at to£-notch prices. Mrs. Sutton will not leave until some day next week or later. OF A PERSONAL NATURE. PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW AND PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW. ENTERTAINMENT arW/. I.V. c. U. Saturday £ve*t»c, '•"V March 8. - A Weekly Budget of Personal Matters Pleked (Jp Hera and There hjr The Plaindealenr Scribe. Lew Bishop was here from Elgin this week. Earl Waite was over from Woodstock Sunday. Rev. Father Barth was atsity visitor Tuesday. " Milo and Will Howe went to Chicago yesterday. " W. E. Smith, of Ringwood, was'in town Tuesday. Harry Wightm&n was otit from Chi­ cago over Sunday. K. R. Howard, of Elgin, visited rela­ tives here Sunday. Chris. Smith was a business visitor in Chicago lajft week. « E. H. Thompson was here from wood- stock last Saturday. F. L. McOmber was on the sick list the first of the week. ~"T John Parks, of Aurora, was a visitor the first of the week. :/ Cbas. Block, of Elgin, spent Sunday with his parents hera Joe Nickels, of Dundee, is visiting friends here this week. Peter Regner is acting as teamster for the McHenry Brewery. D. F. Hanly transacted business at the county seat Monday." Mr. and Mrs. John Bonslett kjavebeen quite ill the past two weeks. Henry Greeley, of Richmond, called on McHenry friends Saturday. Walter Frisby and B. A. Burger left for South Dakota last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Justen were cotinty seat visitors last Saturday. E. Mortenson, of Chicago, is here to make his home with Chas. Durkee. Mrs. Jos. Heimer and son, Chas., were Chicago visitors the past week. Mrs. Jas. B. Perry and daughter, Ber- nice, were Chicago visitors yesterday. Thomas Frisby, of Elgin, spent Sun­ day with his mother, Mrs. Ellen Frisby. Miss l^aud Abbott, of Ostend, was the guest of Mrs. H. M. Jensen Wednes­ day. Marten Kelander, of Chicago, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Carlson Sun­ day. Capt Donnellyf the venerable life in­ surance agent, was doing the town this week. Win. Stoffel, who is trayeling for a Chicago paint house, spent Sunday at home. Mesdames D. F. Hanly and {C- A. Guerin were Woodstock visitors Wed­ nesday. Jos. and Phil. Pauly, of Elgin, were Sunday guests of their cousin, N. E. Barbian. Mr. and Mrs. M. Merriman have re­ turned from ft several months' sojourn in Chicago. Jas. M. Walsh, of Chicago, was in McHenry Monday visiting his parents and brothers. A large number of McHenryites at­ tended the county convention at Wood­ stock Tuesday. John Kimball was called to Hubleton, Wis., Monday, by the sickness of his brother-in-law. Mrs. Ray Owen, of Chicago, was here last week visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Owen. Mrs- C- D. Schoonmaker and son, Charles,,'visited relatives at Marengo Monday snd Tuesday. Wm. Feltz, of Harrisburg, Pa., is vis­ iting his iwireats here at present, having arrived Monday evening. Miss Mary Engeln returned to Nunda Sunday after spending a few Weeks at home on account of illness. Mre. 'Anton Engeln and daughter, Mary, were Belvidere, Cherry Valley and Rockford visitors last week. Chas. Gibbs accompanied Ed. button to Harrisburg, S. D., and will remain there if the country is to his liking. Geo. W. Besley and daughter, Mrs. R. O. Lamphere, attended the funeral of Amos Anderson, at Woodstock, Sunday. Mre. Purnell, of West Chicago, and her sister, Mrs. Qweife, of Sycamore, were up last week haying work done at Dr Ross' office. Harold Cristy was out from Chicago over Sunday. Harold says he likes his work well enough, but he Would prefer to move his office into the country. Mr. and Mrs. Chris. Bremer, of Chica­ go, were Sunday guests at the home of John Haupris. Mr. Bremer will build a cottage at Emerald Park this spring. Mrs. Emma Phillips returned from her southern trip last week. • Miss Annie Cole, of Spring Grove, her companion, will remain in the south until spring. A very encouraging report has been received from Geo. Sommers, who is so­ journing at Ocean Springs, Miss. The bracing air being a most excellent tonic. Gottlieb Boley was out from Chicago Sunday. He says that it requires a four inonthfe' course of study and experiment­ ing to secure a diploma from the brew­ ery school. - « Frank Schnorr leffr for his home at Ashton, S. D., Tuesday evening over the C. M. & St. P., accompanied by a party of Chicago people who intend to invest in farm lands. John Pauly, of Minneapolis^ Minn., who has been visiting friends at Aurora Bince December, is again in McHenry, the guest of his sister, Mrs. Nick Bar­ bian. He may remain in MoHenry all summer. TRAGEDYAT WOODSTOCK The Y. P. C. U. will give an enter­ tainment Saturday evening, March 8, at the l^Biversalist ohuroh. PROGRAM. ; V': 'F/-.F Welcome Song ,... .^..^.'.iJtaiffus Recit ation. The Dressed Turkey.. Alford i'ouse Recitation, Just a Boy. Percy Lodtz Instrumental Solo Florence Granger Recitation, Who made the speech. Lillian Pouse Recitation, Come and scratch.. .Earnest Grot, Coral>e 11 McOmber, Coleman Schooanaker Gertie Mueller, Carlos Parker. Solo, Hello Central! Give me Heaven.......... ..Hattie Lamphere Recitation, Cracked.. Ella Beebe Dialogue, The Doctors Visit....; •. ..... . ...Alice Olsen, Rmll Olseti When the Springtime Comes .Chorus Recitation. ...... i...». Coleman Schoonmaker Recitation, Miss Muffit... . . ..Leone Perkins Solo, The Water Drop and Sunbeam .... Lulu Byrd Recitation, Where the Spankweed Grows . Carlos Parker Song, Brownies Lullaby Corabell McOmber Recitation. It was Some One. Florence Granger Song, In the Woodland Far Away Maud and Fannie Granger Recitation. A Narrow Escape Luclle Byrd Song, Pickaninny's Lullaby Irene McOmber, Hattie Lamphere, Lulu Byrd, Lida Going. Song,"The Shadow March. Ella Beebe, Alice Olsen, Hester Beebe, Marguerite Granger, Corabell McOmber. Admission 10 cents. Doors open at half psst seven. A Cemmnnleattoa* MR EDITOR: Will you permit me through the col­ umns of your paper to call the attention of the Republican voters of the county of McHenry to a few facts which may have been forgotton,^ and perhaps unknown to some? In the year 1892 the Republican Cen­ tral Committee organized in McHenry county with a member from each town. That committee named as its chairman, L. T. Hoy, of Woodstock, and your humble servant, H. C. Mead, as secre­ tary. The Democratic vote of the town of McHenry at that election was 288, and the Republican vote 219, being 69 Democratic majority. At the next election, 1894, under the systematic work of the central committee, and by the generous support and hard work of Republican leaders, the. town of McHen­ ry gave a majority of 18. In 1896 the town of McHenry gave McKinley 384 votes and Bryan 279, a majority of 55 on the Republican side. In 1900 McHenry gave McKinley 298 votes and Bryan 828, being a Democratic majority of 188. This loss was attributed to local strife where personal interest was greater than party interest. This shows how important it is that there should be a united effort to secure the best results. While I am writing I wish to say to the Republican committee that has served a part or all of the time from 1892 to the present, that I appreciate the honor bestowed upon me by the committee in choosing me as their secretary consecutively for ten years. And while another has been elected to fill my place as committee­ man from my town, I still stand ready to work in the interest of the Republi­ can party in whatever capaoity I may, and will be, ever ready to assist my sue cessor as was he to assist me duiing the ten years I Was chosen by my town del­ egates as committeeman. I thank them one and all for the honor bestowed up­ on me. And you will find me ever at your service when the interests of the Republican party demand it -1 "t* yours to command, H. C- MEAD. School Notes. Julia Seward, Willie Gallaher and Willie Stoffel are absent from the fourth room on account of sickness. Mary Scbiessle and Ella Monahan have returned after a short absence. Mrs. E. Wheeler visited in the fourth room last week. Hasel Smith is absent from the first room. ' ; A short program in honor of Long­ fellow's birthday was given in the third room by the fifth grade last Thurs­ day. Visitors were scarce on fcconnt of the bad weather much to the regret of the pupils. Those present were: Mesdames S. Stoffel, C. Culver, F. Wat­ tles and S. W. Lauck. Miss Bertha Curtis and Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Mc­ Omber. We would be glad to see more visitors at any time. Carlton Ross, Chas. Heimer and Florence Howe were absent the first of the week. - j The office of clerk of the supreme court of Illinois will be the most valu­ able in point of salary that is to be filled at the next state election. Heretofore there have been three divisions and there has been a clerk for each division, one at Ottawa, one at Springfield and one at Mt. Vernon. Now there will be but one clerk and the office will pay abotit $25,000 per year in fees.--Ex. Two hundred acres of marsh land about a mile south of Lake Beulah sta­ tion along the Wisconsin Central road has been purchased by Waukeehaw par­ ties for the purpose of manufacturing the peat which the land contains into fuel. A small building has been erected on the land and experiments are being made. -- Mr. and Mre. Frank Mathieu arrived here last Saturday f vom Memphis, Tenn., where they recently filled an engage­ ment and are guests of the letter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thro. Meyers. After a two week's rest they will go to New York City. ' m A TERRIBLE PISTOL DUEL THREE PERSON8 ARE KILLED. hJ'> Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Ellsworth and Amos W. Anderson Are l>end -Earl EI1»> worth Lodged In Jail. Last Friday morning the most terri­ ble tragedy ever occurring in McHenry county was enacted at the county seat and like lightening the news flashed throughout the county. The first mes­ sage received from the scene of crime stated that Ellsworth had shot and killed his wife and Anderson and then took his own life in like manner. It seems that Ellsworth surmised that his wife and their boarder, Anderson, who was 78 years of age, were intimate. The son's suspicions were also aroused and by spying last Friday morning saw Mrs. Ellsworth enter Anderson's room. He signaled to his father, who con­ ducted a machine shop across the street. Mr. Ellsworth went to the room at once and the shooting commenced. A dispatch to the Record-Herald says that a private post-mortem examination was made Friday night on the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Ellsworth by physicians working in the interest of the defense of Benjamin Ellsworth's son, Earl, who still remains in prison. Near midnight Friday night two physicians, Drs. Windmueller and Page, aocompanied by Attorney C. P. Barnes, visited the Ellsworth residence. The surgeons were allowed to go into the room wherein the bodies lay, and there by the flickering glare of a light held by Mr. Barnes they used their knives freely upon the canavtrs. The findings of the surgeons show that the wagon- maker, who is believed to have been avenging his family's honor, did not kill himself. Dr. Windmueller Saturday evening presented the following results of the post-mortem: "We found two bullets, instead of one, lodged in the blrain of Benjamin Ellsworth. I should say that either would be fatal, but one I think would have been called more deadly than the other. One was high up on the brow toward the left of the frontal bone. It was a clean-cut wound and shewed no powder bum. The other was under the left ear and showed clear traces of powder burn. Both bullets were dis­ covered in the brain near the top of head. "I shoald say that the faots hare in dicate Ellsworth did not shoot himself. Both wounds were on the left side, and he was right-handed. I understand it would be almost impossible for a man to have shot himself without burning himslef more 'than indicated. One wound, that in the forehead, clearly was received at a distance--not far, perhaps, but not close in." Dr. Windmueller said that the bullet wound received by Mrs. Ellsworth was under the left ear;it was powder burned --in fact, more so than the ear wound noticed on her husband. Attorneys for the defense of the son of the dead Ellsworths believe this post­ mortem shows two things: First, that Amos Anderson shot and killed Benjamin Ellsworth. Second, that the death of the three--^ Ellsworth, his wife and the aged Ander­ son-- was the result of a terrible pistol duel between Anderson and Ellsworth. All this of course leaves Earl Ells­ worth, the 22-year-old boy, free from suspicion. The attorneys acknowledge that feeling againgt the boy is running high and strong in Woodstock, but de­ clare there is no evidence showing he had a hand in the fatal duel. The post­ mortem was conducted because of the lawyers' hopes they would discover something in the interest of their client Gossip at Woodstock runs riot at pi esent, and many stories about the re­ lations existing in the Ellsworth home are being told, Mrs. Ellsworth and the 78-year-old man figuring prominently. The same gossips who presume to know many things now which were kept de­ cidedly sub rosa before the tragedy are not avderseto implicating Earl Ellsworth in the crime. They point out there is $6,000 life insurance on the lives of the father and mother; that the house and wagon-making plant is worth about $12,000 more, and that altogether the boy should be richer by perhaps $20,000. Before Judge Donnelley Saturday the habeas corpus matter was taken up and the lawyers for Earl Ellsworth event­ ually decided to withdraw their peti­ tion. This decision followed a state­ ment by the court that the boy either should be given his liberty or he should not be admitted to bail. The judge said,he would not admit the prisoner to bail. The petition for habeas corpus was withdrawn by leave of the court without prejudice to the defendant, and Attorney Barnes drew up another peti­ tion Saturday evening. He will present this to a court outside of this circuit, perhaps in Chicago. A change of venue is therefore assured. ; Earl Ellsworth is 22 years of age; he is a good bit above medium height He a clean-cut face and a square jaw. His eyes are steel gray, running into a light blue. Saturday afternoon he was taken for a walk with Sheriff Keyes. He oould not be induced to Bay a wo?d that would tend to clear up the mystery. "You are the only person living who can exflto m " "I know it, but my lips are sealed. I refer yon to the testimony given at the inquest " A transcript of the testimony given at the coroner's inquest Friday shows some assertions that do not agree. Here is an extract from the sworn testimony given by Alpha M. Clark, who was one of the first to reach the Ellsworth house after Eurl gave the alarm: 'The two guns lay on the floor. I picked up the one near Mr. Ellsworth and put it in my pocket Mr. Fish handed me the other gun. When I went down stairs with the gans Mr. Dufield stood near the window, and Earl sat at the desk writing. X handed the guns to Mr. Dufield. Earl spoke up and said: 'The old gun was one we have missed hers six weeks ago.' He said: 'Father went up town and bought one of MT. Whitson this weet; we ex­ pected this; I went up stairs at 7 o'clock this morning and laid for them through 4 peep hole in the attic; about ten min­ utes to 9 I signaled to father and he came over.' The boy said Mr. Ander­ son shot his father and his m ither and that his father shot him (Anderson)." John C. Darrall testified: "I asked the bdy what was the matter and he talked a little with me. He said he had been mistrusting something and bad been watching from the garret; that he had notified his father and had run over there; when he went in the skirmish commenced; he said Mr. Andenon shot his mother, then his father. Then I passed up stairs." W. E. Fish testified that "young Ellsworth came into the office very much excited; he said, 'We want you folks to go down to our house. Mr. Anderson has shot mother snd shot father aad father shot him.' " Some of these who heard the testi­ mony do not understand the freedom from injury of Earl Ellsworth, who was able to explain just what happened in the little room where the bullets were flying. Witnesses who entered the room ten minutes after the tragedy oould not see their way in because of the dense smoke made by the repeated discharge of the revolvers. Yet Earl ran to neighbors, as the witnesses testified, and explained the tragedy minutely. His statement, "I went up stairs--and laid for them," is being quoted against the youth. Lawyers, however, say there is hardly a chanoe in a hundred of implicating him. . J' y •' McHenry Caucus. Thetwras a good attendance at the Republican caucus last Saturday, about eighty voters being present. The meet­ ing was called to order by W. A. Cristy, chairman of the town committee. A, L. Francisco was nominated as perma­ nent chairman of the meeting and W. A. Cristy as secretary. Both were elected unanimously. On motion, which was carried, a committee of five was appointed by the chairman to select the fifteen delegates for the county convention. The following gentlemen were named: H. C. Mead, Chas. L. Page, W. A. Cristy, Simon Stoffel, Rollin Waite, Jas. B. Perry, W. A. Sayler, F. K. Granger, S. S. Cha- pell, C. H. Stephenson, A. L. Francisco, Jas. Green, C. W. Harrison, John V. Buckland and H. O. Small. The dele- legation was instructed to use all honor­ able means to nominate Phil. Harrison for txranty superintendent of schools while he should remain a candidate. The old town committee, consisting of W. A.jCristy, J. V. Buckland and A* I* Howa, were re-elected. At the convention Tuesday C. D. Schoonmaker was elected to fill vacancy in delegation caused by absence of W. A Sayler. ,/ j , • Mrs. William Pewe**"-. Mrs; William Powers died at her home in the oohntry on Friday after­ noon at two o'clock, after a week's ill; ness of pleuro pneumonia Margaret Cleary, daughter of Thomas and Bridget Cleary, was born near Waterford, Kilkearney county, Ireland, March 6, 188J. She came to America with her parents, sister and three brothers in 1849. On March 80, 1861, she was married to Wm. Powers, and immediately went to housekeeping on the farm where she resided up to the time of her death. Mr. and Mrs. Powers had very little of this world's goods to start life with, but as the years rolled by, by their never failing energy and thrift, they accumulated a considerable for­ tune. Mrs. Powers was the mother of ten children, three of whom died in in­ fancy. Those living are Fred, James and John, who are married and reside on farms near the old homestead; Anna, Etta, David and Edward, who are still at home. Mrs. Powers waa a faithlul member of the Catholic church during her entire life and died as she had lived, a devout christian. Having been a resident of this county for more than half a century she was known and loved by nearly every man, woman and child for miles around. The funeral services were held at St Patrick's ohurch last Sunday morning^ ten o'clock, Rev. Fr. Stack&ble Q$pi^t- ing. The following pawn* a djstanoe attended the : Tom and Miphael Cleary, Elgin; Mrs. Pierc^, Chicago; Messrs.1 Nolan and Delahanty, Hart- land ; Mj^. Mary KeHer and. son, M. C., of Clarinda, la PeteKjh's headache powders cur*: AT COUNTY CONVENTION HELD IN, WOODSTOCK TUESDAfr AFTERNOON, MARCN 4, 1902 i h'i; B. Jt. Beek Chas-- as CfaalnBsa and "0 Cristy a« Secretary--Contest for tw» &£. flees Only--Delegates Named. Proceedings of the. McHenry cousty Republican convention held at the court house in Woodstock, Illinois, on Tuesday, March"!, 1902, pursuant to a call issued by the Republican county central committee. " Convention called to order by L. T„ Hoy, chairman of the committee, who read the call for the convention and placed R. J. Beck in nomination for temporary chairman of the convention. Nomination was duly seconded and B. ; J. Beck was declared elected On motion duly seconded W. A. Cristy was elected temporary secretary. On motion duly seconded the republi­ can editors of the county were elected assistant secretaries. Moved and seconded that as there are no contesting delegations, the chairman of the delegation from each town be re­ quested to hand to the secretary the credentials of his delegation and that the persons named in said credentials be declared the delegates to this con­ vention. Motion carried, and the per* ' sons named were declared the delegates" to this convention. Moved and seconded that the tempos rary officers be made the permanent of­ ficers of thia convention.. Motion clared carried. * Moved and seconded that the chair­ man appoint a committee of seven on resolutions and that all resolutions he referred to said committee without reading and that this oommittee present a list of delegates to the st»te: congrse* sional and senatorial conventions sub­ ject to the approval of this convention. Amendment offered and seconded that the committee consist of seventeen* one from each town. Moved and seconded that the amestt- ment be laid on the table snd a oailyaf.. the roll on the question demanded. Roll call resulted as follows: V ,V Riley •.? Mareago^ Dunham Chemung Alden Hartland Seneca Coral Grafton Dorr Greenwood Hebron Richmond Burton McHenry Nunda Barreville Algonquin , . Crystal Laka.V;' Cary Totals 880 8t Motion that amendment be laid on the table was declared carried. Original motion was then put aad da* ; clared carried. The chairman appointed the follow* ing on sffld committee: C- H. Donnelly, Chas. Scofield, W. C. Wellington, E. H. ^ Cook, L. E. Mentch, W. E. Wire and . i. V. Aldrioh. . Motion made that a roll call of tits v, towns he made for the selection of the » county committee. Seconded aad due* ried. On call of the roll the following names were presented: Riley, J. F. Hall; Marengo, E. D. Shurtleff; Dun- bam, R. J. Beck; Chemung, H. D. Crumb; Alden, E. S. Smith; Hartland, C. S. Lush; Seneca, Elmer Standish; Coral, A. Peak; Grafton, E. H. Cook; Dorr, L. T. Hoy; Greenwood, M Long; Hebron, W. E. Wire; Richmond, G. W. Eldredge; Burton, W. C. Moss; Mtf» Henry, W. A. Cristy; Nunda, C. BL Rowley; Algonquin, Chas. Wandrack. On motion duly seconded the persons named were declared the Republican central committee. """" Moyed and seconded that the oonvtn* tion now proceed to the nomination oC officers and that no nomination spseehm be made. Motion carried. Movod and seconded that where thfere was but one name presented for an of­ fice that the nomination be by accUmar tion. Motion carried. '5,-. On motion duly seconded O. H. CHSh more was declared the unanimous nonl* nee for the office of county Judge. On motion duly seconded, George P. Rushton was declared unanimous nomi­ nee for the office of county clerk. On motion duly seconded, E. C. Jew- ett was declared the unanimous nomi­ nee for the office of county treasurer. For the office of Sheriff the follow! names were presented and upon of the roll resulted as follows: Lake. Wandrack. ,-W.« -V* Riley Marengo Dualism Chemung Alden Hartland Seneca Coral! ' GraftbH- Dorr GreexiwwUX Bur ton. McHenry 'Nunda Barreville Aigonmun Crystal Lake Cary Totals •• V.M.- V V; m I - . v VI M. W. Lake having received a majse* (QoAttnaed oapage tva) iSffMMSsMSi