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i Fancy Groceries and Deficacies All kinds of Fresh Fruit always on hand Prepared For Lent uii-4'j-'..Mjy Best Goods at lowest possible prices. Centime Holland Herring, Salt and Stock­ fish. All kinds of Canned Pish, Domestic -and Foreign Cheese. Specialties: Richelieu Coffees. Dutch Copoa, Toast, Boer Mustard, Etc. Will have a full line of Timothy, Clover and Garden Seeds beginning of • March. Kindly send your orders early. K. Q. DEKKER. Produce Exchanged. Tickets to and from Europe. The Shoe Sale is fairly begun. Customers are beginning to realize the great saving on first class and up-to-date Shoes. We have told you our reason for making cut prices and the Shoes must be con­ verted into cash, but you must spend little time in looking. Can't tell you all the good features on paper. WE STUDY Your wants in shoes and keep the shoes to fill them. Commonsense shoes don't have to be commonplace shoes. TheWaterkingShoe is made to keep out damp and wet. Just the thing for this weather and a very stylish dry weather shoe in the bargain. Shoes of all kinds for every occa­ sion are here. Come in and see. New Spring Merchandise! of all descriptions awaits your coming. Special prices on Best on Record Flour in barrel lots. West McHenry. *. C fVAKSOII. NEIGHBORING NE JVS AS CHRONICLED B V OUR ABLE CORPS OF CORRESPONDENTS Saturday Chicago IE RICHARDSON'S R ICH AHF, UGS if * These Rugs are the most popular Rugs on the Market. Also Lace Curtains, Portieres, Window Shades, Mattings, Linoleums and Art Squares. The largest line of Carpets in McHenry. I have samples of the best made Carpets on the Market. Call and look them over before placing your order. The qualities are right, the patterns are newest, assortment largest and prices low­ est. L Jacob Justen. Specimen Ballot n PEOPLE'S MET • For President Board of Trustees, FRANK H. WATTLES For Trustees, SHERMAN S. CHAPELL • • ANTON ENGELN f~l GEORGE ROTHERMEL • For Village Clerk, JOHN STOFFEL I hereby certify that the above is a true specimen of the official ballot to be voted at the annual village election, in the vil­ lage of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, on Tuesday, the 15th day of April, 1902. JOHN STOFFEL, Village Clerk. Kodol Dyspepsia Core Digests what you eat. Thia preparation contains all of the digeatants and digests all kinds of food. It gives instant relief and never fails to cure. It allows you to eat all the food you want. The most sensitive stomachs can take it. By i ts use many thousands of dyspeptics have been cured aftereverythiDg else failed. Is unequalled for the stomach. Child- no with weak stomachs thrive on it. first do6e relieves. A diet unnecessary. / Gum all stoma^ii troubles prepared only by E. O. DEW'ITT & Co., Chicago T*" " tw.trfenvwiflnaatt LilUM LheixtC. JalUA.8torr«dO W. Balloy McHENEY COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY. OFFICE with McHenry County State Bank. Woodstock, 111. Abstracts of title and con­ veyancing. Money to loan on real estate In sums of $.>00 to 110,000, time and payment to suit borrower. Chicago & North-Western. Effective September 20. 1901. WEEK DAT TRAINS. Chfca£. NORTHBOUND Mc Henry. 7.25 am Via El^in 10.00 am 8.00 am Via Des Plain* 10.00 a m 3.25 p m Via Des I'lallies 5.00 pm 4.00 pm Via F.I Kin 6.47 pm 5.01 p ui Via IX-s IMutnes ti.47 p in . SUNDAY TKAIIFS. 8.45 am Via Kltrin 11.14 am 9.10 am Via Des i'lalnes 11.14 a m 2.02 pm Via Elgin i. 5.00 pm Win DAY TRAIHB. McHenry. SOUTHBOUND. ' CH^® 7.32 am Via Des Plalnea 9.30 am 7.32 am Via Fltfin 10.10 a m 8.33 am Via Des Plainer 9.50 a ni 3.07 p m Via Elgin 5.45 p m SUNDAY TRAIHB. 7-32 a m Via Elgin..1 10JO a m MB P n-v VI*Elgin fLtfpn KINGWOOD Don't forget "Uncle Rube" night. Miss Olive Stevens visited in recently. Clyde Harrison of Chicago visited mother over Snnday W. Brown, of the firm of J. S. Brown & Son, attended a meeting of the drug­ gists of McHenry county at Woodstock Tuesday. The W. C. T. U. ladies will meet with Mrs. H. W. Allen Saturday, April 12. All are cordially invited. Tea will be served. On Wednesday evening of last week the many friends of Harold Whiting agreeably surprised him at his home south of Ringwood. On Tuesday of last week Mrs. Mary Harrison received quite serious injuries from a fall. Although recovering slow- ly she is yet confined to her bed. On Saturday evening, April 12, the comedy drama "Uncle Rube" will be given in the Woodman hall under the auspices of the Universalist church. It is useless'to say t hat this will be a fine play and well worth hearing. We hope the house will be well filled and give Our McHenry lriends a warm welcome. On Saturday evening of next week, April 19, the Rev. A. H. Altfeld has promised t® give the people of Ring- wood another lecture on "The Jew and the Law. " Those who heard Mr. Alt feld's last lecture report it as being one of the best and most instructive of lec­ tures. The opportunity to hear the next in series will be a rare treat and a good attendance is solicited. At Wood­ man hall, Saturday, April 19, 1902. Neglect Danger, Don't neglect biliousness and consti­ pation. Your health will suffer perma­ nently if you do. DeWitt's Little Early Risers cure such cases. M. B. Smith, Butternut, Mich., says "De Witt's Little Early Risers are the most satisfactory pills I ever took. Never gripe or cause nausea. " Julia A.Story, McHenry; G. W. Besley, West Mc­ Henry. SPRING (iROVE. (Too late for last week.) John Craine is steadily improving. Harry Sanborn of Genoa was a caller here Tuesday. Katie Nett of Wilmot visited friends here last week. Peter Bowers was attending to busi­ ness here Wednesday. Archie Wray will erect a large barn on his farm this spring. Mrs. F. Smith is spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. Jack Carr. Mrs. Silas Pierce has rented the Lichty shop for her millinery business. Dick Oxtoby is having his barn moved back preparatory to starting the build­ ing of his house. Frank Orvis has closed school for a week's vacation and is fulfilling his duties as assessor. The Easter services Sunday evening were well rendered and a large number of people were present. John Cole and John Waspi started Tuesday night for Dakota where they will probably bay land. Miss Laura Lichty started school again Tuesday, having had vacation during the cold months. Mrs. John P. Vidrard is entertaining her daughter, Mrs. J. P. Gil$n and little daughter and nurse, of Chicago. Mr. Welch who recently purchased the Major Stevens place will build a new house and barn and make other needed improvements. Miss Julie Vidrard is stopping in Chi­ cago with her sisters, while attending school, and spends Saturday and Sun­ day at her home at Grass Lake. Mrs. Wm. Peacock is spending several days with her daughter, Mrs. James Neish. Her many friends here are de­ lighted at her being able to be out. Joseph Henry made a trip to Chicago lately and when he returns will occupy the Moss place at Dunns Lake which he has rented. We expect congratulations will be in order. Clara Stevens was home from Chi­ cago a few days. She is improving wonderfully in health and will remain short time longer in the city for further treatment. Election Tuesday resulted in the victory of the entire republican ticket as follows: A. Neish, town clerk; Burton Stevens, Assessor; Warren C. Moss, collector; Warren Cole and Ches­ ter Stevens, highway commissioners; ^Vm. Johonnot, justice of peace. Election of officers for this year was held Sunday in the M. E. Sunday school and resulted in Win. Johonnott being chosen as superintendent, Mrs. Geo. Gould as assistant superintendent, Alice Churchill as treasurer and organ­ ist and Mat tie Stevens as secretary. Chas. Riese has resigned his position here as station agent and will return to his former work in Chicago. Mr. Riess and family have made many friends during their stay here, and the children will be greatly missed in the school room where they have been such faith ful little helpers. JUST A REMINDER! for those tbat may forget where the man that sells the best HARNESS BAHREVILLK. Thos. Thompson was in Nunda Mon- day. * F. M. Peck ot Chicago is camping at the river. G. S. Frary of Cary was a caller here Thursday. E. B. Smith of Ridgefield was a caller here Tuesday. Miss Francis Fleming is visiting rela­ tives in Chicago. B. F. Peck of Holcombville was a caller here Saturday. E. O. Van Natta of Chicago called on relatives here Sunday. Chas. Wilmington of Nunda called on relatives here recently. Floyd Thompson of Slocum's Lake was a recent caller here. Miss Clara Thompson spent Sunday with friends at Wauconda. C. W. Starritt of Evanston called on friends here the first of the week. Chas. Harrington and sisters of Libertyville spent Snnday at E. F. Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Van Natta of Slocum's Lake called on friends here Thursday. Robert Matthews has accepted a posi­ tion as fireman on the Galena division of the C & N. W. R. R. and is working ont of Elgin. Try Petesch's headache powder. OSTKND. T. A. Abbott was a McHenry visitor Tuesday. John Kimball has finished the carpen­ ter work at H. Hobart's. Mesdames Wm. and Warren Thomas were at McHenry Thursday- The teacher and scholars here are en­ joying the spring vacation this week. Mrs. Geo. Thomas and daughter, Ella, were in McHenry a short time Tuesday. Little Ivan Abbott is ill with pneu­ monia. We hope he will soon recover. Mesdames Robert Richardson and Jake Hauperish were at McHenry Fri­ day. Mrs. T. A. Abbott, daughter, Maud, and Mrs. Henry Hobart visited the windy city Friday. Quite a few from here attended the comedy drama "Uncle Rube" at Mc­ Henry Saturday evening. William Allen of Greenwood is again on the road with his little red wagon. He says he will make regular trips henceforth. Miss Sadie Marble visited at our school recently. She is enjoying a ! week's va- catio* from school at Greenwood, oc­ casioned by the serious illness of Mr. garrison's mother at Ringwood. Wields A Sharp Ax. Millions marvel at the multitude of maladies cut off by Dr. King's New Life Pills the most distressing too. Stomach, Liver and Bowel troubles-Dyspepsia, Loss of Appetite, Jaundice, Biliousness, Fever, Malaria, all fall before these wonder workers. 25c at Julia A.Story's drug store. WOODSTOCK. Friday, April 25, is Arbor Day. Miss Tessie Connell has accepted a position as stenographer in E. E. Ar­ nold's office. "" Farmers are making rapid progress with their oat sowing and nearly all will be done seeding this week. Mrs. James Lang returned on Satur­ day last from a five weeks' stay at the St. Augustine hospital in Chicago and is greatly improved in heath. The Northwestern Rabbitry in this city was destroyed by fire early on Sat­ urday morning. 200 rabbits and a large number of cavies perished as a result of smoke, fire and water. James Lang and Mrs. Will Lang went to Chicago on Saturday to bring Mrs. James Lang home from the St. Augus- tina hospital where she had been receiv­ ing treatment for the past five weeks. M. F. Flemming, a son of M. R. Fleming who resides east-of this city re­ turned on Saturday from a year's stay at Ponoka, Canada. He will remain here a few days and then go to Indiana to take charge of his uncle's farm. By reports from the Cottage Hospital at Harvard we learn that Mrs. A. E. Boyce who underwent an operation there last week Thursday, is improving rapidly, and that she will soon be able to return home, which is pleasing news to her many friends in this city. Those who are in the horse-clipping business have had their hands full the past few weeks to keep up with their work as the "fad" has strnck nearly every horse owner in the city. There is no doubt but. that it is a good move as horses are easier cared tor and present a better appearance after the operation. D. F. Quinlan has moved the barn from the Robert Campbell lot onto the lot in the rear of his residence and is making many improvements in his resi deuce property. He has also moved the house and other buildings from the Campbell lot and is tilling up the old cellar and grading the lot which makes a decided improvement in the premises While Sol. Lnngman was driving up on Clay street on Monday morning the bit in one of the horses' mouths broke and a runaway resulted. Mr. Langman jumped from the wagon and escaped in­ jury while the team crossed the track rati up Main street to the park where they collided with the chain "and it was all over soon." No serious damage was done. A Curd. We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on a 50 cent bottle of Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your cough or cold. We also guarantee a 25 cent bottle to prove satisfactory or money refunded. G. W. BESLEY AND JULIA A STOTV. May 21. KM KHALI) FAKK. Where is Lynn this week, Mayme? Mrs. D. Whiting of Ringwood visited her parents here Thursday. W. K. Burns of Chicago spent a few days here last week hunting. John Gibbs Sr. spent a couplo of days the first of the week with friends \n Chicago. Vincent Martin of Wauconda was visiting at Wm. Bonslett's Sunday afternoon. Mrs. T. F. Hayes of Harvard spent Wednesday and Thursday with her parents here. Miss Lola Aylward left for Elgin We Inesday where she expects to work in the future. Geo. Schade and family from near Wauconda spent Sunday with C.Bremer and family here. Miss Delia Bremer and friend came out from Chicago Saturday eveping and spent Sunday here. Mesdames Wm. Bonslett and Ed. Knox were calling on.Mrs. R. J. Sutton Thursday afternoon. Lizzie Gorman of McHenry and Lucy Sutton spent a pleasant evening last week with Katie Knox. Lawrence Huck and father and Jos. Hamm of Chicago came out to the former's cottage Wednesday and will spend a couple of weeks here. Mr. and. Mrs. Chris Bremer drove out from Chicago Friday and will spend a couple of weeks in Emerald Park, daring which time they expect to have heir cottage built is located. Below is our address. The stock of Goods carried will prove interesting and the prices attractive. Anything selected will fill purchaser and return in honest wear every penny of its cost. Q U S ( J U S , C A R L S O N . £ YOLO. Mr. and Mrs,. Charles Parker visited at Ivanhoe Sunday. Attend the sock social at Ranght Bros., Friday. April It. Claude Richardson of Elgin spent Sunday with relatives here. Mrs. William Husoii and Elsie Smith were Grays Lake callers Thursday. Miss Lena Brown of Wauconda is spending this week with her parents. Mrs. Gertrude Miller is improving her residence by having a new kitchen built. Misees Vera Geary and Naomi Vasey visited at Long Grove Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Paddock and children Sundayed with the latter's parents at Gurnee. Mrs. Nick Frost and son, Arthur, re­ turned to their home in Wisconsin after several weeks' visit here. Mrs. John Rosing and daughter, Celia, spent Wednesday in Chicago buying a new stock of spring millinery. Mrs. Jane Converse, Mrs. John Wal­ ton and son, Georure, and daughters, Maude aud Elsie, visited near Round Lake Sunday. A Nearly Fatal Runaway Started a horrible ulcer on the leg of J. B. Orner, Franklin Grove, 111., which defied doctors and all remedies for four years' Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. Just as good for Boils,burns, Bruises, Cuts, Corns, Scalds, Skin Erup­ tions and Piles. 25c at Julia A. Story's drug store. Why not get iu line? Yes, it is a special, a very special rate. $1.75 for both this paper and The Chicago Week­ ly Inter Ocean for one full year. Don't let it get away from yon. "A neighbor ran in with a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar­ rhoea Remedy when my son was suffer ing with severe cramps and> was given up as beyond hope by my regular physi­ cian, who stands high in his profession. After administering three doses of it, my son regained consciousness and re­ covered entirely within twenty-four hours," says Mrs. Mary Haller, of, Mt. Crawford, Va. This remedy is for Bale by Julia A. Story and G" W. Besley. Ladies and gentlemen, please bring goods to be cleaned and dyed on Satur­ days. E. Lawlus. Spring time is the time to use Rocky Mountain Tta. Keeps you well all summer. Great spring life renewer. HScts. G. W. Besley. Sincere Pralae Is Good Form. It is not considered bad form to praise a dish or to compliment the ar­ tistic table arrangement, remembering always that there is a vast difference between sincere admiration and flat­ tery that embarrasses instead of pleases a hostess. -- Woman's Home Companion. Have sold the Alston Paint for the past 17 years. What better recommend? G. W. Besley. Hta First Year of Law. Young Physician--What is your prac­ tice mostly? Young Lawyer--Domestic Economy.-- Chicago News. To be constantly pulling up the seeds of life to see if they have sprouted is a serious menace to the health of the plants.--Ladies' Home Journal. Our Alston Carriage Paint can't be beat. G. W. Besley. Micro spectroscope analysis of chim­ ney soot has shown that it contains iron, calcium, nickel, manganese, cop­ per and silver. B T O R I A . rThe Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the A inB RinD YOU H3V8 Always OU for the Children* Give them oil--cod-liver oil. It's curious to see the result. Give it to the peevish, fret­ ful child, and, he laughs. Gm it to the paltj, anaemic child and his face becomes rosy anc ;!ull of health. Take aflat chested child, or a child thai las stopped growing, give hin the oil, and he will grow bii and strong like the rest. This is not a new scheme It has been done for yeai> Of course you must use th right oil. Scott's Emulsioi is the one. Scott's Emulsion neithe ooks nor tastes like oil becaub we are so careful in making i pleasant to take. Send for free sample. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, 409 Pearl St., N. V |oc ind •!- dnifgxt*. SAVE YOUR DOLLARS Gents, call in and you will see the finest line of,,§ainple Suitings, Pants and Fancy Vestings. All goods are sewed with silk, sponged and shrunk, and made up by UNION Journeymen Tailors right on the bench. No Humbug, Down With Swell Shop Work! E. LAWLUS, Merchant Tailor. HEATS! Fresh Salt and Smoked. Vegetables and Fruit in Season Having purchased the West Side Market of F. Wat­ tles, it is my intention to give all customers the best service possible. I pay spot cash for hides, poultry and stock of all kinds, thus paying the low­ est prices, and will sell on the same basis. Full line of fresh Fish at all times during the cold weather. A. C. HATTHEWS, McHenry. West McHenry. Gilbert Bros. Fancy Grocers McHenry, HI. | Sugar '<fi Best fine granulated cane sugar ^ per cwt |5.18 % Yellow C. sugar, per 8> 5c £ Confectionary sugar (finest) per § f t . . . . 8 c ^ Loaf sugar, per tt> 7ic I:* 1 Coffees "*? Best Portland Cement Delivered at McHenry at $2.50 per barrel. WM. BELL. (factory and residence, No. 500 Hill Avenue Office, room 2, Mc Bride block, Douglas Ave ELGIN, ILLINOIS Ex. fancy M. and J. coffee, per lb 35c Fancy comb coffee, per S> 25c Golden Rio, per Mb 90c Rio, a good one, per lb., 15c, 8 flbs. for $1.00 Arbuckles coffee, 1 lb. package 10c, 11 lbs. for $1.00 Tea ^ Finest gnnpowder, per tt>... ...60c $ Extra fancy Japan, " " 50c ̂Good Japan tea " " 40c Japan tea dust " " 33c Choice Oolong Japan tea, per fi>50c Red Dragon Japan tea in 1 fit packages 45c 4*$ % - iH Canned Goods % Fancy 3 lb. cans peaches, apri­ cots and pears assorted, per dozed $1.35 Gallon apples, best in market, per can 25c M .v.*S Soap $ 15 bars good laundry soap for..25c ft • ALBERT BROS. McHenry, III. Paint Pointers! Why do you paint your house? Not only to beautify it, but to protect and preserve it don't you? Why then buy an inferior paint just be­ cause it costs a few cents per gallon less than a well known first-class brand? That is folly, for a cheap paint is made of poor material and seldom lants more than a year, whereas a good one shonld wear for five years, at least. Our CROWN COTTAGE COLORS Will not chalk, peel or scale, and in covering capacity and durability is superior to all other brands, including white lead and oil. Consider­ ing these facts, why not buy the best and save money. GUARANTEE We guarantee that when properly applied'on a surface in proper condi­ tion Crown Cottage Colors will give better results than any other paint (including White Lead ond Oil) and in all cases where it does not and itia the fault of the material used we will do the work over again at our own expense. I Cary a Line of MI MIS roe DECORATIVE PURPOSES Furniture, Coach and Floor Varnishes, Floor and Porch Paints, Mineral Paints, prepared and dry; Glue, Putty. Tinting Colors, Etc. A laige as­ sortment of brushes of all kinds. Respectfully Yours, F. L. McOMBER. West Side Hardware. 4 -A Lttt Ft* *** tfrt ****** *«**§•% Do You Paint? If you do, bear in mind that we carry the beet brand of ready- mixed paints in the county. All colors and shades - ready for the brush. The beauty of these paints is that anyone that knows enough to ply the brush can use them. We carry a full line of I * 3 i Oils, Varnishes, Etc. which are sold at the loweet possible prioss. If you want vK t a Spring Tonic call on Ringwood, m. J. S. BROWN & SON,