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S,y '"-J,: M Covers Johnsfiurgh^^Pf ^ Ringwood, Solon, - - r* - - Barreville, Osten(% Spring Grove, Terrd . 'J ; Cotta and WaucoiuUt ' , . . ' ' :' " '^tt' *.wr^1 *^V:1 *^r?* x - feWWair', ' >'k* fi '- ' • i,w. .- j It?overs Volo, Ridge- ' ^ field, Greenwood, Fox T 4 - •; ^ake, Dighton, Pis- v :$aqua Bay and trUbu- - a iary rural district#* ̂ 1 •,»•:.» i'TT#y^".> VOLUME XXVIII fljflff ){ ^ iW •»|fir^jftMjiirIltujt^li F^inrLj^.-^pj ^.nf, , i i^H • i.^fyffilfl1' jjjjtftuH McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1902. NUMBER 15 -try',.. .:: ' IT"' I DIRECTORY f DAVID G. WELLS, M. D. "PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OCULIST. -L office and residence corner Elin and Green streets. Mc Henry. V* C. H. FEGERS, M. D. '•• HY8ICIAN AND SURGEON. McHenry, 111. Office at Residence, corner Oourt nd Elm streets. Telephone 333. KNIGHT Sl BROWN. A TTOENEYS AT LAW. 100 Washington "• street, Chicago, III. C. P. BARNE8. 1 D. T. SMILEY, A TTORNEY. Counselor, Solicitor and No- •"• tary Public. Will give prompt laud im­ mediate attention to all business intrusted to his care. Office in Hoy's Block. Woodstock, II HA' mnr Dmrltt ON THC WEST SID* DR. R. G. CHAJfBERLIN Office ove,r - Hours from Besley's Drug Store. 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m CONWAY & RAINEY RING WOOD, ILL. 61 team Fittings, Wind Mills, Steel and Wood Tanks, Farm Machinery. WELL WORK A SPECIALTY. Jails from out of town promptly attended to. A. C. SPURLING, Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist. West McHenry, Office it residence first llllnAU door weal of Method hit church III1I1UI8. Geo. Meyers General Teaming of all kinds. Excavating and Orading. TcHENRY ----- ILLINOIS. Telephone, Market 451. LAHBERT Q. SENQ BUFFET Headquarters for McHenry and, McHenry county visitors. John Schirres, t Fifth Ave.. Chicago. Bar Tender. REAL ESTATE Farms, Lots, etc., bought and sold. Insurance, both Fire and Life. Agent for JEtna Life Insurance Co. C. R. THURLWELL, Over Chapell's Store. McHenry, 111. H. C. MEAD, Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent, including Accident and Life Insurance. Agent for Continental Casualty Co. Insure with home agents, smoolh-tonglie strangers sometimes lead people astray. > WEST MCHENRY, - - IIX. C. R. THURLWELL Attorney, Counselor and Solicitor, Col­ lections, Real Estate, Etc. Office over Chapell's store. McHENRY, ILLINOIS. F. C. ROSS, D. D. S. MP McHenry Illinois Over Petesch's Drug Store, next to Bank. SOCIETIES. MASONIC. MCHENRY LODGE, NO. 158, A. F.and A. M--- Regular Communications the second and fourth Mondays in each month. S. b. CliArELL. \V. M JOHN EVANBON. Secy. W. C. O. F. St. Patrick's Court, No. 187, W. C. O. F..meet the First Saturday and Third Wednesday evenings of each month, at Forester Hall. MKS. MARY COBB. Chief Ranger. Has. KATHKV* ADAMS, Secretary. M. W. A. Regular Meetings every Second and Fourth Wednesday evenings of each month, at Stof- el's Hall, W. P. STEVENS, Consul. H. C. MEAD, Clprk. ^ C. O. F. Meet First and Third Sundays of each month iu Forester Flail. ANTON ENOELN, Chief Ranger. JOHN NEigs. Recording Secretary. LOUIS OERTEL. Financial Secretary. JOHN J. BABBIAN, Treasurer. Trustees' John Heimer, Anton Engeln. Ben Lauer. INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS. 4- 11 Concerning Local Affairs Picked Up by the Way. • S*w Ads This Week. S. S. Chapell--Fall and Winter Goods. J. Hnrwitz--Heavy weight Goods. Gus Carlson-- Robes. W. C. Evanson--Dress Goods, Shoes. M. J. Walsh--Announcement. c. o. F. , St. Patrick Court No. 746. C. O. F. Meetings held the Second and Fourth Monday evenings of each mouth in Forester HaU. John Fleming, O. R. Waiter Bulger. R. 8. Chicago & North-Western. Effective Sept. 28, 1902 WEKK DAY TRAINS. NORTHBOUND McHenry. ..Via F.lgin ...11.34am Ta m .. . Via Des Haines ,10.10 am 1 p m Via l)es l'laines 4.40 p m 4.00 p m Via Elgin 6.54 p m 5.U1 y m Via l>es Haines 6.54 p m SUNDAY TRAINS. 8.45am Via Elgin 9.10am ..Via Pes l'laines... fcOBptai Via Elgin WEEK DAY TRAINS. Leave McHenry ...11.14 a m . . 11.14 am ... 5X6 p m Arrive SOUTHBOUND. Chicago. 7.32 am.". Via Elgin 10.10 a n> 8.33am Via l>es l'laines..... .V.r>0ani 3.00 p m Via Elgin 5.45 p m 6:03 p m Via Des Plaines 7:40 p m SUNDAY THAIN8. 7.8«m Via Elgin 10.30 am 6:0? pn Via Elgin 8:45 p m Passengers taking 7:32 train from stations north of Crystal Lake can change at Crystal Lake and arrive in Chicago attt:25 a. m. Mrs. John Frisby and daughter, Miss Alice, left for Sioux Fails, South Dako­ ta, Tuesday, where they will attend the wedding of the former's son, Walter, to Miss Marie Elinore Wanken of that (pity, whichis to take plaoe October 88. OF A PERSONAL NATURE. PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW AND PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW. Elgin Batter Market. The offerings of butter on the board of trade were 40 tubs from Winslow factory. The lot was sold to D. E. Wood for 224 cents. The official mar­ ket was made firm at 22}. The Bales for the week were 573,000 pounds. Don't forget the "Dusty Seven "-dance tomorrow night. John Evauson has had the roof of his store building re-shingled. The Borden employees will hereafter have Sunday afternoon off. Three McHenry couples will soon bow before Hymen's shrine. Will Reed's orchestra plays for the "Dusty Seven" tomorrow night. Ten new milk wagons were received for use in the Borden factory last Fri­ day. Go to Mrs. M. A. Searles for bargains in millinery. Look for ad of dress hats next week. ' There will be no Young People's meeting at the Uniyersalist church next Sunday evening. Peter Schoewer has improved his blacksmith shop by raising it and put­ ting in a more solid foundation. Despite the rainy weather, the Social Six dance last Saturday evening was at­ tended by about twenty-five couple. McCormick the whistler and magician entertained a fair sized audience at S toff el's hall last Thursday evening. Ed. Long returned from Rochester, Minn., this morning with a car load of fine milk cows which will be disposed of at private sile. "Flowers" is the topic for next Sun­ day's J. Y, P. C. U. meeting at the Universalist church. Miss Lulu Byrd leads the meeting. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schneider has been very ill with typhoid fever the past two weeks, but is now reported as gaining. The Willing Workers are making preparations for another rummage sale in the near future. They hope to have a larger and better stock for this sale. The 8took yards are at last being re­ modeled. The old sheds are being torn down and new ones built, with good solid floors, --a very necessary improve­ ment. While at work last Thursday, Fred Thurlwell, who is employed in the Rey­ nolds mill, in some manner wrenched his back which laid him up for the rest of the week. M. D. Smalley, who has a position in a Chicago machine shop, moved his family to that city this week. Mrs. Smalley is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Engeln. A number of our sportsman are camp­ ing down the river about two and one- half miles, near Kirkland's. Last Sun­ day a game dinner was given by the campers and quite a number from here attended. A new addition is being built on the west side of F. L. McOmber's hardware store for the storage of oil, coal, etc. T. P. Walsh will take charge of the new department, he having demonstrat­ ed his ability by years of faithful ser­ vice. The Moler Barber College, Chicago, Dl., wants men to learn barber trade, steady practice, qualified teachers, demonstrations, etc.,are the advantages. Complete outfit of tools given graduates. Board included. Catalogue explaining all mailed free. It is stated on good authority that three young men were "trung down" by certain young ladies Tuesday night when they endeavored to make a date. The boys had been imbibing too much grape juice and the girls simply passed them up. There now. A certain lawn swing on the west side is becoming quite popular of late, it being in use about every evening. A lawn swing is all right on warm sum­ mer evenings, but this time of year we would prefer a warmer place than a lawn swing to spend our evenings. There will be a union service at the Methodist church next Sunday evening as the Y. P. C. U. of the Universalist church will join with the Epworth League. Harry Eldredge will lead the meeting. Subject: "The Siu of Indif­ ference." Meeting opens at 7:80. All are cordially invited. Owing to a wreck at Elgin, the pass­ enger train due here at 11:84 a. m., was two and one-half hours late Mon­ day. The wreck occurred at about 8 o'clock and was caused by a rail tipping over, the ties having become rotten. A coal car was overturned and three freight cars followed. They were thrown across the track in such a way that other trains could not pass. Three boys hied themselves to Chas Page's water melon patch Tuesday night, bent on having fun and, incident­ ally. some melons. But it seems Mr. Page had received word over the 'phone that something was doing and he re­ solved to join the boys in their sport. But the boys would not be "joined" and the way they got out of that melon patch was wonderful. All half mile running records were broken instanter. Boys will be boys as lon^ as melons are melons until a severe lesson is adminis­ tered. A Weekly Budget of Personal Matton Picked Up Here and There fcjf The Plaindealer Scribe. John Ralston spent Friday in Chica­ go. Miss Rose Justen was a recent Nunda visitor. < Mrs. F.' K. Granger was a Chicago visitor Saturday. Fred Goodman, of Pullman, 111., spent Sunday here. Harry Wightman was a oity visitor the first of the week. Frank Buhr spent the latter part of last week in Chicago. Mrs. W. E. Whiting yisited Chicago friends last week Friday. M. D. Smalley, of Chicago spent Sun­ day with his family here. Chris. Schmidt was a business visitor in Chicago last Thursday. Geo. G. R'chards was a ' Chicago passenger Monday morning. Clayton Wilson, of Harvard, spent Sunday with his sisters here. Wm. Bonslett took the train for the great city Monday morning. Henry Miller attended to business in Chicago several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. El C. Fisher were vis­ iting in the windy city Saturday. Rev. F. W. Miller visited friends at Ringwood Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Simon Stoffel and daughter, Miss Dora, spent Saturday in Chicago. Miss Clara Schiessle, of Chicago, vis­ ited her parents here over Sunday. Dora Stoffel, of Elgin, spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents here. Mrs. N. E. Barbian spent several days of last week with Chicago relatives. Mrs. C. Parks was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parks at Nunda Friday. Mrs. M. D. Weber was the guest of Chicago relatives several days last week. Mrs. M. A. Searles spent Saturday and Sunday visiting friends in Chicago. Herman Kamholtz and Star Brink were Wauconda visitors one day recent- iy- Messrs. Jay Gilbert and Jos. Barbian were Chicago passengers Sunday even­ ing. Mrs. H. S. Gregory spent a few days visiting Chicago relatives the past week. O. N. Owen and daughter, Miss Ethel, were passengers for the windy city Sat­ urday. Mrs. F. W. Miller «nd son spent the first part of the week visiting friends at Elgin. Miss Eolia Boyer, of Nunda, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. C« Fisher, Sunday. Miss Mattie Dwelly, of Ringwood, Was the guest of McHenry friends last Thursday. Mrs. A. C. Matthews and daughter, Emma, were Nunda visitors one day last week. Mrs. Leonard Bonslett was thp guest of Chicago friends the latter part of last week. Mrs. Traver and daughter, Miss Anna, are visiting friends at Harvard this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Guerin are enter­ taining Mrs. Fiske, of Chelsea, Mich., this week. Lute Lincoln, of Elgin, was at the Bay a couple of days last week hunting and fishing. Miss Mary Engeln, of Chicago, spent the fore piart of the week with her parents here. * Misses Christina and Frances Buss spent Saturday with Carpentersville and Elgin friends. Mr. and Mrs. M. Merriman spent Sun­ day with the former's niece, Mrs. Ma­ son, at Ridgefield. F. J. Barbian attended to business at Kenosha, Wis., and Waukegan the lat­ ter part of lafet week. T. Grot and H. M. Jensen were busi­ ness oallers at Richmond and Genoa Junction last Thursday. H, M. Jensen attended the funeral of his brother-in-law, John P. Tonner, at Gale wood, 111., Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Eldredge, of Al­ gonquin, spent Sunday with the form­ er's father, C. T. Eldredge. Jos. Schoewer took the train Satur­ day morning for Chicago, where he vis­ ited triends until Monday. Geo. Gilbert, T. J. Walsh and John Darbian were at the county seat last Friday serving on the jury. John Wirfs, of Fon du Lac, Wis., spent part of this week Visiting rela­ tives and friends in McHenry. Ed. Mills and Joe Basely* of Waucon­ da, made their usual visit at the home of W- D. Went worth last Sunday. Mrs. Oramel Walker, of Eauclaire, Wis., and Mrs. Libbie Stone, of Chippe­ wa Falls, Wis., have been visiting Mrs. W. A. Cristy. Mesdamea H. M. Jensen and T. L. Grot spent a pleasant day at Elgin last Thursday, going through the Ipsane Asylum and Lord's Park. Messrs. John Evanson, Gus Carlson, C. R. Thurlwell, J. D. Lodtz, S. S. Cha­ pell, F. A. Holly, J. C. Parks, Rollin Waite and W F. Gallaher attended a Masonic banquet at Wauconda last Thursday evening. Miss Hazel Spaulding, who has been attending the McHenry school the past two years, left for Chicago Saturday morning where she will reside with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Spaulding, Iformerljof Bingwogg* FIRST SCHOOL REPORT. Good Showing For September, the First Month. Daring the month of September the following pupils of the McHenry Public School have neither been absent nor tardy and have averaged ninety per cent, and over. HIGH SCHOOL. FRESHMEN. Mamie Granger , Hattie Lamphere Vera Lauck Jamie Sayler Willie Thomas JUNIORS. Frances Buss Cassie Eldredge Florence Howe Katie Knox Loren Lauck * Agnes Meyers Lillie McGee Ethel Qwen Carlton Ross Hellen Raymond Bessie Smith SENIORS. Nina Colby Belle Gallaher Hazel Ogtnun Birdie Small Sammy Zimmerman E. C. FISHKB, Prin. EIGHTH GRADE. Irene McOmber Clayton Roes Emery Wheeler Maggie Ward Ella Thomas Mabelle Sayler Edna Sayler Irene Frisby Mary Knox Anna Zimmerman AGNES A. PERRY, Teacher. FOURTH ROOM. Lillian Wheeler v Myrtle Wattles Lulu Byrd Clara Stoffel Josie Holly Ray Page Arthur Bickler Edith Lauck Floyd Thompson Leonard Philips Gilbert McOmber Louis Miller William Schneider Alford Pouse Maude Granger Willie Gallaher Rosie Zimmerman Katie Laures MRS. MARY COBB, Teacher. THIRD ROOM. Fannie Granger Katie Engeln John Long Ella Beebe Robert Thompson George Schreiner Clara Justen Emma Krause Susie Zens Elizabeth Phalen Albert Freund Marguerite Granger Mattie Lauers Myrtle Cobb DORA BESLEY, Teacher. SECOND ROOM. CAPTURES BLUE RIBBON M'HENRY COUNTY EXHIBIT AGAIN IN THE LEAD. Agnes Cleary Walter Krause Elva Smith Hester Bee be Anna Knox Maude Smith Ernst Grot Arthur Meyers Hazel Smith Mamie Cobb Ray Long ETHEL M. SMITH, Teacher. FIRST ROOM. Jens Paaske Lucile Wentworth KATE F. HOWE, Teacher. Geo. A. Hnnt Again Returns From State Fair With All the Honors for Mc­ Henry County. The Illinois State Fair for 1002 is at an end and it was a success in every particular. Dreary, dismal, rainy, misty weather was not sufficient to spoil the golden anniversary of the state board of agriculture. No doubt the weather kept down the attendance but Saturday night when the gross re­ ceipts were being figured it was assured that all claims against the board could readily be settled out of the receipts. For years a provision "If it does not rain the fair will be the greatest on earth," etc., has been Used by the news­ paper correspondents when writing in advance of the coming fair. But this year the provision was ignored and the bold assertion was made that the fair would be a success despite the weather conditions. The prediction was correct. The gate receipts for the week by days are as follows: Sunday, $84; Mon­ day, $1,152; Tuesday, $1,672; Wednes­ day, $0,548; Thursday, $17,140; Friday, $5,008; Saturday, $266; total, $84,064. But that which pleases the people of McHenry county the most is to learn that the McHenry county exhibit was the center of attraction first, last and all the^ime. The writer had not heard of the decision made by the committee on awards until H. C. Mead was met on the train returning from Springfield Tuesday morning. The smile he gave us was enough, and spoke as-plain as words. McHenry county had again captured the blue ribbon and the plaudits of all visitors at the fair. Even before all the exhibit had been arranged in the spot allotted to this county, representatives from other counties, conceded the prize to Mc­ Henry. Not only were there greater varieties of vegetables, fruits, grains, etc., but everything was of the best and in excellent condition. Everything was tastily arranged and the walls were nicely decorated. The only produce in which McHenry county could not come MIIMsllllOMIIIIIMMIWt--•••WHMMWMIIMIMIMMIIIMI--MMMMIIMM' OUR STRONG COflBlNATION. The McHenry Plaindealer The Weekly Inter Ocean $1.50 $1.00 Total $1.75 If you were to subscribe for each one of the above papers separately you could not get the above total. That's our way of adding in this case and we are enabled to do so by special arrangements with the Inter Ocean Co. Two weeks ago we told you that sample copies of the Inter Ocean would be sent out. Tuesday of this week we fulfilled the promise and every family in McHenry and vicinity should receive one, as over 1000 were ordered. The special price of $1.75 is made to new subscribers and old ones who pay up all arrearages and one year in advance. Can you afford to let this opportunity slip by without taking advantage of it? All the home news and the news of the worl<,J^every week. Look through the Inter Ocean and see its many good points. Those who did not receive a copy can secure one at this office. School Notes. William Smith has lett school. Mrs. Wheeler visited the fourth room Monday. Carleton Ross was absent from school Monday. James Boyle is absent on acoount of sickness. Ben Zimmerman has returned after quite an absence. Mrs. W. D. Wentworth visited the first room Friday. Willie Stoffel and Alford Pouse have been absent some time on acoount of Bickness. Anna Zimmerman, Mary Knox and Zue Gallaher have returned to school after a short absence. The fifth grade is dramatizing the first chapter of ' 'The King ol the Gold­ en River." They expect to play it in the near future. The program given at the first meet­ ing of the Delphian Literary Society was a success. I'he following visitors attended: Edna Story, Rose Justen, Hazel Spaulding, Mable Granger and Mrs. Fisher. The Event of the Season. The "Dusty Seven" cordially invite the public to attend a hard time party to be given at Stoffel's hall, West Mc­ Henry, Friday evening, October 10. Music will furnished by Will Reed's orchestra, of Chicago, one of the best musical organizations in the state, who will appear in hobo'costume. Every­ body is expected to appear in their old clothes. Anyone wearing a white collar or la'undried shiit will have to entertain the audience with a ho-down in the middle of the floor alone. A grand prize will be given to the person appearing**" the most absurd costume. Come out and have a good time. Dance tickets 75 cents, spectators 25 cents. Notice. Geo. R. Gilbert being abont to retire from active business in the firm of Gilbert Bros., the undersigned request all those being indebted to said firm to call and settle accounts as soon as pos- glbie, GILBBOT BROS* up to the standard was corn. The southern part of the state was not favored with as much rain, consequent­ ly the corn crop was much better. The outcome must certainly be grati­ fying to Mr. Hunt and his assistants who have obtained such results for their county. That the people of the county feel proud and are grateful for the efforts of Mr. Hunt goes without saying. RURAL FREE DELIVERY. Route Will be Established in McHenry Today. Geo. A. Bennett, special agent of the rural free delivery system will be in McHenry today to establish a route from the McHenry postoffice. All ap­ plicants for position as mail carriers will meet at the postoffice for examina­ tion . The application for free delivery was sent to headquarters some months ago, but owing to the large number of routes being established some; are compelled to wait. It is not yet fully decided where the route will be laid out, but it is likely that Johnsburgh and the cottages and hotels at Pistakee Bay will be taken in. There are several applications in for carrier, but only one man can win out, the one who passes the examination the most successfully. Only one route will be established at present. In a short time there will probably be two of more routes from each office. The rural free delivery is a great boon to the farmer and be especially appreciates it when old Boreas appears. It is also essential to the welfare of McHenry as Woodstock, Richmond and Nunda are all knocking at our doors now. We must meet them half way. Martin Smith and family, who have been living on Justen's farm near the Bay, the past seven years, will soon move to their own farm in Johnsburgh, which they bougdt of (Jasper Adams. Mr. Carr, of Ringwood, will work Mr J us ton'8 farm the coming year. WITNESS DISAPPEARS. Ellsworth Case Continued Until January Term of Court, The Ellsworth murder trial came to an abrupt halt Friday at Woodstock when the state's attorney presented a motion, which was granted, for a con­ tinuance of the case until January sup­ porting the motion with affidavit that it was impossible to proceed on account of the absence of a witness, Mary Lee, who, according to the affidavit, had sig­ nified willingness to swear that the de­ fendant, Earl A. Ellsworth, told her two weeks after the shooting that he fired several shots into the body of Amos W. Anderson, that he inflicted the last wound upon his father, and that he had killed his mother accident- ally whec firing at Anderson. According to the affidavit, young Ellsworth had outlined to Mary Lee the entire plan the Sunday before the tragedy. The affidavit also sets forth that Mary Lee, fearing harm, had be­ come a member of the state's attorney's family three weeks ago, and that on Wednesday night laet she disappeared, and that it is his belief that she has been spirited away by some person in the interest of „ the defendant. LATER.--Mary Lee was unexpectedly brought back to Woodstock Tuesday morning by Attorney C. P. Barnes from Beloit. Wis., where liarnes and LUM- ley had taken her Wednesday night. Immediately on her arrival she was arrested on a warrant sworn out by State's Attorney Lowell, charging her with being an accessory to the triple murder for which Earl Ellsworth is be­ ing, tried. A change of venue was tak­ en to Justice Jones and the case was continued till Tuesday. The state bases its cause of action on the woman's statement made to the state's attorney that she knew of the plan of murder before it was commit­ ted. From letters that passed between Earl Ellsworth and Mary Lee it is learned they were engaged. A FORMER RESIDENT"DEAD. O. 8. Magnusen -Passes Away at Sis Home in Chicago. G. S. Magnusen died at his home in Chicago last Thursday morning at five o'clock of dropsy of the liver, being 87 years of age. Mr. Magnusen, for the past five years, up to last spring, managed the affairs of the Rosedale Pleasure Club, the popular summer resort on the river. He always had the name of treating his guests in a royal manner and was ever ready to give them a good time while at his place, and for this reason numbered his friends by the hundreds. He had been ailing for the past three or four years and hoping to regain health gave up the management of the hotel last spring and returned to Chicago. He leaves a wife, two brothers, Mag­ nus and Goodman; one sister, Mrs. A. C. Smith, all of Chioago, to mourn his death. The funeral took place from the resi­ dence at 252 Grand avenue and was at­ tended by a very large concourse of moarning relatives and friends, there being oyer seventy carriages in the funeral line. The floral offerings were many and beautiful, there being two carriage loads. Those who attended from this vicinity were: A. J. Olsen, P, E. Rose, Eric Stone, Woodstock; S. J. Mellin, Pista kee Bay; Mr. Larson, Rosedale; John J. Buch, McHenry " CARD OF THANKS. I wish in this way to thank the friends who so kindly assisted me dur­ ing my husband's sickness and after his death. MRS. CARRIE MAGNGASIF. A GENUINE SURPRISE Given Mr. Simeon Coyell at his Home Last Saturday Evening. In spite of the inclement weather, a jolly bus load drove out to Mr. Covell's on Saturday evening by the invitation of Mrs. S. H. Covell and Mrs. S, E. Smith. The ladies had planned to sur­ prise Mr. Covel as it was his birthday and the surprise was complete. After Mr. Covell had recovered from the shock the company indulged in a few hands, of progressive cinch. Prizes were won by Mrs. Emma Philips and J. I. Story. After refreshments were served the friends departed wishing Mr. Covell many happy returns of the day. Those present were: Messrs. and Mesdames T. J. Walsh, J. L Story, S. S. Chapell, F. L. McOmber, E. A. Smith, M. Merriman, W. Gallaher, J. Claxton. Mesdames Lydia Owen, Emma Philips. Misses Julia Story and Clara Smith. Millinery Mrs. M. A. Searles has just received _ beautiful assortment of the newest millinery fashions, embracing all the latest styles in trimmed and ready to wear hats for women. Misses and child­ ren, actually 50 per cent lower than they can be bought for elsewhere. Call and inspect the new styles, you will be welcomed whether you purchase or not- Another Child Called. The little eighteen-months-old boy of Henry Kennebeck died last Sunday morning at three o'clock. The funeral took place at St Mary's church Mon­ day morning at 0:80 o'clock, Rev. M. W. Barth, officiating. Interment took place in St. Mary's cemetery adjoining the church. EXCHANGE GLEANINGS. -t 5 "'i'ij HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY ADJACENT COUNTIE8. 4^1 AND -L fm 'W-: Sir ^ m A Miscellaneous Assortment of News Items In Condensed Form For Conven­ ience of Busy People. The Elgin Elks cleared $860out of the street carnival which they conducted In August. Freeport has two cases of small pox, and it is feared that maoy have been ex­ posed to the disease. The C. & N. W. have employed a number of Indians as section hands on the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Yalley branch in northern Nebraska. A vinegar and yeast factory employ­ ing 150 men will probably locate at St. Charles. The location under consider­ ation contains 42 acres about a mile east of the city. Just at present there is an epidemic of bowel trouble among the people here and it is a wise plan to take the advice of the Board of Health to boil all the drinking water.--Marengo Republican. Horse thieves invaded Zion City Wednesday night, stealing a valuable horse and buggy belonging to R. CL Bit. While Bit was attending a ser­ vice in the tabernacle the thief man­ aged to get far away with the horse and buggy.--Waukegan Sun. Evangelist W. A Snnday closed his labors in Harvard last Sunday evening after three weeks of unremitting work and as a result over 200 were converted. The meetings were all well attended and the last night the church was not large enough to hold all who desired to attend.--Harvard Herald. That Lake Geneva sea serpent fake is still a source of revenue for the Chi­ cago space writers. Last Sunday's papers had a long yarn abont the ser­ pen t which is reported to have been seen at the head of the lake. It is not stated that the "witnesses" had been drinking.--Lake Geneva Herald. The Kenosha Evening News of last week Wednesday contained a big write-up of the fall carnival, which if* opened there last Monday. One of the most interesting features of the show will be Prof. Drewes, the hypnotist, who will be buried eight feet under ground, for a period of six days, with­ out food or drink. The Bowman Dairy company will on Thursday, Oct. 0, open its books to con­ tract with our milk farmers for milk for the months of November, December, January, February, March, and ApriL A representative of the company will be present to book the contracts, and hopes to secure at least 500 of milk.--Nunda Herald. Barrington Review: The electric railway, which Edward Warren £>tees of Chicago, promised to build and have in operation between Wauconda and thiB village by the first of October, 1902, shows little signs of life. Mr. Stees has, for the present, given up railroad construction and is endeavoring to en­ list the well-to-do citizens of Wauconda to establish a bank in that village. Women who wear dead birds in their hats should abstain from the cruel prac­ tice. especially when they go wandering in the woods. Mrs. Barnes of Rock- ford, while so attired one day recently narrowly escaped death. A hunter saw the bird in her hat rising above a dis­ tant bush, and took a shot at the feath­ ers which he supposed were fastened to a live bird. The bullet grazed Mrs. Barnes' skull, and she barely escaped being a "dead bird." W. S. Pratt is probably the only per­ son who can truthfully say that he had a finger bitten off by a dead hog. It is a fact that seems very queer, yet it ia evidenced by the stump of his first fin-> ger on his right hand. About a week ago he had killed a hog and was prepar­ ing to dress it while the porker lay on the ground and bled. After a while Mr. Pratt went to it and as he reached out to take it by the head his hog-ship suddenly raised his head, opened his mouth for its last gasp and eaught Mr. Pratt by the index finger of the right hand, biting it off as cleverly as if it had been done with a sharp knife. It ia a very annoying injury to Mr. Pratt* yet the unusual way of losing his finger ;: is very strange--Genoa Journal. Monday four modern coaches arrived at Libertyville for use on the new* electric road. Although ten new cars k have been ordered, the remaining six: will not be delivered for a oouple of weeks. The four in question are trail­ ers of the open or summer variety. The> remaining six will contain motors and other necessary electrical equiment and hence require more time to build and prepare for shipment. If the cars to ar­ rive are to be judged by those here they will be an ornament. Each car has IS double seats and two single, thus com­ fortably seating 54 passengers Al­ though carefully enveloped in oanvaaa coverings enough can be observed to satisfy that they are elegant in appear­ ance and modern in design. The cars yet to arrive will be inclosed, electrical­ ly heated and lighted, of the latest pat­ tern, and considerably larger than til* summer cars.-- Libertyville Independ­ ent."' VMW Cutter For Sal*. We have for sale a twenty-two Mil Paragon paper cutter. Is good as new,. having been used but little. Price $40. Address The Plaindealer tor particular* ; J>:\ 36 i ..•A.v'V