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£;" ' , '?' k i':' V"/'f; ^r;'. -,;:>r '; /• > *: %£*rm > . • ' >n . '41 -".. - .LAP • R5"^/ 1 ^-. 7fi* \ r f,-> W,l ' li, s;f"",< .% r ^]!r: *•'&':* £:^ i> >» *i.n , •> lii^MllliT, VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 36 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 5. 1903. THE POPE CELEBRATES i -'T*' tWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF CORONATION. & M . • • MM f i - v , OrMt Crowds Assembled In Rata to Wlt- ncM Celebration--"ton* Live Pope Leo1 the Cry. According to press dispatches it is es­ timated seventy-five thousand people, including a thousand Americans, wit­ nessed the celebration of the twenty fifth anniversary of the coronation of the pope Tuesday. Despite the rain an im­ mense crowd assembled e&y1* the Vati­ can and St. Peter's hoars before the cer­ emonies began. When the doors of St. Peter's opened an almost indescribable struggle occurred, daring which the gowns of many ladies were multilated and several wcrnen fainted. Promptly at eleven o'clock the great bell on St. Peter's rang ont the signal announcing the pontiff's arrival. Upon the pontiff's appearance the people sent forth a tre­ mendous roar of welcome. The pope was borne on a new sedia gestatoria by twelve men and appeared to be more than a human being. Thousands of voices shouted, "Long live Pope Leo." Many sobbed and others fainted from excess of feeling or fatigue. When the pope arrive') at the throne he knelt and prayed and then arose without assist­ ance, and the celebration of mass began. Having administered the papal benedic­ tion the pontiff retired to his room for .restoratives, and addressing his private physician said: "You see, thatafter all, your warnings did me no good. What touching loyalty!" CATHOLIC YEAR BOOK. Directory Claim* that MemberHliip Nnin- . berslSeventli of Population. .The Catholic directory for 1903 claims for that church in the United States 11,- 289,710, a gain over last year of 2.8 per oent., and a full seventh of the popula­ tion. In the colonies, it claims 6,565,- 998 in the Philippines, 38,000 in Hawaii, 8,000 in Samoa, 9,000 in Guam and 593,- 243 in Porto Rico. So that in all there are under our flag 18,853,951, which would be between a fourth and a fifth of all. "Of course these colonial fig­ ures." observes the New York Church- man, claim everything in sight and the American statistics of the Roman church have been largely guess work, though ye have little reason to reproach other churches in the matter of inaccuracy in thifi regard. The compiler of the direct­ ory says the bishop is in each case re­ sponsible for the statistics of his juris­ diction. Of these prelates there are just 100 in the country, 86 bishops, 13 arch­ bishops and a cardinal. There are 9,743 secular and 3,222 regular priests, 10,878 churehes, 7 universities, 71 seminaries, 162 colleges for 4>pys and 643 colleges for girls, and 3,978 parochial schools, with almost an even 1,000,000 pupils in them. Charitable institutions number • above 1,000: It is carious to note the coincidence that while this directory gives the Rom­ an Catholic population of New York at 1,200,000, the deductions from the par­ tial census of the federation of churches pointed to the almost identical figure, 1,206,955. Jews in New York, accord­ ing to federation's statistics, number 650,000. They are increasing in the oity more rapidly than the Roman Catholics. Dr. Wines, some months ago, in Federation, estimated that there werei about as many "lapsed Protest ants" as Jews, and he estimated the efficient Protestaut population as some­ thing less than the Roman, 1 168,911. But it should be noted that of the 2,400,- 000 credited to the Romanists and Pro- tesants together only about a third will be found in church on any Sunday." School Note*. Ellen Cleary is absent from the fourth room. Lena Schftefer is absent from school duties. The girls have now organized a bask­ et ball team. Gertrude Turner is a new pupil in the seventh grade. Floyd and Robert Thompson were ab­ sent from school Vfouday. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wheeler visited in our school on Monday last. Anna Kennebeck has left school. She was enrolled in the third room. Several pupils of the Lutheran school visited in the lower rooms on Tuesday last. Irene McOmber and Florence Grang­ er are absent from their school duties on account of sickness. A program given by the Delphian Literary will be held in the high school room this (Thursday) afternoon. The basket ball team of the high school will meet the Crystal Lake team in a practice game Friday evening of this week at the latter place. Teachers and pupils of the McHenry public school are very mncb indebted to The Plaindealer for the splendid pict­ ures of the school building, found in tbeir possession Monday afternoon, Section I of the McHenry Co. Insti- stitute will convene at the public school building March 28. This division em­ braces the towns of Greenwood, Mc­ Henry, Burton, Richmond and Hebron. Pneumonia Follow* a Cold. but never follows the use of Foley's Honey and Tar. .It .stops the cough, heals and strengthens the lungs and af­ fords perfect security from an attack of pneumonia. ReJE&ae substitutes. Sold INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS. Items 'Concerning Local Aflklrs Picked Up by the War. New Ads This Week. S. S. Chepell--Gingham and Shoe sale. Wm. Bonslett -Farm Machinery. Stafford & Goldsmith--Cucumbers. Jacob Jus ten--Spring announcement. J. D. Lodtz--Easter Suits. Elgin Butter Market. Butter advanced a half cent on the board of trade. There were no offerings and consequently no rales. The price committee's report was firm at 27± cents. The week's sales were 508,000 pounds, a slight decrease from the week previous. Blasting powder cheap.--Osmnn Bros. Born, Thursday, Feb. 26, 1908, to Mr, and Mrs. Fred Earls, a girl. The cloee buyer .should call at Osmnn Bros., the up-to-date hardware and dry goods store. When looking for paints, oils, kelso- mine, brushes or general hardware call at Osmun Bros. F. A. Bohlahder will move into the Stoffel house, recently occupied by Mr. Conyne, it being much more convenient. Valley Camp, M. W. A., will give a reception to their wives and inyited friends on Friday evening of this week at eight o'clocK. Several robins baye put in an appear­ ance during the past few day, but then, even the birds are sometimes fooled by the weather man. Rev. and Mis. Miller will give a re­ ception at the Universalist paisonage tonight. The annual business meeting of the parish will also be held. Claude Hntson and Miss Alice Harri­ son were married at Woodstock yester­ day. We learned of the event too late to secure particulars of wedding. All the- pews at St. Mary's church will soon be fitted with solid oak book racks, a much needed convenience that will be appreciated "by the congregation. McHenry needs a uniform system of lighting for streets, business houses and residences. There is a good opening for a company to install an electric light plant. Gilbert Bros., who are conducting a grocery store on the north side in Chi­ cago, have bought out a meat market and will run it in connection with their grocery. The Ladies' Aid 8-»ciety of the M. E. church will meet on Friday afternoon of this week with Mrs. J. B. Wheeler. If you belong, come out; if you don't, come and join us. •_ , , The social given at the home of Brad­ ford Smith last Friday evening was well attended and a good social time was the outcome. Tempting refreshments were served and the program was appreciated by all. Charles A. Caimes has been appoint­ ed general passenger and ticket a^ent of the Chicago & North-Western Rail­ way Co. to succeed W. B Kniskern who was recently promoted to passenger traffic manager. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Chapell entertained a company of friends at cinch at their beautiful new home last Friday even­ ing. Prizes were won by Mrs. John Parks and Dr. H. T. Brown. A deli­ cious lunch was served. J. H. K«>nnebeck states that his name should have appeared among the list of heavy tax payers, published in this pa­ per two weeks ago. His taxes this year amount to $117.83. We can't imagine how his name was overlooked. The board of health will soon inspect the sanitarv conditions of McHenry. Why not clean up the back yards and alleys before the board has a chance to send <Mit notices? Don't let the garbage lay until the sun's rays b come too hot Water came ovur the mill dam with a rush last Friday, owing to the thaw. It was the largest volume of water that; has passed through the gates in four years, keeping Mr. Reynolds, the own­ er, on the anxious seat for a few hours. WANTED--Girl, at least sixteen years of age, to set type. Light, olean, warm place to work. Short honrs and light work. Applicant must know some­ thing about punctuation and use of cap­ ital letters. Cull at this office at once. The Plaindealer points with pride to its correspondence columns. We now have an able staff of correspondents, twelve in number, who are weekly gath­ ering in the news throughout this sec­ tion. We would like a representative at Ostend and Greenwood. On complaint of Martin Freund four saloon keepers of Johnsburgh have been summoned to appear- before Justice Mead Saturday afternoon and answer to the charge of conducting their places without licenses. The trial will be held at the city hall at one o'clock. In this issue Chas. B. Harmsen an­ nounces his candidacy for re-nomina­ tion to the office of town clerk. Mr. Harmsen needs no recommendation. In the past he has made an able official and is thoroughly yersed in the duties of the office, which are numerous and exacting. A young man was in McHenry last, week with another of those fake adver­ tising schemes, but as far as we can learn it did not materialize. He secured several ads by telling the business peo­ ple that he was connected with The Plaindealer. The writer soon learned what was up and put a stop to the per­ formance. We do our own soliciting and never solicit for fake schemes. • The Plaindealer subscription list con­ tinues to gvew. Qait. Urawiqgaad, snbroriba. OF A PERSONAL NATURE. PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW AND ^PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW. A Weekly Budget of Personal Matters Picked Up Here and There by The Plaindealer Scribe. PLAINDEALER ITBM Boxes. For the convenience of contributors to the personal columns, item boxes have been placed in the West McHenry post office and n«ar Tlie I'laitideuler door. It you know of any item of news drop a note in one of the boxits with your name signed and accept our noon of each week. thanks Items must be hi before Wednesday H. C. Mead was in Chicago Tuesday. S- Si Chapell was in Chicago Wednos- day. Mrs. Ella Lampbere spent tost week in Elgin. Charles Frett was » Chioago caller Tuesday. ? Ed. Thurlwell was an Elgin visitor Saturday. Peter J us ten was a Crystal Lake call­ er Saturday. J. I. Story went to Chicago Tuesday for a few days. Miss Dora A. Besley was a Chicago visitor Saturday. Miss Marie Block visited friends at Dundee last week. H. C. Mead transacted business at the county seat Monday. Geo. Bishop is now employed in a cigar factory at Elgin. M. J. Walsh was a Chicago caller Tuesday and Wednesday. n Mrs. R. Chain berlin was a Chicago visitor a few days recently. Michael J us ten and Peter Baner were at the county seat Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Olson •returned to McHenry Saturday evening. Mr. Traver of Harvard was on our streets the first of the week. Mrs. Davis, of Elgin, is yisiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mead. M. Rosengarten,' of $Ugin, visited at he home of H. Zimmerman Sunday. Mrs. Geo. Schreiuer attended the fu­ neral of George Gillds at Elgin last Sat­ urday. - Mrs. Etta Alexander, of Chicago, was a guest at the home of ft. Waite over Sunday. . Last week Mrs. Fred Bloick visited her daughter, Mrs. Theo. Bethbe, at Dundee. Isaac Wentworth w ŝhere from fil­ berts Tuesday tv CBlebraetahi# birthday anniversiry. Mrs. Walter Evanson and Bon went to Palatine Wednesday to visit the rest of the week. J. H. Miller and Miss Anna Millerat- tended the funeral of George Gilles at Elgin last Saturday. Miss Boyer has been unable to attend to her school duties at Nunda the past week on account of sickness. Mrs. E. W. Howe accompanied . Mrs. Elisha Hubbard to Chicago last Friday morning, returning Saturday. Frank Hatch, ot Spring Grove, and Walter Carey, of Wilmot, were in town Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Turner Miss Dora Stoffel returned to her school duties in Elgin Monday morning after a week's absence on account of sickness. Little Esther Hill, of Englewood, and Ada May Poile, of Winfield, spent Sun­ day with their grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wightman. Ferdinand Frett, of Chicago, visited his brother, Charles, Monday. "Pad­ dy" has a market of his own in Chicago and is making good money. Mr. aad Mrs. Robt. Judy returned to their home at Paxton, 111., Tuesday, after a two weeks' visit at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Colby. W. T. Wells, of 'Chicago, is visiting his brother, Dr. D. G. Wells, ror a few weeks. Mr. Wells was among the vic­ tims of the recent Swift boiler explosion at the stock yards, being laid up with a broken leg and seyeral other injuries of lees consequence. P, J. Cleary has returned to his resi­ dence on Waukegan street in this vil­ lage from his farm, two miles south of town, where he has spent the winter cleaning up and repairing and otherwise improving his premises for his tenant, John Powers, who took possession on March 1. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Martin, of Mason City, Iowa, were guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Perry. Many years ago Mr. Martin and Mr. Perry were partners in the general merchan­ dise busi ness in the building now occu-ijbarbed pied by S. S. Chapell. Mrs. Martin is a daughter if the late D. S. Smith. THE FIEND CAPTURED. Man Who Set Fire to Horse Is Landed In County JalL On Tuesday Detective Benthusen lo­ cated and arrested the fiend in the shape of a man who recently set fire-to a horse near Algonquin. It will be remembered that he poured kerosene oil on the poor animal and then touched the match. At this writing we have not learned the man's name. He is about twenty-two years of age and from descriptions by those who have seen him looks capable of doing such a deed. When asked why he tortured the animal he stated that there was no particular reason other than the "sport" of it. Such sport is enough to horrify the most depraved criminal and it is not likely that any judge or jury will be lenient in declar­ ing sentence. Later--We have just received word from Woodstock stating that the young man's name is Jos. Reinhold, son of John Reinhold who lives on a farm three miles east of Algonquin. It is not his first offense in torturing horses and it is believed that he is unbalanced in the upp& story. COUNTERFEITER CAUGHT. {James Johnson Arrested at Woodstock LasttWeek. James Johnson, one of the counter­ feiter H who passed out several spurious dollars in this village some time ago, was arrested at Woodstock last Sunday by a deputy United States marshal and now languishes in jail in Chicago. Dennis Carr, alias "Silver" Oarr, the other cnlprit, is still at large, but of­ ficers are on his track and will surely land him. He is well known to the police of Chicago as a professional crook, having served a term or two in prison before. Johnson, it in claimed, was honest enough until he met Carr. He was not even then a criminal in the best sense of the word, being more of a tool than an instigator in crime. Carr has a bad record in this county as well as in Chi» cago where he is probably now in hid­ ing. The deputy marshal has collected nearly all, if not all, the bogus money that was left in McHenry. Lenten Character JtMket Social. The Y. P. C. U. of the Universalist church will give a basket social at the city hall Saturday evening of this week, to whicn everyone is cordially invited. The ladies will bring lunch for two, which will be sold to the highest bid­ der. Persons who will attend are re­ quested to dress in such a manner or wear some emblem representing some well known character or popular book Admission to hall, twenty cents; chil dren under fifteen, ten cents. The following program will be ran dered, beginning at eight o'clock: Sol '> Rosina Reynolds Reading Edna Story Solo Florence Howe Music Orchestra Solo Mrs. Bee be Reading Song •. Corabeil MoOmber, Edyth Petesch Solo. Lulu Byrd Duet. Mr. and Mrs. Wa sh Male Quartette A Few Dont's. Don't begin work in 'the garden this week. Don't to roped in by fake advertising schemes. Don't fail to read The Plaindealer ads this week. . aw* +P yards Don't forgfet to clean before it gets warm. Don't kick about your own town un­ less you are doing something that will tend to better it. Don't imagine'that the new bill will settle the dam. question. There is yet to be a merry war. Don't attempt to drive afcross the rail­ way tracks if you bear the alarm bell ringing. If you are struok it will be hard to colleet damages. Don't say a word against the McHen­ ry Pleasure Club. It's one of the best things that ever .happened in McHenry, froia * moral and social standpoint Is Your Oof Guilty 7 Complaint has been made to the edit­ or that there are a few dogs in McHenry which are in the habit of running out and barking at teams as they pass by. Now that is a mean trait that character­ izes some dogs and not a few canines have given up their lives in the act of annoying teams. Those who own dogs should watch them and ascertain if they are guilty of such conduct, and, if so,, either lock them up or break them of the habit. Young and-fractious horses Sometimes become groatly frightened and run away with disastrous results. If it Was your dog that caused the ac­ cident you would feel pretty blue, wouldn't you? Don't let such a thing happen. Of cousre a person has a per­ fect right to shoot* under such circum­ stances, but few would care to do so. The dog does not know any better un­ til he is taught differently, and if he is incapable of learning, more vigorous measures should be adopted. TO THE GREAT BEYOND MRS. THOMAS THOMPSON SUC­ CUMBS TO PARALYSIS. Ha OeOTye Turner Passes Away After Long Illness--Obltnary of Alonao F. Chamberlain, an Old Resident. Mrs. Thomas Thompson. Mrs. Thos. Thompson died at her home near Barr^ville on Friday evening, February 27, 1903, of paralysis of the brain, Mrs. Thompson had apparently en­ joyed the best of health and remarked to her family a few days previous to her illness of feeling unusually well. She was stricken on January 17, 190S, while attending little Irwin Van Natta's fu­ neral at Slocums Lake and was confined there during the first three weeks of her sickness. Although her condition was known to be very serious, every hope was entertained for her recovery; a hope which for a time, seemed certain to be realised, but on Wednesday morning last she suffered a stroke and her physi­ cians pronounced her case hopeless. To her husband and daughter, who had de­ voted every attention to her welfare and had watched so anxiously during was a true Christian and a faithful mem­ ber of the Roman Catholic church. . The funeral was held Sunday, March 1, at St. Patrick's church, Rev. iFr. Foley officiating. Lura May Owen. Died, in Elgin, on the 2nd inst., at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Owen, Lura May, wife of Edward S. Brown, aged twenty-three years. The union of these two young people was consummated October 28, 1901, and bright were the prospects as well as their hopes for the future. An insidu- ous disease, howeyer, frustrated all their imaginings, and after many months of vain effort to conquer, the young wife passed peacefully away, surrounded by a sorrowing group, consisting of huB- band, father and mother, brother and sister. Lura May Owen was born and* raised in McHenry, being a grand-daughter of Mrs. E. M. Owen and a niece of O. N. Owen. Some years ago her parents moved to Chicago and from there to El­ gin. During the few years the de­ ceased lived in Elgin she had gained many friends who admired her for her gentle and loving disposition, not a few SCENE AT J. V. BUCKLAND S NURSERY, R.INGWOOD, ILL. Up A (tains t It. If reports are true a certain man who workB for Ben Stilling will put up a fight against the wire trust (especially wire.) One evening, just at dusk, last week he was trying to round up a cow, but the animal, which is ns- ually as docile as the average bovine, suddenly became fractious and proceed­ ed to give her pursuer a hot chase across lots. The latter was a good sprinter, however, and would, no doubt, have caught ui> with the animal bad it not been for the barbed wire fence which suddenly and forcibly stopped him. There was a grand display of stars, suns, satellites and comets, a look of dnmfounded surprise, torn clothes, punctured skin, injured feelings, suppli­ cations, lamentations--and a finished race. The cow, which had turned about to see the sport, heard a volley of words 'that sounded like--! T ---- Til -- -- 11-? -- m n * • | Raw or Inflamed Lung*. ' Yield rapidly to the wonderful cur ative and healing qualities of Foley's Honey and Tar. It pr events pneumonia and consumption from a hard cold settled m the long*. Bold by K. H. Pit each. < her entire sickness, this came as a severe blow to their expectations for the best. Marietta Violo Griswold was born in Johnstown, Vermont, November 24, 1848, coming with her parents, brothers and sistera to Ringwood at the age of ten years. She was united in marriage to Thos. Thompson at her home in Ringwood, March 6, 1806. Three chil­ dren were born to bless the union: Freeman Her'bert, who died October 21, 1892; Fred dying in infancy and Clara May, who by her constant care and un­ tiring attention, gave to her mother all that her kind and lovittg heart and sympathetic disposition could best di- vise for her comfort and aid. Two brothers G. W., of Callao, Mo., and C. H., of Palatine, her husband and two grandsons are left to mourn her loss. Mrs. Thompson was a woman, who, hy her cheerful disposition and kind though tfulnes8 and consideration of others, has won hosts of friends by whom she will be sadly missed. The family has the deep and sincere sym­ pathy of their many friends in their sad bereavement. The funeral was held at the Universal­ is chutch Monday, March 2. at one o'clock, being attended by an unusually large conoourse of people. The church was filled to its utmost capacity and many were compelled to stand outside in the vestibule'and on the steps. Rev. F. W. Miller officiated. It is unnecces- sary to say that the music was fine for it was furnished by those favorites, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh. The body was laid to rest in Woodlawn cemetery. The floral display was beautiful. The pall bearers were John Gracy, Thomas McMillan, Geo. Ames, Henry Magoon, Clarence Colby and Eugene Matthews. CARtKrOF THANKS. Daring the sad hours before and after our loyed one's death neighbors and friends were very kind in their atten­ tions and assistance. To those we ex­ tend our sincere thanka THOS. THOMPSON. CLARA THOMPSON, Mrs. George. Turner. Mrs. Geo. Turner died at her home in this village Friday morning, February 27, after an illness of about seven weeks. Bridget Dorsey was born in Ballyhale, Kilkenney Co., Ireland, February 1, 1882. She came to America alone about forty years ago and went at once to St. Louis where she worked for a few years, and then to Chicago where she joined a sister who had crossed the sea some years before. From Chicago she went to Spring Grove. She was married to George Turner at Richmond April 28. 1860, and they resided in the neighbor­ hood of Spring Grove continuously up to the time of Mr. Turner's death on the fifth of November, 1896. About four years after her husband's death Mrs. Turner moved to McHenry. Five daughters are left to mourn the death of a loving mother, as follows: Mrs. Kate Adams, Ringwood; Mrs. Nellie Peacock, Hebron; Mrs. Maggie Gannon, Chicago; Mary and Lizzie who reside in McHenry. Mrs. Turner was possessed of a loving maternal disposition so essential in mak­ ing home life happy and was ever ready H> aaiit others ixt timss cf trouble. She of whom were her associates in the cor­ respondence room of the David C. Cook Publishing Co., where she wasforabont three years a valued assistant. The funeral services were held at the residence of Geo. W. Owen in Elgin to- day. Burial in Bluff City cemetery. Alonco K Chamberlain. Alonzo F. Chamberlain, an aged and respected resident of Canton, 111., died at his . home in that city Wednesday morning, Feb. 11. His health had been very poor for some time, but his death was directly due to a fall he received about a week before his death when he broke his hip, and his advanced age and poor health made it impossible for him to recover. Mr. Chamberlain was born in Ton- way, Mass., March 12, 1811, being near­ ly ninety-two years of age at his death. He was twice married. In 1836 he was married at Perriton, N. Y., to Miss Alzina F. Malona, who died a few years later. In 1842 he was married to Miss Malinda Buck, at Riga, N.Y.,who sur­ vives him. In 1848 he came to Illinois and set­ tled in McHenry, where he lived until 1868. While a resident here he for a year or so kept the old hotel, afterwards going to work for Owen Bros, in their carding factory and saw-mill, in whose employ he was for several years. He will also be remembered by old timers as one of the early stage drivers and mail carriers from this place to Wauke­ gan over the. then, plank road. Later, he served two terms as justice of the peace. He moved to Elgin from MbHenry where he lived one year, afterward-mov­ ing to Springfield, 111. After a year's residence there he moved to Canton, 111., where he has since lived. Besidee his wife, three children sur­ vive him: Mrs. Marian Hubbard, of Libertyville, 111., a daughter by the first marriage; Mrs. Carrie Sutton juid O. T. Chamberlain, of Canton, ehildgen of the second marriage. In his life of well nigh a centuyy he has'commanded the respect of all who knew him. For about fifteen years he was a trust­ ed employe at the plow shops at Canton giving up his work only when age and infirmity came upon him. He was hon- eet and industrious and in his death Ill­ inois loses one of her oldest citizens and a long and honorable life, though quiet and unassuming, is closed. EXCHANGE GLEANINGS! HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY AND ADJACENT COUNTIES."* '•••ML B, I % "SSI fi' A KlieeltaMsu Assortment mt JfaWa Items In Condensed Versa lor Coawea* lenee of Busy People. . Attorney C. P. Barnes of Woodstock has purchased an automobile. The Boers have purchased 200,00ft of land in southwestern Texas. Stanton Thomas died at the home dt his daughter. Mrs. Mamie De Grushs^ , • ?. at Nunda, Thursday^5 Feb. 1% ageil eighty'seven years. • " Miss Edith May Tornbtdl and Mr, ' George Jepson, of Wancoada, were map- ried at the home of the hridn i '"%• day evening, Feb. 25. . Over at Silver Lake there fs m house < V ' with thousands of tons of ice that was put up in the early nineties. Similar conditions are of frequent occurrence. Wilmot Agitator; Spring Grove wittt its bank now has a rival at Salem. The Kenosha State Bank will etsabliSh *' branch office there and another at Wait* conda, HI. - . 5. At the recent production ot the caif* tata of Belshazzar, in Spokane. Washy ..; > M. E. Robinson, the conductor, waft p presented with a solid silver loving eup on behalf of the chorus.--^Genoa 9<i» •? V:- Times. Vt: Mrs. John C. Choate died at her homlr $ i.ivi in Woodstock on Tuesday, Feb. 21, aged • "'li­ nearly seventy-two years. Mrs. Choat# was a resident of this village from 1864 ' '"i; to 1859, moving to Woodstock in tha .jM latter year. ' :i Huntley, in this county, is the great*; est milk center in the world. From ih| station every morning between 600 an& 700 cans are shipped into Chicago anj$ beside this 45,000 pound# is delivered at* the creamery. .. *'• Last Monday Mrs. .Minnie Witt, •oil- Woodstock, by mistake used gasolinfc* Instead of kerosene in starting a firtr in the cook stove and an explosion wap the result. Her face, throat and armll were terribly burned. St. Charles Chronicle: David Smitl|t son of Joseph Smith, founder of thii Mormon church, is an inmate Of the iqi> sane asylum at Elgin. He is 70 yeaij|i of age and his malady is thought to bfc incurable, but he enjoys the privileges ordinarily given patients. He affil'atei. with the reorganized church of the Lat­ ter Day Saints when it was organize^ : in 1860, and he was a strong anti-polygy amist. Joseph Smith was assinated a§f: .Carthage, HI., in 1844. Sentinel: The painters and decorat» .• ors are busily engaged in improving th# '•W sheriff 8 office and the front room of th£,-1 " J county clerk's office in the court house!? " as well as a numbe^pf the rooms in thfr V sheriff's residence. Deputy WandracSt • , Beems bent on having things clean, an<$\ as these rooms in tfye court house ha4'" •••:•/% evidently not been repainted since thft - v':> year 1, the improvement is a timely onfc and will be much appreciated by thos# who have to work in them, as well a#:. to please the eye of the public. \ Sentinel: Weston McColluun, ahrnF • 'r" er living east of town on the Grant' • -;'/j -Jfc Aluminum at Hnrnnffxoa. The vicinity of Barrington is exetted over the report that the clay thereabouts bas been found to contain aluminum in considerable quantities. A deposit of clay which it is thought will produce a fair grade of aluminum has been found on the farm of H. H. Miller, bordering on Randall's Lake, abont two and a half miles west of Barrington. Samples of the clayare now being tested in Chica­ go. Miller is reported to have been offered a large spin for his thirty nine acres of land. Great spring tonic. Drives out all impurities. Makes the blood rich. Fills you with warm, tingling life. A spring blessing is Rooky Mountain Tea. 35 GK W. BssUqr. county court last Monday and judged insane by a jury. He had a delusion % . that the farm he bad occupied as ten#*%| ant for the last four years had becom^ '. I his property by possession and heconsefc quently refused to move off the premise . es. Judge Gillmore committed him tofcV: the care of his relatives on promise front him that he would move. Aside fram ^ this one delusion the man seemed to b* . ^ all right. St. Charles Chronicle: Twenty thous» •';•$ and dollars is the sum the city of Elgin - is now liable to have to pay Louis Nofi for damages he received from falling1 through a plank of the National stree| bridge. That is the amount named ia% . the verdict brought in by the jury^-,^ The only new element in theoase at thi$ " ^ trial was the introduction of evidence . from Drs. Tapper and Starrett to th0 ' effect that they did not believe Nofti- 1 - was permanently injured. The oity will probably appeal the case again ill . the hope that it will be reversed for ex- % cessive verdict. Elgin Advocate: The dangerous oont ̂ shredder has claimed another victim,.,, - This time it is John Traub, son of God|»< frey Traub, and a nephew of Fre4 ':-0 Traub, who lost part of his arm. ' accident happened late Monday afta> noon on the Traub farm, one mile &n<$ ~ |" a half west of Elgin. Young Traub' was feeding the shredder at a rapidl ;. pace and in his efforts to crowd the*. '/4-a machine he failed to measure distances* allowing hand to catch in the knive^ which drew him in up to the «lbow„ : Four men stopped the machinery wlulei v Traub slowly withdrew his lacerated arm and walked unattended from ther i barn to the house, washed off the blood and quietly requested his terrified par­ ents to send for a doctor. Drs. Schuudt and Sturm were summoned and the laA- ter ordered the patient taken to Skar* man hospital where the arm was am­ putated. Traub is now reeteng Ketlce to Dairyatea. Botdaft's Condensed Mitt Ok open their contract books on Thuwa^ March 12, 1908, at their office in Mo* Henry, 111., for their supply of milk "tor . the coming six months. Books will bet opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and close at) 3 o'clock p. m. unless the osataaotia filled at an earlier hour. "•Mi