hi i~ W**, » < * * ̂ ; .#* -V;* ,•>. J/.'-•• V5a>-^ ."i' > * 4 * *og ' CV . .... yk^J^y | f.jjg *VV"f,iI> &r'I?? "* *v*i : sij'&L . **i«s •»utte VOLUME XXIX. McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1903. NUMBER McHeijry merchants are offering big bargains in Summer Goods odds and ends. Better see them now and save a few dollars SSSi*-. EXCHANGE GLEANINGS. HAPPENING8 IN M'HENRY ANO ADJACENT COUNTIES. BURGLARS WRECK HOTEL SAFE. Booty Valued at Over $2,000 Secured at Fox lake, III. JUDGES SELECT MAVIS A Miscellaneous Assortment -of- News Items Ik Cwjdensed Form For Conven ience of Bwjr People. Died, at his home in Nanda, III., on Su-day, July 26, 1908. George W. • Thompson, after a prolonged illness. He was aged 71 years. In addition to his nnmeroos jewels and other valnable property, Pope Leo XIII died possessed of ready cash toTESr extent of #20,000,000, all pn deposit in the Bank of England. Nanda Herald: Don't shoot the mail boxes. In the U. S. court at Spring* field recently a man who tried his gun on a rural free delivery ' box was as sessed a line of $200 and a ninety day jail sentence. A boy who was guilty of a like offense got a sixty day jail sentence. Harvard Herald: A. N. Bort of Be- Irit, Wis., head banker of the Modern Woodmen of America, has received a check for $1,588,315.86, which represents the deposit of the Woodmen in the Be- loit Second National Bank, which for the next two years will be its depository. Harvard Independent: Editor C. A. Lemmers of the McHenry Co. Repub- . «,lican has purchased the interest of C. \§j?' > Barnes in that paper, the change "jjiJ^ving occurred last Saturday. Mr. Barneft was one of the eight gentlemen to inyest $500 apiece at the time the paper was purchased of John A. Du- field a year or no ago. Nnnda Herald: Huntley has taken steps toword securing a system of water works. The village board authorized a civil engineer to draft plans for a sys tem, and it is probable that before long the village will advertise for bids for the work. The step is a progressive one which Huntley will never regret. Harvard Herald: Persons who an nually suffer from hay fever are view ing the approach of August with es pecial interest and apprehension. August is the month that this disease or afflict ion is at its height Harvard has a number of persons who are martyrs to hay fever. Most sufferers begin to sneeze about August 15. From then on the malady increases until the sufferer wishes he were dead--or words to that effect. The new Marengo plant of Gail Bor den's Condensed Milk Co., will be opened for business soon. The factory is about complete, and by the first of the month the management will be ready to re ceive milk from patrons. Contracts with the farmers for the winter milk supply will not be made until the regular time in the fall, but all of,such that come their way unsolicited will be cared for. The factory is capable of handling about 80,000 poundB of milk. Charles Krahn, a farmer aged 22 years, who resided with his parents east of Carpentersville, was drowned while bathing in Fox river about two miles north of Carpentersville Saturday night. In company with a companion, Will Keppin, he had been swimming in the river, and was suddenly missed by the latter. Four hours afterward the body was found in seven feet of water. The young man was employed in the Haeger brick yards and belonged to the Odd Fellows' lodsce at Carpentersville. Harvard Herald: Rev. Father John B. Foley has been appointed by Arch bishop Quigley as assistant to Rev. Father Goulet of St. Joseph's parish in this city. St. Joseph's is a growing prosperous parish that requires more work than one priest can very well at tend to, hence the appointment of an as sistant in the person of Father Foley, who is young and energetic, affable and of a pleasing personal appearance. He comes from McHenry, where he has served as an assistant to Father O'Neill, and he will receive « cordial a©d sin cere welcome on the part of the people of Harvard and vicinity. •Save the Children. - Ninety-nine of every one hundred diseases that children have are due to disorders of the stomach, and these dis orders are all caused by indigestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Core is just as good for children as it is for adults. Chil dren thrive on it, It keeps their little fttoinachs sweet and encourages their growth and development. Mrs. Henry Carter, 705 Central St., Nashville, Tenn., says: "My little boy is now three years old and has been suffering from indigestion ever since he was born. I have had the best doctors in Nashville but they failed to do him any good • After using one bottle of Kodol he is a well baby. I recommend it to all suf ferers." Kodol digests what you eat and makes the stomach sweet Sold by *11 druggists, Devil's Like, the Famous Resort. Excellent hotels, good boating, fish ing and bathing, ample train seryice and special low rates via the Chicago & Northwestern R'y to this admiral sum- jner resort. A delightful place to spend yopr mid-summer vacation. Write for printed matter to W. B. Kniskern, Pas senger Traffic Manager, Chicago. For fates, Tickets, etc., apply to agents, 5-f)t Many persons are suffering from kid ney complaint who could avoid fatal results by using Foley's Kidney Care. Sold by N. H. Petesch. >- Job work of all kinds neatly done at Burglars blew. open the safe at the Hotel Lippincott Monday night, obtain ing $1,000 in currency and $1,200 worth of diamond rings and bracelets. The money belonged to Mrs. M. B. Cirkle of Chicago, proprietor of the hotel, while the jewelry was owned by guests at the hotel from Louisville. After looting the safe the burglars visited the barroom and added $150 in liquor to their plunder, then making their escape. So skillful was their work that no one in the hotel was aroused, and it was not' until the next morning that the loss was discov ered. There is no clew, but it is sup posed that the same men are responsible for the stealing of workmen's tools at Ingleside station Monday night, prior to the robbery. The sheriff has gone to Chicago to consult. with the police in that city. They Enjoyed It. Mr. and Mrs. John Kennebeck opened their home last Wednesday evening to a large number of yountf people, in hon or of the children. It was' a pleasant event and was thoroughly enjoyed by the participants, if all reports are true, and of course they are. Refreshments were served and disposed of in a manner that must have been gratifying to the cook. It was very nearly the next day when the party broke up and sought their own homes. The following were present: Misses-- Annie Stilling Annie Justen Mary Freund Anna Miller Mamie Stilling Christina Justen Lizzie Blake Gertie Scliafer Lillie Schafer Mary Dagen Mamie Heimer Eva Stoffel Lizzie Kennekeck Anna Kennececk Messrs. -- John Stilling John Brown Mike Justen Henry Stilling Mat Schafer Jake Brefield Willie Brefield Bernhard Stilling Nick Kennebeck Peter WinJtels John Dagen John Schafer Mat Blake Willie Blake Willie Heimer Philip Quigley Court House Fight. The fight over the location of the court house in DeKalb county has not ended, although it was thought the last act had been done when the super vision voted to erect the structure and the building committee let the contract. The last move was made Saturday aft ernoon and took the form of an injunc tion secured by residents of DeKalb and directed against Crow Bros., who have the contract for moving the west wing of the old building. - This is. the portion containing the vaults and the injunction blocks all progress. It is claimed that residents of DeKalb had been seeking some pretext by which trouble could be made and finally hit on this scheme. It is claimed as a basis TO REPRESENT PISTAKEE YACHT CLUB AT OSHKOSH REGATTA. Win. Qunton's Boat, "Mavis," Wins Three out of Six Trial Races--Harriet H Takes Two--Pats, Oue. " The sixth and last trial race for the purpose of selecting a boat to represent the Pistakee Yacht Club at the Inland Lake Regatta at Oshkosh, was ran last Saturday afternoon and - "Mavis," owned by Wm. Gunjfcon, won out. This makes three races out of the six that Mavis has captured and the judges appointed her to represent the club at the regatta. Sue is declared to be the best all around boat at Pistakee, having won one race in heavy weather, one with full sail and one in light weather. Anthony Seyl will act as captain at the regatta. J The judges were Commodore Ed. Rosing of Green Bay, Commodore H. L. Hertz and Commodore Win. Gun- ton. "Harriet H," Martin P. Hertz, captain, won two of i the three races. "Pats," Wm. Lorimer's boat, won one race, but for reasons unknown pulled out of the contest after the third race. Mavis will also enter the races at Green Bay during the third week in August. The regular race last Saturday morn ing resulted in. a victory for Mavis. Four boats started, but Pats was dis qualified for not obeying amateur rales. Following was the time made: START FINISH Mavis 12:05 1:00:45 Harriet H 12:05 1:02:23 Florence J 12:05 1:35:25 Mars was the only starter in the Class B race, leaving at 12:10 and finishing at 1:13:47. Miss Gross, of Chicago, is a guest at the Eskelson cottage, Rosedale. Commodore Rosing, of Green Bay, Wis., acted as one of the judges at the last trial race at Pistakee Bay. The Misses Retzel, of Chicago, spent Sunday at E. Hunter's Rosedale cottage. Miss Lillian Stewart is a guest there for a few weeks. Dr. and MrB. Hunt and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert and son, of Chi cago, have been guests at the Lasch cottage, Rosedale. Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding, of Chicago, spent Sunday at the Bay and took lunch eon with H. L. Hertz and family. Mr. Spaulding is with Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. The Misses Thisslew, Miss Hunt, Messrs. Chas. Lasch, Harry Flood and Murray Hutchings, of Rosedale, attend ed the hard time party at Reed's cot tage, German Village, Saturday night. A hay rack party from Rosedale weut to Stilling's Friday evening and spent a few pleasant hours Those in the load were Mr. and Miss Krunz, Mr. and Miss Hoepe, Miss Bensley, Misses Thisslew, THE BOYS WERE MEAN. Did Mot Give the Married Men Bnongh Rope. . J - • * • - . * •:y "•-•••p: * . ?.?••; ' s "V, . , ' r i ' >T- HOWELL'S VILLA, ON FOX RIVER for asking for the injunction that the resignation of Supervisor Fish from the board stopped him from serving on the building committee. The people of Sycamore are much wrougfetJip over the act of the sister city.-/-Ex. This Beats Us. The following article is taken from the Belvidere Northwestern and for a fish story it is a good one. Shall it be that we are beaten? "J. A. Newman and Fred Dean re turned this afternoon fgom a fishing trip at Sugar river above Pecatonica. They were there about one week, in which time they caught 21 cat fish, •three of which esoaped from where they had been tied in the river. The other eighteen they brought with them to Belvidere. Several of the largest ones weighed 40 and 44 pounds each. They were still alive this afternoon and many curious onlookers marvelled at their Don't target the "want ad"column! Miss Hunt, Messrs. Murray Hutchings, Harry Flood and Chas. Lasch. Mr. and Mrs. Thisslew entertained a jolly party at their pretty Rosedale home last Thursday evening. The fol lowing were present: Mr. and Mrs, Kranz, Mr. Hoepe, Miss Hoepe, Miss Bensley, Murray Hutchings, Harry Flood, Chas. Lash and Miss Schlich. The girls who have been making things lively at Miss Story's cottage re luctantly broke camp Monday morning. Camp D. D. will be known no more this summer. D D. stands for several things, but in this particular instance probably means Darling Dollies. Whether it was Woodstock or McHenry boys who named it, we have not learned. Quick Relief for Asthma Suflferer*. Foley's Honey and Tar affords im mediate relief to asthma sufferers in the worst stages and if taken in time will effect a core. Sold by N. H. Petesch. SHOULD ORGANIZE TEAM The boys were mean last Friday and no mistake. They tied up the married meii at the very beginning of the game and only let out enough rope at times to keep up their courage and prolong the agony of crushing defeat. " Jeqsen" Thurlwell pitched for the young fellows and the way he fooled the most of the old fans was a caution. Then to add to the trying ordeal Dick Walsh at first stopped everything as effectively as a hundred foot back stop. And there was Star Brink behind the bat, Fred El- dredge at short and even the fielders who would not even give their opponents an opening. Of course if they had not imported that big second basemen Ayl- ward from Emerald Park the score might h%e been different. The ODly thrilling feature of the game was Spurl- ing's home run. Schoonmaker pitched for the married men in the first five in nings and held the boys down to less than twenty-six hits, but owing to a cramp in the left heel he gave way to Gallaher in the sixth. The latter's arm was glassy, not having recovered from the former game, and Dr. Chamberlain was oalled up. He pitched the balance of the game and was glad when it was all over. Score 28 to 10. There was something wrong with the older bunch of ball tossers--they certainly played like a lot of girls tossing bean bags. But just wait until next t . WOODSTOCK-M' HENRY. A team came over from Woodstock Sunday and defeated the McHenry boys, thus revenging the defeat of some weeks ago and rather pleasing the vanquished married men. The score was 10 to 8. We have changed our mind about The Olivers, Woodstock. Don't send them over. Elisabeth Simon. Elizabeth Simon was born at Rich mond, 111., October 5, 1878, and died at her home in this village at 11:10 p. m. July 27, 1808, making her age at the time of her death, twenty-four years, nine months and twenty-two days. Be side her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Simon, three brothers, Edward, W alter and Mathias, survive. A number of years ago"her parents came to McHenry where the entire family has resided con tinuously Up to the present time. The deceased was well known and loved by a large circle of friends. Whether at home or employed by others she was al ways the same, courteous and obliging. She showed great fortitude during the days of sickness and pain and passed to the great beyond assured of the blessings awaiting in the spiritual world. CARD OF THANKS. We desire to thank the many friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us during the sad hours in our home. MR. AND MRS. JOHN SIMON. M'HENRY PEOPLE BECOMING EN THUSIASTIC OVER BASE BALL. Saturday Gaines are Good Drawing Cards for any Villaice--Sunday Games Do not Help Town. That McHenry people are becoming enthusiastic over base ball can not be denied, and it is a good omen. Any village or city that ttfkes up a clean sport of that nature will soon be a cen ter for the fans of the vicinity. A good game of base ball, if the pfljo\ pie can be convinced that it will be a good game, draws a crowd every time from far and near. Woodstock is base DIED FROM HER INJURIES. Miss Millie, 18-Year-Old Daughter of W. C. Kinney, Does Not Survive Accident. Miss Millie Kinney, the 18-year-old daughter of W. C. Kinney, of near Greenwood, who was injured Monday of last week while running a mowing machine, died Sunday. From the start it was not thought the young lady cou'd possibly survive her injurie®, and that she lived as long as she did was a marvel. She was al most disemboweled by the frightful accident. It will be remembered that the girl was driving a team attached to a mow ing machine when the accident oc curred. The horsee became frightened Modern San Worshipers. In Europe several persons now sedu lously pay homage to the sun, and In a. learned journal, entitled L'Ecole Nouvelle, one of them maintains that the sun should be especially hoqored at Christmas. "Christmas should be regarded as a festival for the benefit of humanity," he says. "In this way we can once more become united with the Aryans, our ancestors, who worshiped fire and who celebrated the birth of the divine constellation, who Is the father of light, of heat and of life." He then suggests that the following prayer be said dally: "O thou who causest lies to vanish, who drivest away the evil Influence of prodigies, of malignant predictions, of dreams and of wicked Apparitions--O thou who bringest to naught the plots of the wicked, to thee we pray, Lord Bun,, since thou art the light of the world." An Orchfd Trsgfdy, Perhaps Madagascar has claimed more orchid hunters' lives and been the scene of more revolting acts of cruelty than auy other place. Some years ago a German orchid fancier, while seeking some specimens in the forests of this island, was captured by some of the native priests, who, after covering biin with oil, burned him alive. Another collector who was seized by some of the same priests was allowed to choose between being burned alive or hiiuself setting lire to some fagots on which lay another prisoner, also an orchid collector, and thus sav ing his own life. He chose the latter alternative and died Blx months later a lunatic. ' Antiquity of Wrestling. Probably the first authentic record of a wrestling match is in A. D. 1222, when chivalry on the European conti nent was undergoing a change for the better. During the reign of Henry III. of England a match took place in St. Giles' field, London, between citizens of Westminster and the city of London proper. Wrestling was, however, pop ular as a pastime in England at a much earlier period, and from that country many of the different styles •rlginated. Eat All You Want. Persons troubled with indigestion or Dyspepsia can eat all they want if they will take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. This remedy prepares the stomach for the re ception, retention, digestion and assim ilation of all of the wholesome food that may be eaten, and enables the digestive organs to transform the same into the kind of blood that gives health and strength. Sold by all druggists. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. HOWELL'S VJLLA, ON FOX RIVER. ball mad, and the crowds that gather in that city every Saturday is proof enough that there is method in that same mad ness. Probably four or five thousand people will attend the game there to morrow, and the gate receipts is not all the money that will be left in town by a long ways. McHenry ctfn not hope to have such a team as The Olivers, for it requires too heavy gate receipts to pay expenses. However, it is within our power to have an organization of strictly local players that will make it interesting for the av erage amateurs. There is any amount of base ball timber here that could be developed into a fast team with proper encouragement and good coaching, Grounds near the center of the village should be selected if possible and enough money raised by subscription to pay a season's rent, thus giving the management full control of the grounds. Uniforms and all the materials could be secured in like manner. Business men should take hold of this proposition to insure success. If they will take an in terest it is a certainty that everyone else will. A business man should be made manager and one of the boys with a level head be selected as captain of the team. It may be too late to take the matter up this summer, but. next spring we will come out with a regula tion base ball equipment and do some heavy advertising for McHenry. In years gone by great crowds came here to see games and they will "do it some more" if we haye the goods to offer as an inducement. Saturday is the best day for base ball as it gives the greater majority of peo ple an opportunity to see the fun. day games never did a town any gofoa, but rather give people on the outside an unfavorable impression. There may be many who see no barm in them, but there are others who do. The only way to catch all the people is to cut out the Sunday games. The 'Blunderer. ghe--Of course, he bored me awfully, but I don't think I showed it. Every time 1 yawned I just hid itg with my hand. He (trying to be gallant)--Really, I don*t see how a hand so small could er--hide--er--that is--beastly weather we're having, isn't it ?--Philadelphia Press. Military Eierclne*. N. Y. Guard--I suppose when you were in the army you often saw a picket fence? G. A. R. Mann--Yes, but it was a more common sight to see a sentry box. and drew the machine in a small ditch where it was overturned and the driver hurled forward on the gearing. The abdomen was ripped open from one side to the other. Dr. Windmueller was called and took innumerable stitch es in the wound, but held out little hope for the recovery.--Sentinel. The Very First Lightnlni Ro4L Almost everybody believes that Franklin was the Inventor of the light ning rod, and in this one particular nearly everybody is mistaken. The first lightning conductor was not in vented by the genius who is said to have "caught the lightning wild and played with bolts of thunder," but by a poor Bohemian monk who lived at Seuttenberg, who erected his light ning catcher on the palace of the cu rator of l'reditz, Moravia, on Jdne 15, 1754. The name of this inventive monk was Probop Dilwisch. His ap paratus was composed of a pole sur mounted by an iron rod supporting twelve curved branches and terminat ing in as many metallic boxes filled with Iron ore and inclosed with a wooden boxlike cover. This was trav ersed by twenty-seven Iron pointed rods, the bases of which were connect ed with the ore boxes. This elitire system of wires WHS united with the earth by a large chain. The enemies of Dilwisch, jealous of his success, excited the peasants of the neighborhood against him, claiming that his invention was the cause of the dry weather that was ruining their crops. When the inventor laughed at them and refused to remove it they put him in prison and then destroyed his work. M. Melsen used a triple pointed rod years before Benjamin Franklin ever thought of a lightning rod. An Opinion. Tourist--afraid you're prejudiced psrainst the bulls aud bears. Farmer--Mebbe so. Anyhow, I think there's more useful animals than they are. It is i bad plan to throw stones even if you live in a house made of solid rock.--Atchison Globe. Genius begins great works. Labor ilffno finishes them.--Joubert* The Kiss Snake'* Prowess. The inost relentless exterminator of reptiles is a member of the family it- self-rtiie beautiful, lithe, yellow and black king snake, the friend of man and the avowed enemy of anything that creeps or crawls regardless of slae or poison fang. A native of our own south, the king snake is between five and eight feet long and no thicker around than a man's thumb. Built in every muscle and bone for speed and tremendous constricting power, there is not another snake on earth that can withstand his assault. He is Immune to the poison of the cobra and of the rattler alike, and the strength of a thirty foot python has no terrors for him. Within five minutes from the opening of the fight the king anake could kill the biggest python that ever lived. Ferocious as the little con strictor is toward his own kind, toward man he is friendly and rarely tries ^0 escape when met afield.--A. W. iiQker in McClure's. Potent Pill Pleasai* The pills that are potent in their ac tion aud pleasant in effect are DeWitt's Little Early Risers, W. S. Philpot of Albany, Ga., says: "During a bilious attack I took one. Small as it was it did me i^iore good than calomel, blue mass or any other pills I ever took and at the same time it effected me pleas antly. Little Early Risers are certainly an ideal pill." Sold by all druggists. JAMES AND DAN WALSH 8TRUCK AT FOX LAKE. Were In Milk House at Time of Accident-- Little Boy Who was with Them Stunned but Escapes. Dan and James Walsh were struck by | lightning at Fox Lake last Monday night and killed, while a little boy who was visiting with them at the time was severely stunned. The news of the ter rible accident was a great shock to the many relatives and friend? here. The two men had just finished milk ing and were in the milk house when the Btotm came np, where they probably intended to remain until the rain ceased 1 to fall, the little Moore boy being with | them. The storm was a terrific one and the vivid flashes of lightning struck ter ror to the hearts of many brave as well as timid persons. Perhaps an honr had passed before the folks at the house were aware that anything was wrong, and even then they would not have thonght anything of the prolonged absence of the men had not the boy appeared at the door and aroused suspicion that there had been an accident of some kind. It was about nine o'clock when the boy went into : the house where his father and the fam ily were waiting for the absent ones. He seemed to be dazed and Only man aged to get out the words, "Pa, Jim " when he swooned and fell to the floor. They naturally supposed that the boy had met with some accident at the barn and James Walsh, father of Dan, went to the stables to investigate. He called the names of the young men several times but received no answer, finally making his way to the milk honse. The sight that met the old gentleman's eyes then was indeed a sad one, Lying pros trate on the floor were tUfe' dead bodies of his son and nephew. Words cannot 1 describe the grief that followed the heart broken father's discovery. The news was soon flashed throughout the , vicinity, and the kindly neighbors soon came to lend what assistance they could. ! The boy was soon revived and told the story as related above. The same shock that killed his older companions had stunned him and he thinks he must have lain in the milk hoase an hoar be- i fore becoming conscious of his BUT- 1 roundings. The first objects that met his gaze when he opened his eyes were the lifeless bodies of James and Dan. He managed to reach the hoase and be fore he could tell the awful truth, fainted. One corner of the building was splint ered, but otherwise there was.-no dam age to property. The farm where the accident occurred is situated east of Fox Lake and is the property of James Walsh, Dan's father, : who resides on the place. He is well ! along in years and qaite feeble. Mrs. Walsh has been very sick for some time. James, the boy who was killed, is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dan Walsh i who formerly resided at Lake Villa. He was about twenty years of age and is well known in McHenry. having at tended public school here some yearst At that time he resided at the home of John Boyle. Mr. and Mrs. James Walsh had taken the children of Dan Walsh into their own home when their parents died, there being two girls, Katie and Mayme, and the boy, James. The latter and Mr. Walsh's own son, Dan,-were doing all the work on the farm at the time of their death, and, in fact, were the sup port of the aged couple. Dan was about thirty-eight years old. Mayme, one of the sisters of James, is very siok. The only able bodied person now in the family is Katie. The deceased men were oouains of M. J. and Jack Walsh of this village. Both were men of excellent traits, being industrious and as steady in their daily work as the sun itself. Why it is that two strong men, the support and oom- fort df an enfeebled household, should be thus taken can' never be explained in this world. It is only a short time since Dan's brother was laid to rest in the cemetery here. The only comfort that the Christian can get at sach timee as-this is in these words, "It is Hia inf. God's will, not ours, be done." Sin Chicago Centennial, September Mlh tm October 1st. The Passenger Department of the Chicago & North-Western Railway ie distributing an edition of a pamphlet which contains a synopsis of the plane of the Entertainment Committee for the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the white settlement of Chicago, and setting forth the outline of a very at tractive programme indeed. The train service between Chicago and the west and northwest vht The North-Western. Line is such as to place all points with in easy reach of Chicago. Arrange ments for low rates will be announced! later. Ice Cream Social. . The Ostend Sunday school will five a lawn social at the home of Bernard Harrison. Friday evening, August 14. Preparations are being made for an in teresting program. All are oordially invited to attend. Do not forget the date. Foley's Kidney One will era* all diseases arising from disordered kidasgpa. or bladder. Sold by N. £L PetaMh*