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O W E N V / d w WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10, 1897. Of Chicago, have sent'to E.; LAWLUS, TAILOR, The Handsomest Line of W* Five hundred tubs of butter were offered on the Elgin Board of Trade Monday, and"879 tubs sold at 21 cents; bidding was active and the market closed flrtn; %'i higher was offered on some lots and refused, . - 16?" The forthcoming tariff will be Re­ publican from beginning to end. It will protect American industries, supply suffi­ cient revenue', and restore reciprocity. It will bring back our departed prosper­ ity and make manifest the fact that the Republican party is best fitted to man­ age the affairs of the nation. f(8UCCE9SORS TO PEBRY & OWEN.) Ever se^n in the county to take or lers from, at their WONDERFUL LO V PRICES Of Brooks Bros., wholesale Shoe Manufacturers. 26 suits and not one misfit. People bere feno* it is first class Tailoring in every respect* ; \ LAWLUS. Nearly opposite the Riverside House. On accotot of above failure close out our entire stock of their Farms for Sale, * Oue of the best Dairy or Stock Farms in McHenry county, consisting of 246 acres. Buildings and pastures con- vieutly arranged for a large dairy. Fine never-failing springs in pastures, also furnishing constantly running water for stock in yards. No pumping of water or windmills to get out of order. A fine orchard and other small fruit. This farm will be sold at a great bargain on easy terms of payment. / Also a good but much smaller farm of 75 acres, good farm buildings, will be sold at a price, and terms of payment, which will certainly be a rare inducement to any wanting to purchase a small farm. Inquire of W. A. (Maty, West McHenry, or J W. Cristy & Son, Ringwood, 111. 28tf Minutes seem like hours when a life is at stake. Croup gives no time to send for a doctor, delay may mean death. One Minute Cough Cure gives instant re- lief and insures recovery.. The only harmless remedy that produces imme­ diate results. J. A. Story. Get a Velveteen Waist, in all colors, at Owen & Chapell's.1 "The, deficit in the United States Treasury for the month of January amounts to over $5,000,000 and for the twenty nine months the Wilson tariff law has been in force the deficiency foots up over 1120,000,000, The imperative he cessity fpr a revenue law so adjusted as to collect enough for tbe necessary ex­ penses ot the government, is as plain as the proboscis on an elephant'd front ispiece. . ' ' : "If the Democratic party is to be suceepsful within the next-few years, its members must, look to the future and not to the past.--Dem. Ex. But the people have long.memories and will judge the Democratic party by its past, not by what it may do or hopes to do in the future. Its record is one of biunders and mismanagement, and its present divided condition is decidedly against it. A party that cannot agree on its policy cannot be trusted. 19* In the make up of the .Senate Com­ mittees, at Springfield last week, Hon F. K. Granger, Senator from this Die trict, was made chairman of the Com mittee on Expenses of the General Assem bly,and also was appointed as a member of the following committees: Judicial Department and Practice, Finance, Ap­ propriation, Insurance, State Charitable Institutions, Education, Live Stock and Dairy, Fees and Salaries, Military, Fish and Game, Revenue. iST'Hon. .Tames Wilson, of the Iowa Agricultural college, ha« accepted the appointment of Secretary of Agriculture in the McKinley cabinet. Mr. Wilson is a native of Ayreshire, Scotland, but came to Iowa in 1856, when 21 years of age. His father was a large live stock and dairy farmer in Tama county. Mr. Wil­ son himself has large farming interests and should be wtll qualified to preside over the Agricultural Department of the government. He represented bin district in Congress several terms, and has writ­ ten letters on farming for weekly papers 8ince he retired fr m public life tq his farm some years ago. He is in the 6§d year of his age. SECREl'ABY OF THE TREASURY. Taking into accou n t the present status of our foreign relations, and that of our national finances, with all the far-reach­ ing iuterests and influences involved in their (Management, it wouldJbe .-perhaps difficult to decide which ot the two posi­ tions, that of Secretary of State or that of Secretary of the Treasury, is the more important. The two will rank together as pre-eminent in importance among the cabinetfportfolios, Mr. McKinley's des­ ignation of Senator Sherman as the com­ ing Secretary of State was rfceived with general favor throughout the country, his eminent fitness for the place being every where recognized. He has recently designated Lyman J. Gage, the eminent Chicago banker, for the position of Sec­ retary of the Treasury in his Cabinet. This appointment is likewise received with generu.1 satisfaction, more so per­ haps in financial and business circles than among politicians, which is in its favor rather than otherwise. Mr. Gage is not a politician, but a business man of eminent ability,, and as such he is ap pointed to the position of greatest bus? ness responsibili ty and importance in the nation. This is a|hopefur phase of the situation. , V Mr. Gage is a man who has made his own way in the business world by1'the power of his own personality and plucky perseverencfi. He earned his first money in the Rome, N. Y., postoffiee. Then he was route agent on the Rome & Watertown railroad. In 1854 he secur ed a position in the Oneida Central bank at Rome, at a salary of $ 103 a year. Io 1855 he came to Chicago and became a bookkeeper in a lumber firm. The firm failed and he lost his job, but he didn't lose courage and he didn't b°g. He took a job as night watchman in a lumber yard. Some one liked his pluck and gave him a chance as bookkeeper in the Mer­ chants' Savings, Loan and Trust Com pany. Then he we>>t steadily upward until he became president of the First National Bank, of Chicago, and one of the best known financiers of the nation whose advice was constantly sought. Aside from considerations of persona fitnesp, which are ot course of first impor tance, Mr. Gage's location in the metrop olis of the west is a circumstance in favor of his appointment, and may reasonably be expected to have an important iDflu ence in allaying any jealousy ot eastern financiers which may exist in western minds, and bringing about a more cor dial feeling between the two great diyi sions of the country. President Fish, of Illionis Central Railroad, in an interview at Louisville on the business outlook, takes this cheerful view of the situation. *' This country is standing on a pivot; that is. the country is just evening itself or leveling itself off, and now stands ready to be turned. It is not quite certain, however, what the move­ ment will be. All the country needs to­ day is a financial leader, a Moses of the business world who will make a start. The capital of the country is ready and the people themselves are ready; they waiting for some financier or business man who will start the ball rolling The floodgates of investment will be turned loose, and this broad land of ours will be swept over by a great wave of pros­ perity such as it has never yet seen. NOMINATED AT ELGIN. The Twelfth District Judicial Conven tion, held at Elgin last Wednesday, was very harmonious. C. F. Irwin, uf E'gin was chairman, and S. D. Talcott, of Lake county, secretary. Judge Henry Willis, of Kane, was nominated to sue ceed himself, Judge Charles A. Bishop, of DeKalb, to su-ceed Judge Charles Kel lum, and JudgeGeorge Brown, of DuPage to succeed Judge Clark W. Upton, Lake. Each made a brief speech on noti fication of his nomination. A resolution providing that the same delegates be en titled to seats in a new convention case the legislature changes the district so far as their counties might be in said district, was adopted, and also one ex pressing appreciation of the long and faithful services of the retiring judges Upton and Kellum. The new judicial committee for the next six years consists ofC. F. Trwin, Kane county, chairman; R. W. Wright, Boone; D. J. Carries, DeKalb; H. H. Goodrich, DuPage; John R. Marshall, Kendall; Chas. Whitney, Lake; A. B. Coon, McHenry. f£^°The Stale Journal gays enough has come to light since the recent change in administration in this state to demon strate the fact that the affairs of the various state, penal, charitable and edu­ cational institutions are in a deplorablf condition as a result of Governor Alt- geld's boasted "business administra­ tion." The fact has been developed that nearly all of the institutions are out o! money and have been running for some time on borrowed funds. And to make the matter worse it is discovered that bills for large amounts outstanding against some of these institutions have been running for more than a year with­ out being«counted in the reports. These deficiencies must be met by the present Republican legislature by increased ap propriations, but before it is done and before the state institutions are turned oyer by the present incumbents the legis lature ought to make a thorough inves­ tigation that the true inwardness of the Altgeld "business administration" may be brought to light. Report of Village Treasurer. Showing the amount of. money received and from what sources received, and the amount of money expended and for what purposes expended, for the year | ending May 1,189'?! RECEIPTS. 1895. May 1 Balance on hand .$8873 25 Reed R. SchieSsle, 6 m lese 250 00 " H C. Smith " 250 00 " O.tf.Os.rand'r " 250 00 " H. A. Smith " 250 00 " Jos." Heimer " 250 00 " Anton Englen 250 00 " Jno. Buch "J 250 00 •' Jno. Heimer " 250 00 15 Rec'd C. H. Ostrander, pool table 5 00 20 Rec'd. H. 0. Mead, J. P. fines 11 00 21 Ree d F. L.' McOmber, per E. Thompson, D. R. & B. l ax 160 00 lune 7 F.L. McOmber, permits and licenses 15J50 July 10 White & Wirfs, 6 m lese 250 00 22 Rec'd H. C. Mead, J. P. fines 5 00 Aug. 8 Rec'd F. L. McOmber, licenses and permits... 26 00 Sept.16 Rec'd F. L. McOmber, fines, etc.........:........... 25 00 "16 Rec'd G. W. Beeley, drug license........ £......... 5 00 Nov. 1, Reed R. Schiessle,6 m IcSe 250 00 •' H. C. Smith " 250 00 " White & Wirfs " 250 00 '• C. H. Ontrand'r " 250 00 " H.A.Smith " 250 00 " Jno, Heimer " 250 00 '• Anton Englen " ' 250^00 " John Buch . " 250 00 " Jos Heimer " 250 00 1896 v Feb. 7, Rec'd FT. McOmber, police magistrate, fines 15 00 1 17, Rec'd H. McOmber, police magistrate, fines 35 00 \far. 2, Rec'd. H.. C. Mead, J. P. fines 10 00 " 28. Rec'd F. L. McOmber.... 23 50- \.pril 20. " >4 50 232 Jno Niesen, eal fi meetings 9 233 JJnsten, sal 6 meetings..i ' 9 234 R A Howard, sal 6 meev'gs 9 235 C H Granger, sal 6 meet'ga 9 23(5 F L McOmber, 6m elk sal.. 25 Total Amount paid out. I47R1 21 Balance on hand. 13932 54 I certify that the above report is correct. GEO. G. SMITH, Treasurer. Total amount received $8713 75 Total paid out 4781 21 Balance .....$3932 54 EXPENDITURES. May--1395. « Pd order 1HO Mead, att'v salary t 25 0? '• 2 D Parker. B of H, sal 1 yr.... 10 «' 3O J Howard •« " ... 10 •' 4 A Webber. •« " ... 10 " 5 Geo Rothermpl, street work 3 75 60 B Murphy, bill ... 5' " 7 H Senz. park labor 18 45 " 8 Wm Sohreiner, Street com.. 43 70 | " 9 C, Wright, street labor 4 13 " 10 Jno Fair, street labor 75 " 11 W D Wfntvrorth, team wk 150 " 12 Jno Herbes, gravel * 80 « 13 Jno Young street labor 7 75 •' 14 Wm Bacon, bill 1 50 | " 15 Jno walsn, police BUT 40 75 " 16 M N ieser, police ser 40 75 June--1^95, Pd order 17 L Newmsn, special police •' 18 M Niesen, police ser ... " 19 J^o Walsh, polic; ser 42 50 " 2C W D Wentwor'.h, sp'kg st« 67 50 » 21 Jn« Dermont, street labor. 22 O Wright, " " " 23 Jno Young, " •' " 21 Jno Horbes, gravel --;.... " 25 Wm 8otirien*r. street com " 26 N Senz, park work •• 27 Jno Fare, cu ting wee^s... •' 28 8 Stoffel, bill " 29 J J Rothermel, ptg ladders " 30 O E Lamphere, te*m wk... " 31 J BonsleU, bill ... July--1895 Pd ordsr 32 Sno Himon, bill " 33 L Newman, special pollcfla.. •* 34JVanSlvke. bill •• 35 Jno Fare, cutting weeds... 36BGibert.blll ?. " 37 W D Wentworth, spk sts.. '• 38 Jno Walsb, pol'ce ser 39 M Ni6°en, police ser «• 40 Geo Myers, svreet work.. . '• 41 Joe Swadish " " •• 42 C Lamphere " " " 43 Jno Herbes, gravel " 44 W Schreiner, street com... " 45 Wilbur Lumber Co, imbr... 316 13 «« 40M Eng'f n, blfl 2 60 •« i7 Wm Bacon, bill 7 20 " 48 Peter Thelen, park labor.. 5 " 49 0 B Murphy, bill 75 August--1895, Pd order 00 Wm Bacon, bill 25 " 51 Jno J Miller, b 11 3 05 " 52 Jno Walsh, police ser 40 " 53 M Niesen, po.ice »er 40 50 " 54 Wm "chreiner, street com. 39 50 " 55 Geo Myers, street v k '• 56 frank Cobb, ppecial ;police " 57 J Dermont, " " 58 Jno Fair, cutting weeds -- 59 Wilbur Lumber Co, lmbr.. 60 W D Wentworth, spk *ts.. ' 61 W D Wentworth, teamwk 62 H McOmber, report. September--1895, d order 63 Gus Carlson, bill 1 64 Wm Bacon, bill 1 65 N^r'lquest W«bber, bill... OB. f RUTH'S "^•bI,",,8Thwuor?,^ 1 u ie, 10 to 2. 3 40.75,1 1 50 2 25 | 2 7 60 j 35 . 17 27 6 . . 3 75 6 3 25 15 51 1 8 4 60 10 50 I 3 94 5fi | 40 25 40 3 2 50 | 1 1 20 I 31 50 DOCTOR FRUTH BO well arid favorably known as HICAGO'S LEADING ©!ClgT/*B A • I ST imostsuccesstuL €>"£1^0 ALl9 I f for hi; many and wonderful cures of ilTKDDU throat, luiipa, liver, dyspepsia, Indlges lA I nnnn tion, all diseases of stomach and bowels ;| nnn Uin CVIM diseases, sores, pimples, scrof LUUU RirJ OiVllf ula, syphilitic taints, tumors >tt«r, EOZEMA and Blood Polsonof every nature. ;IDNEY AND URINARY abdomen, 'bladder, eedl' ent in urine, brick-d'i t or white, painful urinations, • I^ht's disease and all diseases ot the bladder. (Dll/ATC Diseases -- Oleet, Gonorrhoea. Inflamma- nil is It. tions, Discharges, Strictures, Weakness of '-guns. Syphilis, Hydrocele, Varlcoele and kindred •-oiibles quickly cured. .ost umm ind Old Men. The awful effects of early indiscretions, "oducinp: weakness, NERV0U8 DEBILITY, ni(?ht em- FOR ONLY 8 TWO-CENT STAMPS T!ie Queen of Fashion Magazine FC)R THREE MONTHS and , A McCali Bazar Pattern of this stylish waist will be mailed to yoy^FKEE, provided you cut out this advertisement and send with the stamps and bust measure; We offer this simply to further introduce our magazine and pat­ terns. Not more than one order will be accepted (or any one address. At a discount of 25 per cent, for cash. These goods consist of a Full Line of Men's, Boys', Ladies and Mi-sses', in light and heavy weights. v All who have used tbeBe goods report excellent satisfaction given. Call in and look the stock over. * V.' UO A X , U1K11U CHI- I ins, exhaustinpr dralnB, pimples, bashfulneBS, losk f lOie'-'-v and weakness of both body and brain. ^ 1 "y gj your troubles If out of city. Thous- ™ KB ! b ands cured by correspondence »W ledicines sent secetly. Dlt. D. Q. FUUTH. 1033 Mas in 1« Tempie. Unlet go No. 4374 5 sizes, 33,34,36,38 and 40 inches bust measure, The Queen Of Fashion is the brightest, moSt select and strictly Up-To-Date Fashion and House­ hold Magazine published. Contains each month 34 pages of interesting reading matter and from 25 to 30 ABSOLUTELY NEW and original pattern designs for Ladies, Misses and Children. Handsome wood engravings. The flcCall Bazar Patterns have been known for 27 years as "The Reliable Patterns." Un­ equalled for elegance of style and fit. Address, THE McCALL CO., 144-146 W. 14th St., New York. Savings, received and loaned on oar«fally leoted real estate securities aad tha '.SiT^UKSLO AN S. charge. Loans made on tiae aadteras to rait borrower. J. W. BJUiBTlUD, 'l iiuHu* atrMt Kl«in. Illinois. 1i A WINTER GOODS AT YOUR OWN PRICE. GROCERIES. Cat prices in many things in the Grocery line. McHenry, 1897. OWEN & OHAPELL. AN EDITOH'S PETITION. O. J. Smith, the editor of the Ackley Phonograph, attended prayer meeting receutly and was called upon to lead in prayer to which he is said to have re­ sponded in the following appropriate fashion: "Almighty and kind Father, who dost from Thy throne look down on govern­ ment, men and delinquent eubf-cribors: Most humbly we beeeech Thet to draw near unto them and whisper a few things in their ears that Statutes forbid us to print. Thou knowest our wants, but thp subscriber knoweth not and seldom stepa in to inquire. Let it be known to them that there are large patches on the homestead of our pants, and there is an aching void in the iront part of our backs, and that we hunger and thirst, and he asks us not to sup with him. Thoo knowest. Lord, that our print paper and ink costs money, but the sub­ scriber knoweth not and careth a darn sight less. Thou knowest we are c^ld and the subscriber bringeth not the wood he promised, and we are shivering and shaking while he roasteth hia jhina be fore the red-hot stove of his mother-in- law. Tell him all these things, Lord, and if he then faileth and bringeth no succor, banish him to the lower regions to dwell among the Populist calamity howlers, and Thine shall be the glory throughout our newspaper career \.men." W D Wentworth, spit sts.. 126 44 67 HVilbur Lumber Co. lmbr 68 Jno Fair, cutting weeds 69 A P Baer, Mil 70 O B Musphy. bill 155 71 Wm 8chrelcer, streotccm. 2-2 .. 72 M Englen. bill 4 35 73 M Niesen police ser 40 74 J Walsh, p )lice ser 42 25 75 Perry&Oweo, Van Slyke or 12 50 76 J f Wisner, concrete walks 335 October--lk95 Pd order 77 J Walsh, police eer 40 78 M Niesen, police ser 40 79 Wm Schreinfr, street com. 54 80 F Jeske, street labor 13 50 81 J Koffan " " ;. 24 ib 82 N 9er z " " ....... 150 83 F Snyder •« «• 10 5g 84 C Nickles " ' 28 65 85 W D Wentworth, apk sts.. 80 13 86 O B Murphy, bill 137 87 Wm B^con. bill 12 88 M Knfflen, bill 1 85 89 Nordquest & Webber, bill,. 11 25 90 F L McOinber, bill 3131 91 N.Justen, hill 1 80 92 Jro Dankas, bill .. 150 93 feimon Stoff 'l, bill 2 30 94 Jno Kvanson & Co, bill 2 80 95JnoJBuch,bill 12 10 96 JF Wisner, Mil 6 57 97 Frisby & Myers, bill 138 35 98 J I Story, coun costs 2 40 99 Wilbur Lumber Co, lumber 6 100 H MoOmber, report 3 November--1895 Pd order 101 0 B Murphy, bill --. 102 IVScbiessle, stone work:.. 103 R Schiessle, board bill 104 RSchiessle. order F Jeske 105 Jno Kimball, carpenter wk It's Oliver Moore street work. 107 L H Howard, street work 108 F Thurlwell, street work 109 O Curtis, painting 110 F L McOmber,'or J Swadlsh 111 R Waite. carpenter wk... 112 W D Wentwortn teamiDg 1 3 Geo Myers, teaming 1 DO 13 20 112 83 12 05 10 05 oJOHN. KAPOK'S REDUCTION ULG! BEFORE STOCK TAKING- This and Next Week! " 114 Wm OuiDn, teaming 115MEnglen.bin «• 116 P jFreund. carpenter WK " 117 Jno Walsh, police ser •- ... '« 118 M Nie8en* police ser. •« 119 Perry&0'n, or Van Slyke,, .( 120 ' •• " " " •' 121 J Buck, or A Jacobaon ... •« 122 U iW Beslev, bill •• 123 J j Bucb, boar 1 bill " 124 A. O Fried ley, bill «« 125 Wilour Lumber Co, Imb'r •• 126 aE Lamphere, teaming... « 127 Wm D»vis, teaming ^ " 128 Jno Herbes, gravel •• 129 OStegman, gravel '• 130 C Nickles. street work •• 131 Fred Snyder, street work " 132 S Kenned y, street work.. «» 133 Jno Simor, etrfet work »• 134 Peter Wtbber Jr, et w. rk •• 135 Wm Schreiner, Etreetcom «« 136 Geo fcJ Hm tlj,»» oney adv'd <• 137 Nelson Ensign, stone .. .. «« 138 Tho* Wright, etone 1.19 J T* Frisby, stone «» 140 J Bontower, stone «• HI T Feetaan, stone »< 142 F Phonanstil, stone •• 143 J Phonanstel, stone «< 144 Dltalman, s'one •• 145 Jno Thurlwell, atone . .. •• 146 B Wagner, stone...; «« 147 Jno ClaxtoD. stone,...:... «• 148 H Wagner, stone «• 149 F L McOmber, *>r Dolbeer •• 150 White & Wlrfs, rob on l*ee <• 151 R 4 Howard, sal ten m'ga «• 15' J Justen, sal ten m'ga •• 153 H Nordquest, sal ten m'ge •« 154 J I Story, sal ten m'gs .... •• 155 Jno Niesen, sal ten m'ga.. •• 166C H Granger b lninem'gs •• 157 1 Wentworth sal nine m'gs « 158 F L MeOmber, Hmo sal elk De^emljer--1895 Pd order 159JnoWalah, pol'ce aer ..., •• 160 M Niesen, police ser «' 161 J Tbelen, sp police •< 162 Geo Besley, bill •• 163 Wilbqr l umber Co, lmbr.. H 164 F L McOmber, bill <• 1P5 Wm S-hrelner. street c m • 166 W D Wentworth, team wk •« 167N Webtr, wool •' • 168 Adain Ibsh, brk go wk.... 70 37 20 12 16 55 850 19 25 50 3 87 2 50 3 15 07 95 83 60 60 2 45 3 40 50 40 25 24 97 12 50 34 80 585 8 80 2 78 85 05 68 76 07 ... 90 60 2 10 31 50 29 25 18 75 25 87 16 12 45 45 8 50 2 325 5 60 25 25 50 150 5 5 2 2 50 1 83 31 16 15 15 15 15 18 50 13 5'J 26 41 50 40 26 3 280 76 151 27 4 50 4 80 26 TO 60 PER CENT 00 all Winter We also have a good Soap deal for you, if you call for it this aDd next week. 8 Bars Lenox Soap for 25c- * •" ^ . • 4-. .v, .. ,.-t • v , • .. . .. ' , - E 8 Bars Santa Glaus Soap for 25c. Odds and Ends in Veilings* all Silk, 5c per yard. Chenille Curtains, 3 to 3£ yards long, $3.95 per pair. Ladies' House Slippers, Felt Soles, 38c per pair. INVEST YOUR CASH NOW. JOHN EYANS0N & CO. T H 'ElO IF. S W|A N, ELGI1V, ILL. UNIVERSAL PROVIDER. • QRIGIH&TOR5 OF LOWEST PRICES IT DOESNT MATTER How many stores sell the cheapest. There's only one store that does it. That's Swan's. There is only one Swan's. That's in Elgin. Everybody knows where we are, and most everybody knows we sell best goods cheapest. The lew that don't know this wiU soon learn it, and be sorry they didn't find it out before. Come. t Plain Tales from a few Departments. Candy Department. Cream Patties, assorted flavors, worth 40c, < for.... 21c per lb Crockery Department Beautiful Fruit Plates, painted figures and gold decorations, j worth 25c, for' * 13c Hardware Department. Granite Wash Basins, good s ize, worth 25c, for ...... 15c CLOAK Department. 25 dozen ladies' Wrappers, new spring styles, worth $1 t o $1 .25 , f o r . Domestic Department. 2,000 yards English Flannelette, l a t e s t pa t t e r n s , p e r y a rd . . . . 7c Liniig Department, 1,000 yards Silesia, black and colors, pet yard,.... .... 5£c r . These quotations for Monday only. TB30.7.SWM. GREAT DEPARTMENT STORE ~ I V ' ' ' . ' ' .• . V C £LGIiV, ILJU