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* " f i - •» oS. f * > \ ' ™ {,„' »* . -»« = •; •' ' . V- •£. ' -i*1 ' **. v. < « I " * . . \ ' • ' " • 4 » « ' . v . . ' 4 • * " , _ % > • - , " F>' 1"^ J& V J]|- i ? WEDNESDAY, OCT. 13,-1898. if • i • w -, r • ':•> v • • • - • • ' - M , : ( ' '*<• =•_ "3* .* • r v * v* -.. -rfti m&M gwmJi m* J, VAN 8LYKE, Editor.-- ••;&•' ftf' TICKET. STATE, Tor State Treasurer-- . , FLOYD K. WHITTEMOR*. Ifbr Superintendent of Public Ins true lion- ALFRED BAY LISS. •or Trustee* of the Sute University-- FEED L. HATOn. A. F. NIGHTINQaLE, MBS. ALI'JE A. ABBOTT. CONGKB88IONAL, for Member of Oongreas, 8th District-- •LpERT J. HOPKINS. LEGISLATIVE. For Representatives, Eighth District-- v GEORGE R. LYON, of Lake County. D- A. FULLER, of Boone County. COUNTY TICKET, for County Judge-- O. fi. GILLMOKE. For OMity Clerk-- GEO. F. RUSH TON. For County Treasurer-- FRANK F. AXTKLL. For Sheriff-- HENRY KEYE3. For County Superintendent^ Schools-- W. K. WIRE. IV Batter on the Elgin Board of Trade on Monday was firm; offering?, 132 tabs, which were quickly taken at 20c, the name price aa last week. Ooe jear ago batter sold for 22c. Sales of tiif past week as reported, 9.940 tubs. 19"Congress made an appropriation of $200,000 for the purpose of bringing to this country for interment the bodies of all soldiers of the American army who died in Coba, Puerto Rico or the Philip­ pines, and arrangements are being made 1& the War Department at Washington ta c ury the provision into cffect. ^ IST" If the Republican party is to be charged with the responsibility of the mismanagement of the war, it insists apon having all the credit for all the ad­ vantages that have grown out of the ,,|tor--the defeat ot the Spaniards by land •nd sea, the liberation of Cuba and the acquisition of Porto Rico and Manila. The tail goes with the hide -- Ex wmis m FLOYD K. WHITTEMORE. Floyd K. Whittemore. Republican candidate for State Treasurer, was born In the state of New York, but came to Illinois at au early age with his partnts, who located at Syca­ more, DeKalb'county lie was educated at the public and hiph schools at that place. When Jame.s II. Bt-veridgi', brother of Governor Beveridge. was elected State Treasurer be Induced young Whit temore to go to Springfield to take charge of the State Treasury. While filling t his engagement in the Treasury Department he attracted the attention of Jacob Buuu, at that time the owner of the largest financial Institution in the state outside of Chicago, and accepted the position of cashier of the Bunn Bank, which he filled with marked ability until the organization of the State National Bank of Springfield, when he was chosen its cashier. Mr. Whittemore held the latter position for more than twenty years. Afterwards he became the Acting Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Chicago, under President Harrison, where he superintended the receipt and pavment of more than five hundred million dollars. In January, 1895, ho became Assistant State Treasurer, which position he now holds. Mr. Whittemore is essentially a business man, and has been uniformly successful. In addition to other enterprises he has for many years been engaged in farming operations In Sangamon and Madison counties. Mr. Whittemore always has been a staunch Repub­ lican and a zealous'advocate of the party's principles, but lias never before been a can­ didate for office. During his long residence at the capital he has acquired a wide acquaint­ ance throughout the state, and has enjoyed the close personal and political friendship of Governors Oglesby, Beveridge, Cullom, Hamilton, Fifor and Tanner, as well as of the state officers who served with them. * He was nominated June 14th by acclamation--being the onlv Republican oandldate who ever received the unanimous endorsement of his party for that office. MP* The Republican platform adopted by the New York convention, last week, contains the following decisive and un­ equivocal declaration in favor of nation­ al expansion: "We have assumed the responsibilities of victory, and wherever our flag has gone there the liberty, the humanity and the civilization whfeb that flag embodies and represents must abide forever." 1ST A. M. ("Long") Jones, formerly a well known Illinois politician, was nomi- Sated for the state senate by the Repub­ licans of the thirty-third district at Waukesha, Wis., last week. There were but two candidate, Colonel Jones and Ephraim Beaumont, both from Wauke­ sha county. Mr. Jones was nominated on the second baflot, receiving twenty- one votes to eleven for Mr. Baumont, with two blank#; LETTERS FROM PORTO RICO. GUAYAMA, Porto Rico, \ Sept. 17, 1898 / DEAR FATHEK:--One more week has rolled around since my last and still finds us alive and kicking. All of the boys from McHenry are in good heaith at present, that is thoBe that are herNick Colby has just come back from the hospital and is looking and feeliug good. Albert Holly is on guard at present writing. Geo. Engeln and Will Rothermel went to Guayama yesterday and report a pleasant time. I showed your letter to Mike Thelen and he says to tell you that he is a pretty healthy sick man, and that the person who started the etory that he had been left at Newport News had better tend to their own business. Martin Thelen, Chas. Swedish, Frank Bennett and your humble servant are all in the best of health, but a little disgusted to think that we have got to stay in this country all winter. It still continues to rain here with great regularity and it is growing monotonous. Martin Biekler comei over to see ue quite often. He belongs to Co D. There is a sugar factory near here which caught fire one day last week, but was put out without much trouble. That is about all the excitement we have had since peace was declared. I was in hopes to eat my Thanksgiving dinner at home, but it looks no.? as if I would not be able to. However, we will live in hopes. Well, I must close for this time. Regards to all. Your son, JESSE aft, VANFLYKE. a special to the Chicago Inter Ocean, Friday last, we learn that the boys of the 3rd Illinois will be brought home from Porto Rico and given furloughs of sixty days as soon as transports can be provided for them. Secretary Alger gave the order, and did it at the request of Gov. John R. Tanner. The converted yacht Wasp will also go to Chicago, to be used as a training ship for the state ibilitia. If Those who were carried off their feet by sensational charges are already losing interest in the proceedings of the Commission which is investigating the conduct of war. When the sworn testi: mony of three veteran officers like Gen. Joe Wheeler, Gen. H. Y. Boynton, and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee shows on the whole that the arrangements for the welfare of our soldiers were as good as circnm stances woald permit them to be, it ii evident enough to anybody who is un prejudiced that a mistake was made by those democrats who thought to make political capital by charging theadminis- tration with mismanagement. be ^ very important war has been foaght and won. Is it not proper to re­ fer to the fact7 The results of the war were more far-reaching than anticipated but they are certainly subjects for dis cussion. "Shall the American flag hauled down or not?" may appear trifling, insignificant it>sue to some people, but it IB one that stirs the depths of the American heart, and the unfortu nate party which does not know its val ue is not fit to be entrusted with power. t issue was fairly made in congress and since that it has grown. The Mc- Kinley poUcy has been vindicated, but PUAYAMA, Porto Rico, \ Sept 25, 1898./ DEAB FATHER:--Once more I seat my­ self to write you my regular weekly let­ ter which 1 have not miseed doing since 1 enlisted, l am in good health at present and hope to continue so until I g t home. The talk is being revived about our going home in the near future, but I do not know whether there is any truth in it or not. Last Friday tin; 4th Ohio troops were paid and we expected to be paid on Saturday, but we were not, and the boys who were down to the hospital this morning to visit the patients say they were told that the 3rd Illinois would not be paid on the island, as they were expected to escort Gen". Brooke to the United States in the near future. That is good news, if true, that is about going home, but it is tough to go with­ out money for three months and then be told that there was no certainty when you would be paid. However wc must stand it I suppose, as I do not know what else we can do. By the time you get this you will probably know whether we are coming home in the near future or not. Chas. Swadish, Geo. Engeln and myself have just come back from doing our weekly washing. We have got so that we are experts in that line and expect to knock all the washerwomen in McHenry out of a job when we get back. Martin Thelen und Albert Holly are a little under the weather at the present writing, but will no doubt be all right in a ft>w days. We have j ist received news that Herbert Bennett had landed at Newport News all right, and we expect by this time he is at McHenry, where we all hope he will soon be completely cured. We l.ave been doing quite a little work in and around the regiment in the way of cleaning up, grading and graveling. Company G, as usual, is ahead of all other companies, and has built a neat and tasty sidewalk on each side of the company street. The streets of the reg­ iment have also been vtry thoroughly ditched so that the drainage is greatly improved. We have been having some very heavy rain storms here of late, but today it is clear and bright bu t very hot How does that seem to you, when I pre­ sume you have to have fires in the office now? One night last week when 1 was on guard near the hospital an old native came down out of the mountains with GUAYAMA, Porto Rico, Sept. 21, '98. DEAR FOLKS AT HOME I have not had time before this week, so will get at it this afternoon. All the McHenry boys are feeling fine now. Her­ bert Bennett was in the hospital a short tinie and then started for America. Nye C6lby has been a litt e under the weather but is fet ling all right now. Our Compa­ ny has lost only one man since it left horaw and that was at Springfield. We have been here nearly two month and we see nearly everything imaginable. Most all the natives have some disease. They are the worst looking lot of human be­ ings I ever saw. When we came they sold us things at a reasonable rice, but now they charge us th-iee prices for a good share of all we pet, but they wont pay more than half price for anything they buy. The trees are green all the time here and it never gets colder than it is now. You could tell how cold that is il you could see the way the boys dress -- Wo all dress as cool as We can and still we sweat. Although Tanner has bad the Third mustered out of the State service it is able to take care of itself- I don't think he will have very good lock in getting another Thi .d from the way the papers speak. II ̂ gards to everyone. ALBERT HOLLY. Op Mr Eyes And notice what wehave for joo again. Apron Gingham, worth 5%e, for 4c; French Gingham, worth 10c, now 8c. Dress Goods, worth 50c, for 42c; dress goods, worth 55c, for 45c. Black dress goods, worth 40c, now 32c. Dress pat­ terns, 8 to 12 yards, lc a yard off. Red tHble cloth, 60 inches, plaid, worth 35c, for 33c; dark red figured, 60 inches, worth 32c, for 28c. Goat gloves 25c pr. pair. Silk neckties 25c. Toiler soap 4c per bar. Ladies' underskirts, worth $ 1 45 for $1.20. Ladies' 75c rubbers for 55c. Suiting, regular 12e for 10c. Ten bars Lenox soap 25c. Gold Dust 18c per box. Arbuckles coffee 10c per lb , Golden Rule Brand. Rubber goods, the best on the market, guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction at the very lowest price possible. Respectfully Yours, E. RICHARDSON, Volof 111. it is. not vet comnW^ ™ ' came down out of the mountains wi I- ompleted. The question one arm badly cut by a machete, and now before the American people whether a congress shall be elected to support him or oppose him. The ques tion cannot be dodged. There is middle ground. The Republican candi­ date will, if elected, stand by the Presi­ dent. It is a self-evident fact, and can­ not be deried, that all other parties are to oppose McKinley and thp Republican party as a result of the war. The celebrated Douglas Shoe, without { question the most stylish and best wear- . ing shoe on the market, can be found at £|uon Stofiei's. part of the rope with which he had been bound still hanging to his body. As near aB we could get nt his story, from the fact that he could not talk much English, was that bp had been attacked by four Spanish soldiers and left in the condition he was for having entertained some American soldiers a short time before. The Spanish were on their way from the hills to San Juan to take the boat for home, and it is probable that they will never be caught. This shows you what the natural disposition rf the Spanish soldier is, at least those on the island. Well, 1 must close for this time Give my regards to all. Yours, J. M. VAN SLYKE. Notice of Sale of Real Estate. ny virtue of an order and decree of the County Court of McHenry County, Illinois, made on the petition of the undersigned Oliver N Owen, guardian of the minor heiri of Jennie B. Owen aeceastd, for leave lo sell the real estate ol faid deceased, at the Octo­ ber Ter n, A. P. 1898, of said Court, to-wit: On the third day of October. 1H>8, notice Is hereby 2iven, tb*t on Saturday, the *Hh day of October i ex?, between the hours of 10 o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'olock In the nftemoon at one o'clock p. M. of aaid day, at the premier, in the Village of McHenry County of Mcllen ry and Mate of Illinois, the fo"lo» ingd»s< ribed real estate belonging to the estate of Jennie B. Owen deceased, to wit; Commencing at the South east corner of lot one (1) In E. M, Owen 's estate addition to Wen Mcbenry, III,, ther ee north 15 degrees 45 minutes eatt twcWe (12) rods, thenoe east, eriy parallel to Waukegan road four (4) rods, thence south 15 degrees 46 minutes west twe ve (12) rodK to the north itne of Wgn|;*. sran road, thence westerly on th» north line of Waukegan road four (4) rods to the place of beginning, being a part of the southwest quarter of Miction 26 in town«h1p 45 north, range 8 east of the 3d P. M. In McUenry Oo , 111, will be sold to the highr stand best bidder. Tenia of sale cash. OLIVBBK Own, O tober 3, 1896. Qnardian Bee the NeektiM at Owen & Chapell'a. Executor's Notice-of Filing Final Settlement. STATE OK ILLINOIS, I Mr.II EHRY COURT Y, (" Kstateof Leonard Honslett, deceased. To whom it may concern, belrs and distrtt- tee* of said f state: You are hereby notified that on Mondar tie aeventhday of No*., 1S>8, the Kxecu. tors of said estate will present to the fJounty Court of McHenry County, at the Court Hou»e in Woodstock, Illinois, their final report of their actn and doing* as such execu­ tors. and ask the Court to be discharx<d from any and all further duties and responsi- biitlee connected with said Estate and their administration thereof, at which time and place vou may be present and resist such an. plication, If yon choose *<> to <io MABGARET TOMSLETT. WM HONHLKTT, , ' BEN. BONSLETT. " axeoattr* We wish to announce to the buying public that we are sole agents for Griowold, Palmer & Co.'s CLOAKS, JACKETS and: CAPES, and will offer the largest and best line in town at the lowest possible prices. Not hav­ ing the r.)om to carry one or more of each kind, we have issued a cat­ alogue showing and describing each and every garment that this large manufacturing company make. So all those that have not already re­ ceived one can do so by calling and asking for it. By handling Jackets, Cloaks and Capes in this way we do not need, to carry so large a stock and so do not have a large amount of money tied up and can, therefore, sell at a very small profit--less than one-half the margins that all other dealers do who carry the stock. Make your selection and we will get it here the same day you order, and if it does not fit or suit in every way, do not take it. We can certainly save you money by dealing with us. Over One Hundred Samples to pick from, and all this year's styles. DRESS GOODS IN ENDLESS VARIETY: All Wool, in brown and green mixed, 60c per yd. in blue and black mixed, 85c per yd. in red and black mixed, 60c per yd. ft I All Wool, in red, black and mixed, 75c per yd. ia green and brown mixed, 75c per yd. olive green and blk mixed, 50c per yd. ( ( « u 12 Pieces in Mixed Novelties. !?!?rnV1 P"*8®1**' ajso » «»•.««• Of Black .11 wool Serges and Brilliaiiteens. Six pieces all wool Blac* Brocaded eoods, plain. Brocaded Black Sateens, beveral pieces litest shades ot green. Fou- piece* all wool plain brown in different shades. A fine line of Windsor Calicoes in all slides and colors, also a new stock of Drfss and Apron Ginghams, fleeced lined wrapper Goods ftnd a larcre stock ot fall and winter Wrappers. Underwear in all weiohta nn.l nrinoo f™- j m. . 7 «nd_a lartre stock of fall and winter Wrappers. Underwear, all weights and priccs tor^, "tR IK7hin* ISS »«<•. ««*>• ?or«t Cove™, Corsets. Q Fancy Ribbon Belts. „ Muslin Shirts, and don't forget the line of Ladies Shoes from Fingree & Smith. Telescopesi and Dress Suit Cases in all sizes and styles. Bancy Table Covers in all colors, Trunks, Satchels, I Overcoats. Do you want a first-clas', all wool Suit or Overcoat at a very small price ? We have just received ou* winter stock and can show you one of tli3 best lires ot Clothing ever in town. We will not be undersold by any one. Get jour Clothing ot us and save mo ney if they don't prove satisfactory, we will be here to make it right. Our tall and winter stock i9 hero, from the celebrated houses of Pingree & Smith and C. M Henderson & Co. We have thera in Black and Winter Tan, with or without call lining, in all shape* and prices You all know when you get a Pingree & Smith Shoe, itx always gives satisfaction, if they go wrong in anwway, through any defect in the leather or workin&nbhip* come back and get a new pair,or your money back. . ' fkv Come and ask what bargains we are giving in our GROCERY DEPART­ MENT. We keep nothing but the choicest Groceries. OWEN & CHAPPEL. "F^ANSON'S THE BEST 0!; STOCKS A more comprehensive stock of eatables and wearables you will not find anywhere in this vicinity, and our store is as free to you as the air is to the birds. We don't ask you to come only when you purchase, but consider this your central point of attraction We can always show you new things, and remember that high qualities and low prices go hand in hand with us. A car of BEST ON REOORD- FLOUR And one of very best just in. It is made from old wheat. It will satisfy the housekeeper much better than flou/made from new. Call for Prices on Bbl. Lots. Special bargains in Ladies Capes, Jackets, Underwear and Shoes. Money saved in trading here for Cash. JOHN EVANSON & CO. Y West McHenry. Illinois* L- A Custodier of Mine using a PENINSULAR HEATING STOVE. For which be paid me $30^ remarked to his neighbor that ho would not sell it for $100 if be could not get another like it. This is pleasing to us, and doubtless, is to the many owners of such stoves in this and other vicinities, Now I am handling the Peninsular Stoves, Ranges and Furnaces And the foregoing is only to show the true satisfaction this line of Steves are giving, I have 45 of thesa stoves sampled on my floor and invite inspection from all. It will be worth your time to call and see them. F. L. McOMBER. W®st S'de Hardware Storej i