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•; . Cost of War, and Prevention. Figuring from the estimates of the war and navy departments the senate finance committee calculates the cost of the war, "from the present tima till July 1,1899, as at least $379,192,000." Add the |50,000,000 appropriation, a*id by the end of the fiscal year the United States will have expended $429,192,000 in this war with Spain. These figures, Mr. Allison says, "do not take into ac­ count any emergency expenses that may rise at any moment." It is quite generally believed that if the United States had possessed a first class navy this war woud have been avoided. Be that as it may, with a first ela6enavy peace would have followed quickly the. opening of hostilities. A navy sufficient to insure peace with powers like Spain would not cost one third of $429,000, 000. A first class navy would cost but little more than half that sum. For $150,000,000 we could build 30 battle­ ships, at $5,000,000 each--an outside figure. - For $25,000,000' 100 torpedo boats and destroyers, averaging $250,- 000 each, could be added. At $1,500,- 000 each, 20 monitors could be added for $30,000,000. Add 50 armored and unarinored 'cruisers and gunboats, averaging in cost $500,000, for $25,- 000,000 and 10 dry docks at $1,250,000, each--$12,600,000, an I the entire outfit would costo but $372,500,000--$15G,- 692,000 less than 16 months of war with Spain, enough to construct the Nicar­ agua canal and leave millions for coast defense! Such a navy would be a perpe tual insurance of peace. Congress has dredged creeks, and out of the way har­ bors, instead of building a navy, guns and coast defense.--Ex. Real Estate Transfer* L For two weeks ending JuneOth. Oa Tin Spencer to Mar; Lambden sub lot 5 of lot 40 asara p at of swjtf see 36 Marengo f i oo Oaive Halieson to Noble Hill pone oor b'k 10 M*n«'flel(i'p add Dover .. .... 300 00 Wni Dyer to Bessie Dyer 20» in ns cor seo24AMen 800 00 Wm B Han and w to M Daioow 3a in eX nejf s»c II Greenwood.. 415 00 Same to same 4'9».100a in same 400 00 fm K Wire et al to same po in nX wjtf e xv X »eo 11 Green wood.... .., 976 00 J Hamilton to Hnnerd Hamilton undiv & of se* swx sec 14 sjtf ee* sec 14 pt swjtf 8Wjtf sen 13 e fr of ne fri X 23 also w frl nwjf sec24 Algonquin 900 00 JT Schumacher to N W Peters et al pc in §e cor se frl X sea 18 McHenry.. 50 00 Brldffot To bin to Patrick Ryan all in- . terest in blk 2 Marengo 300 00 Hilda Bloom and w to James Drake eX nex sec 31 Nunda ;,5co 00 Joseph Frett to Louise Frett lot 1 in nefrijf sec 18 McHenry.. 2,500 00 R J Sutton and w to Henry Bending lots 30and 31 Emerald Park in tX nwJt *ec 1 Nunda 225 00 F J Hubbnii and w to John Oramer Jr pt lot-3 blk 1 Blackmail'e add Har­ vard .. ],2oo 00 Same to same pc in same block... 2,800 00 John Oramer Jr and w to W J Hubbell swjf lot 5 blk 1 Blackman's add Harvard ...6,000 00 Ellen Muldoon to James McGulre swjf sec 2 Hartland.... ...... 1,600 00 Abasali Treat and h to B H Patrick sttb lot 1 of lot 44 of aw3i sec 36 Ma- rejigo, 3,000 00 E W^Siill and w to J T Still sw& swX s# nwJi sw^ sec 35 Marengo...... .3,000 00 Bicliard Galnor per ma»t to O F Dacv 80a in awM sec t and se4« sec '3 Greenwood ...., 3,015 f0 0 F Dacy to Maria Kop»el and h same 2 675 00 L Ben«husen and w to E P Paine lot 1 and 4 blk 7 Nunda..., . ......... . 275 00 John Cramer Jr and w to Thos An­ drews pt lot 3 blk 1 Harvard 3,000 00 Thos Andrews and w to John Oramer '«&> Jr land in ftarae blk..... ..............1,300 00 Thos Darling to Laurinda Northrop •X seJi see 13 floral lot 2 swjf sec 18; aleo X lot 17 n*v>£ sec 28 Ooral.. 100 John Orookshank to W111 J Crookshank nept ne3i swjtf sec II Greenwood.. 1 00 Wm J Crooksbank and w to Merrltt Thomas nndiv X lots 33 and 34 Greenwood ..... 100 CO 1 B r.arolus and w to Geo Bachman lot 5 blk 13 Spring City ado Woodstock 25 00 Ora Stewart and h to Harvey Fulton w& loft 5 and 8 blk 6 Harvard.. 225 09 Minerva Bo wen et al to James O'Brien and w lots 7 8 9 10 11 12 blk 4 and lot 4 blk 2 500 00 G W Eldredge and w to Barker Lum ber Oo lots 12345 blk 3 Railroad add Richmond 1,700 00 John McDonnell and w to G. W, Eld- red ge same 760 00 Simon Covey et al to Wm Barrett lot 1 blk 3 Marengo Wm Caimack and w to Ernest Borch- ardt lot 7 pt lot 8 1 2 lots 5 6 blk 56 and pt blk 5/ Harvard ....' 1,300 00 O M Johnson and w tc J J Marvin lot 8 blk 27 Hart's 4th »dd Harvard 175 00 Richmond Oem Assn te 0 H Osmond lot 11 division 6 Richmond Cemetery.. 35 00 Lewis Beall and w to Uhas Haldeman 136 sq rds in g pt sec 16 Richmond.. 310 00 Jos Burt and w to K DSburtleff pt sees 35 and 26 nwJi" nwjtf sec 26 pt tX sec27Marengo .7^7 00 Frank suchy and w to Frank SlBuf pt lot 1 swjf sec 19 Algonquin 100 M, Schumacher to N w Pike >£a in so cor se frl X see 18 McHenry 25 00 Eva Nieson et al to Michiel Thiol pt lot 15 Johnsburgh 50 00 \V A Crlsty and w to Eldredge & Mo- Connell lots 12 3 4 5 6 blk 1 Railroad add Richmond 1 00 Nancy Disbrow to G. T. Clawson pc in swjtf sec 15 Alden <........ 200 00 Wm. Beading per admr to Richard Overton box se^ sec 22 Richmond. .1,025 00 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1898. GREAT DEPARTMENT STORE, XLaXH, ILL, REMEMBER THE MAINE (SI CCE8SOES TO PERBY <fe, OWEN.)^ UNIVERSAL PROVIDER, ORIGINATOR OF LOWEST PRICES REPUBLICAN TICKET. COHGBB88IONAL, For Member of Oonpr^ss, 8th Districi- ALBERT J. HOPKINS. LEGISLATIVE. For Representatives, Eirhth District-- G.EORG E R. LYONt of Lako County, P..A. FULLER, of BooEC Ootinty. COUNTY TICKET, For County Judge-- O. 11. GILLMOKE. For County Clerk-- GEO. F. RUS11TON. For County Treasurer-- FRANK F. AXTKLL. For Sheriff-- HENRY KEYES. For County Superintendent of School8- W. E. WIRE. CLOTHING! CLOTHING! Every Department SflMI AND PBIOBiS LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE STATION Ittarriaire Iiioenses, /..Iowa Huntley .. 'Union ...Union Byron Brink Helen Patterson Emil Eggert Minnie Miller ... Probate Business. E6tate of Henrv Mead. Proof of will, Em­ ma Merry, M. W. Merry and Gyrus Mead oxrs. Bond waived, I Estate of Jonathan Moore, Petition for I citat'on of Wm. Norton. Estate of Jane Hance. Pr^f of death. Pe-| tition for letters. John Belden admr. Bond 12,500. Estate of Jacob Bishop. Proof of death. I Petition for letters. Anna Bishop admx, I Bond $120. Estate John Flusky, Report. Petition to sell real estate. Estate Charlotte Thome. Proof of will I Geo Uenwick and Chas. Thorne exrs. Bond I *5,000. Estate B, H. Richmond. Final report. Estate Allen Sisson. Proof of will, E. H. I Cook exr. Bond $16,000. Estate Joanna Tassow. Final report. Estate Lodemia Keyes. Fin»l report. Estate John Mansfield. Proof of will. E. ). Jewott exr, Bond I12,0r0 Estate Gideon Buck. Report of sale of per­ sonal property. Ks ate Samuel Clark. Report. Estate Ellen Kane. Inventory approved Estate Tbos, Norton. Petition for citation. Petition dismissed. Estate Minerva Sherwin. Final report. Estate John Earl. Inventory and appraise­ ment bill approved. Es ate Mark Rickox, Final report. Estate Hurley Begun. Rtport of sale of real estate approved. Estate Thos. Norton. Petition to probate will. Estate Denn's Oorr. Report of sale of per- s»nal property. The following estates had claims day Mon day: John 8trubbing, Mary E. Bowe, Jam's Oowen, Estelle Bingham, Cbas. Thompson. Daniel O'Leary, James McCue, John Stone. Edmund Burke. nwnN rrm :o, F. SWAN, GREAT DEPARTMENT STORE, ELGIN, ILL. McHenry, Illinois V ANSON'S BUBBLING WITH STYLE NEWNESS AND BEAUTY e bought too many goods last week, and it makes us crowded for room, hence we must dispose of them quickly, for cash only. HERE ARE A FEW ITEMS. Standard Prints, 3% cents. Best Indigo Blue Prints, 4 cents. 1 yard wide heavj fine Sheeting, 4% cents. ^ 5 4 wide Bleached Pillow Case, 9% cents. Heavy fine Ticking, worth 18 cents, 14 cents. Good broken check Shirtin js, 6 cents. Fine quality Denim, 10 cents. 3 dozen Men's Wool Pants, wortn$2 50 $1.75. 1 lot Child'- and Mis?es Low Tan Shoes, 65 cents. 1 lot Men's Plow Shoes, $110. 1 lot Ladies' Fine Shoes, $1 35. 1 lot Ladies Wrappers 1 lot Ladies' Summer Corsets, A liberal red uction on all binds of Shoes, Skir^HH|^^.. 'Knee Pants, Hats, Underwear and many other things Twenty-five new styles Organdie Lawns, your chc^^Mp|ts. Are our offerings for this weeks trade. You are especially in­ vited to look or to buy, to compare, to criticise. You'll possibly find some items that will fit your fancy and appeal to you as "just what you want," We have studiously labored to make it so. Excursion Tickets to the Omaha Ex­ position, Via the Northwestern Line will be on Bale daily, beginning June 1, limits of tickets providing for longer or shorter sojourn, according to rate. This Exposi­ tion will be w®ll worth seeing. For further information apply to agents Chicago & Northwestern Railway. 47-6w We Bid You Welcome. f| JOHN EVANSO West McHenry. Illinois. M. J. WALSH THE .McHENRY m llBBltl Ml m J. H. MILLER, Prop. All kinds of Cemetery Work at Low Prices A FULL LINE OF FINISHED W ORK CONSTANTLY ON HAND. Foreign and American Granite a Specialty WcHENRV, ILL Has more good features than are combined in all ctlitrs, an should you need a Corn Planter don't pass the Rock Island. FOR SALE AT A GREAT BARGAIN BUGGIES! BUGGIES! Nothing but Buggies. The celebrated Peabody. the Mier and the Columbia A grade Wheels; one thousand mile Axles. V\ hy take chances on inferior work when about the same money will give you the best vehicles that skill and careful supervision can produce. Tried by time and not found wanting. They are reliable and stylish. There are none better. WAGONS AND TRUCKS, Always on hand and prices always right. And don't forget that you have a standing invitation to make our place headquarters when in McHenry, and we are only too glad to show our stock whether you wish to buy or not. Repairs for all Machinery promptly attended to. Very Truly Yours, AND GROCERY STORE. Administrator's Notice. ESTATE of Jscab Bishop, deceased. Tbe undersigned having been appointed Administratrix of the estate of Jacob Bishop, deceased. late of the county of McHenrv and state of Illinois, hereby gives notice that she will appear before the County Court ol McHenry county, at the Court House, in Woodstock, Illinois, at the August term, on the first Mon­ day in August next, at which time all persons having claims against said estate are notified and requested to attend for the pur. pose of having the same adjusted. All per­ sons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned Dated this 31st day of May, A. D. 1888. ANNA KATHABIKA BISHOP, 18-42 Administrator. Wheat, Grah*m and Rye Bread, Cakes, Pies etc., fresh baked every day. Also a line line of choice T. J. WALSH McHenry, April 20, 1898,