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VOLUME XXV. McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, HARCH 29, 1900. IWMEWgR;̂ GENERAL COUNTY NEWS. tNEQBMATION GATHERED FR.OIVI ,& ^ ' V. . VARIOUS 8OURCE& 'M W ' . HERE AND THERE. •mArniimh- A MlHoellaneotis AK^rvKKtlon of Informa­ tion lute renting to All. 'ftorne of the Happ«nlugt In our County : In Condensed Form for Busy People-- (change Gleanings. Gersham Lanning, aged 77, died at his home in Crystal I^ake ThurMay, March23. ^ The Hebron creamery paid #1.04 per hundred for February milk and $1.12 for four per cent test. John H. Shuey died Sunday after­ noon, March 18, 1900, at his home on the Alexander farm, just west of Rich­ mond, aged nearly 74 years. Mrs. Jane Goodspeed died at her home in Marengo, March 14, at the ad- T vanced age of 84 years. She had f- V a resident of Marengo since 1852. iP On Thursday of last week John : y Kablo, of Greenwood, sold to Pratt & * Thompson, of Woodstock, thirty-seven h ; July pigs that averaged 260 pounds 1' each. . H. |f. Thompson, of Woodstock, 'A#hippe^ one of his celebrated Hereford v t*|bulls, a yearling, to Geo. P. Seaton, . Ladd, HI., last week, and received a k for |250 for the animal. v George A. Lnmley and Ida Cruik- shank, both of Ringwood, were married at the Methodist parsonage in Wood- Stock on Wednesday, March 21, Rev. N. Sunderlin officiating. They were accompanied by Mr . and Mrs.Charles hompson. Last November John Brown fell from it -•/" 'the Hartland town hall and broke One ||%<:©f the bones in his left arm below the "f elbow. Under the old law he* was not rj, , allowed anything, but at last session of |fp Mystic Workers the law was *o amended | . that he„ receives one-twentieth of his ;; £. policy, which is $100.--Woodstock Sen- V s t i n e l . - . • Eickstadt, eon of Ferdinand southwest of Marengo, had the misfortune last i$ay to become caught in the belt of rfishredder and broke his right leg. cprnshredder still hol^glte? jrepu- ation as being a man terror in one- way ;;.:oranother. ;W-'H;. rfr. As soon the "leather becomes somewhat Settled, fimmet Covell is going to have Survey-r C. H. Tryon over from Woodstock to lay out some more lots, south and west of Dr. Rice's residence. There is Quite a demand for desii-able building lots and that section is bound to be. the residence portion of the town and we ..have no doubt the lots will sell readily. --Richmond Gazette. y^ here was a pleasant family gather-' ing at W. Harrison's, of Ringwood. Sun­ day, March 18, it being the anniversary of Mrs. Harrison s birthday. Those pres- .ent were: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Harrison and family, of this place; Mr. and Mrs^ J. E. Harrison, of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. G C. Harrison and Messrs. Ora and Roy Harrison. Two other souvr, who are living in Florida, werey not, resent<- Such gatherings are very pleasant, and by the parents Long to bf remembered. - Chas. Waite, of the State Line, wt« i the victip last Monday of an unfortu­ nate acmdent. While working in the rn oil the Waite" farm, he thre^r a pitchfork, which he had been using, in to a loft, but instead of remaining there it slid down an opening, tines first, one of the tines penetrating Mr. Waite's face and inflicting a severe wound. In • fact, the tine was imbedded in his face and it was with difficulty that he re­ moved it. The wound bled profusely. •Dr. Maxon was summoned and he attend the injured man, \^o is improv­ ing John ^Eickstadt, living eight miles V as well Harvard Herald.; K«ttW>ctkM)K of a Bachelor. Sooner than marry one 20-y air-old girl I'd rather marry two that are 40. No man would get married if he thought the girl would ever think she had any ideas about politics. A. woman always dislikes muddy Weather because then she can never wear her old shoes down town. Plenty jof people who can't afford to get their teeth fixed think they can at- * ford to have hundred-dollar babies. 4 The successful man with a woman is the one who krows most about what she thinks he has no business to know.-- New York Press. .• s • -- • • /v* t • yuo Vadiu Church In Eoraf. : ? There is a church in Rome called the Domine Quo Yadis. The tradition runs that St. Peter, in fleeing from the holy city was here met by the Savior and cried out, "Lord, whither goest thou?" or "Domine, Quo Vadis?" The reply was that Christ was going to Rome to be crucified afresh. Peter turned back was built op PIET JOUBERT IS DEAD. VETiiAN BOER COMMANDER EX­ PIRES AT PRETORIA,' * The many friends of Mrs. Elder Pierce, nee Gertie Johnson will be pained to learn of her death, which occured at hor home in Rock Fall, 111., on Sunday evening March 19th. She has been a great -sufferer having been sick for over four months. Her entire life was spent in Wauconda with the exception .of the last few years. The funeral took place at Rock Falls Wednesday afternoon.-- Wauconda Leader. ' Dufay A. Fuller, republican nominee for state senator from this legislative district, has recently written a big life insurance policy for John W. Gates, of the American Steel Wire Co., the amount of which was $100,000. Mr. Fuller is district agent for the Mutual Life Insurance Co., and he has quite a record in the way of writing big poli­ cies. In February he won a prize ol $100 in gold for writing the largest amount of insurance of any one man in Illinois for the Mutual Life Insurance Co.--Harvard Herald. Georgiana Wells, a colored woman, was buried March/**th ait Seatonville, Bureau county. She was born in Rich­ mond, Va., in 1797, and was therefore 103 years old. She was sold on the auc­ tion block three times. She had sixteen children, thirty-three grand children and seventeen great grand children. Up to a few weeks before her death she was vigorous and in fall possession of her senses. The Geneva Golf club will expend $1,000 in fitting up its grounds, one of the improvements being a pavilion. The barn will be fitted up into a club room with lockers, dressing rooms and a lunchroom. * Tuesday nightof last week occurred the death of Mr. Carter at his home near Rollins. He was taken with hic­ coughs and although everything wa.1 done that human skill could devise, he could not be relieved. The grand jury at Ottawa, La Salle County, finished its labors on last Thurs­ day morning, it being the shortest sit­ ting of any similar body in the history of the county, which means, of cotibrse, for a regular panel of grand jurors. But two indictments wer© found, one against Thos. RedinondT^for the • silk robbery at La Salle; the other for Mrt-. Emma Adams, as an accessory after tLe fact in connection with the same burg­ lary. Mrs. Adams has tamed state's evidence. Charles and Albert Mayer, of Rock- ford, have received word of their being left an estate of $30,000 by the death of a maiden aunt in Germany. Racine, Wis., March 12.--John L. Thomas, the oldest living man in the istate of Wisconsin, celebrated his 105th birthday March 10. Mr. Thomas was |x>rn in North Wales in 1795 and came to Racine in 1845. ^ | The ^residents of P«dai|||e . became jvery much excited Saturday morning Hast when it was found that a dog be­ longing to L. V. Clark had gone mad. After biting several dogs in the village it started west and bit many dogs in the country. Mayor Olms promptly posted a notice that dogs must be Cuzzled until fur^H* notice, iir they ould be shot- , ' Dr. R. T. Gatling, known throughout the world as the inventor of the Gat­ ling gun, the greatest existing instru­ ment for the destruction of human life, has invented a disc plow, which is oper­ ated by steam and to whic'i a seeder or planter can be attached, and wherby forty acre^ a day can be plowed and planted. y^l:^ "7 Rev. Jonathan C. Stoughton, who died at his home in .Aurora on Sunday, aged 80 years, was well known as he was chaplain of the 127th Illinois infan­ try in the civil war. In 1870 he was an independent candidate for Congress a- gainst Gen. Farnsworth, but was beaten. Two years later he stumped Illinois and Indiana for Horace Greeley for the pres­ idency. &. G. Bates, a resident of Hampshire, HI., for fifty years, died March 18. Jacob Mordhorst, of Libertyville, met with a serious accident, Tuesday of last week. While feeding a corn shredder his left hand was drawn into the machine and completely torn from the arm. It was found necessary to ampu­ tate the arm just below the elbow. Mr. Mordhorst was seventy years old last October and despite his advanced age is resting comfortably and will recover: You Have Seen Dr. Caldwell'b Syrup Pepsin advertised for months, but have you ever tried it? If not, you do not know what an ideal stomach remedy it is. A 40c bottle (10 doses 10c) will show you its great merits as a cure for constipation, indigestion and sick headache. Regular size, 50c and $1, at Julia A. Story 's. f M-5- ---------- Country in Deepest Gloom at a Lon That i« Believed to be Irretrlevahle-Krnger to Take Command. Pretoria, March 28,via Lourenco Mar­ ques.--Piet Joubert, Vice President of the Transvaal, and commandant gener­ al of the republic's military forces, died shortly before midnight, aggd 68 years and 60 days. He succumbed to an at­ tack of acute inflammation of the kid­ neys after a short illness, attending church even last Sunday. The oountry' is thrown into the deepest gloom by his; death. His loss is believed to be. irre­ trievable, particularly if any settlement should be arrived at with the British. The remains will be taken to the Wak kerstroom district, where they will b* interred in the family cemetery oil farm he owned there. Words are incapable of describing I nation's grief over the loss of the oom\ mandant general at a time that is so critical in the history of the republic. It is stated that President Kruger will take supreme command of the Boer forces in succession to Commandant General Joubert * ' AN EDITOR ON FIRESv Thrilling Incident In "the Career of an I1U- , - aoi» Journalist ' ; iU?:'?, I ' Benton to liavt At%nte!%ent comp' ml GStfl# fired for setting up the lines* "See the poor martyr In his sheet of fire," So that they read: •"See the poor mayor With his shirt on fire." * Brother Brownlee of the standard knows how it feels one's shirt on fire, and he describes the sensation as follows: "Last Saturday evening the editor of the Standard went home peacefully and tiatly, and after a frugal meal proceeded to hard study, which is his best holt. After refreshing his brain with some severe gymnastics he put on his night­ shirt and struck a match. In a flash the editor was a mass of flames, and the household was yelling "Fire!' at a bug­ house rate; . The editor rushed into* iiito the hall, and with one gigantic effar| tore the shirt from his body and extin­ guished the flames. This is a true history, and for six seconds we had a hustle on. At the end of that time he had no shirt jn. The fire must have been caused by electricity generated in trying to write a sermon on widows. Brother'I. S. Hicks says it was probably a slight warning. Brother Richeson says an editor should always watch for fire. Burton says any man who would wear a night-gown should expect a fire. The general public says it is only a matter of time any way. But it is no fun to stand in the midst of (lames that reach to the ceiling and to smell your hair on fire. So don't joke about this boys. We are nearly scared to death over it--Olney (111) Mail. Church Note*. A young people's social will be given at an early date at Miss Julia A. Story's. Watch for further particulars. The Willing Workers will meet this (Thursday) afternoon with Mrs. E. E. Gorton. All members are cordially in­ vited. v , * The Y. IJ. devotiohal meeting at the Universalist church next Sabbath evening will be led by Mr. Harry Fay. Topic "Consecration." A special musical program will be rendered. All are earnestly invited to be present. tetters Must Be Returned. . A new postal rule went into effect re* cently which it would be well to remem­ ber. When a person takes from the of­ fice or receives at his residence a letter which he afterward ascertains does not belong to him, it is his duty to return it to the postmaster, if he does not he makes himself subject to a fine of $500, or one year's imprisonment. This rule applies to newspapers as well as letters. The finding of the real owner is the lousiness of the officials not the receiver, and the paper or letter must not be de­ stroyed, but returned to the postoffice. County ArmkkoM to Meet. County Treasurer Axtell has issued a call for the assessors of McHenry county meet at his office in Woodstock on | Thursday, March 29, to talk over the | plan of assessments for 1900 and to re­ ceive instructions therein. Every as­ sessor in the county is urged to be pres­ ent, as the work will begin on Monday, April 2. ^ CnrlouH L>ace No longer Mad** ' • Of all the curious kinds of lace, es­ pecially old lace the most curious is that which is called point tressee. It is very rare and was made of human hair. French collectors say it exists in the present day only in their cabinets. It was confined to the early part of the sixteenth century, CIRCUIT CLERK OFFICE RECORDS. Ovtr 48S Instrument* Have Filed Since Jan. 1, 1900. JOINED THE MAJORITY, wr John Schtefer Dies at His Home ltt This Village Last Saturday. ugh the kindness of Geo. B. Rich- ,rds, circuit clerk of McHenry county, we btain the following facts in regard to he work of that office. Since January 1900, there has been 485 instruments *>f all kinds filed as a part of the county records, the instruments so filed since Jan., 1st being 250 deeds, 103 releases, 103 mortgages, 98 chattel mortgages and J 25 miscellaneous instruments. I '^Htt will appear from the above that there have been 158 more deeds than^ real estate mortgages, which means that 152 sales of land in McHenry county have been made on a cash basis, and also'the fact that 103 releases have been entered since that time, showing that as between mortgages and releases the re­ mit is a tie. Chattel mortgages are quite numerous for the reason that ten­ ants are compelled to furnish security to the land Owner. Very few judgment notes are being entered up now. In 1896 and 1897 judgment notes were being entered up regularly, but the good,1 times have placed men on their feet-rl Hkrvard Herald. \' * tained J \fee never / would not SURE TO dO. C. M. *8t. P. Road Kxtends from Fox l*k( , xx. Southerland, of Marion, Iowa, the right-of-way man for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co., is securing options and purchasing the right of way for the new railroad to be milt from Janesville to Fox Lake. The new road is incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin and is known as the Janesville and Southeastern, its apital stock being placed at $2,000,000. t, is however, a branch of the St. ^au^and is being constructed as an air line, the managers of the road being anxious for a more direct route to Chicago. It is said that it will be ten miles nearer from Janesville to Chicago >ver this route than over the North- l^stem. He us on by paths we do not know, ., Upward tie tea (Is us though our Step£ stbw Though oft we faint, and falter on the way,. Though clouds and darkness oft obscure the day: " ' ;V*3 Yet when the clouds are gone * „" • ,. s We know who leads us on. \ : f John Schaefer died at his home in this/ pillage Saturday morning, March 24. Mr. Schaefer yras born in McHenr^ County, November 21,1868,aiid has spenA hi.i entire life near this village. He was the son of Nicholas Schaefer, an old and known resident of^this county. •Tanuary ^Sriite<\ in mar- marriage with Magdalena Buch. Ms^Schaefer leaves besides his wife two smatts^iildren the "t)ldest of whom is less than tflan tUrt>e years of age, his mother, Mrs. m»4iolas Schaefer, one brother. Ni^M>las Sciifcefer, Jr., of Okla sisters, Mrs. H*^ry Kenne- usburgh, and Mrs. Joseph jigwood. \ as Mr. Schaefer i the Wauconda mill his wagon and sus- s spine from which Realizing that he onger superintend to move to. ^ ^ o about two "Since tKat lime he has until Saturday morning came to end his sufferings The funeral services whic in St. Mary's church Monda were attended by a large conco sorrowing friends and relatives Rev. Father Kirsch officiating, and remains were laid to rest in St. Mary cemetery. The pall bearers were: John Heimer, John H. Miller, Matthew Weber, M. M. Niesen, John Neissc*and Andrew Miller. & was mr4~ WM.YACER PASSES AVlY DIED AT WAUKEQAN ON 8UN iSISSli f ' \ "• ; Mr. Yager was Well Known Here Being Proprietor of the Riverside Hotel Two Years, ^ Wordwas UfWm. /Pager, at his home at Waukegai^lnit Sunday. was well known hereJbeAng proprietor of thdftiverside for two years (1884 and ,1885. peaking of his death the Wat^ kegSn Gazette says: ^ . ' 'Sunday morning ; o'cto«^ William M. Yager, a resident of Lake' county since 1845, died at his home 320 Madison street. His last illness was of three week's duration Twit since Thanksgiving day he had not set foot beyond the piazza of his residence and for the past nine years his health had been such as to cause much anxiety to his family and friends. To heart failure complicated by kidney trouble* is ascribed the cause of death. The deseased was born in Wooster, Ohio, August 35, 1834 and was exactly eventy-five and one-half years did he day of his death. His early days .•ere spent with his parents at Erie, 'a. V He was married there Sept. 4, ldl$ to Miss Aiuy Jane Ijathaway. The young couple turned their faces west­ ward, coming direct to Waukegan immediately after their marriage, trip was made by steamboat and Mrs. Yager landed being too rough e by stage was thei Mr, ; lis to JAMES W. KEE. Regarding l»«Hth 1* ' WceU, " Chicago I^*»t t • Weekly School Nof*#& -.4 V&TS- By a Seritor. That i>ld Latin Grammar, I hail as a trvasai**, For often at eve, when to lessons I'd fly, ' tlfimiMT V st^re of an exqulsita*fjife&o^ . and sfllietest that studies supply. How ardent 1 seized It with hands that were trembling, •And worked to commit the amas^ind amo; WlJ/li all of the rules and declensions 1 found y « tlH>re. - i j fn the old Latin Grammar thai stobi in th« ! fr!.^row; ; ' • ' - 'v ^ . i 4 f-f The time worn grammar, ... The margin marked grammar, tlieX^issioal Oraniniarthat stood In the row. Vacation next week. Mamie Granger is absent owing to ill­ ness. Dr. Straub visited the first primary on Monday. Myrtle Cobb, of the second room, is on the sick list. Altia Kimball paid the high ftchool a visit Tuesday. , , Miss Bertha Baldwin visited several iof the rooms Wednesday. Misses Etta Powers and Mary Knox visited the school on Thursday last. Mrs. J. W. Grimoldby was a brief caller at our school Wednesday after­ noon. k >v ' . Two handsome new pictures were presented to the fourth room by N. J. and Jacob Jnsten. Lillian Wheeler was absent from school for a few days but is now able to attend to her school work again* Emery Kimball has much improved the appearance of the library by a pic- of th# World's Columbian Exposition. * Eddie Sutton, who was obliged to leave his school work on account of a sprained ankH is now again among our number. The mumps are raging in the fifth room, and several of the pupils were obliged to stay at home during the past week. Florence Granger entertained her schoolmates Friday aftern<x>n by a graphophone concert which all enjoyed immensely. Four new pictures were given in the second room recently. The donors were: Pearl Claxton, Lula Byrd, Ada Poile and Gerald Newman. We are pleased to see the hearty re­ sponse that is being made to our plea for school room decoration. It proves that many patrons believe as we do, thai the best is none too good for the boys and girls. • The ninth grade donated a fine pic­ ture to the high school. It represents the battle of Gettysburg and goes a long way towards improving the appear­ ance of the reom. The ninth grade is composed mostly of hustlers and the pic­ ture does them great credit. Postottice In China. Within the last two years about a hundred postoffices have been established in China. The registry fee for letters is only 3i cents, & James W. Kee, Resident an4 mana- ger of the Kee & Chapell Dairy company of Chicago, died Wednesday morning after a brief illness at his home, 1804 Barry avenue, Chicago. The deceased had been a prominent figure in the dairy business in Chicago for more than a quarter of a century. Current Kvent Club. Th*»' Char rent Event club will meet with Miss Julia A. Story Tuesday eve­ ning, April 3rd at the usual hour. The following is the program: ^ PAItT KIKST OORRKNT EVENTS. Art Notes Mr#. Wraftl Hooks Miss Fanny Osborne Current Literature an«| Magazines Miss Agnes Perry k..Mrs. Angevine ...Mrs. (>. Chapell Mrs. Uullaher ..Mrs. Mary Cobb .Miss Kate Howe Mrs. Auringer General .Miks Julia A. .Story The^purc Washington Wetzel and '45. In the to Erie whe years, whei kegan and his brother! the site of at North The bro for two y fin to have one of :iei*n Illinois, farm pn west owned by N« the winter of 0 they returned t^ned for _ thrte© came to Want company with a brick yard on the Zinc Works ;ri a iM m i ' l Educational... Inventions and Science. Music and Drama....... News of Day I'ersonal Notes R'-liyious Items. War Items , Woman and her Work..-. PART SECOND- ITAMAN ART Raphael--Sketch of his Life. , Miss Fanny Osborne Raphael--His Easel Paintings...\ Mr^. C. Chapell Raphael--His Madonnas...Miss Julia A. Story Raphael--Ills "Hours"-- Mrs Auringer Raphael-His Days Mrs. Uullahor Raphael--His Cartoons Miss Kate llowe Raphael--His Taptstrus Mrs. Mary Cobb Raphael--His Frescoes (In Htanza of Vatican) Mrs. Hazel Rapuoel--His Frescoes In Logic of Vatican... Miss Agnes Perry Discussion of his Life and Works by all Mem­ bers. * •" Miss Story especially requests that all aietn}«ers be present. Kaster Monday Party. Joseph Heimer will give an Easter Party on Monday evening April 16, at the McHenry House. The very best of music has been secured for the occasion, the orchestra being the Lakeside Harp Orchestra, and all in attendance are assured a pleasant evening. Couples 50 cents. Ladies admitted free. The floor committe is as follows: J. E. Pratt, McHenry; Matt. Weber, Mc­ Henry; Henry Do we, Big Hollow; Robt, Setter, Grass Lake; Arthur Powers, Wauconda; Peter Freund, Johnsburgh; Ed Dodge, Ringwood. Who WantM the Easter Prize? To all who contemplate entering the Easter contest we wish to say that manuscripts will.be received until Fri­ day, April 6, when the contest will close. We are pleased to answer any and all queries and appreciate the great interest that has been awakened. This is only another proof that a well dis­ played advertisement finds readers and that rewards are sure to follow. The man who has an,article- for sale and tells the people about it in a manner pleasing to the eye is the man who gets business. Never out Of Season. There is no time in the year when Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is not a benefit to mankind. It cures constipation and indigestion and cures diarrhoea caused by bad condition of the digestive organs. Trial size bottles 10c, also in 506 and $1 i size, of Julia A* Story. cted the business end of which tine deceased dispose-1 of his portion of the business and» (the C. and N. W. rail­ road having been built during the pro­ ceeding few years) went on a Chicago^ Waukegan run as baggageman. He M ran under Conductor C. B. George for ^ three years and then was promoted tp . J f;'J c o n d u c t e r i n w h i c h c a p a c a c i t y h e s e r v e d > \ ? ̂ for twelve years. * He left the railroad about 1875 and for three years conducted a livery stable in this city which he disposed of to purchase and ruri" the steamer "Jennie," on Fox Lake. ^Kor nine years he owned and managed^Hkto^and eight years ago he waŝ l̂̂ ^HB r̂e from all active bus' he has lived i: The deceased death his widow; an W. H. Kelsey, of Burlii and three sons, Wm. H., of Charles Edward, of Chicago, and George Ezra, ^ Evanwton. Two brothers sur­ vive him, Ezra, of this city and George, of High Cliff, Wis. The deceased w w k m^n static personality, widely known and uni­ versally liked. .With the bereaved f a m i l y t h e c o m m u n i t y m o u r n s . f j p Mr. Yager was a strong republic^ He was fot%iany years a Master Mason and that order participated in. the funeral services which occured on Tues­ day afternoon at 2 o'clock ftom residence, 310 Madison street. Telephone Items. Mr, Jensen, the Rosedale florist, Citizens' telephone was for a time dis- continued, has contracted for the same for the coming season and can be reached at all times the patrons of the home company. V The Citizens' Telephone company open the new season with a change the management of theii1 local exchan Mr. Bell, the present manager, will take up a new line of workk_ His successor will be a married man of wide exper­ ience in all branches of telephone work and in the successful fighting of great monopolies. It is said that if staunch support is given to the home company they contemplate the erection of an ex­ change building in McHenry^ and the making of other extensive lmjMroye- ments. • . ' *h<' i-j Produce Short-SljWednesfc 4'!l It is the opinion of a German oculist that the use of the ordinary slates by school children tends to produce short­ sightedness. As a substitute he recom­ mends pen and ink or an artificial while slate with black pencil. The latter have been introduced lit soaie ̂ schools. , m