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"V'/"' -• -1- **^4 ii»«li«Sil W/W$' " . *: . ij-'^. - ;. - •f-.f-^ ,y&QW'-2VSAjmva&anttc x' "' -; • •• v. ~.ar«gsr..'i- .-.v-:».'i?/:' ;/-1ftSif " 'I#:# Y;*'fer< ,W;.: , VOLUME XXVII. , • McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1901. " "V? • • / 7 ; Y - i NU1BJER ao DIRECTORY *H *** *M»M ****** DAVID G. WELLS, M. D. I'v "PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OCULIST. 'V'L --J '•'* Office and residence in Justen'S Block, %#»£?• over the Plaindealer office, McHenry. gfjT" C. H. FEGEP.S, M. D. ^T>IYSIOIAN AND SURGEON, McH«ury1 ; *- ni. Office at Residence. 'ii DR. A. E. AU RINGER. fel% S TJHY8ICIAN AND 8URGEON, Office In the ; ir 0i,j Post Office building, one door east of . •; J. Miller's store, West McHenry, 111. Resl- kvCjS^dence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Oe- V ';.V".v borne. All professional calls promptly at- iPS--' tended to. FRED'K C. PAGE, M. D. it- ear, ** nose and throat. Office siours" !t to V a. m,( $#$£!&1 to 4 uud 6 TO 8 p. HI. Office, Church block, ' '4-.? Woodstock, I IK Telephone--Office, 128; Rosi- vi v>; "OHYBICIAN AND SIJBGEON.-Speclal tentlon diseases and surgery, oi eye. %k.%. . v aer<c«, iza. KNIGHT & BROWN, 100 Washington ;.'A-*TOBNEYS AT LAW - *» street, Oh'sa^o, 111. mx: ~~ C^P. BARNES. ' A TTOBNEY, scmfcUtor, and Counselor. Ool- %, • ** lections a specialty. _Uajiiag0 8ultsLetc. fry i'&Vy-'f : Mt Cf r, 111. D. T. SMILEY, A TfORNRY, Counselor, Solicitor and No- tary Public. Will give prompt and lm- mediate attention to all business intrusted to his care. Office in Hoy's Block, Woodstock. II F. C. ROSS, D. D. S- w<-: W'f '^•UP'\ McHenry llliifals Over Oww * Chapell's Store g j: H. a MEAD, ... Justice of the Peace and General In- ̂r t- farafcce Agent, including Accident , and Liife Insurance. WIST MCUbnby. - - IM* DR. W. C. BESLEY Surgeoit ntist WOODSTOCK, ILL. * MICHAEL MATTSEN Artistic Decorating £$toting and Paper Hanging sf:i;rS¥ , " r-, "i Plaindealer office, McHen^t. > 496 Bowen Ave., Chicago. - f^fmHances: The numerous people tor Wl '^i'* v I have done decorfttlng in McHenry. ^ V 9a^s out of town & r S ttwwnptly attended to. Wf- A. C. SPURL1NQ, Ki>: f£jjV oa« «o«ri Veterinary Surgecri and D«rtl«t. West McHenry, . |t residanee fint w«8t of MethpdUt cburch Illinois. Strayer & Thurlwell Lawyers. S^Mn 733 Opera House Block, ua Clark Street. Chicago. ^ v" 'l s. SOCIETIES. MASONIC. • i f . . K c B n s T LODQK, NO. 158, A. F.aod A. M.-- Regular Communications the second and ourth Mondays in each month. ROLLIN WAIT®, W. M. JOHN EVANSON. Secy. fe*. - m W.O.O.F. , tt. Patrick's Court, No l87. W. O. O. P., meet v. .>th,e First flatnrday and Third Wednesday First, ftatnrday •evenings of each month, at Forester Hall. . ;• Mas. R. J. SUTTON, Chief Ranger. ' LOBETTA WALSH. Secretary. M. W. A. Secular Meetings every Second and Fourth : Wednesday evenings of each month, at their Hall, over Evanson s store. W. P. Sravww, OopinJ. H. C. MKAD, Clerk. O. O. F. each Meet First and Third Bundayf of month in Forester Hall. • . Lr - . A N T O N Et:GKi<N, Chief Banger. JOHR NEIBH, XICCV»RUTIIK F ; : LOOI8 OBBTKL, Financial Secretary. JOHN J.-BARBIAN, Treasurer. _ - „ . Trustees- John Heimer, Anton Itogeln. Ben Lauer. ^:*c- r^ :-- ©. o. F. 'fef i St. Patrick Court No. 746, C. O. F. Meetings i held the Second and Fourth Monday evenings of each month In Forester Hall. Vr, Q J. M. Phalen, G. E. - 7 •*<•* Waller Bolger, ft. 8., fHURCHEB. 2 : ..ftiisrOH -v, . - ,• -v UNIYER8ALI8T. ^:w:i9itfaaa .. T. J . W a l s h . . . . P r e s i d e n t ;H. C. Mead ....: Clerk 'Dr. H. T. brown...«v......*• Treasurer r Bupt. of Sunday-School.. Mrs. Einma Phillips Assistant W. A. Crlsty WILLING WOBKCR8. ji Mrs. John I. Story. ........President Mrs. James B. PerryT..,.. Vlee I'resident . Mrs. F. C. Ross. .Secretary ^Cvv-Mrs. W. A. Crlsty. ..Treasurer ir.*. 0. v.:. " "if Miss Jalia A. Story..,.... + President. ^ Miss Bernlece Perry ... ..t i.Secretary JUNIOB T. P. C.'TT. Mrs. Anna Byrd Superintendent ,, ̂ Mrs. E. B. Perkins Assistant and Organist Miss lren^ McOmber Pres'dent Lalu Byrd '...v-v'..Secretary, i*>5y Services: , f :'\xc •,' State<l Sermon. -.10.30 a m »vV , Sunauy Sohool. .tj; ^....;.,..,11.45 a m " > YTP. C. U.'J ,7.00pm ~ Junior Y. P. C. U. .4.00 ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC ^GERMAN.) 13Sunday services: Low Mass at 8:00 a. Pastor. fcf&f.; a. m. ST. PATBICK-S CATHOLIC. Begular Sunday Services at 8 a. m. and 10 < a., Vespers at 3 p, m., Sunday School at 11:30 R*v. FATHER O'MTIL, Pastor. ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC (GERMAN.) r *. ov. John's Catholic Church, Johnsbnnr have services on Sunday as follows: High Mass at 10 o'clock a. m. and Vespers at 3 f?i j(V o'clock p. m. Kiev. FATHBB MSHHINA.vpastor y~\, iMtJp-i mf: Geo. Sommera now ha» one of thoee much-talked-aboat oil-gas generators in operation at his store. It is certainly a . .fwonder in point of oleacliness, economy sS, •", and heating capacity. jbs I Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Givens anddaugh- ter. Miss Laura, drove down from Lake Zurich Monday. Mr. Givens returned $ home the same evening but Mrs. Givens and daughter remained Cor It few d^ys' viait with relatives. ... INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS. ftaasa Concerning Local AAklra Mcked Hi by the Way. A K1|<B Butter Market. Oft the board of trade butter advanced. one cent There were no offers al­ though C. S. Kilbourne announced he would pay 2S cents for fancy creamery. Calls closed without sales. The official price was made firm at 28 cents. The week's output was 605,000 pounds. Dance at Stoffel's hall on Thanks­ giving evening. A baby hoy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Hntson on 2^f»nday evening. Do you need a fur coat? . 8. 8. Chap- ell has an elegant Una Bead his ad on another page. Owing to reasons, better known to himself, F, C. Going has decided not to go into the McHenry House at present- Prof. E. C. Fisher has been elected superintendent of the Methodist Sun­ day scbotil, to snopeed 0K iL ' & An- ringer. _ States Attorney Lowell weril over to Huntley laBt week and took possession of the slot machines that had been in­ stalled in the saloons. M. D. Weber will occupy the roomf recently vacated by Mrs. Button, in Jos. Diedrich's house, while the new irailding is being put up. The soil about the small trees on the School grounds has been dug up and fertilizer placed about the roots, thus greatly enhancing the growth of the trees. Miss 9attie Lamphere will lead the Junior Y. P. C. U. meeting at the Uni- verealist church next Sunday afternoon. Subject: "Our Brothers and Sisters .Across the Sea." Corn husking is about finished in this neck o' woods, the damp weather the past few days helping the work along nicely. Before the recent rains it was almost impossible • to husk, the stalks being so dry and brittle. Mr. McAnsh is building' a rustic oabin at his place on Pistakee Bay. It will be a decidedly unique and pretty little building, the whole thing being covered with bark which is -vow being hauled from the McHenry station. Geo. Sommers has secured the con­ tract for, plumbing Jos. Gunther's ele­ gant n^w cottage at Pistakee Bay. It is locate|ii<liear Mineral Springs Hotel, *nd has "b^en. put up in a substantial manner. T^at the plumbing will be of 4he best goeswtKhout saying.' The south at/utment for the bridgo has been completed. Excavation has been made for the north abutment aud a good gravel bottom has been found below the water line. It is quite a re­ lief to the village board to know that piling will not be necessary. Jos. Heimer has again taken charge of the saloon in the McHenry House, with Tom Laughlin as bar tender Mr. Heimer has taken the agency for the Independent Brewing Co., of Chicago, and will wholesale and retail the bev­ erage. He may give up the Gottfried agency. The oold wave last week made the merchants hustle for a few days at least. F. L. McO^uber and Geo. Sommers, our two reliable stove dealers, were contin­ ually on the jump. The weather man might send in another bunch of oold waves before Christmas and not hurt onyone's feelings. The congregations of the Methodist and Universalist churches will hold a union Thanksgiving service in the Uni­ versalist church on Thanksgiving day at 10 a. m. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. S. W. Lauk, of the M. E. church. - A cordial invitation to be present is extended to all. Local Nimrods and many from oat of town have been after the elusive mal­ lard the past week, and many fine speci­ mens have been bagged. Several hun­ dred pounds of ducks of various kinds were taken out of town last week, the cold snap causing the hunters a - well as the ducks to get out and exercise. Commander H. C. Mead of the local camp G. A. R. attended'a camp fire at Richmond on Monday night, which was given by the Rel'ef Corps of that place. Mr. Mead reports that he wa& royally entertained and everyone had a pleasant time. Richmond people are noted for their proficiency in the art of entertain- ing. Mrs. Henry Murphy received a check for $1,000 Tuesday evening, the amount Cor which her son, Thos. Murphy, was insured, from the Equitable Life In­ surance Co. Miss Kate F. Howe is the local agent for this company, and the promptness with which the money was paid speaks well for her efforts and the reliability of the company. Hymans & Miller, the clothiers w"ho have been holding forth in the Gilbert building, on the west side, have pulled up stakes and departed to other parts. But we still have a tailor and merchants who can supply your wants probably just as satisfactorily. B&yers know who are the tax payers and it seems that they intend to support them. In some unaccountable manner last week Howard Wattles' name was omitted from the roll of honor of the third room. Now as a matter of fact Howard has bean an ideal pupil, having been neither absent nor tardy, and his name should have appeared in big. bold letters. Myrtle Wattles' name also •hould have appeared on^- the xoll of bonor. . OF A PERSONAL NATUR! PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW AND PEOPLE THAT WE KNOVfc .t:. Heimer and son, Charles, ;o visitors a few days last 'A Weekly Budget of Penomj ItMfera Picked ITp Here nad There ^by The Plainriealear So rib*. L. A. Hubbard Chicagoed over Sun­ day. Mm E. M. Harrison was in McHenry Tuesday. Dr. C. H. Fegera had business in Chi­ cago. Monday. ' Mrs. Kathryn Madden "Ji jrisiting friends in Chicago. ' ' . Mrs. Jas. Cleary Jjpts moved Into a house across the river. ' Miss Edith Whiting, of Ringwood, was in town Tuesday." Carl Mead has secured a position in Cohn's store at Nuada. Mrs. John Niesen was a Chicago vis itor on Wednesday last G. S. Magnusen was ont from Chica­ go a few days last week. Mrs. K. G. Dekker was a Chicago yte- itor the first of the week. F. A. Pierce, of Elgin, spent Sunday with friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs- Ben Stilling vww Chi­ cago shoppers on Monday. Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Brown visited friends at Elgin over Sunday. Dr. Nye, of Johnsburgh, transacted business in Chicago yesterday. - Miss Alice Waite visited relatives in Elgin from Friday until Monday. Thos. Walsh, of Chicago, spent Sun­ day and Monday with home folks. Mr. Jas. Ladd, of Ringwood. was calling on McHenry friends Monday. Mrs. W. G. McClintyck, of Chicago,- is visiting her sister, Mrs. D. G. Wells. Miss Iva Mead visited her brothers, Carl and Will, at Nunda, last Saturday. J. J. Flusky was out from Chicago this week looking after landed interests Mr. and Mrs. Phil. Mays, of Racine, Wis., are visiting relatives and friends here. Mrs. F. C. Ross and son, Carl, went to Chicago last* Friday for a few days' visit. Mrs. Jos. were Ch: week. Opticitra Madison, of Chicago, is hold­ ing forth at the Riverside House this week. John Smith, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., has been visiting his brother, Stephen Smith. s. Mrs. D. F. Hanly and sister, Miss Maud Bennett went to Chicago last Sat-' urday. Mrs. H. M. Jensen and Miss Alice Frisby spent Sunday with relatives at Nunda. Mrs. Geo. Meyers and Mrs. Frank Ward called on friends at Johnsburgh Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Evanson will en­ tertain a number of friends tomorrow evening. Albert W. Chicago to parents. D. F. Fox and Hugh Kent, came out from Chicago Monday- and put up at the Riverside. Henry Simes went to Chicago Toes- day morning to transact business and see the sights. Mrs. Earl Mead, of Chicago, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Mc­ Omber, this week. , Mrs. Frank Mead, of Elgin, was, a guest at the home of H. C. Mead a. few days tbe past week. Robert King and Bob Pluuileigh, of Elgin, registered at the Riverside House last . Saturday. Miss Alice Frisby has returned from Dakota where she has been stopping for about twelve months. Miss Alice Frisby went tb Chicago yesterday to spend a few weeks visiting friends and relatives. J. S. Mellin and H. M. Jensen tran­ sacted business in Chicago Friday and Saturday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Mat Heimer and sons, Joe and Henry, were Elgin visitors the latter part of last week. Mrs. Wayne Wood burn has returned to Chicago, after a two months' visit with her husband's parents. Mrs. T. J. Walsh and son, Richard, went to Chicago Friday morning to spend a few days. Mr. Walsh went in on Saturday. / Paul Mueller expects to sell out his bakery and return to Chicago. This will leave a good opening for a good, wide-awake baker. L. H. Owen is expected to arrive here this week from Cushing, Oklahoma. When be returns to the West he will be accompanied by his wife and 'son. N. J. Schumacher and his men have finished their telephone line work here and will probably go to Elgin or Chi­ cago. Wm Thurlwell will go with tbem. Mrs. G. W. Besley, Mrs. R. Q. Lam­ phere, Misses Dora Besley, Kate F. Howe, Agnes Perry and Ethel Smith, Mrs. John Dermont, Dr. D. G. Wells and Peter Rothermel were all Chicago passengers last Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Chapell, of Elgin, Mesdames H. E. Clemens, H. C. Smith, C. C. Chapell, L. H. Owen and Miss Ethel Owen took dinner at the home of Mrs, S, S, Chapell Tuesday and assisted that estimable lady in celebrating her birthday anniversary. The guests called without invitation, but they were, no&e the lees cordially received. Reynolds came out from spend Sunday with his One Wonld Nattarally Tblnk That corn shredders are dangerous. That gossips would get tired some­ time. That more people ought to visit the public school. That McHenry is entitled to a new, modern depot. i That Stoffel's dance on*he 88th will be a grand affair. That the weather man is bent on giving us a variety. That the Uaiversalist and Catholic fairs will be a great success. That wide-awake merchants ought never '*let up" in advertising. That three or four crossings might be patched atJittle or no expense. That everyone would take advantage of The Plaindealer's clubbing offer. That the people of Johnsburgh would commence fighting for ft Mt.: iron bridge. : That chicken thieves and dog poison­ ers would feel small enough to escape detection. That every man interested in the wel­ fare of McHenry should trade with local merchants. That some kind of a side walk should be built along the side of the road that crosses the creek. That farmers in this. vioiuifcy would feel elated over their corn crop and the prices they are receiving for their pro­ duce. That the only way to keep the boys off the street corner, is to furnish them with a room to their liking, and make them welcome to its use. That the old lumber that lies rotting behind the citj' hall should be given to some needy person, for fire wood, before it crumbles away entirely. . " Were Pleasantly Entertained. Pursuant to oordisl invitations from four young ladies a large number of young people gathered at the McHenry Hou^e ball room last Saturday evening and danced to their heart's content. Del Noonan Mid his Bister furnished the -music for the occasion. Judging from the sounds of merriment that came from that end of town the par­ ticipants uiti»t have h«d » j<»yous tiajc. Light refreshment* - ,sre nervtd, •Inhn WlrvlmUhi This office has recently turned out a book of thirty-five pages containing the family history of Johu Wire Smith, a man who was widely known in this part of the country. .The work, which required a great amount of labor and We tmprcs»lve Ceremony la Witnessed By n Large Congregation at Both Places-- Lsr(« Number Confirmed. " Rt. Rev. P. J. Muldoon, Bishop of 'this diocese, assisted by the local and visiting clergy, dedicated the two mag­ nificent church edifices, at Johnsburgh and McHenry, to the worship of God, on Tuesday and Wednesday, and at the same time 288 people were confirmed. The Bishop arrived on the ten o'clock train Tuesday morning and was es­ corted directly to Johnsburgh where the impressive ceremony commenced at once. The Johnsburgh church was built at a cost of nearly $50,000, and is much larger, and more beautiful in architecture than the old building which burned down about a year ago. It is a church that would do credit to any city. CHURCHES DEDICATED. 8T. JOHN'S OF JOHNSBURGH AND 8f. MARY'S OF M'HENflY. ri ST. JOHN'S CHUBCH. JOHN8BUBGH In the Johnsburgh parish 137 persons were confirmed The following priests were present: Rev. J. Schmitr» ^u - rora; Rev. Thiele, Volo; Rev. P. M. O'Neill, Rev. Stackable, Rev. M. W. Barth, McHenry; Rev. M. Weber, Tain- pico; Rev. P. K. Karicher, Rev; P. Frederic, Chicago. On Wednesday St. Mary's church of this city was'dedicated and the parish- oners are now content. Tho> havo waited long for this event and fully ap­ preciate its importance. For the num­ ber of families represented in the con­ gregation the church is a beauty, cost­ ing about $20,000, and if the members keep up the spirit with which they have worked during the past few years, it will soon be clear of debt. Onehnu- lee Hoase at Plstakeei. 'SfrAin A. Logan, formerly chtef of police of Elgin, has purchased Valuable frontage r>n Pistakee Lake and will go into the ice business^ Recently with Fred W. Uphan^ and Norman B. Street, of Chicago," Mr. Logan formed a partnership and a stock company was organized. The company is the Northern Lakes Ice company and it is incorporated for $15,000. Work has already begun on a side track from the Milwaukee road. An ice house of 50,000 to?i« capacity will at once be erected. Mr. Logan is presi­ dent and general manager of the new company and will devote his entire time to the ice business. The same ability, pinck and good judgement that he has flxercised in other ternrisae will make a pronounced success of this, nndotsbt-g' • ' '-I*:-' ;• ^V, Aeeusedwf-Ciri>el*y,-t.,^. -J Next Monday morning at district No. 2, Kenosha, J.C.Karnes,a teacher at the school, will be called before the court to show cause why he should not be summarily retired from his trust be- oaus"? of cruel treatment of young scholars under his care. The district board accuses the teacher of using pius, sharp pencils and bradded rulers in punishing pupils. All the pupils have left the school, and the patrons have unanimously asked him to which he refoses to do. Peat Beds Burning. For three" weeks the earth has betn afire at Hainesville and while there is no imminent danger that the county lands are all in danger, the residents of the locality are nervous because tbe fire can't be put out. The large peat beds, covering several acres are burning. The fire has descended to some places as deep as ten feet into the earth and as the quantity of peat is nearly unlimited, residents of the locality are fearful that the fin may cause damage in the Ottd. Thirteen PoUoned. Thirteen persons are seriously ill in Kenosha with ptomaine poisoning, as a tumuli of eating Ittiuloa TLb cheese had been sold to many people in the city by a Kenosha grocer, and it is feared other cases will develope. The matter was referred to the Board of Jlealth and the cheese was promptly confiscated. It was of the common cream variety, but it had been kept in stock until it had toeoome tainted. EXCHANGE 0 ; , HAPPPMNQ8 IN M'HENftY COUNTIES. - Jt: m K ST. MARY'B CHUHCU, McHENl&k. careful research; was compiled and ed. ited by Mrs. H. P. Buckland, of Ring- wood. She is a bright and finely edu­ cated woman and a writer of decided merit, as the history testifies. It relates the struggles of Mr. Smith during the early days, tells the story of his trip overlapd to the California gold fields and of his ultimate suoce^ftn life. In­ teresting and concise biographical sketches of his family are also given. The book, which is intended to be hand­ ed down from one generation to another, has been rnady in the most substantial manner possible, nothing but the best of paper, ink and covering being used. > does U(^1 n Smoke. The large new barn belonging to Ed Wallace, about five miles west of town, was destroyed by fire last Friday after­ noon, together with corn cribs,-machine sheds and other small buildings. ^Mr. Wallace had -Mayfly all of two season's grain stored in the building and it was consumed. Tht» only live stock lost was one lon^mule. It is said that the loss is fully covered by insurance. The origin of the oonflagration is a . mystery yet unsolved. dred and eleven persons were confirmed. The visiting priests were: Revs. G. D. Held man, C. Danz, Chicago; C. Huth, Hamphere; McCann and Rohde, Flgin; Jos.^chmitt, Aurora; E. Reilly, Lake Geneva Wis.; Quinp, Woodstock; H. Mehring, Johnsburgh; Thile, Volo; Duerr, Spring Grove; O'Neill, Stack- able, McHenry. At both churches' Bishop Muldoon preached to the congregation,but direct­ ed his remarks particularly to thoee who had received the sacrament, show­ ing them the blessing to be derived from leading good christian lives. r Cobweb Social. - The members of the Y. P. C. U. will give a cobweb social at the Universalist church parlors tomorrow (Friday) even­ ing, to which everybody is invite^, free of charge. Those who attend will have the pleasure of seeing the second Tom Thumb and wife. Misses Rosins Rey­ nolds and Elsie Howe are the committee on entertaiumentjjsihioh is a Bufiidient guarantee of a ri^n^^>od time. These socials are becoming quite popular and are looked forward to with pleasnre, by tbe young people especially. * fehool Not*** Nina and Roy Hobart are absent fropi school. Peter Justen was absent from school Wednesday. Lena Stoffel was absent from school ednesday. 4 A literary society has been organised in the high school. Nina Colby is absent from school (A account of sickness. Lyda Peterson returned |0\«hool after a short absence. Gladys French has returned to school after a short absence. Dick Walsh and Chas. Heimer were absent from school Monday. Geo. Freund, Willie Heimer and Willie Stoffel were absent from achool! Wednesday. A Mew Arrival. • yonng lady arrived at the homa ef Mr. and Mrs. M. J- Walsh last Friday, and will remain there to gladden the hearts of that estimahle con^lc. and child are doing nicely. " An extra large line of men's ow- shirt? for underprioes at Evasion's. A Miscellaneous Assortment of News- Items In Condensed Form Ito Conrea­ ten ce of Busy People. Louis Berg, of Belviders, lost part of his right hand in a corn shredder last week. Tom Riley, of Wadswortb, loet psft of his left hand in a corn shredder last Saturday. Kennilworth Inp, &e lefding hotel at Delevan Lake, was destroyed by fire last week. Henry Oilman, who resides near Her­ bert, in Boone county, lost a section of his hand in a corn shredder last Satur­ day. Smut in eonifield is responsible for the death of many oat tie in the vicinity of Earlvillei One farmer alone loet forty head. ' * >1 Armour & Co. will erect a large branch house at Waukegan in the near future, having secured optiop on a large * " tract of land. -jPv After using their present church for £ forty years, the Catholics of Sycamore [ i have decided to build a new and modern Vv'? place of worship. ' David C. Cook, the Elgin Sunday school publisher, has sold his 20,000 / , ̂ « acre ranch in California to an oil aya- \;"m , | dicate for $1,500,000. ^| Mr. Winkle, of Naperville, fell into a v corn shredder one day last week, and .--t>f v before he could be extricated his arm ' " was torn from its socket. " ||l ̂ M. D. Hoy & Son, of Woodstock; ir|f have sold their dry goods business to J J. G. Hurd, and will devote their en- t ̂ V tire attention to the banking business. 11 Wni. Dean, of Fairdale, has this sea- son raised $1,000 worth of cucumber , ^ seeds from 85 acres of land. He makes a specialty of this business, his farm J being well adapted to this branch of Jr S farming. Willard, son of Presiding Bide# 'hfM" * Earagey, broke his right arm in two *• \r, I plaoes, at Belvidere, while at jilay. A J ^ r few weeks ago tbe lad suffered an ex- ^ actly similiar accident to his left arm at Wilmette. An Earlville man recently bought 400 ^ £ bushels of corn from a farmer erf that ,, l|. ̂ vicinity that had been cribbed for IB ^ yean. The corn was brown with age, Q the germ dead, but the kernel was sound and hard and all right for gluecose. •" Richmond Gazette: At last, after many years of anxious waiting, Rich­ mond is to have a park, or at least Em­ met Covell has commenced work on one. It is to be located on the north side of West Broadway about midway between Mr. Covell's residence and the cemetery. The large gravel hill will all be graded down and put into the hol­ lows, trees will be set out, walks made, and last but not least it is to have a fine little pond of fresh water. Woodstock Sentinel: Sometime ago the statement was made in these col- limns that the late Mrs. L A Austin was at the time of her death the oldest person^ living born in this county. Isaac Hart man, of Chicago, disputes this statement He says that Mrs. Austin was born hare, Feb. 10, 1840, but that he was born at what is now Ridgefield, Feb. 2, 1687. He says: "I suppose I am the one entitled to that honor (or dishonor, for being so old), as I do not know of any of those born at an earlier date being alive at this time." Mr. Harcman, therefore, holds this honor until some one elde proyes bettor title. Harvard Herald: Beth ^Adams, of Sharon, has been experimenting with a new kind of fodder called pensolaria, which is said to be excellent feed for cattle. The seed is no larger than that of mustard, and from one kernel there will grow from thirty-five to forty:five stalks, which when fully matured will attain a height of from ten to twelve feet, while the heads containing seeds are iroin twelve to fifteen inches in length. When the crop is need for fod­ der it is only allowed to grow from four to five weeks, its height being about four feet, with the stalks quite tender, making the very best of feed for cattle, ono acre supplying from twelve to fif­ teen head. The roots sprout very rapid­ ly after the stalk is ont and with favor- able conditions four or five crops can he harvested in a single season. It only takes a pound of seed, which can be pu£eUa*$fid for $1.50, for ten „i f A> S Y»;<Vk.$ • 'I -i-M We would call attention to the ram- mage sale which will be one of the at­ tractions at the Universalist bazaar, to be held in the town hall on the 2$nd and 23rd of this month. Tbe stock for sale will consist of new and second­ hand clothing and household goods. Great bargains, clean goods in lots ranging in price from one to fifty cents, and up. Among the specials are an organ, a patmt churn, a side saddle, a ladie's for cape, a child's angora sett aa&T other useful artjclfjf . ; , ^ Dissolve 1'srtutirahlp,' ' " ' Messrs. Richards & Kimtiatl, v$o ^ have been running the Riverside House the past six months, have dissolved pastnership, Mr Richards assuming the entire management. Mr. and Mrs. Kimball, who will return to Elgin for the present, have made many friends during their stay here who will Wiplks them suooaw wkacmr.tbay g*. • .tfiSsiSsii"..- Is»yrl8..-v>.5 -Hj ,'V t