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VOL. 23. M'HENRY. ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1898. BUSINESS CARDS. W. C. ANNERS, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER. WEST MCHENRY. ILL. BESLSV'S DRUC CTOcE. O. H. GILLMORE, ATTORNEY. Probate work a specially. Office in Kendal block, Woodstock, I1L KNIGHT & BROWN, ATTORNEYS AT, LAW, IOO Washington Street, CHICAGO. ILL. OUK SPECIALTIES: Our Monogram, 10c. Barbian's Best hand made 5c The best cigars made. Sold by all local dealers. FRANK L. 8HEPARD, COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Suite 80--132 Clark 8t., Chicago.- O. P. BARNES, A TTORNEI, Solicitor, and | OoanMlor, t\. Dolleotloneia specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS FRANK Ii. JACKMAN, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Prompt ani careful ottention to all mat ters left in my hands. Money to loan, Offioe n Hoy Block, Woodstock, III. Telephone- office, 56, residence, 69. 35yl O. H. rSGERS, M, D- PHYSIOIAN AND SURGEON, MoHenry Ills. Office at Residence. JOS, L. ABT, M. D. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON ANI> OCULIST, Office In Nichols Block, over Piaindealer Olfloe, McHenry Telephone No 4 DR. A. E. AURINGER, PHYSICIAN ANDSURGEON. Office In the Stroner building, one door weit of A, P. Baer'e store. West McHenry, 111. Residenoe, house formerly ocoupied bv Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at­ tended to JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker <&. Jeweler NloHENRY, ILLINOIS. A TINE stock of Oloeks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention Iven to repairing fine watches. Give me °fcU' JOHN P- SMITH. W. A. CRISTY, Justice of the Peace. WE9T MoHENRY, ILL. Special Attention paid to Collections. H. C. MEAD, Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent. Including Accident and Life. Insurance. WEST MCHENBY, III. W. P. ST. CLAIR, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public Real Estate and Insurance. • KUNDA, llli A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler No. 126 State Street, Chicago. Special attention given to repairing Fine Watches an i Chronometers. <r A Full Assortment of Goods in his'line. West Side Livery, FEED AND SALE STABLES. Ei J. H ANLiT , r*roi>'jr. WEST McHENRY, ILL. First class rigs, with or without drivers, furnished at reasonable rates- Parties taken fr> and from the Lakes In Easy Rigs, and Ttrompt connection, made with all trains. Our Rigs will be kept in first class shape, nd we shall spare no pains to please our cus, omers at all times, Give us a call, E. J. HANLY, West MoHenry, 111,, Aug. 16, 1896. Wanted-An Idea Who can think of some simple thing to patent? Protect your Ideas; they may bring you wealth. Write JOHN WEODERBORN A CO , Patent Attor­ neys. Washington, D. C., for tbelr $1,600 Prise Oder and list of two hundred inventions wanted. PERRY & OWKH. Bankers. MoHENRY, - - {ILLINOIS. This Bank receives deposits, buys and sells Foreign and Domestic Ex­ change, and does a Gtneral Banking Business We endeavor to do all business en­ trusted to our care in a manner and upon terns entirely satisfactory to our customers and respectfully solicit the public patronage. MONEY TO LOAN; On Real Estate and«ther first class security. Special attention given to oo- lections, lNbUBANCE In 1First Class Companies at the Lowest Rates. Yours Reswiettul'y. PERRY & OWEN. Notary Public IF YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY Call and see me. I have a very fine etock of Light and Heavy SINGLE & DOUBLE HARNESS Which will be Bold cheaper than the same goods can be bought elsewhere and war­ ranted as represented. Do not fail to call at once and get the benefit of our bargains. REPAIRING Promptly Attended to. And In a Workma nike Manner. Yours Respectfully, CUS CARLSON. McHenry, 111., Feb. 1, 1898. NEW HOTEL -AND- Boarding House Water Street. McHenry, ANTON ENGLEN>^po|)rietor. Having completed my new building I am now prepared to take Boarders by the Day or Week, Give them the best accommo­ dations, and at ltEASONABLE RATES.| My Rooms are all newly fur­ nished, well ventilated, and the building is practically Fire Proof. No pains will be spared to please all who may favor me with their patronage. ANTONY ENGELN. McHenry, 111., 1997. Miss Willard as a Temperance Worker. [ Fbid paper was read at the Frances E, vVillard Memorial services, at the M. E. Church, in McHenry, Sunday morning, March 13, and published by request.--ED ] The golden jubilee of Victoria called together the representatives of all na­ tions to do honor to the crowned queen of a vast and powerful dominion, in its mighty Capital city. The glittering pa­ geant, showing forth to the world the wonderful-progress of the nation during the sixty years of the beneficent reign of Victoria, queen and empress, was, also, a glowing tribute to the virtues of Victoria, the true woman, staunch de­ fender of the right. '. «' - We meet to-day to do honor to the memory of an "uncrowned queen" among women, worthy of all honor for her com­ manding abilities, her sweet womanly graces and her Christian faith and humil­ ity,--a woman who won her world wide fame, not by royal birth, but by the nobler birthright of a trauscendentlv beautiful nature. Possessed of a breadth of thought that included every effort for the uplifting of humanity,--a sympathy that went forth in overflowing measure to the sorrowful and erring everywhere, it was her work for the Temperance cause, that gained for her the admira­ tion of the world. In the early days of "Woman's Crusade" against the liquor traffic, Mies Willard put aside an un­ usually brilliant offer of apositioninNew York city with a large salary attached. She chose instead, to espouse the cause of the Temperance Union, then in its in­ fancy. This promised her no pecuniary reward what ever, and her personal and family friends could not hide their sur­ prise and grief at the seeming sacrifice of her interests. She then devoted her en­ ergies to strengthening the influence and broadening the field of action of the cause she had adopted. Even then, she must have foreseen the possibilities of united effort among women, in a warfare against the arch enemy of the home. She must then have realized the necessity of arousing their interest in that effort, and awakening their consciences to a sense of responsi­ bility for the moral evils around them. Before that time, very few women be­ lieved they could take any active part in fighting the Temperance battle. Even when ruin threatened their homes, and those they loved, they thought they could only be quiet sufferers. Miss Willard thought differently. With her accustomed energy, and a wisdom which, in its foresight, was almost prophetic, she began a campaign to es­ tablish and perfect an organization among the women of our country, pledged to work fpr Temperance, with zeal tempered by Christian love and for­ bearance. To accomplish this, required a will that could not be stopped by diffi­ culties, ui-daunted courage, and persist­ ence that nothing could thwart or die hearten. All these she possessed, combined with broad mental culture, the pen of the ready writer, wonderful gifts as a public speaker, womanly tact and gentleness that commanded the admiration, respect and love of all" brought within the sphere of her influence. Thus equipped by nature and training with all the attributes of leadership, fhe entered with all her heart and soul into her labor of love. She wrote letters in­ numerable, she traveled and lectured, organized and instructed. She aroused oppositipn, but her firm adherence to her lofty purpose, and the power of her fear­ less and persuasive eloquence, disarmed it. An earnest band of noble. Christian women gathered around her, pledged to work for "God and Home and Native Land" through sunshine and shadow. Thus the Woman's Christian Temperance Union came into existence, and took its place among the forces that act for the salvation of mankind. 1 have sometimes stood on the shore of a placid lake and cast a pebble into its quiet depths. Then I have watched the resulting circles on its limpid bosom, widen and widen, onward and outward until the whole surface was disturbed So we have seen the work of one woman's hand, in a noble cause, gather power and force and influence, until it has swept onward from city to city, from state to state, from nation to nation till the name of Frances E. Willard is a house­ hold word throughoutthedvilized world The organization that she fostered and loved, with all its branches, its myriads of trained and zealous workers, its far- reaching influence, is the noblest monu­ ment a woman ever had. Wherever it is known, it stands for temperance, for purity, for humanity, for Christ. Ic teaches the young the ways of virtue and sobriety, it lifts the fallen and protects the innocent. It teaches all the principles of right and pure living. In speaking of Miss Willard as a Temperence worker, it is not too much to say she taught the world how to work for Temperance. She studied the question from every point of view and brought all the wealth of her marvel'ous mental gifts into action for its benefit. Not the least of her gifts, was her skill in calling forth the best gifts of her asso­ ciates. ' When her tired hands laid down their work, an army of white ribboners trained in her methods, imbued with her spirit, took it up. My sisters, we can do the memory of our departed leader no greater honor, we can show our appreciation of the grandeur of her work in no better way, than by carrying it forward to the frui­ tion she desired. While we are united in our grief for our irreparable loss, we must be united, also, in our determination to sustain the order she loved, and present to the foe an unbroken line of battle in defenco of the principles for which she fought. We have called her an "uncrowned queen". We are wrong. By her devotion to a lofty purpose, she won a kingdom and a crown more glorious than any monarch ever gained, for her kingdom was the world she labored to save, and the jewels of her crown, the blessings Of those whose lives she brightened and purified. While our tears fall for the "White Lady" of our love, and we are desolate, yet we know that, for her, it is now "So beautiful to be with God," for an eter­ nity of sweet peace and rest. HARRIETTE P. BUCKLAND. N U N D A . • A desirable residence for sale in Nunda Call on or address W. P. St. Clair. Wm. Butler, of Huntley, was a Nunde visitor Saturday last. C. E. Rowley moved last week into the new house just built by Wm. Class. C. E. E. Irwin expects to move this week, into the house vacated by F. E. Cox. ' Miss Daisy Benthusen returned Satur- bay fro^^ormal where she has been att«nding^pool. Miss Josgfephine Thompson, of Elgin, visited her cousin, Miss Georgiana St. Clair, last Saturday, " 7 ' * Jackman Bros, have sold their Hard- ware stock to a Chicago party and will retire from business at Nunda. The Auditing Board, for the town Of Nunda, met Tuesday, March 29fch, at the office of W. P. St. Clair, in Nunda. A H. Hale has moved into the house lately , purchased by him from A. J. Thompson, which C. E. Rowley has just vacated. % J. J. Wilson has torn town a portion of the old pickle factory, and taken down all the pickle tanks and sold the lumber to different parties. He has some tanks yet for sale. From the reports from his home town, and from a number of other towns in the county, it looks as if Benthusen, Nunda's candidate for sheriff, would be the next republican nominee for that office. Ed. Lowell who has been in Mississippi during the winter, returned home last week, bringing with him a little of the Southern complection and a good deal of rattle snake, the same being about 7 feet long and as large around as a small stove-pipe--only the hide stuffed, it is not dangerous. The work for the new R. R. track on the Wis. Div. of the C. & N-W R'y is pro­ gressing rapidly, the mason work for the new bridge is nearly half completed, and the track is being raised a foot or more. Ic is said some changes in the location of the depot will occur, aa well as the build­ ings along the side tracks, located on the company's ground.' Mr. and Mrs F. E. Cox celebrated the twenty-flf'h anniversary of their mar­ riage, on Saturday evening, March 2Gth, at their home, in Nunda. About eighty invited guests were present aud a very pleasant time was spent socially. A number of useful articles were presented the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Levey, who had been very ill with La Grippe, took cold and is now very low with Diptheria. Mr. Record, wife "and daughter, of Pennsylvania, visited with J. A. Wood and wife, of this place, two or three days last week, they were on their way to Minnesota, where Mr. Record expects to take up Sunday School work. . RINGWOOD. Stevens spent Tuesday : G. A. Chicago. Miss Thompson, of Elgin, spent Friday with Miss Georgiana St. Clair. Miss Loretta Walsh spent the first ol the week visiting the schools here. During the heavy wind storm Sunday night the flag pole on the public school building was blown down. r Mrs. . Bradley left for the east Sun­ day afternoon, having been suddenly called there by the death of her mother, Robert Tweed, of Davenport, Neb., visited with friends here the last of the week. • • Mrs. Hopper president of the W. C. T. U. spent Tuesday of last week with Mrs. H. P. Buckland. The Epworth League Social held at Mrs. J. Bennett's was a success, every one present had an enjoyable time. Miss Nellie Christian, of Solon has been spending a few days with Mrs. C. W. Randall. .. . Master Claude, and Misses Blanch and Elma Thompson, of Dundee are visiting their many friends here. C. W. Harrison shipped two full blood- ed Holstein heifers to G. W. Gates, at Ripley, Wis., last Monday. Last Wednesday, March 23d, was the seventeenth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Francisco. Mrs. H. W. Allen went to Chicago on Sunday to help take care 'of Mrs. P. K. Allen, who is very sick with pneumonia. Mrs. 0. N. Rich wishes to thank Howe Bros, also the members of , G. A. R , who so kindly assisted he the entertainmert on Thursday ei The Scott's, under the auspices Epworth League, will give a conc the M. E. Church next Friday e| April 1st. Burglars gained admittance to ^ itnturoi here on Sunday night, and if it^ About 10 o'clock a bountiful repast was I beenJ°r th® appearance i served. The worthy couple will move, ] ®g®^^ Bennett they would havej this week, onto Mr Cox's farm near Cary jln, faking good their escape witl and commence house keeping under very j £ th.° P™pertv of the Northwestern, auspicious circumstances, and again re-j Brewing Company. sume agricultural pursuits, which is, j Owing to the inclement weather the | without a doubt, Mr. Cox's favorite call-1 Temperance meeting at Mrs. H. -P.i, ing, and which no doubt will prove sue- > Buckland's on Tuesday afternoon March } ceasful under his management. Mr. and 22d, was not very well attended. Those Mrs. Cox have been residents of this city j who were present, however, were well re- for a number of years, and are highly j paid. Mrs. Mary E. Hopper addressed esteemed as citizens and neighbors. And the ladies in behalf of the W. C, T^r the wish of all is that the change from j giving a very clear and interesting ao- village to farm life may be for their in-j count of the origin, growth and work oi l terests. We presume their latch string i the order. All present showed theiri will still hang outside and their many friends will still find the same genial couple on the farm, that they have met so many years at their home in Nunda (6?° They are preparing tohaveawarm time at the forthcoming Omaha exposi­ tion. The farmers of Kansas are going burn a car load of mortgages that have been paid off and cancelled since the good times returned. In order to make the Cremation a perfect success, they ought to burn at the flame time "Coin's Financial School" and Bryan's cross-1 o'-gold speech. GREENWOOD. M. Dawson and wife were Hebron visi­ tors one day last week. Mrs. Westerman and Hazel returned Sunday from a week's visit with rela­ tives at Ridgefield. Wm. Allen returned Tuesday from Chi­ cago. He reports his father's condition as being very critical. Our neighboring village of Ringwood is getting quite metropolitan. It now boasts of its fire department. M. Dassow and wife, and E. G. Wester­ man were Woodstock visitors last wetk Wednesday. Messers Wire and Conn of Hebron were shaking hands with Greenwood friends last week Tuesday. Our postmaster informs us that our office will be a money order office after April 4. T. E. Thayer, of Ridgefield, took in the blue rock"shoot and shook hands with old friends Saturday. T. McDonald and Henry Goodsell claim to be the champion fishermen to date. N. J. Garrison and wife drove over from Ridgefield and spent the Sabbath with relatives. The blue rock shoot in our village last Saturday was quite well attended. We think the Ringwood sports must have lost their nerye. The many Greenwood friends of Mrs. F. Thomas were pained to hear of her death. Mr. Thomas has the heartful sympathy of all in his bereavement. Jas. Cruikshank and sons have put in a horse clipping machine and have been doing a good business with it the past week. The following is a the statement of the Greenwood Butter and Cheese ('o. for the month of February. Amount of milk received 472,002 lb. Amount of butter made 21,412 lb. Average price received per lb 19%c Cost to manufacture per lb... 1.57c Average yield per 100 lbs. milk .^,4.54 Average oil test 3.86 Average price paid 81 3c Average paid for 4 per cent milk 84c battle RIDGEFIELD. Kay Still is on the sick list. J. A. Fisk was in Elgin Saturday. Mrs. D. L. Gibson was in Woodstock on Wednesday last. A. Anderson was a Nunda visitor the first of the week. Miss Mary Cooper was in Woodstock on Wednesday last. Willie Fisk has been laid up with Rheumatism. C. H. Ormsby was a city visitor on Monday. Mrs. Bardon, who is suffering from paralysis, is at present much better. Miss Helen Barry is very ill at present writing. Mrs. Geo. Wood and daughter, Sadie, were in Woodstock the latter part,of last week., Mrs. J. A. Wood and daughter spent a few days in Chicago the last of the week. Mr. Mason, accompanied by one of his daughters spent the first of the week in Chicago. Kenneth Smith, of Austin, is spending a few weeks with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Button, of this place. Mrs. Irish was called to Rockford by ! approval by permitting themselves to be adorned by the white ribbon badge, thus: forming the nucleus of a Union which, it is believed, will receive many more re­ cruits. The officers elected were: Mrs. H. P. Buckland, President;'Mrs. A. L. Francisco, Vice President; Mrs. J. W. Grimoldby, Secretary. A second meet­ ing will be held at the home of Mrs. Grimoldby on Wednesday of this week, Mrs. Clara Allen, of Woodstock, district Vice President, will be present and give an address. „ ROSBCRANS. With the death ofJGteneral RoBecrans disappears the last commander of any one of the great armies on the Union side that waged a great historic battle in the war of the Southern Rebellion. Except­ ing General Longstreet-who commanded the Confederate army in the] and only defeat of Rosecr| who, for weal or woe, wie independent power on eithtj fiercest throes of that are now all gone. The campaign of Rosecrans in Ten­ nessee, in 1862 and till his overthrow at Chickamauga in the fall of 1863, was splendidly laid out and executed--he was a scientific soldier--until he reached the culminating of the evolutions, which had to be undertaken in a mountainous wilderness, broken by streams, intensely fierce opposition. It is at such a crisis that a mind like that of Napoleon or „ Hannibal--a mind such as is fonnd in mortal body but once in half a thoi years--becomes clearer and its compre­ hension of possibilities firmer. Bnt it is at such a crisis that trained human in­ telligence, no matter how fortified by •• learning, discipline and experience, grof suddenly cloudy and renders resources < no avail. Rosecrans will ever be remembered a splendid soldier and a grand pat and chiefly by his strange, daring gress across Tennessee, up to the rebel eyrie in the mountains about Chattanoga • It was a temperamental defect that caused this collapse, after his magnificent victories at Stone River and Murfrees- boro, on the last day of 1862 and the first two days of 1863: victories that illumed the darkest period for the Union M armies and brought him the plaudits of the world during the nine months follow­ ing, until he came upon his Waterloo* . Peace to his soul and eternal honor to y his memory. To Hans Mean Ken. _. V Captain W. H. Harrison, chief clerk- the Georgia state comptroller's general office, has formulated a plan which says he proposes submitting to the I lature, by which the mean men in < may be reduced. He advocates the holding ol in each of the 137 counties of. the once a year, and the individual who ceives the largest number of "the meanest man and mostl able scoundrel" is to be Harrison says that thus the state i rid annually of 137 and that he intends to tor all it is worth* " Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." RATES OF ADVERTISING: We announce liberal rates for advertising ln the PLAIHDEA.LEH, a?)4 endeavor to state them so plainly that they will be readily un- derstood. They are as follows: llnoh one year - • 2 Inches one year - • • ^ 00 8 Inches one year - - - ifjwj H Column one year - • - - - jooo V Column one year go 00 1 Column one year • - - - - 1°°00 One incn means the measurement of one inch down the column,single column width. Yearly advertisers, at theaoove rates, have the privilege of ohanging as often as they choose, without extra oharge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having •tanding cards) will he entitled to insertion of local notioes at the rate of 6 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 eents per line the first week, and 6 cents per ine for eaeh subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents per line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set ln) the first Issue, and 6 oents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inoh advertisement will eost #1.00 for one week, |1.6(f for two weeks, #4.00 for three weeks, and so on. Th« PLAIKDBALBB will be liberal in giving editcr^al notioes, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of Its columns for peountary gain. *9" All Foreign Advertising payable quarterly, in advance. ,, These terms will be strictly adhered to. MILO J . L, HOWE, PIANO & ORGAN ) __ -r- _ _ y MoHenry. Tuner & Repairer. ) -- All Orders Promptly Attended to, C. F. BOLEY, Purielor of McHenry Brewery, McHENRY, ILL. Always on Band with the Best Beer, SMOKERS! When in Want of a Good Cipr! CALL AT THE OLD RELIABLE Cigar and Tobacco Dealers. HEIMER'8 BLOCK. Opposite J. A. Story's Drug Store. McHENRY. ILLINOIS The undersigned. having leased the storo at the above locition has opened therein a FIRST-CLASS BAKERY Where he will keep on hsnd at all times fresh baked Wlieat, Graham M Bye Bread. CAKES. PIES, ETC. With a practical experience In the business I am confident T can please all who will favor me with their patronage. Weiinj Cakes, Cream Poffs, Etc. MADE TO ORDER. The patronage of the public is irespectfully solicited. JOHN HAUJPJBISCH, McHenry, Feb. 15, l?98. WONDERFUL miFEHTION. J. V. BUCKLAND, Nurseryman. Ringwood, III* MILO L. HOWE, DEALER IN PIANOS, ORGANS, Musical Merchandise. Of all Kind* and Sheet Huslo. West McHenry, - Illinois Bdlfes Take lo Piano Stools Naturally. has no Piano misses a great A growing girl who deal or enjoyment, and day by day becomes at a great disadvantage, socially. We make a specialty of good, honestly-built Pianos, at low prices. Our stock is all-- embracing--we exhibit the finest Pianos ever shown in this village, but we take equal satisfaction in extremely low-priced instruments. A Visit of Inspection Will Surprise YouQ Pianos Tunsd and Repaired. On short notice and satisfac­ tion guaranteed. MILO L. HOWE. Agents Will Get Rich. Scientiflally speaking, this is a stereo- score; and yet it is very unlike the ordinary instrument called by that name. The stereo­ scope, heretofore in common use, although a pleasing instrument and givinga "solid view" as its name indicates, does not give a correct perspective, the depth of the view being much exagerated; but the new Instrament. which is called the PER9PECTOSCOPE, not only giveE the "solid view," but the true perspec­ tive. This Is no doubt the most brilliant discoverv in this line ot optics since Prof. Wheatstone's time, 70 years ago. The inventor of the Per- Bbectoscope began investigations and opera­ tions on the theory of obtaining a perfect per­ spective from two reflected images of a>lng!e picture. The Perspectoscopn is a binocular Instrument which uses ln its construction two ground glass lenses and two mirrors of Dertect refloctm r surface, and Is constructed on scientific principals just discovered by its inventor, Its use is the same as the or Unary stereo­ scope, but;witli the following differences and advantages: 1st. As above noted, it gives a true perspec­ tive, As yon look at a picture through the Perspeotoscope you behold a scene, in every respf ct preclfccly like the one compassed by the camera which took the picture. 2nd A Perspoctoscope requires but a single picture and that of any size The numerous Kodak pictures and other photographs to be found ia almost any home, and which would be useless with a stereoscope, are already adapted louse with the Perspectoscope. 3d. In viewing the pictures with the Per­ spectoscope the eyes assume the natural position, as they look forward in parallel lines: there is, therefore, no pain attending the effort, as in the stereoscope, which requires the beholder to cross the vision at a point which, to some eyes, is unbearable. ^ Everybody that is interested in the Kodak, will want a Perspectoscope. Anybody possessing views taken by a cam- era or other photographic instrument will want a Perspeetoscope. We guarantee the article ;to be exactly as we describe it, and If you Iflnd it in anywise different you can return it within SOdays and the money will be refunded. It Is Che«p We sell It to purci asers direct or throueh an agent, forf-2.00, free of express or other charges, Full particulars ln regard to the instrument or its sale will be sent free on application. Drafts, money orders, etc., should be made payable to the order of Henry H Hili. Remittances in currency will be Jat sender's risk. The manufacturers lespect to sell several million of these things, and a good agent would do well to write them for agents terms, ADDRESSTHE Parliament FolMii Co., 324 Dearborn St., Chicago. A NIff STOCK Of the Celebrated DOUGLAS SHOES, The most stylish and desirable Shoe on the market just received at SIMON STOFFEL-S West MoHenry; ANNUAL TOWN MEETING NOTICE is thereby given to the citizens, legal voters of tne town of McHenry, in the county of McHenry and State of Illinois, that the Annual Town Meeting of said town will be held at the old Congregational Church, at Ringwood, for the First District, at the Village Hall, in the Village ofMcHenry for the Second District, in said town, on Tuesday, the 5th day of April, Next, being the first Tuesday of the month for the purposes following, viz: To elect, One Town Olerk, one Assessor, one uollect- or. and one Oo pmissloner of Highways. Also to transact the miscellaneons bublncss of the town and to act upon any additional subjects Which may, in pursuance of law, come before said meeting when convened. Polls will be opened at seven o'clock in the forenoon and closed at five o'clock in the afternoon of the same day. Given under mv hand at West McHonry, 111. this First day of March, 1898. M. J. WALSH, Town Clerk. Executor's Notice. ESTATE of Jacob Meurer, deceased. The undersignea having been appointed Executor of the last Will and Testament of Jacob Menrer. deceased. late of the County of McHenry and State of Illinois, hereby gives notice tha| he will appear be- fore the County Court of McHenry County at the Court tlouse in Woo<istock, at the May Term, on the first Monday in May next, at which time all persons having claims against said estate are notified and re­ quested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment f> the undersigned, dated the 12th day of March, A. D . 1898. „ 37w4 WILLIAM J. MEUBHB, Executor, 1 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY -J . VAN 8LYKK, - EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK Two Doors North Owen & Chapell'a Store, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year (inadvance).: $1 60 It Not Paid within Three Months:....... 2 00 Subscription received for three or six months in the Bame proportion. Or. Walter C. Besley, DENTIST WEST McHENRY. Office at Geo. "W. Besley's I Drug Store, | Examinations free Will be at Nunda Offiee Wednesday aod * Thursday ot each week. DR. BAECHLER. DENTIST. BriflpB5<§IMwGit Plate Work, and everything per­ taining to Dentistry. Parties from a distance should dropaoard a day or two before coming. Offiee. McHenry. POLAR STAR Fancy Flour! anufactured at ftew Prague, h j ills, are lbcnted :n the finest hard wheat country.. Are supplied with most modern machinery. The ' Fancy" is fully warranted and guaranteed *• The choicest in the market. Bought in car lots only and sold on lowest pos­ sible terms* by SION STOFFEL, " WESTJMeHENRY, ILL. Always in stock at Volo, 111., by E. RICHARDSON, JOHN ROSING JOHN RICHARDSON, Have in stock 2,000 Norway Spruce and Scotch Pine, running from 3 } to T feet, all first-class stock, two to three times trans­ planted and well rooted. They are just the thing for wind-breaks, hedges, screens, etc. I will sell the above at greatly reduced prices, as they Must Go at Soma Price. Come and see stock for your­ self and get prices, or write for special prices, Also have a good stock m Fruit Trees, Shade Trees Grape Vines, Roses, Hardy Flowering Shrubs, etc. Price List sent on application. Address, MOM TALKS, And It tally Talis Cent?. for the Celebrated RINGWOOD NURSERY. JOHN P. SMITH, THE JEWELER, In now offering you grea Bargains in Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, That will not only make you talk but laugh, to think how much you can save by calling on him. He has a fine stock to se­ lect from and will sell all goods in his line From 20 to 50 Per Cert BELOW FORMER PRICES Come in and see what we have and learn prices. Repairing promptly attended to. JOHN P. SMITH. McHenry, March 22, '98.