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Soldiers* Department. OnHIH'CTKII Bit im. 8. r. OBirNBtt. - THE PUBLIC LANDS. J A Where both parents die. leaving Ii»- luit children, the homestead may be «**lil for ca»l» for the benefit of such dMMrcn, iu»d the purchaser «vill receive •III* from the United States; or the jmtcot will issue to the infants on proof of settlement or cultivation for the presort bed period. 4 The sale of a homestead claim by the jMtttler to another party before the 'tibniplctlon of the title is not recog­ nized by this office, and vests no title ®r equities In the purchaser. In mak­ ing final proof the settler is required toy law to swear that no part of the land has been alienated, except as pro­ vided in Section 2288 of •'the Revised (Statutes, for church cemetery or school fiurposes, or the right of way of rall- H>ads. A party may relinquish Ills claim, f t on his doing so the land reverts to e Government. The party so desir­ ing should surrender the duplicate re­ ceipt issued for the entry, with hi? 1*ritten relinquishment of the same < indorsed thereon, to the register and ifceeiverof the proper district land •fllce. If the duplicate receipt has tieen lost, he 6hould submit to those Qffluers a written relinquishment of the «ntry, in which he should state the 'fact of the loss of the duplicate re­ ceipt, and which should be duly signed and acknowledged. The register and receiver will report the relinquish­ ment, as any other eyidence of aban­ donment, with their opinion thereon, for the action of this office. Where application is made to con- test'the validity oi a homestead entry On the ground of abandonment, the party must file his affidavit with the district land officers, setting fbrtli the allegations on which his application is founded, describing the tract and giv­ ing the name of the settler. Upon this the officers will set| apart a day for hearing, giving all the parties in in­ terest due nottoe of the time and place of trial. In cases of Inability to make perso­ nal service of the notice, and when It becomes necessary to serve it by pub­ lication, the act of Congress of Jane 3 1878 directs that the same shall "be printed In some newspaper printed In the|county where the land In contest lies; and if no newspaper be printed In such county, then in the newspaper printed in the county nearest to such land." After the trial, the land offl BASKET MAKING. * The undersigned is prepared to fur­ nish W illow Muskets of hifc own make, of nil kinds. Fine Haskcts a specialty. Market, Clothes, and all other Baskets made to order. Will also repair all kind!* of light work. Give me a call.-- First HOUPC South of the Clarcmont House, on the McHenry and Kiehmond road. v NJCK WINKLES. Mftllonrv. 8»»pt Wth, 1879. . * J NO. A. RKIOHKT.*, General Sxlesmal, Sets, 3ehw»b 06. MtcfrAitf) WALga, * & DIXON, nr. c/mm-ris, JTruvcling Salesman, ManaKiug Partner. Salesman. • W. F. Quan & Uo. Formerly Curtis A CO. Reifilielt. Wplsh4 <fc Pixon, New Hardware Store. I. N. MEAD! NEAR THG DEPOT, --DEALER IN-- MOURE, STOVES, Tk. Cepcer ill M Ira Win, Table HTHI Pocket Cntlerr, JScissors and Shears, Horse IIUMPH, Horse .Shoes, Horseshoo Nails, and file;® of every description. Also everything thatis generally kept in a Hard­ ware Store. Being a Practical Workman, I shall spare no pains in trying to give satis­ faction to all who favor me with their patron age. All Einds of Jobbing In my line will receive prompt attention. Please give me a call before pnrchasing elsewhere when in need of anything in my line I. M MEAD- Mr.HenrF.Oct.10th. 1879. 69 And w jolesnlu dialers in Flour, Fruits and Produce or a l l kinds. 138 South Water Street, CHICAGO. References By Permission Preston, Kean ft Oo„ Bankers, Chicago. Belz, Schwab Co., Boot and Shoe Manufac­ turers, Chicago. W. J. Quan ,t Co., Wholesale Grocer, Chicago Mejer, Strauss & Uooiiman.JWholesale (J loth - em, Chicago. BioCann, Fitch A Converse, Wholesale Paper, Chicago. Joh* VV. Bunn A Co., Wholesale Grocers, Springfield, 111. H. E, Hunt, Ranker and Merchant,Dundee Illinois. Jacob Mueller ft Co., Louisville, Ky. Geo. W. Daviran ft Co, New Orleans. La. Sherman ft Knox, Wholesale Fancy Grocers, Chicago. Woodstock References: W. H, Dwlght, Boots and Shoes. Tlios, Whitson ft Son, Hardware Dealers STENCILS AND TAGS, SENT ON APPLICATION. CONSIGNMENTS AND CORRES­ PONDENCE SOLICITED. BESLEYi • ; : - • . -"V"- an T. J. DACYl --Has recently Purchased-- McHenry, HI. --DEALER IN- Srngs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Toilet and Articles. Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal Use. JOHNSBURCH You will find all depart­ ments full. The latest Novelties* The lowest Prices. Also Bottled Ale and Por­ ter for Family Use. The best brands of Cigars and Smoking and Chewing Tobacco always on hand. Physicians Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. Give meaCah. o yu RCQI CV McHenry, 111., Aug. 20th, 1879. o&Ol-t I - oers will transmit the testimony, with Sheti-joint report, for the action this office, according to Rules of Prac­ tice approved October 9th, 1878, given In separate circular. The expenses Inoldent to such a con­ test most be defrayed by the contes­ tant, and no entry can be made until the district officers have received no- tioe from this office of the cancellation of the entry covering the same; nor does an informant obtain any privi­ leges thereby. Huch person must, if lie desires the land, by proper diligence ascertain when notice of cancellation Is received by the register and receiver and then make formal written appli­ cation for the traet; the land, after re­ ception by said officers of notloe of cancellation, being always open to the Am legal applicant, unless withdrawn from entry by competent authority; but the preference right of a boua fide actual settler will be recognized as against any other party seeking title to the tract covered by his settlement under the pre-emption, homestead or timber culture laws, according to the principles laid down in* the decisions rendered by the United States' Su­ preme Court in the case of Atberton vs. Fowler, 96 Otto, 513, and the case of Hosmer vs. Wallace, 97 Otto, 575. As the law allows but one homestead privilege, a settler relinquishing or abandoning his claim cannot thereafter make a second entry; but where an entry is canceled as invalid for some reason other than abandonment, and not the willful act of the party, he is not thereby debarred from entering again, if iu other respects entitled, and may be allowed credit for fees and oommissious already paid, on a new homestead entry. When an individual has made settle­ ment on a tract and filed his pre-emp­ tion declaration therefor, he may change his filing into a homestead, if he oontinues iu good faith to comply with the pre-emption laws until the change is effected; and by act Of Con­ gress of May 27,1*78, the time during which the party has resided upon and claimed the land as a pre-emptor will bb credited upon the period of resi­ dence and cultivation required under the home&tead laws, in so doing he is required iu his first homestead affidavit to set forth the fact otffa previous pre­ emption filing, the time nf his actual residence thereunder, and the inten. tion to claim the benefit of such time, as provided for in the act. In making final proof on his homestead entry tie Is required, in addition to the usual affidavit and proof, to make the pre­ scribed "pre-emption homestead affi­ davit" form No. 38, already^given. If the homestead settler does not wish to remain five years on his tract* the law permits him to pay for it with eash or warrants, or agricultural oel- lege scrip, upon making proof of set­ tlement and cultivation for a period of not less than six mouths from the date of entry to the time of payment; or payment may now be made with pri­ vate-claim scrip, under the act of Jan­ uary 28,1879. Tiiis proof of actual settlement and cultivation must be the affidavit of the made before the district officers in addition to the testimony usual In making final homestead proof, forms Nos. 31, 32 and 35. Marble Worts. HENRY MILLER, --DKAMCB IN-- Americas and Foreip MarMe Monuments, Headstones, ETC., ETC., ETC. American & Scotch Granite Constantly on Hand. Shop Two miles North of Mc Henry, 111. Johnsbnrgh, Aug. Mth,'1877 /~\T n O**8* chance to make money. VTV/ 1ji J We need a person in every town to take subscriptions for the lartrcsl cheapest and best Illustrate'! family publica tion in the world. Anyone can become a sue cessful agent. Six elegant works of art given free Jo subscribers. The price is so low that almost everylx>dy subs ;rioes. One agent re­ ports taking 120 subscribers in a day. A lady agent reports making over $200 clear profit ii ten days. All who engage make money fast. Yon can devote all your time to the business or only your spare time. You need not away from home over night. You can do as well as others. Full directions and terms free. Elegant and expensive outfit free. If you want profitable work §end ua your ad-' dress at once. It costs nothing to try the business. No one who engages falls to make great pay. Addre.saitiBOBOE STINSOM & Co. Portland, Maine • STEVENS & SOHNORR. COLBY BROTHERS! --DEALERS IN-- General Merchandise, RIVERSIDE BLOCK, McHENY, ILL. "We have one of the most complete stocks of Goods ever brought to this market, consisting in part ot Drr JACOB STORY, McHENRY, ILL. DEALER IN Sclssorsf Shears, Table and Pocket Cutlery* Spades, Shovels, Forks, Corn Knives, Axes, Grindstones, Window Glass* CRANITE-IRON AND TINWARE. J. STORY. Attention! ,, WUUIlUg,, MUUI, BOOTS AND SHOES, Paints, Oils, Drugs, and Medicines, Crockery, Glassware, Wooden and Willoware, Groceries, Etc,. Etc, yW^We have one of the finest Stocks of Teas to be found in the county, to which we invite the especial attention of the public, sat­ isfied that we can suit them both in quality and price. Has the Finest Stock of MMITUIIE! Low Prices and good wotil. Bobt --"It, Jeweler, Nuuda, 111. Of all Kinds, to be found in the county, which he is selling at BOTTOM PBIOES. WCall and be ron vineeil. JOHN B. BLAKK. < Mciienry, Jan. 7th, U39Q UNPRECEDENTED ..IN THE- History of Woodstock, --The Immense stock of-- BOOTS & SHOES Bought for Spring and Summer Trade, by D W I G H T , orner of Main Street and Public Square. Our customers appreciate the celebrated Selz Boots and Shoes which are sold only in Woodstock by us. Our competitors frown at them and talk in the papers about them and thereby advertise our Goods at their own expense for which we return our sincere thanks and would ask a continuance of such favors shown us. We buy and sell for Cash exclusively. Undersell OUT neighbors. Sell more Boots and Shoes than all ot our competitors in Wood­ stock Hence the pleasant feeling they exhibit toward us. W. S&. WOODSTOCK, lnJlg At one time, 60 of which he re­ ceived last week and the balance are now on the road, and I have this day sent my order for 60 more to be shipped in Juue. The increasing demand for the well-made, durable, thorougnlv tested aud low priced Carriaares made by Emerson, Fisher & Co., which are shipped to every part of the North American Continent The favorable reputation these Carriages have made in McHenry county, where they have been used tor several years by Livery men. physicians and farmers, has led to such a demand for them that we are obliged to resort to selling^hem at Auction in neigh­ boring towns. Every Carriage sold by us is warranted for one year. f Our stock is complete and much larger £han can be found with any retail dealer in the Northwest. T. J. DACY. Woodstock, June 9th, '80. The Largest Stock of S T O V E S . Hardware, Iros ant Steel, In the county Please call and examine. We are Not closing out, but are better prepared than ever to gi*e close bargains on all kinds of Farm Machinery. We make a speciality of nil the leading Machinery, among which are Walter A. Wood Reapers and Mowers, Peerless combined Reap­ ers, Leader Reapers, the celebrated Manny and Standard Mowers Furst & Bradley's Cultivators, Rakes and Plows. Four leading Cultivators. The celebrated and unrivaled iger Rake, Hollings- worth Rakes and several others. PUMPS! PUMPS! PUMPS! We also have a full assortment of the elebrated BUCKEYE I FORCE PUMP always on hand. Also the Adams Kenosha for a Wood Pnmp. . WOODSTOCK, IILINOJS. BEST IN THE WORLOt AND , S A L E R A T U 8 Which is tho same tiling. Impure £nl<-rnttm or Bf-C*rb (Which la tho name ihlne) id of» kU|M. ljr dirty whltf relor. It. may apjiMW -white, examined toy Sgselr, lint » COMPARISON' WITH CHURCH M CO'S "AKJI ANDH ABfiBSEM," SHARD will show tho tlHTcreucdi Sec that your Snleratu* amd Bak­ ing Soda la wliite and PURE, «• should be ALL SIMILAR 8UBSTAI* CBS used for lbod< A simple bnt severe tost of the compwathm value of different bran da of Soda or Saleratas to to dissolve a dessert spoonful of each kind Wttfc about a pint of water (hot preferred) in clM* 5lassos, stirring until all is thoroughly dieaolvadl ho deleterious insoluble matter in the infezlas Soda will bo shown after nettling some twenty minutes or sooner, by tho milky appearanoe of the solution and the quantity of flatting flacky natter according to quality. Be sure and ask for Church ft Co.'s Soda aaft Saleratos and see that thtiu' name Is on tb* package and yon will gel the purest and w hi teat made. The nee of 1MB with four milk. In pretir* enco I© Baking Pewter ewes twenty timaa ite coat. See one pound package tat valuable on and reed carefully. ' <H0W THIS TO YOUR OKQ We keep an assortment of Wagons and Buggies ot all kinds. Also' Howe's Planters, and in fact everything that a farmer wants. If in want of anything in ourjine do not fail to call as we know we cq,n suit you, at the Old Stand, opposite the Mill. 3Se M. OWEIN & SON. Constitution Water. Jkf\ Props of CONST ITU TIOV WATER three tirnos a <lay, euros ltright'd Die. ens<\ Tntliiniiition of the. Kidneys, Stone in the catarrh of the Bladder, Gleet, Di». heies, Gravel, Urick-Dust Deposit, Childhood Weakness. For Female Complaints a Speciality. For salo by all Pruiraists. Send for Circa iohnVSt: wMyOHCAN 4 ALLEN, M