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'VKU^BSRAY, AUG. 18, .•.VANSLYKB, Editor. STATE TICKET. » *\#&$! ,' IMr Fnr Mtate Trensnreefe J. fx SMITH, of Chicnj^'^ for State *nperinten«lelit of School*; «RABt.KS J.JSTItATTOtf,\fM t|Verncn. COMCRES8IONAL. V for Mewlwr of Congress, 5th DlstrlatfSt UV BKN KLLWOOO, of Sycamore, WXTY TIOKpiT, 1*er|0onnty Clerk, .ODt. WIM.lAM AVKRV4of Marengo. PorjOonnty^reasurer. <JAPT. JAMS'* XISH,-of Algonquin. For County Judge. O. H. OILMOKK, of Woodstock, v" .r <v For Sheriff. apAD UDRLT,. of Chemung, ttirSuperintendent of Schools.' •. D. BALDWIN, of McHenry/* For Coroner. W. W. COOK,rof Woodstock. 0. Republican Senatorial Dis­ trict Convention. fh# Repuhlfran voters of Boone, Lake and McHenry Counties, comprising the Eighth Seaatorlal District, are*re<|iiostcd to send del- fates to the Republican District Convention, to be held at the Court House, in Woodstock, MoHenry County, on Monday, September 4, at one o'clock, t. x., for the purpose of placing la nomination two candidates formemtiers of the General Assembly, and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before it. The representation will be on the teals of one delegate for every 150 Republican rata* cast for President in 1880, and one for •v*ry fraction above M. On this basis Boone County will be entitled to 14 delegates, Lake Oaunty to 19 delegates, and McHenry County to S3 delegates. CHARLES E. KI LLER, "A. H. LEA SON, Boone County Committee. ' JrsTrs lUvos, JOHN STEARNS, C. A. PARTRIDGK, Lake County OommlttCC • GEOBGE K. BCX&EE, I. R. Ci RTias, J. W. CRIBTT, i, KcHenry County Committee. #6r Ke port* from twenty-one lead- fig agricultural counties in California jflve a highly satisfactory account of the crops. Recent rains in some of the Northwestern States have brightened KM prospects for an abundant harvest 111 that section. * "j'iJWThe Philadelphia Bulletin finds lilnafort in the fact that while the Star route people may not be com- palled to disgorge to the government #ny of the money received from • "ex­ pedited" maile, nevertheless they have •levee lawyers to pay, FO the trensury *|§ likely to b* avenged whatever hap- • pons. ' TBRsnictttrm KFPOR* Bir reference to the proceedings ̂ of the Board of Supervisors it will<ab§ seen that the committee of experts ap­ pointed by the Board, at Mr. Slierwijt"? request, have made a, report showing the balahce d«e the county to be $1,073.84. That ther* has been clerical errors on the books has never been de­ nied. In fact it would be unsafe to say that there is a set oi books in tiie county in which similar errors could not be found by H committee of ex­ perts. Mr. Sherwin requested the ex­ amination of his books to be made by disinterested experts in order that the amount of such errors could be ascer­ tained correctly, 1 The reports covered six years of ac­ counts, including the figuring of Mr. Sherwin and numerous clerks, for which he was of course responsible, also that of several boards,ot supervis­ ors. It Is a little remarkable that nearly half of the errors are iti the footings of reports made to the board, And which were examined aud footed, or sup­ posed to have be*n, t>y a committee from the board appointed each year. The very first errors shown are in the footing or the report for 1874. his first report, which shows <2.70 against the county ami 5100 against himself. This3 would indicate that if he designed to rob til© county he did not go at it in t'he right *vay, for it left him $97.30 out. of pocket. The error of 82*20 in marriage licenses, is shown in the re­ port to be the error of a otejrklin not keeping n« the index of suohTicenses. The committee say Mr. Shepvin "has not in any way attempted t*> conceal or cover up any transactions." This does away with all charges^y fraud or attempted fraud, and still leaves tlis doois of the penitentiary yawning wide for the conspiratbrs who have at­ tempted to blacken the reputation of an innocent man. Notwithstanding the laborious re­ port of the committee, exonerating Mr. Sherwin from any intentional errors, the Beacon (and its .co-conspir­ ators will follow its footsteps) still undertakes to show that the commit­ tee was wrong and that the conspira­ tors were right, and the amount that Mr. Sherwin '•filched" from the people "is not less than $2.964.89. , , The spirit which instigates such misrepresenta­ tion is not an admirable one. and does not deserv^the support or countenance in any way of any good citizen. The whole matter is now before the people who are fully competent to judge of the facts in spite of twistings and mis­ representations ot disappointed office seeken.^-Aurora Herald, r •fiT'Tlie Alta Valifomian ye«tnres prediction that; "the t^~wTll •w* when the politics of the^uiflerent jjjtaten frill be unaffected by any issues 'i®|B>»nected by with the late rebellion* •md when we shall heap no more of bulldozing colored voters and falsi fy- .tog retnrns; but that will not be <1ur- tug the lifetime of the present leaders f the Democratic party dowo in South Carolina." • iSi S^The papers give a wonderful report of the increasing wheat -.|troP from almost every section of our igjiotiiitry. Michigan is said to have har­ vested a very large amount of tlie best |j}uallty of winter wheat. , Our own ftate, especially the middle and south­ ern part, IB said to have a fine crop and to be saved In the best order. All the new*region« to the north west of its< have an increased acreage, thought to •|>e a high grade as to quality and a Jleavy yield per aere, so that the ouc- look for good and'cheap bread stuff, is on the whole rather flattering to say the least that can be said at present. IU1KOIS CROPS. Tftk late reports i^^ived at th^ Illi­ nois Department of Agriculture give acstirance of a very large average yield of wheat and oats throughout the State. The quality of these crops, witli few ejakpWons, Is reported ex­ cellent- ThWprospects for cojrn did %"6ttn^fjjrovp In Jnljp, in either; of the grand divisions of the Siat«.aad wilJt the most conditions until harvest th<M* will not be two thirds of an average d per acre. The re­ ports to the Department of Acrlcul tore concerning the crops in this Coun tv are as follows: Corn Tins mad» good growth the past three weeks, wiierp well cultivated, and the pl-ospects are favorable for three-fourths of an average yield per acre. Broom corn and sorghum cane are in about the same condidition as corn. Pastures are up fo an average in condition. There will lie more than an average yield per acre of Irish pota­ toes. and nearly an average yield of swe#>t potatoes. Prospecfe are encour­ age] ng for nearly thrp»-fonrths of an average crop of apples, an average erop oT pears, plums and blackberries, and more than an average crop of grape®. Wheat and other small grains are of the finest qualitv. and the yield ~|m^Hcre is much above an average, liny ciop was saved in tine condition. Flax crop was large. Farm animals ire in good condition, and generally healthy. GREEKWOOO- EDITOR PLAINDKALKR:--Mr, Peleg Dalle? hits "gone to Detroit, Michigan, to visit his son. Greenwood wa« well represented in Woodstock last Monday, ;v,i - It is not written the more liaste the less milk, yet il proves true qiiiVl of­ ten. especially when two teams both want to take the lead to the factory. This is what caused Wm. Rotnour's hired man to leave 400 pounds in the road the other morning, Mrs. A. W. Washburn stfnrted for Da­ kota Tuesday, where she goes to visit her mother and other relatives. Mrs. J. H. Garrison aiid two daugh­ ters returned home from Efgli^ Tues- day. , Dr. Che8bro. of Hebron, made a short call in Greenwood last Monday. Many of our boys find employment picking cucumbers now-a-days* Those who visited W. W. Cole's show pronounce it not. as good as for­ merly, and on the vvMiole not my above the average of traveling shows. There will be a donation picnic for the Rev. D. D. Odell, Thursday. Aug­ ust 24th, in Cary HowelPs grove. The programme will consist of Igeeches. recitations, music, etc., with, perhaps, something in the eatable*!Ine. Allftre cordially invited to attend. Uncle Sam has no more puhcturtt and reliable man In his servlce'than Mr. J. Rathery, our mail farrier. Although lie never carries a Watch, he is always on time, and ean tell nearly the exact time at ar.y place bn the road. With the exception of two days during the blockade in the winter of '81. when he could not get through, he has not missed being on time with /he mail for <*v«r three years. farmers CRISWOLD LA EDITOR PLAINDEAER:--The here are very busy harvesting. The small grain is a very good crop this year. The oat crop will yield from fifty to seVenty-flve bushels per acre. We understand that L ,S. Parker is to have a new self-binder this year. Emuel King, who has been engaged in our factory the past year, is now employed in the factory of S. S. Bur­ ton. near Woodstock. Miss Katie Keahoe is visiting her sister^ Mrs. Geo. Walmsbey. of this place. She was also accompanied by Miss Mary Murray, of Chicago. Mrs. L. Burton and Miss Laurie Mor- ley, of Crystal Lake, wero the guests of Miss Helen Granger, of this, place, one day last week^ 1 The summer term of school in the Frisby district is closed after a success­ ful tertn of two months. Mi*s Ettie Kittle is visiting her brother. W. J. Kittle, at Ring wood, at present Persons wlsltSn^lpl)My^a-J.hresliing machine should consult Georg^ Xorth. C Cordingley has one of the finest Clydesdale colts in this community. We understand that O. M. Hale has purchased a car load of cows. Oui* tnotory paid 81 e*nt# jwn hint* dred for May, and now the patrons car- *y the shekels in their pwn pockets. HAINESVILLE. Gwrschool directors have purchased a site and will soon commence the erec­ tion of a new school houM. It will stand on the JMtcHenry roaij. w^st , of ; i the village. We hear that. H. D. Peters, of Fre­ mont. has purchased au interest in the Slnsser store, where his son already has a situation. A Teacher's Institute will commence at I.ibertyville, next Mondsy, Aug. 14th. A dance was held at Slusser's "Grove on Wednesday evening last, which was quite well attended, considering the busy season.. We hear that there sre a large nuitt* ber of visitors at the Gage Lake rfe- sort. George Wright, at, Fourth Lake,. Is receiving a large number of visitors at iiis place. Tiiat Is fast becoming a popular resort. Mrs. T. P. WafclcV, frtrnrierly Mi»s Nellie Hosley. with friends, has taken rooms with Milne, at Fox Lake, and Vvill spend a few weeks there. Several deaths have occurred sfivre my previous communication, among others the following: William M. Is- bester, of Sand Lake, aged 24 years: Mrs. Smith, formerly Mrs. Sherwood, postmistress of Carp post-offlee: Miss Birdella Warmer, of^iitlocli, aged 16 S'ears. Our farmers are engaged in haying and harvesting. Oats a fair crop but the straw somewhat rusty. Corn very uneven and late, with prospects of jt light crop. Grass heavv. but some* what injured by water on low lands. For some reason .there seems to be very little clover seed this year. Early sown Hungarian taillet looks well. Rye and potatoes good. ^|%^George E. Hendee dedicated his new bar^ii with a dance last week. We learn there was a good attendance. John Read has built a sheep barn. William Henry Smith has ^buMt an addition to his house. GARTH. 1 Aiial Ctai mmm SUMMER GOODS FOP JK. --AT-- '4": :• Fitzsimznons & Evanaon'a, Has (commenced and will continne for the next THIRTY DAYS. Lawns 4 (3j 8 cents per yard. Fosrmer price, 7 @ 15 cents. Pttptin**, and Worsted Dress Goods, 8 cents per yard. / Former price, 25 cents. n>-a2s iii ehnipA sivioo in fpnts. Former price, 12 @ 15 Dross Ginghams in eb^ipe styles, 10 cents, cents. IVMr. Ross will be encouraged in tho hope he has always cherished of re- covering bis boy* Charlie, when he lieare that J. J. Bowers, of Hudson, Michigan, has found his daughter. Idlla. who was stolen by gypsies fif­ teen years ago. At the time of the ab­ duction the family lived in Sandusky, Ohio, and from that point an unsuccess­ ful search was conducted for years* The daughter, now a young woman of eighteen years, has been discovered in the family of James Calkins, a farmer living near Genoa, Ohio, to whom she had been bound over by the town au­ thorities, In the belief that the gypsies In whose possession she was found, had no claim upon her. Mrs. Bowers has completely identified her daughter aiid taken ber home. 0^*A New York merchant's Wife gave him the following letter, with in­ structions that it should not be opened until he got to his place of business: "I am forced to tell you something that I know will trouble you, hut it is my duty to do sp. I am determined you shall know it, let the result be what it may. I have known for a week that this trial was coining, but kept It to myself until to-day whtn it has reached a crisis and I cannot keep it any longer. Yon must not censure me too harshly for you must reap the ben­ efits as well as myself. I do hope it won't crush you: The flour is out. Please send me some this afternoon. I thought that by this method"~*Th£t you would not forget it." The. hus­ band telephoned forthwith for a bar­ rel of the best Hour in the market, to be sent to his home instanter. » CALL AT VOLO, AND SEE THE F We have tooffltnr you In all kinds of goods We have addeil a y . And quote ' Dickens' Works and Waverly Novels, Nicely bound in cloth at 50 conts per vol- Hine (Jeorge idiot's works, il.Ou per volume. Burns, Moore, Milton and oilier poetical works uiceiv iKnuid in cloth, tiilt Edges, 83 cents per volume, (.ionic aud sett our a took. We h a v e i t t . * - , Covered Tin Pails. Holding.2 Quarts. •• 3 » .. 8 cents each. 12 " " 17 " HENHY ROGERS. B (Successor to J. W. Crlsty) Frorti $2 to $3 on each suit; Good Cotton Cloth, yard wide, 7 cents; Table Oil Cloth, 15 cents per yard. We hav« a great many things which we desire to convert into cash and solicit inspection. Call if. Butter and eggs Wanted.. FITZS1MMONS & EVANS^N. PARASOLS AND FANS White Goods, NEW STYLE GLOVES, • <>'• • ; And an exceptionally fine line of Hosiery. Look over the Line Stevens & Schnorr, Have j ust opened near the Depot O R s EL * ' i IN SPEED m : At The HENRY COLBY! •S^Up in Manitoba tiiere is a large colony of Meunonltes. and the}' are Just now engaged in a bitter and re- lentieco war on the «ubje<-t*of butlon?. The oid-t'aeliioned orthodox doctrine of the gect abjured the frivolity ot buttons and compelled the brethren and listers to fasten their clothing with hoofcg and eyes. But a progress­ ive faction have introduced the world­ ly practice of using buttons and but­ ton holes, ̂ ust as the wicked do, and are denounced by those who adhere strictly to the tradltlonR of the *ect as Imitators of the ve^cels of pin and wrath, and enemies of a pure and un- 4etiled religion. The buttonites in­ sist that there is no sin in the use of the modern convenleiR-ps, v>«t the or- thodox party feel Wrong in their posi­ tion beetMKte tHrttoas are nowl»ere al­ luded to in the Bible, while hooks and eye* are mentioned several times. The controversy appears to be a^ita ting tte veinmuuity to its lowest depth, and is sepfous as if it involved the doctrine or original sin or tlie ev- ot the wicked. Chenper Meat. Everybody is interested in the meat question, and will therefore be glad to read the following from the New York Commercial Bulletin: "The present high price* of beef will be difficult to maintain much longer, in view of the increased supplies com­ ing from the plains; Already quota­ tions at Chicago have tumbled fifty cents to one dollar per hundred. With­ in the past few days several large droves have arrived in that market. Advices from the plains are all to the effect that the cattle were never In better condition at this etitge of t|i» year, and that the number to be mar­ keted is much larger than ever before. Estimates of the increase vary from fifteen "to thirty per cent., and good authorities think it is safe to place it at fully twenty per cent. During the Reason, which ends about November l«t. the Chicago Tribune calculates tiiat the market will receive not lets than 175,000 liead of plains cattle, and as the receipts of native grass cattle also bid fair to be larger than ever be­ fore. there would seetn to he substan­ tial reasons for anticipating compara­ tively low priced beef durine the re­ mainder of the year." 17th Illinois Cavalry Reunion. The 2nd Reunion Of the 17th ill. Cav­ alry Vol. will be held at Woodstock, McHenry Co., III., on Thursday, Sept, 14th, 1882, (ram or «hine). JOHN L. BBVKKIDGE, President. IKA M. MATXORV, Secretary. ' s, AMONG the mail mattfer detained at the dead letter division of the New York post-office the othe^^*y was a blasting cartridge about one loot Ion It was wrapped with three thicknesses of cardboard, at one end of which were visible the Lwo fuses, each about an inch long. It bote neither address nor stamps, and had been dropped. Into Station L. where ttie clerk, not being aware of the nature of 'the package stamped near the fuses;, "Held for poa tage." It was taken out into the bay the next night au«^sunk. 11 ad the in fernal machine been a dynamite cart ridge, the clerk would probably never have had occ$8on to stamp another suspicious-looking package. The Farmer's Friend- ^ Published at South'Bend. Indiana. Terms, only fifty cents a year. Circu­ lation. 33,000. The laigest and best agricultural paper in the country. Eight, large pages, forty-eight columns, few advertisements and almost double ,lhe reading matter given by the $l..r>0 and 9*2 agricultural papers, but we send jt to you for fifty c?ntB a year. Pre­ miums to ever}' subscriber, premiums to 21 ub raisers, and 23*2 splendid pres­ ents given tiiem in addition, consisting of a 8470 New Iii resell Clover Huller, omplete. including re-cleaning attach­ ment. which cleans the seed as thre«hed : a 800 Casaday Sulky Plow; a Studebffker farm wagon; Oliver 'hilled I'IOHVS, Sewings-Machine. Silver­ ware, etc. Vouie of the departments of the Fftrniers Friend are "Farm Topics," "The Orchird." "Live Stock," The Poultry Yard." "Home and Health,*' "Domestic Economy."' "Our Young Folks." "The Puzzler," "The Story Teller." "The Funny. Place," "Sunday Heading," "The Clover Leaf." The Aplory.'* "Letter Basket." "Va­ rious T6pic«." "Correspondence,' 'Hints for the Season." •'World'" Rec­ ord,"' etc. Practical farmers and the best writer* contribute to it. Agents make money canvassing for it. Any subscriber authorized to act as agent. Send 50 cents for a year's subscription, or write your name and those5 of your neighbors nu a postal card for tree sample copies, and our illustrated pre­ mium list. Address, Farmers' Friend Publishing (Jo.. South liend, Ind. Ringwood. Illinois. Having refitted the rtore lately occupied by J. W. Crisfcy,ami having (tiled it with a first class stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Etc., . I am now prepared to give the buying public as goo<I bargains as cttn be found in any gen­ eral store, I do not claim to sell lower than anybody ei»e, but I'do claim to sell good Goods at liv­ ing i>n*"cs> and guarantee everything as rep­ resented. My stock is RIVERSIDE BLOCK. McHENRY, ILL* Invites an examination of his immense stock of Goods, Dress Goods^ Motions, ($6.o. Dry which are beinff offered at very low prices. I have the largest as­ sortment of READY MADE IJLOTHlMGr ever shown in McHenry which will be sold very cheap for cash. Ia Hat- and Caps, Boots am))Shoes, my stock is complete and I am confident I can save yoii tnjoiiey on these woods. Paints, Oils Drugs and Medicines, Croel^iry, Glassware. Wooden and Willow' ware, and the largest stock ot Groceries to be found in AlcHenry- Prices always as low as good Goods can be sold. isTo trouble show Goods. Call and be convinced. NEW, FRE3H AND COMPLETE, And comprises everything usually found in a Ueneral Country Store. All kinds of Produce taken in exchange for goods, GIVE ME A CALL. RINGWOOD. Aug. B. K. DUERS. 15th, 1881 Wauconda - Til., Fancy --DEALER IN-- Groceries, Goods, Canned Given Away. We cannot h«lj» noticing the liberal otter made to all invalids aud euflerers by l)r. King's New Discovery for CJon- •suniplii.n. YoiV'are requested to call at Henry Oolby"« Drug Store, and get a Trial llot.le. free <»l cost, if yon are fcufiering wliii Qousiunv/tioi), Severe fJuutfhR. Colds, Asthma. Bronchitis, Hay Fever. Loss wl Vwic<j^"Honrseness, or any atlection of the Throat or Lungs. It will positively enreyyou. HI HI The McHenry Brick Manufac­ turing Company are now ready to supply Brick in quantities, From Small Lots --TO -- C A R L O A D S . Their Brick are second to none to be found in the market, and will be sold at the lowest market price. Persons intending to build, or those handling Brick, will do well to call and see us before pur­ chasing . « For further information, apply to or address; % McHenry Brick Mamfactnris Company, McHENRY - - ILLINOIS. July 5th, 1882. Choice Confectionery NOTIONS, TINWAftE, CUTLERY, CIGARS, TOBACCO, &c., &c. My stock Is fresh find complete In every particular, and T will not, be undersold, qnai. • tv of goods considered . I buy none but the best, and purchasers will find it an object to call and see me before purchasing. Quiek Hales & Small Profit Is my motto, and it will be lived np to. THE LATEST NEWS, / And the terrible Vow Prices at R. Bishop'^ Waichouoe, makes everybody happy and satisfied that he is sell­ ing Farm Machinery, At Lower Prices, quality, of ma­ chinery considered, than can be found elsewhere, celebrated McCormick ers and! He has the Ine Bin el­ vers. , E. W BROOKS. WaiicomlT, An*. 1st, 1882. A General Stampede. ; Never was such a rush made for any drug store as la now at Henry Oolbv's. for a trial bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. All persons afflicted with Asthma. Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Se­ vere CotigVs; or any affection of the Throat ami Lungs, can get R Trial Bot­ tle of this great remedy free by calling at above Drug Store. New invoice of Parasols and Sun- Bliades at Henry Colby's. Which are acknowledged by all to be the best Harvesters now in the market. Also the D. S. Morgan & Co s. Self Rake Harvester and Mower, the Genuine Hollingsworth Rake, And in short a general assort­ ment of Farm Machinery of all kinds, which will be sold as low a3 good machinery CMI be bought anywhere. If in want of a Reaper, Mow­ er, Rake, or any kind ot machin­ ery , do not fail to call and see me before purchasing elsewhere. R. BISHOP. McHenry, 111., July lltb. 1882. SEPTEMBER 12-15; Wednesday: 2:40 Race, Purse, Yarmer's Race, 44 4 yi. o]d open to all, •' Thursday- 3 Minute Race, Purse, Double T'm Race^ " Running Race, «« Friday. Free for All, Purse, Ladies' Kquestriano, 5 miles, 44 4 yr. Old, County " Free for All, Pacing, *' $150 100. 100, $100, 100. 750. $400. » 100 100. 100 In Special Prams. The Boss Fair --OF TH £-- Every I>ay » Big* Day A new Amphitheater with all the m odern improvements . Those wishing to rent the booths underneath can do so by address­ ing- the Secretary. All Hail TO THE J^eople's «T ubilee. i COME, a COKE TO THE FAIRT A. S. WEIGHT, Sec'y. Woodstock, 11L