WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1894 - , Railway Time Table. ;» Taking «ttet «o «n*d*y, Jane 11th, 1* Trains paM thit atttkm m follows : V:;u • aonto HO*TH, • ' Geneva PMMtftr •• *:M A. M. . *WUUa»« Bay freight. ...11:00 " ' tfliiiiiiiiffrr 4 JS5 p. M. it- Passenger «:M •« A' JGeneva Passenger •• 5:38 •* OOLIFT SOOTH. |Passenger Depart ...7:28 A.M. #Lake Geneva Express " « $&**• ^ ** . "Williams Bay Freight IMUMtit QQaeT* Passenger " ; •iWil •V KXPLARATIOV. Daily except Sundays )• Sundays only. k. Daily. \ B. BUSS. Agent, McHenry, 111. |t: MASONIC. T: lIoanrBT LODGB, NO. 158 A. V. tad A. M.-- Bagular Oommunlcattons the second and fourth Mondays in each month. R. L. MCOMBKB.W. M. ORDER OB* THE EASTERN STAR. Regular Meetings the First and Third Wed- gMday evenings of each month, at Maeonie JULIA A. BTOBT, Worthy Matron, XA.BY L. WENT WORTH, secretary. C. A R JiHenry Post No. 643 holds regular Meet, stbe first and third Thursdays of each nth at the City Hall. H. C. MUD, Commander, ALBERT SHOW, Adjutant. ' DBMOOBATIC OATJCUS- The Democratic voters of the town of McHenry are requested to meet in Town Caucus, at the City Hall, in the Tillage of McHenry, on Saturday, March 17, at 2 o'clock p. M., for the purpose of put ting in nomination candidates for town officers for the ensuing year, and the tran saction of such other business as may oome before the meeting. PER ORDER TOWN COMMITTEE. • are enjoying some 'spring-like ther in this section this week. AWE learn, just as we go to press, that jWm. Lumley died at his home in Ring- Wood, yesterday afternoon. "THE Man for the Times" at the City Hall, on Thursday evening, March 15. $0 not fail to come out. to be found in another column. F ALBERT SNOW, our new Post Master, / took possession of the office March 1st. I Miss Kate Howe is the Deputy. 7 J. D. LODTZ, JR., Merchant Tailor, has /erected a new and tasty sign in front of [ his place of business. John Neiha was \ the artist. , /REV. C. A. MOORE, the eloquent plat- V- fQjrm orator, at the City Hall, Thursday evening, March IS. You will miss a rich it if you fail to hear him. DUCK hunting was reported fine the r first of the week. It is seldom so many docks are sten flying the first few days tin March as this year. PROF. J. H. BURGER will accept our thanks for a copy of the Ottawa Repub lican-Times, containing an extended write-up of Leland, her business, and her business men. po not failto attend the Lecture, under 1|;e auspices of the Willing Workers, at tie City Hall, on Thursday evening of next week, March 15. Subject, "The J^an for the Times." / .FOUND,--On the sidewalk, near the res idence of Dr. Auringer, on Sunday even ing, an umbrella. The owner can have the same by calling on Harry Fuller, at Perry & Owen's store and proving prop- fV- / R. A. HOWARD is painting the interior /of his market on the West Side, and / giving it a general spring renovating. ( And by the way Howard has one of the I best arranged markets to be found out- vaide of the city. WB learn that a two-year old son of B. Bishop had the misfortune to break its leg above the knee on Tuesday after noon. Drs. Ar* ringer and Fegers set the fracture and the little one is vesting ; YA ROCKFORD man has written a novel ffctitled, "Six Years in Heaven," and fikhweinfurth i gnres as the chief villain. Prominent people in Rockford and vicin ity are also woven in the plot. A .Chicago house will publish the book. X'THOS. KEARNS will be on hand next feek with his Cistern Cleaner, and those irho wish their Cisterns cleaned in first " class shape should not fail to give him l| job. See him at once as he will be Jttre only one week. , ,J#, THE latest venture in newspaperdom is "lie BriUion News, published at Brlllion, Calumet county, Wis., by J. O. Denhatn, a former employe of this office. John is • good printer and the first number of i paper presents a very creditable ap ace. We wish him success. AN amateur Billiard Tournament was faeld at Curtis' Billiard Parlors, in this village, ending up on Monday night. There were four contestants, viz: J. J. Bishop, L. H. Owen, Frank Barbian and John Bonslett. Six games were played and resulted in Bishop winning three ies, Owen two and Barbian one. : AN Australian confectioner has hit up- 0n the idea of printing the news of the Hay upon a thin paste of dough, using dbocolate instead of ink. He delivers Abes* cakes to his customers, who first lead them and then eat them with their aoSee. This is a new and novel way of devouring the news. WALTER CLOYD, a brakeman on tti Geneva Lake Freight, while switching a this station on Tuesday afternoon, had' fiiw right hand caught between the bump ers of two cars and mangled in a ter- • : a*ii ' . • rAL MRS. JOHN I. Smt was a Chicago visitor on Saturday last. WILL BONSLETT. of Chicago, spent Sunday with his parent*, in this village. MRS. HURRELLE is reported quite low at this wilting, Wednesday morning. W. JL CRISTY and F. L. McOmber were Chicago visitors on Tuesday. F. A. HEBARD has been quite sick the past few days, but is now on the mend. Miss HETTY WENT WORTH is visiting with friends In Chicago this week. J. E. FRISBY returned Saturday with a steamboat from Chicago for M. Eskelson. JACOB ROTHERMBL, of Chicago, spent Sunday with his parents, in this village. H. MILLER has moved into his house lately purchased of Jos. Fitzsimmons, in this village. FRANK FITZSIMMONS, of K^pas City, has been visiting with frfcAOfi here the past .week. ,'|r Mas. J. E. FRISBY RETAILED on Mon day after spending a we& in Chicago with her parents and many friends. MRS. F. W. HATCH and' children, of English Prairie, were the guests of Thos. Kimball and wife, a few days last week. PROF. W. H. STRAYER, Principal of our Public School, was a Wauconda vim- tor on Saturday and Sunday. D. S. BABBITT and wife, of Elgin, were the guests of O. it. Owen and wife the first of the week. JOHN I. STORY is daily improving from his late illness and can now be seen around "attending to business again. REV. J. STRAUB commenced his duties as Pastor of the Universalist Church, in this village, on Sunday last. W. E. COLBY and wife and Mrs. Chas Thompson, of Spring Grove, were at tending to business, in this village, on Saturday last. L. W. SHELDON, of Marengo, was a caller one day last week. He is traveling for the Page Woven Wire Feno» com pany. JACOB WENTWORTH and wife, of Pin- gree Grove, were the guests of Isaac Wentworth and family a few day! the past week. < , , / THE Book Carnival, at the City Hall, you want your horses Clipped, read An Friday evening last, was a success) new advertisement of C. E.Lamphere [financially and otherwise. 'The house was packed to its utmost capacity and all rendered their parts in a satisfactory manner. The receipts were about $42. J forty-first Annual Exposition of the Lake County Agricultural Society will be held on the Society's grounds, at Liberty vile, commencing Tuesday, Sept. 18--21, 1894. So says a lettef from the Secretary. v THE Chautauqua Circle will meet with Mrs. O. N. Owen, on Tuesday even ing, March 13th., at 7:30 o'clock. All members are earnestly requested to attend* MRS. O. N. OWEN, President. AMY C. OWEN, Secretary. A REGULAR meeting of McHenry Chap ter, No. 222, Order of the Eastern Star, will be held at Masonic Hall; this Wednes day evening, March 7th, at 7% o'clock sharp. The election of officers for the en suing year and other important business will come before the chapter. Every member is earnestly requested to be present. Per order of the W. M /m OBI*tTA*Y. Samuel Simmons waft born in Chitten den, Vfc., in October. 1801, and died in Ringwood, III., Feb. 17th. 1894, in the ninety-third year of his age. He re moved to Illinois in 1853 and lived in the village of Ringwood till the time of his death. He was converted when only eleven years of age, and was a church member more -than eighty-twu years. He was a class leader in the M* E. church more than sixty years. Bro. Simmons was a consistent, ear nest christian. He loved the church of his choice and was always ready to help in all her good enterprises. He was a prayer meeting christian, and during twenty five years we always found him in his place in those meetings. During the last three or four years of his life his memory failed and the intellect was clouded. Some times he failed to recog nize his own children, but he never for got the Savior whom he found when a little boy among the Green Mountains of Vermont. We shall see him on earth no more but we feel that"Gar loss is his eternal gain." "Servant of God well done, v -.-.y ; Thy Glorious warfare's past, J Af ^ ' "r- Th« battle's fought, the; race is Wflf||h«:,!' 4^,;' And thau are crowned at last." \ "Wl h saints enthroned on high. Thou dos't thy Lord proclaim, And still to God salvation cry. Salvation to the Lamb." . WM. NICKL*. Card of Thanks. The family of Mr. Samuel Simmons wish to thank the friends for kindly as sistance rendered,during the sickness and trying hours of their father's last days. / MARRIED.--On Wednesday, Feb. 28," at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Green, three miles east of this city, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1894, George Eckert and Miss Rhoda TTreeuT the Rev. S. Ci Hay^ officiating. The groom is the senior member of the firm of Eckert & Young, a man who has been a resident of this county nearly all of his life, and who has often been elected by the people to offices of public trust. Thebride is a lady of retiring disposition, well and favorably known by a'large circle of friends .--Sentinel. MARRIED.--At the residence of th< bride's parents, Chicago, 111., on Thurs day, March 1st, 1894, by the Rev. Brush- ingham, Geo. H. Vallow and Miss Maude E. Colby, eldest daughter of Henry Colby. The happy bride mentioned above was formerly a resident of McHenry, and her many friends here join in wishing her. bou^yoyage on the sea matrimonial'--' WE learn that four or five of our bold fishermen chartered a rig from Quinn's Livery on Friday last and started out with the intention of bringing in what fish there were in the Lake, bnt with characteristic "Fisherman's Luck, (you all know what that means) got scarcely fish enough to grease the frying pan. The last report we heard from them was that they had succeeded in "capturine" fiye "'Possums," and were looking for-- another. We await further develop ments. THE ladies of the W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. L. E. Bennett, Thursday after noon at half past two o'clock. It is es pecially requested that the ladies bring whatever they can of infants or small childrens cast off clothing, and jellies or other delicacies for the sick for the "Lucy Hall box" to be sent to the Deaconesses Home, Chicago for distribution among the poor. MRS. A. E. AURINGER, President. MRS. T. J. WALSH, Secretary. The Third Leotmre of the Coarse. The Third Lecture of the course, under the auspices of the Willing Workers, will be given at the City Hall, on Thursday evening of next week, March 15th, by the Rev, C. A. Moore, D. D. Subject, "The Man for The Times." The Rev. Moore is one of the most eloquent plat form orators in the State, and his sub ject a very popular one among the lec ture-going public, and wherever it has been delivered has given universal satis faction. No one should faiHo hear him. Let everybody turn out. Remember the date, March 15th. Don't take any chances on new brands of flour when you can buy the old reli able, Washburn's Best, guaranteed to be superior to all other brands, except Pillsbury's Best. We quote you Wash burn's Best at $ 1.00 per stick or $3.80 per barrel. Pillsbury's Best $1.05 per sack. JOHN I. STORY AN exchange says the latest social fad is known as the "extortion social." The way it is conducted is this. A commit tee of six is appointed to assess fines and no one but them is informed of the rules until some infraction costs him or her two cents. There are fines for coming too late, for coming without a lady, for loud talking, for awkardness at the table, for married men talking to other men's wives, and in fac^ for nearly everything. If a person thinks a fine unjust heappeals to a jury, but the jury costs two eenta each and the judge five cents. . A SOUTHERN Missouri editor carries off the belt. He says- "Some time ago our little baby's finger ring was missing and could not be found. When last seen the child had it on and was feeding some chickens, but no trace of it could be found and the subject was dismissed until yes terday, when one of our hens came off with a brood of chickens, and lo! behold around the neck of one of the tiny crea tures was the baby's ring. Our presump tion is that the hen swallowed the ring, but how on earth did it get aronad the little chicken's neck? v . . . - * * ^ ON Friday evening of last week a local Forum of the H. F. B. O. was organised at Nunda,by Mrs. F. Morgan, organiser, and the members are among the best citizens of the village. The object of the H. F. B. O. is to furnish protection to the home, and is reeogmsed as a feasible and cheap plan of life assurance. The officers of Nunda- Forum are: President, Miss Phemia Whyte; Vice PreB., Wm. Keller; 2nd Vice Pres., Mrs. Ella Hub bard; Orator, G. L. Hubbard; Assistant, Eunice E. Mallory; Historian, George Bryant; Treasurer, Herman Freye; Sec., Jas. Whyte; Porter, Mrs. Hattie Freye; Guard. Tyler Huffman; Directors, C. E. Rowley, F. Hobart, Geo. Bryant; Physi cian, Dr. C. C. Watson. Visiting companions will always be welcome and each of the thirty members shall make it a point to show the advan tages of the society as compared with any or all others. On the occasion of organizing Dr. McKinnie, of Chicago, Grand President of the order delivered a very able address on fraternal orders, which was well received by a large au dience. Caught a Pickerel. Dr. Howe the emminent specialist in (^diseases of the respiratory organs,) well known to the medical profession "as the inventor of the Direct Method of treating diseased Mucus surfaces and whose unique apparatus and appliances, to gether with the popular Amick remedy have been tested and favorably reported upon by over twenty thousand physicians located in all parts of the country, has arranged to make regular visits to Mc Henry. combining business with pleasure. The Doctor is quite a sportsmen with the rod,J On Thursday he brought in fwofine pickerel weighing 22 pounds and a fine black bass, the largest catch of the first day of the season at Grass Lake. "A MAN living in Barrington had bis chicken house invaded on Tuesday night, and every one of his fowls were stolen. But unexpected recompense came in the morning. When the man went to the henhouse to Bee if he could find any trace of the thief he was surprised to find upon the floor a pocketbook. He was still more astonished upon opening it to find that it contained $92 in cash and several hundred dollars in notes. The notes and other papers disclosed the identity of the thief, but at last accounts he had not called for his lost property, and the man who lost the hens was saying nothing." So says the Dundee correspondent of the Elgin Courier. AUDITOR'S MEETING*. The annual meeting of the Board of Town Auditors for the town of McHenry, will be held at theCity Hall, in the village of McHenry, on Tuesday, March 27th, 1894, for the purpose of auditing all claims against said town for the past year. All interested are requested to bear this in mind and hand in their claims on or before that day. CHAS. H. GRANGER, Town Clerk. Teacher's Examinations. Examinations for teachers certificates will be held at the following named places: Nunda, Monday, Maroh 10,1894. ' McHenry, Tuesday, March 90. * Richmond, Wednesday, March 21et. Harvard, Thursday, March 22. Hebron, Friday, March 23. Woodstock, Saturday, March 24th. Marengo, Monday, March 26. Huntley, Tuesday, March 27, Applicants for teacher's lioense most be on Land at 9 A. M. W. E. WIRE, Co. Supt. of Schools, the war euuta ana TPFarrell lookei RINGWOOD. i,l. » I* is rumored that we are to hav* a harness shop in the near future. Chas. Simmons started for home on Monday* Feb. 26, having been here to attend the funeral of his father. Mrs. Lee Andrus is yet quite poorly, but it is hoped she may gain much faster af better weather approaches. h The M. A. W. goat is being stall fed for ^4 little exercise with J. E. Cristy and J. Baekland in the near future. M3N» Mary Carr has been engaged to teach the same school she conducted \during the winter, near Algonquin. j Miss Millie Lawson must have given jgood satisfaction to the patrons of her /school as she has been hired to teach another term in the district. Wm. Lumley is yery low at present writing and little hppe of his recovery is entertained by the family. The meeting of the H. F. B. O. will be postponed on account of Mr. Lumley's illness, his sons, Dr. and George being companions. The Chicken Pie social given by the M. W. A. last week at Chas. Thompson's was a success socially and financially, the amount cleared being aboiit fifteen dollars. Mr. Wood and family will soon move to Fred Collisons where they have been engaged to work for the coming season. We pwli it satisfactian on both sides of the bargain. A Local Forum, No. 124, was formed here some time since by Mrs. Fred Morgan who is at work in Nunda at present, where she ha* secured about thirty members. The object is cheap insurance and is endorsed everywhere by the M. W. A. and kindred societies, t Miss Millie Lawson and pupils enter tained the former's father, mother, broth er, and Carl Fay, Luella Carr and Lucy Dodge on Friday evening Feb. 23d, at the school taught by Miss Lawson near Woodstock. It was an exhibition, of course, and all were loud in their praise of the exercises and entertainment. On Friday afternoon Feb. 16th, the pupils of our school, led by their teachers and iu the presence of a goodly number of visiting pupils gave a flag exercise and raised "Old Glory" above the new school house. It had been our fiitention to write it up two weeks ago, but were not permitted to do so owing to oth6r work. The exercises were full of good American sentiment, and in harmony with the spirit of Americanism. Should we men tion those who did well, the names of all who took part would grace the list. We are eoing to depart from that time hon ored custom of not offending any one, but trust we only express the mind of those present when we name Miss Myrtle Stevens as doing exceedingly well in her recitation. Her expression was so in keeping with the high sentiment of the piece and the solemnity of the occasion, and was so like her own words, springing from a heart full of devotion to the flag, that we have taken the liberty to name hers as a most eloquent appeal for loyalty to "Old Glory" and all it stands for. At the close of the exercises two old soldiers, Wm. Harrison and Lou Mc- Cannan drew the flag of our country in to position and Mr. Fay proposed three hearty cheers which were lustily given and all departed well pleased with the afternoons entertainment. Bttstoesg Lmm WOODSTOCK. New Window Shades and large Cur tains at Simon Stoffel's; OUR COST SALE. While our sales for the last thirty days^ rible manner. His thumb and forefinger uiave been large, we still have a complete a were taken off at the last joint, and we ptock of Dry Goods, Notions, Groceries, V' 'believe a portion of every other finger on ItJnderwear, Boots and Shoes, Hats and i the hand. Dr. Brown done up the hand baps, Gloves and Mittens which we will f hastily and he immediately took the istill continue to sell at ACTUAL COST, f ain for his home at Turner Junction. A for cash. JOHN I STORY I other man, and thus she lost th DB. HOWE aUCOBSSPUItl Several cases in this vicniity pronounced Hopeless by other Physicians yield readily to his Course of Treatment. WOODSTOCK, III., March 3rd. Mas. M. C. DALDY says that after suffer ing severely with Asthma for seventeen years, which often threatened her life, and kept her under the care of a doctor most of the time, she began treatment with Dr. Howe last September and has been entirely free from any symptoms of the disease since the first month's treatment, whereas before she was never free from the dreadful attacks more than two or three weeks at the longest. JOHN M. DONNELLY says; For several years I had been troubled with Catarrah of the nose and throat. Finally my hearing became impaired and the Catarrh settled on my lungs. My doctorcalled it consumption. Dr. Howe cured me com pletely in less than eight weeks. I have gained 28 pounds and feel perfectly well and work without becoming fatigued. Before beginning treatment with Dr. Howe I had to give up business entirely and all hope for my recovery had been abandoned. I regard my cure as little short of a miracle. Miss MINNIE STRAUME was cured of a disease which had confined her to the house for seven years and about which the doctors disagreed in their diagnosis. Some called it general debility and ner vous prostration, while others pronoun ced it consumption, but all agreed that her case was a hopeless one. Dr. Howe made a careful and thorough examina tion of the patient for the first time Sep tember 3d 1893 and said that he found all of the Mucus surfaces in a state of chronic inflammation, which in his opinion was the cause of all her trouhle. Under his system of treatment Miss Straume was completely cured in two months and is now enjoying perfect health, Many permanent cures in obstinate and difficult cases of Bronchitis, Catarah, Catarrahal deafness, Asthma and kin dred diseases are told by men and women of the highest standing in their communities^, but space will not permit of their publication in this issue. R <I STRAYED. From the undersigned, on Thursday, her up he found her married to anjMarch 1st, a spotted half Jersey cow with one horn freshly broken. She got chance of becoming tbe wife of th away when being driven home from Wm. Governor of Virginia.--Boston Ad vertiser. No MAN who whistles where peopl are at work has a ngbt to complai of a crying baby lo churc% m MM! K'r\ i "< Henry Harrison's and was last seen near Michael Clary's on Friday forenoon. Any one knowing of the where-abouts of such a cow will confer a favor by sending word to the undersigned, von the Wm. Welsh farm, near the Mudgett Factory, or to this office. ̂y. MOBTJSNSQN. "WP? J. N. Kelly, of Hinsdale, 111., spent) Sunday with Woodstock friends. Julius Fleming, of Nunda, transacted business here last Saturday. L. E. Mentch and 8. B. McNett, of Cary, were hers on business on Saturday last. J. J. Gilles, of Eight called on friends here last Saturday. „ H. C. Mead came over from McHenry last week Friday on business. Guy C. Pratt, of Chicago, spent Sunday with his parents here. R. L. Dufield, of Ridgefield, spent Sun day with relatives in this city. Paul Rudolph, of Janesville, was look ing after business interests here the first of the week. Mrs. R. L. Dufield, of Ridgefield, was the truest of Mrs. James A. Dufield- last Saturday. Attorney J. M. Marks and L.Woodard, of Marengo, transacted business here last Monday. J. A. Sheldon and James Lawson, of Huntley, were Woodstock visitors last Saturday. F; K. Granger, of McHenry, made a business trip to this city on Saturday last. Will Qainn, of Chicago, spent the latter part of last week with relatives in thiB city. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Miller, and chil dren, of Irving Park, were the guests of Jno. A. Dufield and family, last Sunday. W. M. Comstock, of Nilee, Mich., spent the latter part of last week with his brother, J. H. Comstock, at the Hotel Woodstock. Quite a large party is expected to at tend the Calico Party, to be held at the Armory on Friday evening of this week. Tickets o nly 75 cents per couple. The annual meeting of the Woodstock Cemetery Association will be held in the office of Esquire Thomas on, Tuesday, March 13,1894. A number of the friends of George Hansman surprised him at his home northeast of this city last Sunday even ing. A good time is reported by those in attendance. Mrs. C. C. Leavitt and children left on Saturday last for Springfield, 111., where Mr. Leavitt holds s good position in the state house, and the family will reside in that city in the future. There is no longer any need of sending your laundry to Harvard, Beloit or Chicago, as we have a steam laundry in this city that fs second to none in this state. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Readel, of Queen Anne Prairie, rejoice in the arrival at their home last week of a bright girl baby. Ed. was passing around the cigars and is decidedly happy over the new arrival. The remains of Theodore Whitbeck were brought to this city from Chicago on Friday of last week and interred in Oakland cemetery. Deceased was for many years engaged in the marble busi ness in this city. The Wheeler & Tappan Co's. factory is now a drawing card for this city. There are now something like forty men at work, all skilled labor, and the goods they turn out are very fine. They are almost every day sending out orders all over the United States. A change in the time of the arrival and departure of the milk express took place the first of the week. The train now arrives at 7:25 and stop$ only long enough to take on the cars at this place, hence milk tr.en will be obliged to get around a half hour earlier than here tofore. Among the funeral party which accom' panied the remains of Mrs. Rebecca Ma honey to this city from Chicago on Saturday last were: A.F.Bennett and wife, J. F. Slavin, J. Mahoney, W. S Lackley, Thos. Kindler, John Rierdon and family, M. C. Slavin, J. A. Murphy, Thos. Burningham, Judge Sculley and family, J. A. and John Lackey, William Wall, D. B. Quinlan, Walter Wall, Mrs J. F. Slavin and Mrs. M. Lorden. NUNDA. Beautiful spring weather in March, Mrs. Joe Shales is quite sick. D. B. W arner was a Chicago visitor last week. The Knickerbocker Ice Company are shipping about 50 cars of Ice daily. Cris Sund has rented W. P. St. Clair's farm and took possession March 1st. J. A. Sheldon, of Huntley, was a Nunda Visitor recently. H. W. Hill and L. Benthusen were Chicago visitors the first of the week. Wilson, of Chicago, was a Nunda visitor the first of the week. J. R. Jackman was a Woodstock visi tor the first of the week. Mr. Ebene^er McWilliams, ot Chicago, was seen on our streets on Monday. A good house and two lots for sale in Nunda. For further particulars inquire of W. P. St. Clair. W. P. St. Clair and wife spent Sunday with M. A. Foote and family, at Irving Park. A. Hill, Jeweler and optician having purchased one of the very best testing cases is prepared to fit yonr eyes per fectly. Mrs. H. W. Hill and family, who have been spending a few days with friends at Elgin, returned Monday. The first strawberries of the season were seen at the Columbian and they were beauties. Washington's birthday was observed at Nunda, and appropriateexercises were held in G. A. R. Hall. Dr. tiallou and wife left for California Feb. 24. . They expect to be absent six or eight weeks. C. F. Dike has moved to Nunda and occupies the Aylsworth house, on Minnie street. H. W. Hill's collecting agency is doing a large business. Send your accounts to them and they will be attended to. The play, "Tony the Convict," given here by the Dramatic Club was a success. The acting was good. The receipts were over $100.00. , t At tbe Auction Sale on W. P. St. Clair's4 farm, hay sold for $9.75 per ton and corn for $12.70 per ton. H. B. Throop was the Auotioneer. A. Hill, the Jeweler, kegps a good stock of eye glasses and is prepared to fit the fye perfectly and will sell you a watch very cheap. All work guaranted. Mr. Geo. Dike, of Crystal Lake, died on Friday Feb. 23d. The funeral services were held Monday the 26th. Mr. Dike was one of the old settlers of this place, having lived in this vicinity for over fifty years. Reserve Fund Building and Loan As sociation, in Nunda. Any one desiring to borrow money for building purposes or who desire to invest a small amount monthly, are invited to investigate. W. P. St. Clair, Sec. P. Johnson, Photographer, who has been in Chicago the past three weeks settling up his fathers affairs, who died suddenly about three weeks ago, re turned to Nunda Sunday, where he may be found ready to take your pictures. New Clothing and Gent's Furnishings at Simon Stoffel's. 150 new styles of wall paper with matched borders and ceilings at Stoffel's Trade with Perry & Owen and save your coupons. See their great offer in their new advertisement. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder Most Perfect Made. 25 boxes new, large California raisin •1 .25 per box at Terry & Owen's. A beautiful story is a lovely large book bound in leather, only $2.25, at J. A. Story's. Call and examine. See those stacks of new wall and mnlinp Paper, with matched Borders, now ar riving at Simon Stoffel's. Beautiful imported glass and china ware at J, A. Story's, the most beautiful goods ever brought to this village. New Dress Goods, Suitings, Sitfawc, Ginghams and Prints in abundance at Simon Stoffel's. We are making an advance sale of white goods, embroideries, laces, table linens and towels. PERRY & OWEN. FOR SALE. Poland China Boars. Plymouth Rock Fowls of both sexes for sale. Call on or address, FRANK COLE, Spring Grove, HI. OCEAN TICKETS, To or from any part of Europe at lowest possible rates, over the White Star and North German Lloyd Steamship Com panies. Money sent at trifling cost to any part of the world. SIMON STOFFKL. PRICES ON CHICK'S Long tried and fully warrant flour: Honest Abe or new Process 75c per sack; Bon Ton, a full patent 95 c; Chicks Best, equal to any flour offered, $1.00. 1 bbl. fine salt $1,00 or 2 barrels for 90 cents each at Simon Stoffel's. PICKLES. We are prepared to take in pickles on storage and will advance 25 cents per bushel, if with the privilege of buying them at 50 cents. For particulars call at the Drug .Store of A. S. Wright, Woodstock. SQUIRE DINGEE Co. . 34w5 -A. S. WRIGHT, Agent. This lump salt business should be in vestigated by all. Anybody keeping a horse or cow should try it. It goes four times as far as the common salt. You put a lump in the manger and the stock does the rest. For sale at Perry & Owen's. FRESH. Best XXX Butter Crackers 20 pound for $1.00. Best XXX Soda Crackers 20 pounds for $1.00. Best XXX Ginger Snaps 8c per pound. Choice Rice 20 pounds for $1.00. Choice new prunes 20 lbs for $1.00, Six dozen clothes pins 5 cents. PERRY & OWEN. Received 75 new all wool suits, all sizes prices from $7.00 to $21.00. Odd pants and two piece suits at Simon Stoffel's. WILL YOU TRY A SACK OR A BAR REL OF OUR NEW FLOUR? We have told you once or twice before about the Flour we are trying to intro duce; how we could save you 10 to 15 per cent if you allow us to buy a carload. That we guaranteed this brand, "Best on Record" to be as good as any Flour made. We have the millers guarantee for the assertion. Now we speak from actual test and from testimonials. While we admire the good old maxim, "stick to a good thing if you have it," yet if another thing just as good, or perhaps a little better is presented, especially if the new thing should happen to favor your financial interest, would you try it? Such is the situation in this case. We are simply trying to furnish one of the sta ple necessities at a little saving provid ing you appreciate our efforts by a gen erous response. The price is $2.80 per barrel for Choice Family, or 75c per sack. $3.65 per barrel for choice Patent or 95c per sack. $3.90 for Best on Rec ord or $1 per sack. It will be a pleasure indeed if you will favor us with a trial order at once. JOHN EVANSON & Co. ELECTRIC BITTERS. This remedy is becoming so well known and so popular as to need no special mention. All who have used electric bit ters sing the same song of praise.--A purer medicine does not exist and is guaranteed to do all that is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, will remove Pim ples, Boils. Salt Rheum and other affect ions caused by impure blood.--Will drive Malaria from the system and prevent as well as cure all malarial fevers.--For cure of headache, constipation and indiges tion try Electric Bitters.--Entire satis faction guaranteed or money refunded. Price 50c and $1 per bottle at G. W. Besley's drug store. FOR SALE. A choice high grade young Jersey cow. Will be fresh in April. Also my regis tered Jersey Bull Albeita's Champion No 32564. Will be 3 years old in July next. For Pedigree and information call on or address, PHIL S. HARRISON. 30w6 Ringwood, 111. FARM"FOR SALF. The undersigned wishes to sell the farm belonging to the W. C. Harrington estate, situated in the town of Green wood, containing 175 acres, all under a good state of cultivation and suitable for stock or Dairy Farm. Will be sold all together or divided as purchasers may wish. Call on or address CHAS. HARRINGTON, 81m3 Greenwood, 111. Ovr Great Educational Offer." $ , 1 * ' w 8AVE YOUR COUPONS.; d U \ - We bare arranged with th© publishers whereby we can give to our customers 2,56 superb Ait Photographs, in Portfolio form, ot the wonders of the world. These Portfolios are 12 l-2x 10 inches* and similar to the ones now given to the subscribers of the Inter-Ocean, Chicago Jour- al, Tribune, and others. They coasist of object lessons of the world's history, entitled 'Around the world with a camera.' It Is in itself a history illustrating the most noted historical places of interest in the old and new world, A better knowledge can "be gained of the Boly Land, the ruins of antiquity and customs oi other nations trom these views than volumes of reading matter would give. No scholar or read* er should be without them. We propos. „ Portfolios to our cash customers in this way. W ith every 25 cent purchase we give a coupon, and for 4 coupons and a nickle yon get one Portfolio. Have now ready for distribution 20 numb* ers and will have 12 more la^er on. These Portfolios when bound are worth $10 to $12. making» large and beautiful book, inter* esting to old and young alike* and of a high educational vain* to the school children. Bemember, you can get these beautiful Porttolios of no other house. Come in and look them over and get the coupons, yoiu will soon have the whole series. W e are now selling all goods on the very lowest cash margin* and you have an offer equaled by none. Avail yourself of this op> poitunity, . •v-- Awarded. Highest Honors-World's Fair. DR. W f CREAM * BAKING mm MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. AW from Ammonia, Alum or any other adultenat» 40 YEARS THB STANDARI). TvC7 ID© for the celebrated Chase & San born's Boston Coffees, that are known the world over. If yon have not tried them yon have missed a rich treat, as they con- tain a certain delicate flavor not found in other ooife«i« Thif ift the coffee that was i'ifr Universally mmmm mum • leading ̂ Remember, this be found at any other place in town, as we are the exciusii agents. Perry & O wen, General Merchants. MtJBJSNMTt ILL* ' ' ' ̂ ̂7- M of McHenry, + V *. ( ^ - nm&Y a ovn, ] MCHENRY. * • IILLSNOiSt This Bank rectum* Idtponi*. MM pnd mUn Fbreign cmd DommHe Mb* change, cmd doe• a General Banking Business We endeavor to do all Jfawtn«M mtr trusted to our care in a manner cmd :jnpon te.m» entirety satisfactory to (Mr 1customer* and 1 public patronage* MONEY TO LOAN; • Oh Beal Ettate and other /Irrt eftMS' Mcwity. Sfceciat attention ffmn I* ieetioi%at tTSHTJWULNCW Jm Jhret (Mem Oimm** 1-- <f ifefl ? Lomm M Mm. _ Fein. , PIRKY A OWIII