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NUMBER PERSONAL HAPPENINGS. *§OPLE THAT YOU KNOW AND t PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW. 5fc " ' * ; ^IP 1 pi <f-^n .,1s fcOr( pi® iHJ:, -!tf' - . - t ' ( ".y :̂0> .TIKMM) That VUtt and Where They Visit «nd Whom They Visit ma Chronicled k'ft'llIfe® PWndealer 8crtbe. ^ - «£. t |%V;.-' THANKSGIVING^ _ , 3# * * «**. mir thanks for mnvtm HlwiiH»^ ^ *>&£?• '% % Por garnered stores and want's sureoue, !>. ..lids returned, new duties known. :. -Ikvir Lord, except our thanks for these. *" An. f sr the broadened work which t hcim Wii-st granted that our hands may <ioj, '%'•'. De ;»,r Lord. we ask thy presence now. v '*"1 l'hat In Thy sight we shape it true. "•*'•{ Be ttmu with us and show the way, Th-ii we may walk upright and stronfet>5 Tliat this thy work grow day by day, v r •» - Ana like a tide bear us along.-.. v®--'-.' •* Be thou with ns, that e'en though wealt, - '>.. ••Our work may bulkl steadfast and tngft; T »ftt hour by hour the strenjftii we seek <juiue to us through the work we do. For this we give our thanks to thee, For garnered stores, new duties kno^i v;? pear Lord, it is a righteous fee, 4 t^j.^ceept our thanks for mercies shown. " ^ . &. O. Rnpp was in Chicago Monday. "Wm. Stoffel was in Elgin last Friday. H. Wighfman drove over .to Wauke- gan Satnrday. S. S. Chapell visited friends in Algon- qiiin Sunday. W. A. Cristy made a business trip to Chicago Monday. C. H. Granger wa« ill Chicago on business Tuesday. Sy * Hon. P. K. Granger was in Janesville Saturday and Sunday. . _ "Mrs. L. C. Gates has been on the sick list for the past week. Harry Hanly spent Saturday and Sun­ day with friends here. George Sommers made a business trip to Chicago on Tuesday. ,V; Willard E. Bishop of Elgin visited . 'Wends here last Saturday. Carl Boss--"Our Carl"--called on Mends in Aurora last Saturday. Noah Pike of Chenoa HI. visited friends here the first of the week. A. C. Granger, of the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, spent Sunday here. Jacob Story, who has been ill for some time past, is now very much improved in health. Mrs. Walter Evanson entertained her sister, Miss Mildred Hicks, of Palatine, several days last week. Dr. and Mrs. Brown are in Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with their children and expect to remain for two weeks. Mrs. F. L. Carr and son and Mrs. Nevells, of Wauconda, visited at the jpssidence of Benj. Sherman Tuesday, f !Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Bennett have gone ir^Kacine, Wis., to spend Thanksgiving •with their daughter, Mrs. J. T. Soren- Jjjon. W. A. Cristy and her mother, Mrs."\&'H. Walker, "of Lake Geneva, Wis., ale visiting relatives in Janesville and Eati Clare, Wis. ' * } Mr. Jay Van Slyke, of McHenry, : MAde TM a very pleasant call on Tues- day, , Mr. Van Slyke was the founder and for many years editor and publisher of the McHenry Plaindealer. In his hands it took a leading place among the county newspapers, and his ability as both editor and printer ever "heid it up to the mark of a first-class publication. He is now engaged in other business, but we hope he will again enter the newspaper field--a field which he is so well fitted.--McHenry County Republi­ can. . BROTHER ALU, • tiate'er the discords in a lan<I. jVhen Want unchains its darfe . .jteti clasp of hand mect^B ciasp of lnuMli ? i „ And heart responds to heart. >1 t&.t A.. -4, Only 31 more days in thisyeatti . ; > " Get your abstracts of title, of the Mc- Henry County Abstract Co., Wood- , , ^ stock, 111. tf - > • H a v e y o u h e a r d t h e p a t h e t i c I r i s h ballad, "Rory Darlin?" It is a beauty, I * fall of simple melody at City Hall Dec. <;v % r\ . J. I. Story will sell the remainder of )• ; " i the Riverside outfit at a very low figure. ? All yon e contemplating the purchase of • furniture will do well to give him a call, fc/: > ^ \ If ytm consider either quality or price A~% go to Reid's studio, open at Richmond ju "< r, every Thurstlay and Friday, and a trial \ mil convince the most skeptical of the V iimeriority of his work. 21-tf When sitting for photographs you !§£ • always want the best. Reid's studio of fa •? Harvard has branch gallery at Richmond s^;, open every Thursday and Friday and miotes prices of $1.50 to $8.50 per dozen * 1 - for cabinets. 21-tf - "It's all up with us now," he re- "JV ' narked as he raised the umbrella. • - "No," she replied "you mean that it is • all over between us." And if it was not Wr> laughter that shook the ribs of the L* ' umbrella it must have been the wind.-- IVi, - Kiiladelphia Bulletin. , 0:, 1 - TO THE DEAF.--A rich lady, cured of "V. .. her deafness and noises in the head by Mj, xiiVMViouu (3 CTii/mviwi coil U1 umb, V s ? , 4 ^ g a v e $ 1 0 , < X K ) t o h i s i n s t i t u t e , s o t h a t 0/ \ deaf people, unable to procure the ear drums, may have them free. Address j&\. • v0. 18,^28. The Nicholson Institute, ^ % C Ho, Eighth Avenue, New York. tf. it;' y-j There is quite a talk of Richmond h/ - having a brass band. We know of no jpeason why such an organization could > >> J not exist here as well as anywhere as -vfe have endless amount of musical ' talent and all that is needed is pratice * to develop it. W. N. Wyeoff, of Mc- * Benrv, has kindly offered his services ;*nd will make the boys a good leader. Talk it up boys and see what you can Richmond Gazette, '^The frost is in the a;r at morn, the ;pig squeals in the pen, the rabbit skins out through the corn and hides down in /"®ie fen. The stall fed steer eats corn i|nd thrives, the turkey takes on fat, but vhen Thanksgiving day arrives it won't ' know whtere its at. The cider in the vOBllar works, the apple butter 's made, me loafer still his labor shirks, but Soesn't hunt the shade. With husking- •f jjeg the farmer goes, when it is early ^Jnorn, to rescue from the winter snows, -bis field of yellow corn. In this I may • imstaken be, and may not h^ave it right, for very often, don't V • «r's corn is' white.--Es v" -. It will not be a su: ' are at all familiar wi kies of Chamberlains *s fc) know that people jpve: pleasure in relating t the u^e of that spies ip. telling of the benei iceived from it, of bad _ threatened attacks of _as averted and of the c IBaved from attacks of |gp tng cough. It is a grand. jTor sale by Julia A. Si The grtywth of the Citusen's Telephone J2onipany, during the past year, has »it been a remarkable one. Few people re- by^TUize that there are nearly ten times as CITIZENS' TELEPHONE CO. ifk Remarkable Growth Durin* the Past Year. After a Hai^ Foafcht Battle the Scoi Stood O to O--Some Kxcellent Playing l!j many Independent Telephones in the f ®oth Teams. County today as the Bell Company con-j Last Saturday at Gage's Driving Park trol, rbat the^ndei>endentStocki3owne< before the largest football crowd of the jh\ n is- ^ LAST SATURDAY'S GAME OUR BOYS PROVED TO BE EQUAL TO THE GAME. iiS IftvEtreljnhrtflfe County and by fifty of iti and professional men, men witl W(oraeverjTone doing business in th< county must desire to be in touch. These people argue that the consis tent business man, who asks people to trade with him, instead of going fo Chi­ cago, would be fighting his own doctrine if he failed to support- the Home Tele­ phone Company. It is this argument together with the natural desire of people to do their own business, inde­ pendent. of the dictation of Boston, which has led to the tremendous growth of these Independent Companies all over the United States, until their capital now far exceeds that of the Bell Co. Here and there an Independent Corn- pay sells out through lack of support or poor management, but when prices are doubled and service drops back'to the low level it formerly occupied, the people rebel and some puplic spirited citizens again break the monopoly. This seems to have been the general experience throughout the country until today the Home Telephone Company is as readi­ ly to be found in every city and village, and even farming community, as is the home laundry, newspaper or bakery, the new and complete directory, which is now in press for the Citizens'Telephone Company, will show how completely it has covered the County, going out to more than a score of farmers, and in­ cluding practically all its prominent business and professional men. It will show that it is reaching' out in all di­ rections, to the Mississippi river oivthe west and throughout the southern half of the state of Wisconsin on the north as well as in Lake County on the east. This growth has been remarkable but is apparently only the beginning, as the day is said to be fast approaching when all the Independent Companies will meet and connect with each other in one continuous chain from New York to San Francisco, and from the great lakes to the gulf. literary Note*. It was one of the charms of Dickens, as editor, that he had a hearty love of the Christmas season. This is too little felt by the business-like editor of today, but the "New Lippincott," among its many new devices, has returned again to the celebration of the Christmas spirit, and the December number gives evidence of this in many features. The "Com­ plete Novel," called "The Whistling Maid," is a romance to be read by the yule log. It is by Earnest Rhys, a mas­ ter of weird adventure and mystery. "The real Star of Bethlehem," by Julia MacNair Wright, speaks for itself; Mr. Howells contributes one of his amusing tales, always indentified with the holi­ days. called "The Magic of a Voice." There are Xmas poems by Albert Bige- low Paine, "The Little Child," and by Thomas Walsh, "At Nazareth." Two important centennaries are celebrated in "The Return of William Penn, De­ cember, 11599," and "Washington's Death and the Doctors, December, 1799." Flora Annie Steel has a matchless love- story of India called "The Perfume of the Rose," and in 4 'Daudet and His In­ mates, " the painter Raffaelli gives some loving reminiscences of his great friend. The finest and most timely of all the poems by Markham since "The Man with the Hoe," opens the number. It is called "The End of the Century." To know that the ' 'Star of Bethlehem" was an actual celestial phenomenon makes twice precious the old Story of the Bible. This Mrs. Julia MacNair Wright jjoints out in her Christmas pa­ per in the "New Lippincott." Two great centennaries falling dttft in December are celebrated in the Christ­ mas "NewLippincott." These are "The Return of William Penn. December, 1699," by William Perrine--"Penn;" and "Washington's Death and the Doc­ tors, December, 1799," by Dr. S. Solis Cohen. Nobody but Kipling knows how to reveal India with a pen as does Flora Annie Steel, and it would be hard to find even in his pages anything so thick with the aroma of the East as "The Perfume o| the Rose," her short story of love and tragedy in the Christmas "NewLippincott." The Xmas number of the "New Lip­ pincott" has a striking frontispiece by Henry R. Poore. A. N. D., an artist who has several times interpreted lov­ ingly the story of the Star of Bethlehem. There are also Christmas poems by Albert Bigelow Paine, "The Little Child," and by Thomas Welsh, "At Nazareth." GRAND FAREWELL PART*. season the McHenry team held that rep­ resenting the Elgin Y. M.C. A. to a score of 0 to 0, and by so doing surprised their most ardent admirers who judging from he reputation of the Elgin team, also the St. Charles and Chicago men import ed by them for this especial game, looked1 for a score of at least twenty to nothing against us. However, onr people were not any more s^arprised than the Elgin team who looked on»us as a practice game prior to Saturday afternoon. The game taken as a whole was one worth going miles to see and it is doubt­ ful if any game in the west, this season, thas been more stubbornly contested. Time and again Elgin would advance the ball by gains of one or two yards at a time until within a few yards of the home team's goal only to be held to four downs, when Bothne never failed to punt fifty to sixty yards and sent so high that our ends were awaiting it. This meant that Elgin had all her work to do over again. The punting in the game was not excelled by any full backs this season and was a revelation to foot ball enthusiasts of this and neighboring towns. Speaking of the Elgin eleven as a body we must acknowledge that they were a gentlemanly set their main fault was that they invariably insisted on holding, still their official did not pen­ alize them on any occasion. As regards ugliness, the only player who insisted on giving a pugilistic demonstration was the 217 lb. policeman center who struck our Krause a 150 lb. man. Our line was a veritable stone wall and Elgin could not budge it. Our weak points on defense was left end which did nobly, however. Pope and Slimpin repeatedly breaking the opposing inter­ ference and downing their man with a loss. Hanly, Weber, Joslyn, Gilbert and Krause put up a star game on de­ fense. Bothne was a wonder and was partly instrumental in demoralizing ".he the Elgin backs. Nordquist was with the ball in every play. Mead and Wright put up a fine game. Newell Colby did not have a chance to show his real value as a player as he only played eight minutes but in that time did good work. McHenry's really weak point was her interference which at present is in a crude state. Her line men could not be budged, her quarter solid, her backs fast but team work lacking, however, this is the first year McHenry people have been able to boast of a team and they should feel proud of the fact that no team have been able to score on them. The business men subscribed liberally towards a fund for the equipment of the team. The people of the town, par­ ticularly the ladies, turned out in good: ly numbers at each game and their en­ couragement given with a free will went a long way towards keeping up the spir­ its of our boys against veterans of the game. The line up: ELGIN POSITION Fletcher C Chas. Brown L G Geo. Brown R G Gaylord L T Blish Sudendorf L E Klenderbill-Hess R E Thompson L H Treadwell R H Bebont F B Wood, Capt Q McHenry Joslyn Weber Gilbert Wright--Cobb R T Krouae- Harrison Pope Nordquist Slimpin. Capt. J. Krouse %nly- Sjp^urlin| It/: Mrs, O, Graves I'asjvea Away. • r The death of Mrs. C. Groves occurred very suddenly at her home, a few miles south of town, at nine o'clock Saturday morning. Mrs. Groves was thrown from her car­ riage and met with a very painful acci­ dent some time ago and since that time Uhe has been in very poor health. Her uetffh came as a great shock to her family who have the heart felt sym­ pathy of the entire community. Mrs. Groves leaves a husband and one son who are prostrated by the blpw. y' The funeral services were held in the M. E. church at Wauconda where the nterment took' place. farrn- I ••2•••• C' medy, ence m cured, mi a cine. j-.- a1 Used by British Soldier* in Afriea. Capt. C. G. Dennison is well known all over Africa as commander of the forces that captnred the famous rebel Galishe. Under date of November 4, 1897, from Vryburg, Bechuanaland, he writes: "Before starting on the last cam­ paign I bought a quantity of Chamber­ lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedv. which I used myself when troubled with bowel complaint, and had given to my men, and in every case it proved most beneficial" For sale by Julia A. Story. Church Not<xu ' mi' Rev. Straub observes Thanksgiving with his family in the city. Mrs. Straub and daughters will entertain a consider­ able numlier of relatives and intimate acquaintances on the occasion. The Universalist services last Sabbath, both at McHenry and Ringwood, per­ tained to the annual Thanksgiving and were well attended. .The male quartett wilj, at the morn­ ing service, sing "Nearer My God to Thee." Miss Bernice Perry leads the devotion­ al meeting next Sabbath evening, Topic: "The one Talent Man. The recent semi-annual general con­ vention of Universalists in Boston was one of the largest in the history of the denomination. It continued over an en­ tire week and from seven thousand to ten thousand people were in attendance. On the Sabbath, during the conven­ tion, forty Boston pulpits were filled by Universalist clergymen. On Thursday afternoon of next week the Willing Workers will meet with Mrs. J. I. Story at her cottage home. All ladies cordially invited to attend. The subject for last Sabbath was given up and the League attended the temperance meeting addressed by Rev. Win. Nickle. Last Sabbath's Subj. "Thanksgiving," will be taken up next Sunday evening. All arp cordially in­ vited to attend. The meeting; will be led by the pastor. The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. church will meet with Mrs. R. Sher­ burne on Fridav afternoon of this week at two o'clock. All are invited. Services in the M. E. church next Sunday will be as follows: Preaching by the pastor, Rev. W. L. Whipple, at 10:30 a. m. Subject; "Sabbath Observation." Sunday school at 11:45 a. m. Services in the Ringwood M. E. church will be held as follows: Sunday school at 1:00 p. m. Preaching by the pastor at 2:00 p. m. Subject; "The Church and its Foundation." Epworth League • Will Build a Home. Wm. Stoffel & Co. have just sold to Mrs. Elizabeth Stoffel, a lot, owned by T. J. Walsh, upon which she will at once commence the erection of a_ hand­ some cottage to cost in the neighbor- hoodffi $1000. Music in the Air. Those having the Long Distance Tele- >hone in their homes were ablftjk>» eni°y me fine music rendered. Jjtt̂ * t Sunday afternoon. School Note*. Miss Lenora Stevens called on the high school on Monday. We hope that Miss Stevens will soon again number among our pupils. The pupils of th<*' trams are taking the term examination. The results so far show very good progress for the last three months. The entire high school and corps of teachers surprised Fayette R. Small in a body on Friday evening. A pleas­ ant time is reported by all Mrs E.-Wheeler was a nesday afternoon. All the rooms held exercises on W ednesday Miss Martha Block visitor in the first primary. Miss Katie Walsh palled school on Monday. Given In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. BMr Uwt F^day Evening. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Baer joined in giving them a grand farewell party in Stoffel's hall Friday evening last. It was one of the pleasant- est events of the season and was a very gracious tribute to this popular couple. The evening was spent in dancing un­ til 11 :S0 p. m., when supper was served. The cake walk, which was participa­ ted in by a number of couples, aff orded ast amount of amusement. Mr. L. 5. Owen and Mrs. S. S. Chapell carried iff first honors and Mr. aud Mi's. C. D. Schoon'naker second. n response to the general call for a speech, Mr. Baer responded, in behalf of himself and wife, by expressing his feel­ ing of sadness in leaving McHenry and the many friends here made. He ex­ tended a cordial invitation to all to jiay them a visit, with the provision that all shouldnot come at one time, as the town was small. Mr. Baer will leave in the course of ten days for MdCallsburg, where he goes to be the general manager of a large general store, and also, one of the own­ ers. Mrs. Baer will visit with relatives in Chicago and Joliet for some time l>efore joining her husband in their new home. The Plaindealer unites with their host of friends in wishing them happiness and prosperity in their future walks in life. Those in attendance were: Messrs. and Mesdames: D. F. Hanly, W. F. Gallaher, A. O. Rupp. L. H. Owen, S. S. Chapell. E. E. Gorton, Wm. Whiting, C. C. Chapell, W. C. Evanson, C. D. Schoonmaker, J. Evanson, E. J. Hazel, J. I. Story, S. Stoffel, Dr. and Mrs. Wells, Messrs. G. W. Besley, E. Joslyn. Ray Lamphere, George Slimpin. J. R. Brents, A. S. Parks and Mrs. Lamphere, Misses Mayme Besley, Rosa Justen and Ella Spaulding. "Order Out Their Telephone*." To the editor of The Plaindealer: In your issue of November the 28rd I notice an article headed as above. Knowing that a newspaper, like a busi­ ness man, is liable to l>e imposed upon and publish articles which 6re mislead­ ing and without a grain of truth in them for the reason that they have not the means at hand or the time to inves­ tigate every article that is handed them for publication: also that the columns of your valuable i»per are always open for the facts, I have taken the trouble to investigate this matter thoroughly and find the following to be true. At no time during its existence, or since the purchase of the local exchange in Cliippe*va Falls, did the Wisconsin Co, lower or raise its rates one single cent. During the existence of the double sj stem they steadily gained and today have a much larger list of subscribers than when the local exchange was ir. operation; and in connection with this it may not be out of place to say a few words and give facts regarding rates charged by the Chicago Co. ten years ago and those charged by it today, simply to show that the tendency been down, down as fast asfwas com­ patible with first class constric tion * xl first class service. The maximum rate charged in our territory was fo>*/ cents. Today it is twenty-five, and at ?> great many j>oiuts where the distance is fivemileF or less, a rate of ten cents is- given, and to all points within twenty miles, twenty cents; and the facts bear me out in saying that no Telephone (Jo. in the United Statesof any size furnishes toll service at rates as low as those fur* nished by this Company. Regarding exchange service, let's see what they have done. Ten years ago the rates were fifty dollars for business and forty for residence. W hat do they' charge today? From eighteen to twenty- four dollars for residence and twenty- four to thirty-six for business. And bear this in mind. Yon will find the same rates given in McHenry used throughout the entire territory. If any­ one has any doubts as to the truth ol this, step into our exchange and call up any place you choose in our territory and no charge will be made for the con­ nection. And, Mr. Editor, just a few more words and I am through. The writer of the article, in question, dwells upon this point: Patronize home in­ dustry! This is all very nice, but when it comes true Bellamy's dream of the universal brotherhood of man will have become a fact. If this were true Chi­ cago would not be what it is today, and the railroads would not l»e called upon to run one half of the number of passen­ ger trains which they do. No, the facts are. we all want to get the most we can for our money, and 1 will venture to say that the Chicago Telephone Co. has left two dollars in McHenry for every one left by the Citi­ zens' Co. and if lam correctly informed over ninety per cent of the sto«k of th« Citizens' Co. is held outside of Mellefcu»;r Any city - or town that has a dwhtrie system, is pn fortunate. The telephone is a natural monopoly. One system with first class construction and Jong distance connection with as low rates as can be furnisned for first class service is all any town or city needs. Austin with two hundred and fil'ty snbscriliers. Wheaton with seventy-five, LaGrange with • sixty-five, Highland Park with seventy-five, all had this same experi ence; but happily now they are con­ nected to one great system which reaches from ocean to ocean, paying the same rates they did before, and the'-stmn-as charged today in McHenry, and with the assurance that in the future as in the past we shall strive to furnish to the people of McHenry and throughout cur entire territory the very be^t service lor rates as low as are possible, bearing in mind that McHenry is a part of this one great system that is constarttly ex­ tending and improving its service to meet the needs of the farmer as well as the business men. Yours Truly, 0- HOLBKOOK. Special Agent. DEATH OF COL C.R. DAVIS AFT6R AN ILLNESS OF TEN DAY8 HE PASSES AWAY. A GRAND CONCERT. To Be Given hyfthe McHenry Choral CUm December .1, The McHenry Choral Class will give a concert at the close of their term of les­ sons Thursday evening, Dec. 7 in the city hall. There are about thirty-five in the class and their progress has been excellent. Their rendition of the Sol­ diers Chorus from Faust and Mozart's Gloria, in excelsis, would be creditable to a chorus of Chicago singers. The class will be assisted by the McHenry band. The work of the bond has bwn very painstaking and the results are gratifying. Among others assisting are: Miss Annie Bickler and Jno. Barbian, who are favorites with McHenry audiences. Mr. Will Noonan will plav, as, a cornet solu, one of Arthur Sullivan's best known compositions, ' "The Lost Chord. " Adam Geibel's darkey lullaby, "Little Cotton Dolly," will be sung for the first time in M' lienry. Mr. Wvckoff, the director of the class, has worked hard to furnish a program that will be enjoyable, while it is instructive, entertaining and yet edu­ cating. Seats may be reserved without extra charge so that patrons need not come early to secure a seat. All seats are reserved. Secure your seats for the concert at the city hall Thursday Dec. 7 at Miss Story's or Besley's drug stores. He waa a l.Hiryer, Statesman, Politician and Business Mai;--Was Director Gen* eral World's Fair. Colonel George R. Davis died last Sat­ urday night at 10 o'clock at his home, No. 692 Washington boulevard, Chicago, after an illness of ten days. At his bedside were his wife, Mrs. Gertrude S. Davis; his brother, Henry C. Davis ,of Ware, Mass.; his two sous, Benjamin and George Royal Davis, Jr. and his four daughters, Delia J,, Geor­ gia. Nellie and Elizabeth.. Mr. Davis, though lie had been ft suf­ ferer from heivrt disease for the past ten years, hail the first positive attack Saturday, Nov. 18. The family physi­ cian gave him leave to attend to busi­ ness at his office, but on Tuesday he grew worse, and specialists in diseases of the heart were called in. Since that examination Dr. Brown F. Swift has re­ mained constantly at the bedside of the suffering man. George R. Davis always was a man of extraordinary executive ability and had a varied career. He was a lawyer. a statesinan, a politician and a business man. He was born in Palmer, Mass., Jan. 3, 1840, of Welsh-Scotch parents. In 1860 he graduated from Williston academy and spent the next two years la business with his father in Spring­ field, Mass. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted and went to the front as captain of company H of the Eighth Massachu­ setts. After serving with distinction he accepted a commission with the Third Rhode Island cavalry, and later he was promoted to the position of major. At the close of tha war he became attached to the headquarters of General Sheridan, and he was made superintendent of railroad, river, and ocean transportation. He was in the Indian campaigns of the West in 1JS68 and followed General Sheridan to Chicago, where in 1871 he resigned to accept the management of the interests of several Eastern insur­ ance companies. Carter H. Harrison defeated him for Congress in 1876, but two yea»s later Mr. Davis was elected. Twice thereafter he was re-elected and served his district with distinction, se­ curing among other things for Chicago the large appropriation for the Chicago harbor. When he retired from Congress in 1884 in still continued to be a member of the Republican national committee and of the national executive committee. It was his intention at that time to re­ tire from active politics, but he was persuaded to make the run for county treasurer and was elected. Then he l>ecame identified with the preliminary plans for the Columbian exposition and was elected in j-1/890 as director general. No one has «*wr dis­ puted his peculiar fitness for this posi­ tion. and pis success made it lor him rather the crowning point of his life. The twoyears after the .clos^. of the "fair Mr. Davis spent in pi^paring lifs report, and the following year he rested. Since the) he has devoted his attention to hi-; bu.Jkne-vs interest,*. Among other things h<!\ was interested in the Frazer Axle Grease company. His offices were in the New York Life building. Mr. Davis was a member of the Uni6n league, the Chicago, and other clubs. He was a Mason and a meiujigr: ,.(of ous*rmy organization^. " HAKRKVIIXE. *' _ , Will Campbell of Holcombville passed, through here Sunday. Fred Peeler of Crystal Lake was seen on our streets Saturday. Mrs. John McMannimon of Cary^ was "Robert was also hurt but not seriously. , I SPUING GROVE. Thomas Olyrod is disposing of his stock. T Mrs. Jas. Whaples of Harvard is visit­ ing friends here. A large number attended the Nelson Bros, sale Monday. Dr. Wells was called here to attend to business Thursday last. J. Van Slyke of McHenry transacted business here hist Thursday. Mrs. Edith Robertson was a caller at Mrs. Lewis Hatch's last week. Miss Fannie Overton of New London, Canada, is visiting at Jas. Neish's. Raymond Moss has a fine lot of Christ­ mas lx>oks for which he is canvassing. Remember the masquerade ball given by the Woodmen at Spring Grove, De­ cember 8. A very pleasant time was enjoyed at the dance and oyster supper last Fri­ day night. Peter Robertson of Hebron and Walter Monear of Solon .passed through the village Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carr were called to Wauconda Sunday by the death of Mrs. Carr's sister. Mrs. Turner and daughters attended the dedication of the new Catholic church at Richmond Sunday. Anna Hanke is at home at Channel Lake this week caring for her mother who is very ill of congestion of the liver. Robert Wallis had a general sale Tuesday and will move at once to Racine where he has secured work in the J. I. Case Works. The Antioch News of last week an­ nounces that work has been commenced to secure the right of way for an Elec trie Road from W aukegan to Fox Lake Mr. Mead was thrown out of a wagon last Thursday afternoon and was badly stunned but has recovered so that with exception of a few bruises is quite com­ fortable. Since the last issue Mr. Kinne has died of the' injuries he received. He suffered greatly and death came as a re­ lief. He leaves a wife and five children, Frank, Mrs. Theodore Man, Phronia, (Jtto and Martha. ; Robt. and John Spears were the victims of the third runaway that has occurred in the same neighborhood with­ in ten days. While feeding stock, they were thrown from a wagon and John was badly hurt, his shoulder being dis­ located and other injuries received. RINCWOOD DEPARTMEHT WEEKLY LETTER COMPILED PHIL S. HARRISON. Who Goes and Where They Oe--Kirter- tainments and Society Meeting*--KotM From the School. *:/; • - J. S. Brown was a Greenwood caller Sunday. J. Van Slyke was a caller here out Saturday. Mrs. W. A. Dodge was an Elgin visitor Thursday. Lewis Lumley was a cfty visitor on Thursday. .'-.y,, .'J W. E. Bishop of Elgin was a Saturday i visitor here. The W. C. T. U. spent last Wednes­ day afternoon with Mrs. A. Dweily. Miss Erma .McCannon of Greenwood is spending a few days with friends. Mr. Kruse of Richmond has been put­ ting in a furnace for A. L. Francisco. H M. Stephenson was here Tuesday transacting business for Oatman Bro& Quite a number of our Wtxxlrnen were at Genoa Jc. last Wednesday: ; evening. , Mr. and Mrs. A. Matthews and daugh­ ter. Emma, of Wauconda were caller* during the week. The Cemetery Aid Society will meet with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Laad on Thurs­ day evening Dec. 7. The Universalist Sunday School aided by the Willing Workers are planning for Christmas exercises. J. V. Bucklaud has been busy tile : past week doing work for parties lit Powers Lakc^nd Twin Lakes. - The teachers and pupils of the high school of McHenry gave Fay Small % very pleasant surprise on Friday even­ ing - The temperance lecture, at Woodman Hall on last Sunday evening, under the auspices of the W. C. T. IJ. was well attended. The Woodmen have added another improvement to their hall, by having It •heated with a furnace. G. L. Cowdry wood had charge seen on our streets Sunday. The building of Mr. Robinson's new barn is progressing rapidly. Eugene Matthews of Terra Cotta was seen in our vicinity Sunday. Miss Tena Baird called on Mrs. Mc- Cafeat Burton Bridge recently. James Wells of Arlington Heights was a Sunday caller at Mrs. C. Baird s. M. A. Robsine, mother and George Kanack attended church in Nunda Sun­ day. Mrs. Ida Hoffman and sister of Prairie Grove called on Mrs. Ross Robinson Monday. Rob Matthews aud Arthur Granthum spent Sunday with Fred Matthews at Barrington. Mrs. Abbie C. Shepard. accompanied by her daughter, Ella, are visiting in Chicago this week. Will Johnston and Miss Emma Mc- Horter of Prairie Grove enjoyed a drive on our streets Sunday. Mies Tena Baird and Eliza Howell accompanied by Mr. Henderson called on Prairie Grove friends Sunday. Bob Knouder, who lias been working for C. Granthum for the past three months, is now working at Huntley. Wed- ~r McHenry County Agricultural Society. The annual meeting of the McHenry County Agricultural Society will be held at the Court House in Woodstock, Monday, Dec. 4, 1899, at 1:80 p. m. Re­ ports for the last year will be read and officers elected for the coming year. A large a ttendance -is desired. Will yon be present"? And have your neighbor also. A. S. WitlGiir, Secretary. M. ZiMPELMANN, Fresident. Elgin Butter Market. | jjS^jthe Elgin board of trade Monday butter advanced 1 cent over last week, 97 tubs selling at 2t>£ cents. Offerings were 109 tubs; market firm: one year ago the price was 22 cents ( sales reported for the week 9,350 tubs. Our Souvenir Kdition. The Plaindealer Co. intends publish­ ing a Christmas edition of this paper, in book form 9x12 in., containing 33 pages and cover, printed on heavy enamel book paper. A number of people well known to the residents of McHenry will contrib­ ute articles of much interest to the readers. Several pages will be devoted to old, familiar faces and the Plaindealer Co. kindly requests photographs of the old residents either living or dead. The Company will also be pleased to receive literary contributions. We expect to make this a souvenir to be kept and highly prized. Advertising space and rates can be secured on ap­ plication at this office. ^ Permaaent Officers Elected. f On Tuesday evening at a meeting of the business men's association, of which imention was made in last week's issue. ;he following permanent officers were sleeted: President, John Evanson; fice-President, George Hanley: Secre- ,ry, Wm. Stoffel; Treasurer, O. N. wen; Executive Committee, John Ivanson. T. J. Walsh, Dr. C. H. Fegers, . C. Mead and A. S. Parks. Ifitfucemratr'will be offered to com­ panies looking for a location to come to McHenry and business interests in every direction will be strengthed and pushed forward. Nature has endowed Mc­ Henry with the facilities for a prosper­ ous and progressive town and the needec^ push that it has heretofore lacked wil now, it is hoped, be supplied by thi organization. i The Secretary of the Association now in communication witlv sever; large institutions that are looking u permanent locations and* it is believe some will be induced to decide vp TO McHenry. • ^ " We are in receipt of the catalogue issued by the Northern Illinois Poultry Association which will hold its next annual meeting at Belvidere, January 15-19, 1900. Among the Executive Offic­ ers are Sherman Teeple, president, and Bert Lucas, cor. secretary. T. B. Rich­ ardson, formerly of Ringwood and Hebron is one of the vice presidents. OSTKND. Ed Thompson of Woodstock was a Monday visitor here. Miss Lora McDonald was a recent visitor at Ethel Abbott's. . • Warren Fran cisco is laid ftp at present with a felon on his finger. Mrs. Frank Martin was visiting with Mrs. E. E. Bassett Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bassett recently purchased a fine new biiggy. Chas. W. French of Ringood was a recent visitor at Will French's. E. J. Mansfield of Greenwood recently assisted Peter Martin in husking. On Monday and Tuesday Eber Bassett made business trips to Ringwood. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Martin, visited friends at Hartland. Do not fail to attend the services at the school-house next Sunday evening. Quite a number from here will attend the foot ball game at Woodstock, Thurs­ day. The oyster supper at Mason's was well- attended, netting the Sunday school some $8. Harry Bacon, who has be«n ^employed on the. railroad, is yisiting at the home of Chas. Davis. On Sunday evening Dec. 8, Rev. Jones will preach at the Ostend school house. A11 are cordially invited. Artie Whiting has recently purchased a very nice horse at W auconda, but the horse evidently doesn't think so much of Artie as he does of it. f Guy Harrison had the misfortune to 'sprain his shoulder very badly in a practice game of foot ball. We hope he .will soon be able to take his place in the * The Cooley Language System was recently purchased by our board of school directors and was put into use Tuesday morning. This system fills a long felt want in our public school. It is simply offered as a suggestion, that the immature humorist,(no offense), who wrote that little "piece" in last week's "Journal "items take the afore­ mentioned paragraph and wrap it up well in a tlannel rag and put it away in some dry place "till about next June, when, if it might be , On Suni curred he: Colby we new horse them by ing the bit; from the " and will, she gets aci Advertise; - </ /' ify JtfM -r " - e>' " x V s "c V* r-\>f 1 "** < 1 *:;4. properly dried, it ~ assimilated. . a runaway oc- Whiting and Roy up the former s mddenly surprised anageable, break- snd,tearing loose was soon caught, all right when new hands, NIISDA. Biha Colvalt was home over Sunday. Mrs. H. Gordon has been sick again. A band is being organized in Nunda. Nina Jacobs spent Saturday in Nunda. S. M. Thomas has been quite sick. A case of scarlet fever ~ ~ Crystal Lake. Mrs: A. L. Shal( present writing. A. W. McCollu] mess Saturday. Hosa Smith of C^^BPRTCUe was m Nunda one day last Dr. Balou goes to California in cember to spend the winter. ; Stephen Washburn of RossAille la., re­ turned to Nunda last Saturday. Mrs. Park Ford is in Chicago, she witt remain until after Thanksgiving. A daughter of Mrs. H. D. Skinner hi#- been caring for her the past week. Harry Gordon is going out of busi­ ness, so is selling his goods at or below cost. Fred Boze cut his foot quite badly one day last week, while chopping wood at home. Mrs. Wells has returned to her sistera, sifter spending a few weeks with her son in Chicago. Mi's. Lottie Moore nee Ford of Chi­ cago is visiting her parents* JMx. and Mrs. George Ford. . Misses Ruby and Pearl Simpson spent Saturday and Sunday at the farm of their uncle, Mr. Osmun. Reports say that J. T. Fisk has sold his grocery business to Mr. E. Nease, giving possession December 1. Dobbins & Jaynes have been fixing up the rooms above their blacksmith shop for a wagon and paint shop. Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 3ft, ft Thanksgiving program will be given in the third room at the Union school. May Mallory of Chicago, daughter of Ira Mallory, and Mr. Church of Janes­ ville were married a few weeks ago. Emma Yates of Algonquin is work­ ing at the Richmond house in the place of Diantha Hraga, who has returned to her home. L. Lowel jr. and Wm. Walenbiurg have returned from a short vacation in West Baden. Indiana, the latter stopping a day in Chicago. Mrs. F. Covalt aud daughter, Ethel, went to Chicago last Friday. Mr®. Covalt returned the same day, but Ethel remained until Monday. Tom Leonard has Wauled his here for Chicago property. He give tip his business here December Ji and will move to the city. * The chicken pie social, given by the Ladies' Aid Society, of the M. E. enuroh, was well attended, a good supper and pleasant time is reported. W. Van Ankin met with an accident Monday morning. He and his son were driving home, when one of the lines- broke, both men jumped and W. Van- , Ankin had his arm broken. The ladies of the M. E. church h«v©- made arrangements with Rev. Cesna to lgive his lecture, "A Week in London,** n the church Thursday evening. Dec. 7. Admission fifteen cents. \ The reception, given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Williams, at the home of his mother, Mrs. A. E. Williams, at Crystal Lake, Saturday evening, was a very pleasant gathering of friends. One of the thieves, who have been stealing so many chickens has been caught at Crystal Lake, he is Fred Law- son, another, Fred Foster, has not been caught yet, a good many of the chickens were found. Mrs. A. W. McCollum was called to Woodstock Thursday to see her mother* Mrs. Wm. Still, who is ill, but found a^ change had taken place and she was easier. Mr. A. W. McCollum and Miss Ruby McCollum drove down Friday. About thirty members of the Wo­ man's Relief Corps, their husbands and - members of the G. A. R. post and their wives gathered at the home of Mrs. P. A. England, by invitation. Tuesday evening, Nov. 14. A pleasant socitt • evening was spent, refreshments were served and a "question bureau" helped to amuse, prises being gi*?£| ter ttnit and lowest. NOTICE. You are hereby notified that the third installment of water tax for« the village of McHenry is now due and payment of the same is hereby requested. My ( office will be at my residence every day of the week except Tuesday when 1 can be found at the hardware store of. F. L. MeOip"l>er. Wfst McHenry, tor the next four weeks. ^ 1 Dated this Kith day of November. 138fe< H. M. MCOMBEK, Village Col, „ gBtecribenow, Lf5* v- S.-. i • J# Sr.-w,