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IENERAL COUNTY NEWS. •FORMATION GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. Mw o( tke Happening! in our County in Condensed Form for Buy People-- Exchan ̂Gleaning*. . . The Baptists, of Marengo, are plan­ ting to entertain the Rock River Bap- let Association, Wednesday and Thurs- lay, Jnne 6 and 7. The Marengo News says that Miss Jracia Deitz has been bequeathed in heneight>orhood of $30,000 by an aunt *ho has recently died in Chicago. ̂ Charles Closson, ten year old aon of ffr. and Mrs. John Closson, of Marengo, ell from a hay loft Wednesday of last peek and broke both bones ofthe right orearm. Ellery A. Harrison has thirty-seven ine ewes on his farm west of this city, >nd the increase from this flock this ipring included twenty-seven sets of wins.--Woodstock Sentinel. Over a score of ladies surprised Mrs. Itissell Fuller, of Richmond, Monday ifternoon, the occasion being her 60th >irtiTday. They presented her with a tandsome rocker and foot stool. They >rought their own refreshments and lad a merry time. 4 Peter Breen, of Huntley* spet with juite a painful mishap a week or two igo. He was coming from Elgin with a load of furniture when, in turning out Eor a passing team, one wheel ran into a iitch and he was thrown from the wagon, sustaining severe bruises. Nicholas George, of West Dunham bad his left hand amputated at the wrist at the Harvard hospital recently. Mr. George cut a deep gash in his wrist with a pocket knife about a month ago. Blood poisoning has been feared and he finally consented to the operation. H. A. Stone, of Woodstock, has been doing a rushing business in the sale of tickets for Europe recently. He sold tickets to M. Griebel, E. G. Griebel and Mrs. N. T. Heaton for Paris and return, and to E. A. Stone, Miss Ingeborg Btbne, S. K, Svenson and A. Nelson for Norway. • •' John T. Kttchiefc of MarepgObifl^t with a very distressing and painful acci­ dent recently at the box factory of J. H. Patterson. He was engaged in sawing with a circular saw and in some manner got his hand too near the teeth and be- fore he could get away it had been terri­ bly lacerated. The 19 months-old son of Mr. and Mrs Timojfchy Nihan, of Marengo, met death by Bcalding Wednesday, May 3d. The mother was in the process of washing and in some manner the child fell into the tub of hot water and the little one was burned to such an extent that he died in a short time. « " Messrp. Fillweber and Stanton made a trip to Ringwood last Thursday, where Mr. Stanton purchased of the noted Holstein breeder of that place, C. W. Harrison, a very fine bull calf at a long price. Mr. Stanton has also purchased of H. M. Hughes, of this town, several choice cows of the. Efolstein breed.-- Antioch News. , % H. C. Russell went to Ringwood Mon­ day morning where he will take charge of the new drug store belonging to J. S. Brown & Son. Messrs. Brown have a fine new building and have done v ell ii securing the services of Mr. Russell Hugh thoroughly understands the drug , business and is an agreeable gentleman to deal with.--Hebron Tribune. Died, at his home in »Woodstock, or Tuesday May 1, 1900, Daniel Ercan- brack, aged 84 years, 8 months, 5 days. He was born at Johnstown, Fulton Co., N. Y., Jan. 26, 1816. On Dec. 27, 1888 he was married" "to Miss Katharine ^Richards. To them were born three children--John R., who enlisted in the 9uth Illinois Volunteers and died in Overton hospital, Memphis, Tean; Mrs. Saral? J. Pope, who resides in Green­ ville, Cal; and Edward W., of Wood­ stock. In April, 1858, with his family he moved to McHenry county, Illinois, where he resided most of the time 'till his death. The members of Guardian Lodge No. 60 and Sherman encampment No. 56, I O. O. F., of Woodstock, observed the eighty-first anniversary of the birth of the order in America by appropriate ex ercises Sunday April 29. Delegations from other lodges in the county arrived at about noon and were fed and made welcome by committees from the loca lodge and eucampment. At 2 o'clock the lines were formed at the lodge rooms on Main street, and marched t< the M. E. church, Where the exercises were held. There were nearly 200 in the procession. The exercises over; the lines were then re-formed and all re­ paired to the lodge rooms for an hour of sociability Mid to enjoy some turn prtisic by Brubaker's orchestra. HERE AND THERE. * leoua Aggregation of tlon Interesting to All. FROM OUT THE PAST. SOMETHING ABOUT THE EARLY CATHOLIC SETTLERS. urn re- A barn on Wm. Kearns' farm near Naperville, was destroyed by fire last Friday night. Loss, $8,000; insurance $2,000. F. K. Shotliff, of Antioch, sold a team to Dave Raeside, of Waukegan, re­ cently. The price paid neighborhood of $300. A. E. McNeil living near in Ogle cbunty recently captured an old wolf and four pups, the bounty on which amounted to $1400. Mrs. E. R. Gardner, of Lake Geneva, died last Tuesday afternexm. She was aged 97 years 4 months and 11 days and was the oldest resident of the town, The commencement exercises of the Northern Illinois State Normal school will be held on June 21st, at 9 o'clock, a. m. They will consist of orations ano essays by six members of the graduatin class. The new steel bridge over Rock rivi at Moline, which was built by the go ernment at a cost of $25,000, to repladt the old toll bridge, is a fine structure and has been thrown open to the publi<\ as a free bridge. The Will County Fair Association cently organized, will hold its first exhi : bition at Joliet, September 18 to 21. Premiums to the amount of $2,500 wili be offered on live stock, agricultural, and other exhibits. A party of five left Belviderelast week for Alaska in search of gold. The partj consisted of Mert and Michael Brickley, Milo Crowley, Jack Crawford and G. H. Cook. Part of them had been in tht Klondike region before and have claim: there. A peculiar situation exists at Caproi on the license question. The villag* board is for license but at the recent election the voters voted straight on th< question and a majority were against license. The board will respect th< wishes of the people and not grant saloon license. Robt. B. Mitchell was crushed to deatl at Dixon last Friday afternoon. Ht was employed transferring freight fron one car to another, and in attempting to pass across the planks, le)st his balanct and was thrown to the ground, a box weighing a half ton falling on his fac*. Death resulted almost instantly. An extention of the DeKalb Conntj Telephone company's lines is being made from Hinckley north into Pierce township. Twelve farmers along thai route will have 'phones. The companj is now busy laying conduits and cable,' for the underground system in the busi ness portion of DeKalb. Sunday night- about ten o'clock tin large barn on the Jos. Hart farm jus' north-east erf Rondout in Lake county, ivas disejovered to be on fire and befori any of the stock could be liberated oi machinery removed it was a mass o; flames. Five thousand dollars is a con eervative estimate of the loss sustainee and but $2,000 insurance was carried or the barn, tools and stock. Last week at Rockford, after bein .̂ out all night, the jury in the case oi Myrtle Niles against Wm. McLees, the Pecatonica salexmist, awarded* Mrs. Niles $1,000. Mrs. Niles sued for $10,000, alleging that her husband had been made a drunkard and worthless by liquor purchased at the McLees saloon and that he had squandered $3,000, robbing aer of her means of support both present And future. Joseph McMullen, known to the phy- icians all over the country as the "ossi­ fied man," died at Champaign Monday of last week. When 6 years old McMullen received ail injury to his hip joint. Tht injury was communierated to other joints o? the body, until all the body was im­ movable. His weight was between 25 and 30 pounds, though he was tall enough to Weigh 150. The case was pro­ nounced by medical men to be "tuber­ culosis of the bones. " It has been learned just how the ac­ cident occurred, which resulted in the terrible death of little Edward Moody, whose funeral was held this afternoon It seems that a number of small boys were in a neighboring yard, burning hand bills, which they had been sent out to distribute. Little Edward was watching them and his clothes caught fire. One of the boys helped him to ex­ tinguish the blaze ani the child also laid down and rolle I on the ground to be sure that the fire was out. He got up and ran away and the fire rekindled, burning his e&othes to a crisp and re­ sulting in his death. The boys' name§ cannot be learned. --Waukegan Sun. -, A History of St. Patrick's Pariah, McHenry, and St. John the Baptist's, Jokmburgh, and who the Pan tor* Were. The New World, a paper published in the interest of Catholic churches, says in a recent issue: We do high grade laundry work. If you appreciate it give us your trade. McHenry Wyckoff, Steam PATRICKS PARISH. McH&N|tY, AND ITS OUT-MISSIONS. John and Michael Sutton, George risby and James Gibbs were the first atholic settlers in McHenry. John Sutton came in 1836. His brother Michael came in the spring of 1837 and vlessrs. Frisbiy and Gibbs soon after­ wards. They were all from Kilkenny jounty, Ireland. The good Father .*alais heard of their arrival and went >ver to hold religious services for them it stated tirnps. Sometimes he would ueet them at Sutton's and again at Frisbjr's. Other emigrants soon followed and he congregation increased so that a tmall brick church was built in 1853 to ifford room for the increasing number >f worshipers. It cost $3,000. This church served the McHenry Catholics antil 1872, when, under the pastorate of Rev. Peter Birch, it was remodeled and enlarged. This improvement, served the parish until 1888, when the present .ine church, seating about 800 people VcaaJMiilt. The first pastorial residence was built >y Father Eufetace, but he never lived ii it, as he was transferred to El;in be­ fore it was entirely completed. In 1899 a new pastoral residence was built, josting $4,000, and paid for in full. The congregation numbers seventy families, all farmers in good circum­ stances. The parish property has a estimated value of $20,000. The pastors who have been located at 3t. Patrick's, McHenry, from its found­ ation, are as follows- Revs. St Palais, 3igan, McGorick, McMahan, Ham- itead, Brady, P. Gafney, James Moran, Andrew Eustace, James Meagher, P. Smith, G. Prendergast, Peter Birch, iohn Kilkenny, John A. Wayes, Peter f. Gormley, Michael W^lby and the present pastor, Q!Neil, who came in 1876. % v ' iT. JOHN THE BAPTIST'S, JOHNSBtJRGH. This is one of the oldest Catholic com- nunities in Illinois, exclusively Ger- cnan. At least there is a record that Bishop Brutte, of Vincennes, Ind., hav- ng been told that some Catholic fami­ lies had settled there, visited the place ts early as 1888, read mass, heard con­ cessions and baptized four children. 3ut this is certainly a mistake, Bishop 3rutte's visit was most likely to an frish settlement of eight or ten families, Sve or six miles away, where a priest jame every five or six Weeks, and where the first German settlers used to wor- hip until they had a place of their own. For it is an indisputable fact that the irst settlers at Johnsburgh were Jaejob oohmitt, Niclaus Frett and Nic. Adams, ind that they arrived at the place on Aug. 2,1841. In 1842 came Fred Schmitt, Nic. VIolitor, John P. Bell, Hy Thelen, John xjhaefer, William Klein, Nic. Hess, John Mueller, John Freund, M. Blame- aser, Fred Laiken, Matth. Gerads, Ste- phan Baudes, Peter Sabel, Nic Wagner, Matthew Wagner, John Freidrich, ?ranz Schmitt, John Adam Blocdt, Matth. Blek, Ph. Blek, Peter Blek, Matthew Gilles, Nic. Meurrr, Matthew Lay, Michael Wenkel. In 1843 they vere followed by George Scheit, Michael vlueller, John P. Schmitt and Hy Ker- ebeck, John Fester, John Kretzgen, the ittle Kretzgen, B. Becker, Fr. Rother- iiel, John Adam Mueller and John Jhang. All these people hailed from the Eiffel and from Coblenz and vicinity. )f these, Fred Schmitt, the grandfather >f Rev. J. T. Schmitt, of St. Joseph's church at Aurora, built the first chapel in 1843, the year after his arrival, as tra­ dition has it, in fulfillment of a vow made on the e>cean, while encountering very stormy weather. This chapel waa built from logs, 12x17, and was used more or less for ten years. In 1858 a chapel of brick, 16x22, was erected in­ stead, and was enlarged to a depth of 28 feet in 1878. This chapel is still standing, and the first mass offered in it was by Rev. Plathe. But this chapel is not the church of Johnsburgh. That was built also of logs and 29x28 feet, in 1843 or 1844--the re­ collections of the old members not agreeing exactly as to the time. The first frame church was built in 1850, the date being testified to not only by the concurrent recollections of the old members, but also by the following notes in the diary of Bishop Van de Velde: "May 1, 1850--Visited new church (not yet finished, frame) of St. John the Baptist's, in Miller settlement, three or jfonr miles from McHenry town (75x88 feet), well designed? made arrange­ ments to have a frame church 50x35 feet built at McHenry. A lot free, for the purpose, was given by Mr. Brown, a Protestant" "Nov. 9, 1851--Blessed church of St John the Baptist of the German con­ gregation near the village of McHenry; after last mass exhortation in English; confirmed sixty-three persona." On June 3, 1852, the bishop confirmed thirty-three persons at this church. The second church was begun in 1868 under the pastorate of the Rev. Clemens Venn. A. third one must now be built as the second burned down, Feb. 19, 1900. Up te> 1852 the Johnsburgh con­ gregation was ministered to by visiting priests, among whose names appears the Rev. Peter Fisher. The residing priests have been, according to the church repords: Joh. Jaconnet, 1852- 1858; M. (fipperieh, 1854; J. P. Carolus, to Sept. 23, 1857; Antonius Jaeger, October ' to Nov. 16, 1858; Thomas Fraunhfl^er, December, 1858, to Dec, 6, I860; J. t>. Vogt, up to his death, Deo ember, 1^61 (he lies buried in the little churchyard); Phil. Porh, to June, 1861; W. Liermann, to March, 1865; Ed. Her­ man, to March, 1866; William Gerst, to May, 1866; F. Leander Maria, O. S. B., to August 1866; Clemens Venn, to Dec- ber, 1868; H. M. Fegers, to December, 1883; Otto Groenebaum, to July, 1884. Since"> the present efficient rector, EL Mehring. The parochial school of St. John the Baptist's contains schoolroom* And is frequented by 240 pupils, who are instructed by six sisters, of St. Francis, Milwaukee. Great dili­ gence is saown in regard to their musi- cal education, the children's chorus of St John's being one of the best schex>led in the diocese. The different Catholic societies of the parish are all in a flour­ ishing condition--Young Men's society, 130; Young Women's society, 100; Mar­ ried Women's* over 150. There is a Court of C. F., 96, of St Vincent's, a fund for widows and orphans, etc. Oiily a few more notes from the old history of the congregation. The first priest visited the settlement in the fall of 1841, by accident He was the Rev. Fn W. Fisher, sent from Vincennes to minister to the needs of Catholics in northern Illinois and Wisconsin. Re- wnrag from the latter state, he had lost his way, and was brought by Indians to Miller's settlement, where he offered mass next morning at Nic. Frett's block house. The next priest who made his appearance was the Rev. Plathe, who at intervals offered mass at John Mueller's block house, and once in Schmitt's chapel, over the river. This river has made a great deal of trouble for the congregation, for when the question of erecting a larger church came up the people on the other side wanted to have it over there, and of­ fered ten acres of land for it, and when this finally was settled in favor uf the old site, they demanded that first a bridge be built and the church after­ wards; and when the church was partly built they held back with their contribu­ tions, and Molitor and John A. Miller had to borrow $400 at 20 per cent, in­ terest to pay for it. One of the priests ;ent to the congregation, a certain Koch, staid only a fortnight, > <BR!EF NOTES. Regarding What is Ooing on In ti}« World Around. It is said that Rev. Father McGavick may retire on account of ill health. One trainman was killed and four in­ jured in a double wreck near Harde- rille, South Carolina. Twenty men are reported badly in­ jured during a clash between strikers and workmen in a coal mine at Wllkes- barre, Pa. Five men ware killed and three in- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, Proc--dings of the Special April Meet­ ing, 1900. The honorable board of supervisors of McHenry county met in special session at the court house in Wood­ stock, 111., April 28, 1900. The board was called to order by the clerk and the following named super­ visors answered to roll call: N. Brotz- man, E. D. Patrick, R. J. Beck, James Lake, W. D. Cornue, Wm. Desmond, Joseph S. Mills, F. E. Stevens, John Weltzien, L. T. Hoy, S. E. Clark, Henry M, Turner, L. B. Coveil, Frank W. Hatch, W. A. Cristy, J. H, Gracy and Luna E. Mentch. The first in order being the selection of chairman for the ensuing year, cm motion of Sup. Hoy, Sup. F. E. Stev­ ens was unanimously chosen. Sup. Stevens, upon taking the chair, thanked the members for the honor confered. Sup. Hoy moved that the hoard be governed by the same rules as; in 1899, and that the same number and the same e»mmittiee be appointed. Car­ ried. ; On motion of W. A. Cristy, txmrd adjourned until 1:80 p. m. 1:80 P.M. Board met pursuant to adjournment. At mil-call all supervisors present, hairman announced the follow- committees for the ensuing year, which, on motion of Sup. Cristy, were approved, to-wit; ; Lands L. B. Covell. N. Brotiman, R. J. Beck, Wm. Desmond and J. H. Gracy. Town and City Lots--8. E. yitirk, L. E. Mentch, E. D. Patrick, W. D. Oornue and James Lake, Personal Property--H. M. Turner, W. A. Cristy, Frank W. Hatch, Joseph S. Mills and John Weltilen. ttallroads^Joseph 8. Mills, Wm. Desmond, Ii. J. Beck, L. B. (Joveil and H. M. Turner. Finance--W. A. Cristy. L. T. Hoy. Joseph 8. Mills, John and «Ir,uir^ Liiks. Kducatlon -W. I). e'ornue, H. M. Turner, E. I). Patrick, James Lake and Frank W. Hatch Roads and Bridges--J. H. Gracy, John Welt- y.ieu, N. Brotxman, L. E. Ifentch and Wm. Desmond. Fees and Salaries--Wm. Desmond, Jame»> Lake, 8. E. Clark, W. A. Cristy and H. M. Turner. Public Buildings--James Lake. W. D. Oor Mue, J. H. Gracy, L. T. Hoy and Joseph Mills. Claims--R. J. Beck, John Weltzien, N. Brotz- man. S. E. Clark and E. D. Patrick. Settle With the Treasurer--John, Weltzien. J. H. Gracy, W. D. Cornue, F. W. Hatch aud E. D. Patrick. Poor Farm--L. T. Hoy, Wm. Desmond, R. J. Beck, W. Cristy aijd L. E. Mentch* Elections--N. Brotzrnun, L. B. e'ovell, V . W. Hatch, 8. E. Clark and Joseph 8. Milts. Town Accounts--F. W. Hatch, N. Brotzman, Ii. M. Turner, L. E. Mentch and 8. E. Clark. Rules-- L. E. Mentch, L. B. CoveU, W. D. Oornue, J. H. Gracy and.E. D. Patrick. Purchasing--L. T. Hoy, W. A. Cristy and R. J. Beck. The petition of the commissioners of highways of the town of Riley, asking aid for the ejection of a bridge, was read to the board, and, on motion oi Sup. Hoy, was referred to the commit­ tee on roads and bridges, with instruc­ tions to report at the June meeting. Resolutions from Geo. D. Barnard $ Co., boards of supervisors of Marion aud Effingham Ce>s., 111., were read to the board and referred to their proper committees. The quarterly report of W. & Wire, superintendent of schools, was read and referred to the committee on education, who made the following report, which was adopted, to-wit: Mr. Chairman aud Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: Your committee to whom was referred the quarterly report of W. E. Wire, county superintendent of schools, would beg leave to submit the following report on the matters before them: That we have ex­ amined said report and accompanying vouch­ ers, find the same correct, and recommend that four hundred seventy-seven dollars ($177), the amount due the superintendent, be allowed. All of which is respectfully submitted.. W. D. Cornue, Ohm, F* W. Hatch, H.M.Turner, E.D. Patrick. jured, one of whom will probably die, in a boiler exple>sion at Tif ton, Ga., Mon­ day morning at 4:45 o'clock. The ex­ plosion occurred in the saw mill of J. N. Bray & Co. A compromise meat bill in Germany excludes sausages and, canned meats, but admits pickled meats. Instead of prohibiting all imports after three years the question will be settled anew after December 81, 1908. s There was another accident Monday afternoon on the exposition grounds hi P&ris. A scaffolding collapsed in the Salle des Fetes, where the inauguration ceremony was held. One workman was killed and three were seriously injured. Indian Methods vs. Whitemen's Methods. Wichita, Kansas, May 4. . John Cheniubi, a creek Indian was publicly and legally shot to death at Wenoku in the Seminole Indian nation last Saturday, because he had married a second wife without having obtained a divorce from the first. Brigham Roberto, a white man, married a second and a third wife and the elected him to congress. / Jfl L James Lake. < The expense aejcount of W. E. Wire, superintendent of schools, was read to the board and referred to the committee on claims, who made the following report which, was adopted, to-wifc: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the board of Supervisors: - Your committee on claims would beg leave to report that they have ex­ amined all claims presented to them, and recommend the payment of the following,ana that the clerk be directed to issue orders on the county treasurer to the claimants for the several amounts allowed, as follows, to-wlt. W. E. Wire. co. supt., treasurer's blank..|31 «2 Same, telephone. 2 35 Same, postage and stationery 17 io ---- Total. 0 AH of which is respectfully submitted. R. J. Beck, Chm, John Weltzien, N. Brotzman. E. D. Patrick, 8. E. Clark. Sup. Lake, as chairman of public buildings (by request of the court officials), presented the matter of cut­ ting a door from the circuit judges' chambers into library, which was re­ ferred to the committee on publig buildings to do as they thought best. ^Continued on page eights) ANOTHER CALL SOUNDED ONE MORE OUD SETTLER THE MAJORITY. JOIN3 ' V,.' f J} ^ ! Mrs. John P. Going Died In this Village, Monday Evening, A|MI Years. Mrs. John P. Going died at her home rin this village Monday evening at 0:80 o'clock: Elida Becker was born in ^dfCfefield, Ostego County, New York, March :39, 1828. Her parents removed to Boston in 1829 where they resided until she was twenty ^rearsof age. Shewks converted to Christianity when bat seventeen years of age and united with the Baptist church of Boston. She came Jto McHenry from Spring Brook, New Vork,̂ ~,̂ .̂untie,, Going, aa she was fawinariy ««lled tiy aJli has been a resf-~\ dent, of McHenry since the early 50'yl and was known and loved by all the residents both old and yonng. Hers was a beautiful christian character, de­ voted and tender to the dear ones around, her generous hand was ever ex­ tended to the troubled and needy, and wherever sorrow was deepest there was "Auntie" Going like a ministering angel. When death visited a home she was there to sympathize with the strick­ en and to little, motherless children she was the refuge in time of storm. She dearly loved flowers and in her last lays her friends loved to csarry tier offerings and just two hours previous to her death she received a Trailing Ar­ butus from her sister, Miss Sarah Beaker, of Ruiuelander, Wis. As a fitting tri­ bute, the casket was covered with beati- V tif ul blossoms and the church elecorated ? with palms and ferns. Through the long months of suffering her comfort has been the bible and with each visit from her pastor she has asked for the reading of a passage or two. She leaves three sons, John A., Mid Oharles A., Chicago and Frank C., Me- Henry. The funeral was held in Methodist church at 11 a. m., Wednes-\ v;lay, the Rev. W. L. Whipple officiating and all that was mortal of '•Auntie1' Going was laid to rest in Woodland, cemetery. The pall bearers were: John I. Story, C. T. Eldredge, Isaac Went- worth, L. E. Bennett, Robert Sherburne* and SamnelMcDonald. ...... Tust as the sun was, setting, , And the sky was aglow in the Went, "4 Oame the summons to come ufchrghety Bid earth farewell and rest. '-i Tls hard to think of parting; And see our friends depart, but hade) 'Tis tiod who gave us our being, And death loves a shining mark. We will not longer sorrow For her whose work on earth was doU6| iiut lifting our hearts to heaven Say, "My Lard, Thy will be done. Football. To the athletes of McHenry County: * ; * This is the time when you should b# putting in your spare time in training for football. It is a very beneficial ,s game, and even those who neither understand the game nor quite approve : of it, can hardly help growing inter- ̂ ested in the contests which take plaese among the students of the different ,% •schools and colleges. In fact, though . v* objections may be made to the way in which these great games are played, they suggest certain lessons very neoes- , ̂> sary in the struggles where each of ua ̂ t s must lend a hand. . IP To begin with, these sturdy contest- /.•* ants would make a very poor showing if > they had not prepared for the game. " ̂ Natural strength and vigor, thoogh 1f very essential, do not take the place of -j. training. The boy or man who distin- | f p'1 guishes himself on the football field is ̂ the one who has been making ready for the struggle months before hand. And - others need to remember that cleverness y. jf;,' and native ability, however much of an advantage to start with, cannot take -A the place of training. pit-) The people who have suooess in life's ;» " > struggles are those who have made V ̂ ready for them through months and - years of patient conscientious prepar- - ̂ ation. Those who watch a football ' game for the first time are astonished to see how oblivious the players seem to everything but victory. It is easy to carry this spirit too far in a game, but $ we need a great deal more of it in onr m- every day lives. •!%" A good football player does not worry • about getting tired or bruised or dusty. ̂ ̂ He is not planning to play so as to save t his strength or to keep from getting 1 hurt or to make a graceful appearance. Is there not a need of this same feeling in everything else as well as in football? ' i;.. j,: v& a r. * ' ̂ ' "'"'J "uBy teachers attended the mefct-"" | ing of the Northern Illinois Teachers* * ̂ association at Aurora recently and the meeting was both a pleasant anel profit­ able one. The officers elected for the en­ suing six months are as follows: Presi­ dent, W. J. Cox, Moline; vice-president, C- W- Hart. Woodstock: secretary. Miss Mary R. Potter, DeKalb; treasurer, W. 8. Sutherland, Oregon: R. R. secretary, CL F. Philbrook, Rochelle. The next meetin| will be &04