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VOLUME XXVI. McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, AUQUST 30, 1900. NUMBER 9 CENERAL COUNTY NEW8. INFORMATION GATHERED VARIOUS SOURCES. FROM tt>« Happening |a •« Connty 1® Conden«xl Form for Busy People-- Ixeliuge Glculan. Woodstock Post No. 108, G. A. R. attended the encampment in Chicago, Tuesday. Th«j Oliver Typewriter, manu­ factured at Woodstock, has been award­ ed a gold tauedal at the Paris Exposi­ tion. Cement sidewalks are being laid around the court house at Woodstock. W. C. Wellington, of Harvard, has the contract. Judge Gillmore was here Tuesday to examine into the mental condition of Mrs. Daniel Dewar. She was adjudged insane and was taken to the Elgin hos­ pital Wednesday, where, it is hoped by many friends, she will recover her mental faculties and be restored to her family.--Marengo News. S. M. Simmons brings to this office a specimen of the genuine Russian thistle that he pulled along the right of way of the North-Western railway. It is in bushy form, and is said to be even more of a pest than the Canada thistle, and it seems as if the thistle authorities should give a good deal of attention to its destruction. This thistle is said to have rendered whole sections of land in Minnesota and Dakota, untillabble. --Woodstock Sentinel. On Friday night, August 3, an ob-* struction composed of a rail, a telegraph pole and several ties, was placed on the railroad track near the village of Union with the evident intention of wrecking a train, but it was discovered in time to avoid an accident. On Saturday Emil and Edward Novak, residing near that village, were arrested on suspicion of having committed the deed. They were brought to this city in the after­ noon and, given a hearing before Judge E. H. Waite, who held them in $800 bonds to await the action of the grand -McHenry County Democrat. A PRETTY WEDDING. -JKr. Edwin 8. JohoniiHtt. of Richmond and Miss Mabel M. Steven*, Ringrwood. Last Wednesday evening Aug., 98, at eight o'clock, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Stevens, occurred the marriage of Mr. Edwin S. Johonnott, of Richmond and Miss Mabel M. Stevens, of Ring wood, Rev. Brown, of Solon, officiating. This was one of the prettiest weddings ever witnessed at this place. Everything being de­ corated in pink and white/ Four little girls (Misses Zilla Stevens, Clara Smith, Pearl Hudson and Agnes Dodge) acted as ribbon girls, marching through the rooms to the arch under which the bride and groom were to stand, unwind­ ing pink and white ribbon to form an aisle for the bridal pair. Next came Miss Myrtle Stevens and Mr. Will Johonnott as maid of honor and best man, followed by little Margaret Ben- net, who carried the beautiful pink and white flowers, then followed the bridal pair. T^he bride was clad in white satin with chiffon and pearl trimmings. The groom in the conventional black, f There under an arch beautifully decor­ ated with ferns and flowers, this young couple were made man and wife in the presence of over a hundred guests. After the wedding ceremony a most delicious wedding supper was served. Everything being in keeping with the pink and white effect, the table being draped with smilax. Mrs. Johonnott was reared to womanhood in this place and none knew her but to love her. The groom is a most exemplary young limn and is professor of physics in Poly- tenic University, Terra Haute, Indiana, where they will make their future home. Fresh A$rFund Social. Owing to the | inclemency of the weather last Friday evening it was found necessary to postpone the social, given by Mrs. F. K. Granger, for the benefit of the Fresh Air Fund, until the following evening. A large company of people assembled on Saturday evening and attentively listened to the most excellent program which had been arranged by Mrs. Gran­ ger. The little ones acquitted them­ selves most creditably and each received a generous share of applause. The McHenry Military band was present and rendered several fine select­ ions. The spacious verandas and surround­ ing grounds were aglow with the light of many Chinese lanterns and presented a very cheerful and pleasing aspect. Ice cream, cake and coffee was served to which all did ample justice. Ton will never find any other pills so prompt and so pleasant as DeWitt'a Xdttle Early Risen. Julia A. Story. £ HERE AND THERE. A Miscellaneous Agxregntloa off InCei tlon Interesting to AIL The school census of Waukegan, just completed, shows a population of 9,280 an increase of 1,035 since the last census taken in 1898, which showed a total of 8,345. Cutter & Crossette, proprietors of the Elgin shirt factory, have purchased the old shoe factory building at Dundee of the Flexible Shafting company of Chi Cftgo. The factory will be operated for shirt making in connection with the Elgin factory. At the present time there are more houses for rent in this city than at any time heretofore in the history of the place. This is not altogether due to re­ movals but largely to the fact that many who had heretofore rented have bought lots and built houses of their own.-- Antioch News. Alfred Mulkin is an aged resident of of Rockford, who, having reached the ripe period of 65 years, took to himself a bride of 22 summers. Ten days ago when he came home, he found a note from her saying that she had left him forever and that it would be useless for him to follow her. Henry Sehrag's bam, located about four miles south of Palatine, was struck by lightning last Monday night and burned to the ground. The cattle and horses were saved. About 12 loads of hay, 2 wagons and harnesses were burned. The neighbors worked hard and succeeded in saving stacks of grain and the other farm buildings. The Royal Neighbors of Sterling car­ ried off the honors, together with the prizes, at the Clinton, Iowa, Woodmen picnic last Thursday. This drill work which won them ttie $25.00 prise was so well received that they were induced to repeat it in the evening at the opera house. The next picnic for that section of the country goes to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A law has been passed in France pro­ hibiting anyone to give solid food of any kind to infants. Persons who give solid food to a child less than one year old, unless it be upon special prescription of a physician, may be adjudged guilty of an attempt to kill. The use of long rubber tubes with nursing bottles is also prohibited, because of the difficulty in keeping them sterilized.--Med. Talk. A company has been oaganized in Sycamore with a capital of $25,000 to build hedges of shrubs of the honey locust variety. The fence is put in at one dollar per rod, payable in four years, after which date it is kept in repair by the Company at one cent per rod, yearly. The fence is said to be far superior to osage and very hardy. The Sycamore company holds the territory covering DeKalb, Ogle and Boon counties. John Walgren, Gottfried Johnson and C. A. Newberg, of Rockford, have in­ vented a railroad crossing device which is likely to be very serviceable. By an arrangement of electrical connections the approach of trains not only rings a bell but drops the gates at a crossing, the passage of the flanges of the wheels winds the device up so as to be ready for the next train, and the gates rise automatically after the train has passed. Farmers and Dairymen, Attention. Do you want a horse for use on the fsrmorfor work on the road? If so you should attend the Dempsey sale of well bred western horses offered on Saturday next at the livery barn of H. E. Wight man, in the village of Mc­ Henry. Mr. Dempsey has, positively the best lot of general purpose horses I have ever seen offered in these parts. They are right in size and color and have the bone and action as well. Of the two cars of these horses sold here last spring not one proved otherwise than tradable and some of them will be driven here on day of sale. Horses sold then have doubled in value in the hands of the present owners. He can give you single drivers or matched pairs aa you wish. If „» ou need a horse, be sure yo«l attend this sale. ABOUT EARLY SETTLERS THE FIR8T FRAME HOU8C IN THIS VILLAGE An Afternoon A* Pike's F--lr. Mrs. Noah Pike entertained a number of McHenry ladies at Pike's Peak, Pista- kee bay, last Saturday afternoon. The time was most delightfully spent in strolling around the beautiful grounds, and in social conversation. The cot­ tage commands a most charming view of the Bay and the yacht races were viewed from start to finish. Refresh­ ments consisting of cieam, dainty oakes and lemonade were served. The guests were: Meedaines John I. Story, James B. Perry, W. A. Cristy, R. Stebbins, L H. Owen, F. C. Ros*, C. C. Farring- ton, C. C. Chapell, E. J. Hazel, S. S. Chapell, Hedges, M. A. Howell. Misses Julia A. Story, Clara B. Owen, Clara Wightman, Honser and Heath. Advertise in the Plaindcaler, Was Bnllt bjr John McOmber and Is Now Occupied by 3. J . Buch--Were Among Ui First Hare. lie pioneer times have paseedaway as before them passed thedayof the hunter, trapper and explorer. While today we have some portions of the United States that are yet unsettled, true pioneer life, such aa the first settlers of McHenry County knew, has passed away never to return. Then a man with a scanty out­ fit of household goods, an ax, a few rude implements of the roughest sort, with his rifle on his shoulder, his wife and children in a covered wagon drawn by one or more horses as the case may be, plunged boldly into the wilderness for hundreds of miles and made his settle­ ment where his fancy chose. In many cases it was years before the advent of the railroad, and almost a generation would grow up who knew only the com­ forts of the log cabin home and the sim­ ple life of the pioneer. Among those now living who passed through such primitive scenes and experiences, is Henry M. McOmber now a respected and venerable citizen of McHenry, who was twelve years old when he came with his father to McHenry County, in June, 1837. The McOmber* are of sterling Scotch-Irish stock. The founders of the family in America were colonial settlers of Massachusetts. The fore-fathers of Mr. McOmber were Friends or Quakers. John McOmber, father of our subject, was born in Massachusetts, November 17, 1794, and went with his father to Saratoga County, N. Y., where he learned the carpenter and mill-Wright's trade. He married in that County, Jan. 10.1H17, Betsy Monroe, born Nov. 15, 1800, of Scotch descent. John McOmber settled in Brown County, N. Y., in 1817, where he worked his trade. Is* May, 1357, Mr. McOmber moved to Illinois, making the journey with one two-horse team, bringing his family with him. He had learned from Mr. Holcomb, who had been out to McHenry, that a man by the name of Barnuin, wanted a saw-mill Luilt at that place, and he immediately determined to obtain that contract. He crossed the Niagara river into Canada and passed on to Windsor, where he again entered the States at Detroit. He then crossed the state of Michigan and around Lake Michigan through northern Indiana to McHenry, where he arrived in June, 1837. There was no road from Wheeling, I1L, to McHenry, but a large letter "H" had been cut to denote high­ way. The country was a wilderness ex­ cept at rare intervals was the lonely log cabin of the pioneer settlers. W hen they arrived at McHenry there was a log cab­ in on the opposite side of the river where, a Mr. Haney had settled in the spring, and the little log cabin where Dr. Cristy G. Wheeler lived. Mr. Barnuin had a log shanty at south end of the present mill dam and he owned the water power. Brown's log tavern had not been built. Mr. McOmber settled near Barnum'a when he built a log cabin and contracted with Mr. Barnum to build a saw mill. Afterwards Salisbury & Owen bought out Mr. Barnum and built the dam. This was the first saw mill in McHenry^ County and was built in the fall of 1887. Mr. McOmber worked at his trade sever*; al years and built the first frame houses in McHenry. He also built the firs% church, which belonged to the Univer- salists, and is still used by them as a church. The first frame hguse built in McHenry is now the front part of the hotel occupied by J. J. Buch, near the iron bridge. Mr, McOmber also many barns in this part of McHenry^ Country. He was a strong Universalis^ and one of the founders of that church' here. He was known as Squire McOrn-. ber as he had been a justice of the peaces in New York state. He lived to be ay truly venerable man of 90 years and; died May 27, 1884. He was a man of marked force of characters good reason- er and excellent in debate. He was well ^read in history and in the scriptures and was one of the best known of McHenry's pioneers. Henry McOmber was born Feb. 27, 1825, inColeville, Brown Co.,N. Y. He attended the school tanght by Arculus Sias.in Brown's log cabin tavern as was the custom in these days, there was a bar in one end of the tavern and the school was kept in the other. Among the school books used were the old Col­ umbian Speller and thfe English Reader which Mr. McOmber has carefully pre­ served as precious relics. He next at­ tended school in a small frame house kept by the Rev. Joel Wheeler in his log house which stood where the resi­ dence of Jacob Justin now is. Some of the scholars atttending this school were Mfes Emma Thomas who boarded with Mr. Wheeler and attended school .one winter. She afterwards became the • wife of our subject KUza Carr also waaafterww th» earliest was a scholar and boarder that winter. Dr. BL T. Brown, Webster and Allen Colby were among the pupils. In the fall of 1887, Mr. McOmber saw 500 In­ diana camped on this side of the Foa river, it* a > beautiful white oak grove which at that time covered the site of McHenry. The Indian camp extended alobg the river both ways from where Back's hotel now stands, and then Mr. HcOmber played with the Indian boys. At that time the river was much larger and filled its banks more fully than at present. It was a great diversion to the Indian hoys to see the white boys try to manage the birch bark canoes. At first young McOmber would roll over canoe, and all, as soon as he moved in the frail vessel, .but he soon learned to manage it, could out-do the Indian boys in ex- pertness. These Indians were of the Pottawattamie tribe and were friendly and peaoeable when they had no "good- me-tash" (whisky) but when drunk at one time, the Indian squaws gathered up all the guns and shot them off. Capt Morgan, a Pottawattamie Indian, after wards a familiar figure among pioneers of McHenry and Mr. McOmber when a boy used to go hunting with htm. At one time when the river was but slightly frozen over with thin ice, tracks of deer were seen and they started after them Indian file, Qlftain Morgan in the lead. A short distance north of McHenry they saw the deer attempting to cross the river, but they broke through the thin ice and returned. There were seven of them. Capt. Morgan crept up to within shoot­ ing distance closely followed by young McOmber. They soon saw one of the deer raise his head above the bank, the Indian quickly fired and the deer fell. Young McOmber was about to rush up, but was restrained by the India# who quickly re-loaded his rifle, and in a mo­ ment more another deer raised his head in curiosity but fell instantly beneath the un-erring aim of the Indian's rifle, wad another and another until the entire seven were killed. Upon going to the spot, they were found lying within a short distance of each other. Deer abounded to such an extent that only the partem and bed; parts were used as and they qe«|)(|jMt be sold at any At) any (IIBM ditxing hot weather deer could be seen along the Fox river wading in the water to cool themselves afd keep off the flieB. Capt Morgan wis very friendly with the first settlers. He was a great hunter and furnished them much game and was always wel- e to their cabins. The McOmber had only a partial floor, the space re the big fire place being natural Mid Capt. Morgan, who was a BRIEF NOTE8. *• Going Aroand. . ^ V'\4- near Abraham Wilson was killed at Paaa, 111., by a Wabash train. Jefferson D. Hall, of Virginia, HL, was made insane by the heat W. L. Mink, aged 70, was killed by a bull on a farm near Rockford, 111. Alfred Coombs, aged 80 years, a pion­ eer settler, died at Washburn, 111. Anti-Imperialists, of Ohio, will hold a conference at Columbus on Sept 5. Burglars at Chadron, Neb., robbed the drug store of H. F. Maika of $200. Employee of the Planters' Hay Com­ press company, of Pana, DL, struck for an increase in wages. \ Mrs. McKinley, wife of a farmer" Kokomo, lnd., killed herself? her husband planned to move to town. The annual meeting of the Hickside Friends at Richmond, lnd., has closed. It denounoed all forms of law and mili­ tarism. The sawmill of the Harmer Manufact­ uring company at Burlington, la., was burned. The loss is $30,000; insurance, $15,000. Eger Finstad, of West Superior, fell 190 feet while being lowered down the side of the Great Northern's new eleva­ tor and was killed. Bethel Baptist church at fairview, Ky., built as a memorial on the site of Jefferson Davis' birthplace, was struck by lightning and burned. The negro porter on the Clover Leaf pay train stole a package of money from the car at Frankfort, lnd. He was ar­ rested at Toledo, and all but $150 of it recovered. The annual nwmion of the Ninety - ninth Illinois Volunteers was held at Barry, 111. Colonel G. W. K. Bailey, of Eureka Kan., the regiment's old eom mander, was present A. Wormser, of Helena, Mont, has made arrangements to buy a large tract of land in the Yellowstone Valley. He declares he will soon bring a large num­ ber of Boers from the Transvaal. L. H. Hirschfield, ex-President of the Merchants' National Bank, of Helena, was acquitted on the charge of making false reports to the controller ol i&ectur- rency as to the hank's condition. Suit has been brought against the American Chicory company by Richard A. Bevau, Christopher H. Oldfield, and the Barclay & Co., Limited, all of En­ gland, to foreclose a mortgage for $40,000. •ill. .in.IIlit The Coventry A Pmluthly Lost! uni I & M «*>, f - 1 - : TOO LATE! Tbd t,Af»t My heart is full of tears! Hopes that held their revel thfga Have fled. r I've sown and reaped alas! but tares For joy I gather grief and car*. l̂ wcmld that I braid wee* ̂ -̂ Fonld that times' funeral note Had tolled v » " Would that I could lie down and steep In the grave yard shade and be forgot 4 * Why should I wish to stay . When the fullness of the gushing heart * " v: Is stilled - . I "y. When he who made life's night its day V * In the very midst of love hath turnedawap, > Allhis fond trust withdrawn His love hut bitterness and hate/ ' 01 God! • My heart has to the whirlwind sown * And feels its doom too latet too late. JSS. '? 4 NSLLIB MABTIN. WEDDED HALF CENTURY MR. AND MRS. HEIMER CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING. McHenry County from Germany : la 1IA8-Settled In Johnsbargh--Moved Here Fonr Years Ago. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Heimer cele* : brated their golden wedding last Tues- > day. They were united in marriage in 3 Germany, Aug. 28, 1850, and five years later sailed for America, coming direct to *s McHenry County and settling in Johns- *;{\ burgh where they resided continuously f||| until some four years ago when they 7:^ moved to this village. Mr. and Mrs. * ;-1 Heimer are the parents of nine five sons and four daughters. The ceremony last Tuesday was pre- . . 1 formed by Rev. Father Deere, of CM- !#j cago, and mass was celebrated in St Mary's church at eight o'clock a. in. The festivities then began at the resi- 7ll tlence and continued throughout theday. i.iS| An elaborate dinner and supper was ^ served. • ; ̂ Mr. and Mrs. Heimer have hosts of f friends who wish them continued health * ^ and hope they may pass many more milestones of wedded bliss They were the recipients of many beautiful retnem- < j branoes from their fr.ends, among the - ."j number being a magnificent bouquet of - - roses from Emil Lasch. ; The guests wore: Matt Heimer and family, John Heimer and family, Joseph t Heimer and family, Mrs. Kate Trapp and family, Mr. and Mr. L. Uecker, Henry Heimer, Peter Niesen and family, John H. Miller and family, John Adams and family, Louis Kimbert and family, Mr. and Mrs. Chris. Stegman, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Barbian, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schreiner, Mr. and Mrs. .Tnhw Mwiw Mr. and Mrs. Nick Schneider. »'•" WAKE UP. PEOPLE! Manufacturing wm frequent visitor, would lie down on the earth before the fire and sleep soundly until morning. The above sketch of pioneer days is from the field notes of A. L. Coburn, assistant editor of The Mc­ Henry County Geneological Record. From time to time sketches of other pioneers will appear in these columns, especially an interesting account of Dr. Cristy G. and Rev. Joel Wheeler from an MSS. which has been preserved In the Wheeler family from the pen of B|v. Joel Wheeler himself. ' ^ ^ Annual Clam Hal£ The annual clam bake whioh Ben Stilling gives at his popular hotel, Pistakee Bay, will take place next Sun­ day. Extensive preparations are oeing made in the culinary line and the Mc­ Henry Military Band has been engaged Acting Governor Warder, at Spring- held, issued a requisition upon the Gov­ ernor, of Missouri, for the extradition of Oscar Pauschert, who is wanted in Coles county for burglary and attempted mur­ der. He is under arrest at Webb City Joe Alvarez, the richest cattleman of El Paso County, Texas, died of wounds received in a battle with four New Mexico outlaws on his ranch, near Vin­ ton, Tex. He came upon the band while they were killing and skinning* his cattle. Two of the outlaws were arrested. Cute and bruises are healed by Cham­ berlain's Pain Balm in about one third the time any other treatment would require because of its antiseptic quali­ ties which cause the parts to heal with­ out maturation. For sale by Julia A. Tim Coventry Mfg. Co., of C%ri4ai% is making an effort to secure a location in McHenry. The company is engaged in building engines of all kinds, boilers, machine works and foundry. No bonns is asked from the village hat stock will be sold in the corporation. Let the people wake up, investigate this matter and do something toward building up the town and giving ,em­ ployment to the idle. WyckolT Sisters Heard From. The Misses Gertrude and Grace Wyckoff and all other missionaries of the American Board, in Pekin, China, are safe as shown by the following cablegram received in Boston from the Rev. Henry D. Porter, at Chicago: "Psalm One-Twenty-Four-Seven, Pekin, and Tung-Chow missionaries, also Chapins, Smiths, Wyckoffs saved." The verse alluded to is: "Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken and we .ate: escaped." School Notice. McHenry Public School will open Ifonday, Sept 8. Pupils who will be six years of age before Jan. 1 next will be admitted on the opening day, but those who will not be six years of age Until Jan. 1, 1901 and before June 1901 are expected to wait for admission until that date. Parents are earnestly re­ quested to help to secure prompt and regular attendance. BOARD OF EDUCATION. | Orand Harvest Ball. • : Harvest Ball given at StoffelV hall last Tuesday evening was a very pleasant affair. The attendance from outside of town was large verifying the fact thit the Stoffel dances have a drawing power not purely local. Baernstein's celebrated orchestra fur­ nished the music and the supper was served in the dainty manner so well understood by Mrs. Stoffel. ti , , » * i 41 - y »I has"" 1 ^ Will Locate a Man Her ̂.'.. The Chicago Telephone Odk, found it expedient to locate an exper­ ienced electrician here to look after and adjust any trouble that may occur on their lines. Mr. John A. Starshak, of Winnetka, I1L, is the man selected fill the position. v Social at the Ki vereide House. Mrs. George W. Besley has interested herself in behalf of the Fresh Air Fund and will give a social at the Riverside House, Saturday evening of next week, for the benefit of this worthy cause. A program will be rendered and refresh-, ments served. AH are cordially invite4» Who Can Bent Thin? v The huge sunflower exhibited in the window at The Plaindealer office came '-i from Mr. Robert Sherburne's garden. ".jk It measures 50 inches in circumference and we fancy be at* them all for siae. t ^ ; V-* Service* Ke»uine«l Sept. IS. 1 > ~ >v Owing to the fact that the interior o£ s] the Universalist churcn is undergoing numerous changes and repairs there " Drill be aa service until Sunday,Sept.!% - • * * 4 * Jars