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ovwrtlw DAVID ©. WILLS, M. D. AHD OCULIST. )iMn*» Block. """"" I>R. A .1L AnitreoiR PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Q«toelnthe * ̂ 1 MOMMMdtHtjm iooreHt of j. mam** MM, fM Kww,m Best- dew^hraM formerly occupied \q Dr. Os- txw-Be ̂ All pmrtessloiiat calls prohptly at- FKED'K 0. PAGE, M. D. pBYBICIAN AND SUKQEON.---Special at- teotlon diseases and surgery olfsge. ear. aawwdtbwli CMto kmn: 8 tol a. in., lto4MKl• to8 p. m. CMBoe. Church block, Woodstock. III. Telephone--Ofllce, 1JB; Resi­ dence, M8. KNIGHT * BBOWN. 8 AT tLAW. 100 Washington , V» S • OFLUMIA AtTOBNEY, solicitor, and lections a specialty. D Offlce at C. F. BARNE8. _ mnselor. Ool- Damage Bolts, etc. Daman Suits, et at Woodstock, 111. D. T. SMILEY. and No- auu itn- . . M _ intrusted to Mseate. Offlce In Hoy's Block. Woodstock, U A TTORSEY. Counselor, Solicitor i sLa^s&tssra ' H. C. MEAD, Justice of the Peace and Genenl In* gurance Agent, including Accident •».( t and Life Insurance. '" *• "P* ~ , PFMAR MOHKHBT, - - Y , ,:¥4 "'YL I("1 """ A. M. CHURCH, <W«tehmaker and J«wtl# No. 190 State street, Chicaga _BpecIal attention given to repairing Fine Watches and Chronometers. |pT ̂A full assortment of goods in his line. w. c. WOODSTOCK, ILL. 80CZBTIB8, MASONIC. V. ^HOHSNR LOMO, NO. MB, A. F.and A. M.-- Regular Communications the second and fourth Mmdi|i la wch month. JOHN EVANSO BQLLIN WAITS. W. M. »N. Secy. W.O.O.F. It. Patrick's Court, No. W7, W. C. O. F.,meet the First Saturday and Third Wednesday evenings of each month, at Forester Hall I(plBU MM. S. J. ScrrroH, Chief Banger. ciWuiR, Secretary. -•> i * l&giilar Meetings every Second aud Fourth Wednesday evenings of each month, at their HSU, brer Evansoirs store. W. P. snyms, Consul. (LC.M*u>, Clerk. I S - o.o. r . •* Meet First and Third Sundays of efcCli month in Fmester Hall. Anion Esosur, Chief Ranger. JOHH NBUW, Recording Secretary. Locis OCRTKL, Financial Secretary, JOHN J. RABBIAN, Treasurer. Trustees Ben Lauer John Heimer, Engeln. C. O. F. No. 74#, C. O. F. Meetings Second and Fourth Monday evenings of each month in Forester Hall. , J. M. Phal4n, C. B. Walter Bolger, B. S. CHURCHBA F ̂ ' - 1 |S|,ini rsn.,,1. • " ' r- UNI VERBALIST. .JJMraub, D. D. . Walsh C. Mead. .Pastor .. .1 ..President Clerk Treasurer •J¥srwV (dicers (the iadies' organiza­ tion.) „ ia Mrs. John 1. Story. President Mrs. L. H. Owen.1 . . . . . . .v. . . . .V¥lce President Mrs. C. C. Chapelt Secretary Mrs. W. A. Oristy... ..............Treasurer 8upt. of Sunday-tic hool F. L. McOmber Assistant W. A. Oristy er The Pastor's Chicago Telegraph Address Grand Crossing. Preaching Services at 10:80 A. M. and at 7:10 f. v. A cordial invitation to all. will build a $20,000 tem­ ple is that city. Work will be started on it m soon as the frost is out of the tpraad. Fifty-one Sycamore people have invest­ ed in a colony to be established in Okla­ homa. A number of others are prospect­ ing in Kansas. Immigration agents on the western railroads say the number who left the east to take op homes in the states west of the Mississippi river last year wa? over 50,000 and this year the number will be double if not triple that figure. Andrew Chalbert was ed in the glucoee factory at Geneva last Friday. His father was killed by an explosion in the same factory eight years ago, and his mother, while in Nebraska a short time after, was killed in a runaway accident. George EL Cook, eldest son of David C. Cook, the Elgin publisher, was married last week to Miss Una Howell, at Evan- ston, the home of the bride. They will reside in. Elgin in a residence valued at $8,000, which was a wedding present from the groom's father. Not for many years has there been as heavy a fall of snow as the present one in this section. To thefarmerthis heavy carpet of snow is an almost mixed bles­ sing. It keeps the ground from freezing and protects the winter wheat When &e snow melts it will soak into the un­ frozen earth and the farmer will be able to do his plowing and seeding in good CUMUTFUI BOBHW Wis An unknown sage has said: "Just think what a happy world this would be if every man and woman were thought­ ful and considerate. It takes but little to cause either smiles or tears, and too often we deliberately cause pain instead of rejoicing. Cutting remarks, harsh criticism and unjust aocusation are two- edged swords for they injure the one who attacks as well as the one attacked." I Circumstantial Evidence. /Too often lives are sworn away by cir­ cumstantial evidence which often times seems convincing proof of guilt For some time past C. G. Triem,typo at this office, has accused the writer and force of sticking pins in the stool for him to to sit on. Occasionally he would hop off his seat with exclamations more em­ phatic than elegant and look for the ^Jiiddea messenger of pain. Last Monday "̂ •̂ aftejra di}tyNi£ smroh for the in the stool and hi«clathes,he solved to go to a physician for examina­ tion. Dr. Hanly soon located the cause and after a little cutting extracted the sharp point of a needle about an inch in length. Mr. Triem came limping back and told us he would willingly take it all back, that we were not guilty of deliber­ ately, with malice and aforethought, of puncturing his anatomy. He remem­ bers about five years ago of getting up at night and stepping on a needle, he pulled it out at his foot and noticed it was just the upper half, but thought nothing of it at the time as they were quilting at his house and broken needles were lying on the floor. About six months ago he felt a pricking on the in­ side of the left knee and from time to time in different places as the half needle travelled. Monday as above stated he found the cause of his troubles and he now stands up at the case.-^-Olewein Journal. • ? * METHODIST EPISCOPAL. *®r.W.L. tachln ol, I* Superintendent inday 10:80 A. M. ...Pastor Bunday- Dr. A. E.. Auringer. , iper Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p. x. Ladies' Aid Society meet each attentate reek. Mrs. A. E. Aurli Cora Wilson, Secretary. week. Mrs. A. G. Auringer, President, Miss Secretary. "A Cordial invitation is extended to all. ST. MABY'S CATHOLIC (GEBMAN.) Services will be held on Sunday as follows High Mass at 10 o'clock a. m. Vespers at 1 * BKV. FATHER KIRSCH, Pastor. •'clock p. mf ST., PATBICK'S CATHOLIC. Regular Sunday services at 9:30 o'clock a. ** *** a o'clock every third Sunday BKV. FATHKB Omi* Pastor. ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC (GEBMAN.) St. John's Catholic Church, Johnsburg have services on Sunday as follows: High Mass at ID o'clock a. m. and Vespers at S •felock p. m. Bav. FATHKB SiintM. Pastor Chicago & North-Western. Leave McHenry. 7JBam... ?JBam... Ulan... SJSpm... TJSam... 7J*an>... USpm... WAN OAT TnAixs. Arrive HoHenry. ... Via Des Plalnes ....... .8.89 a m .....Via DesPlaines ...6.00pm ..... " *' " 8.54 pm •VNDAT TRAINS. . ..Via Des Plaines........IJ.14 a m Via Elgin... . .6.00 p m wana DAY TRAINS. ..IhaDes nalnes VJOam .yla Des Plalnes..^,, .8.50 a m Via Elgin p m STTNDAT TRAINS. Via DesPlalnes..... i. ̂ .ao a m Via Elgin.. 10.30 a m Elgin .8.40 pm ...Via To the Baying Pskllc. I wisb to announce that I have bought tile entire business formerly owned by Owen & Chapell and intend to operate the same at the old stand to the liking of the public to the best of my ability. I will at once begin and make the stock complete in every department and in­ tend to run a strictly cash business, and by selling for cash will convince you all that I can sell goods much cheaper than ever before. 1 will' try hard to please yon all and hope to gei a itereofyoortr^, &&GBATOU* A MU|Whl <wsls» -/} Mrs. D. F. Hanly and Mrs. W. C Besley were at home to a company of their young friends last Thursday even­ ing. Progressive cinque was played at five tables, the "honors" were won by Miss Edith Wright and Mr. George H. Hanly. A delightful luncheon was served after which a few selections of excellent music were enjoyed. At a late hour the company departed hoping they would soon be privileged to enjoy an other evening so delightfully spent. Those present werew Misses Messrs. _ - - Agnes Perry, - vCteorge ff. ftahly, Berniece Perry, 3E. C. Joslyn, Dora Besley, | H ̂ iManford Whitten Kate Howe, i Geo. H. Gilbert, Edith Wright, J;Bert Parks, Ella Spaulding^ ' Bayler Smith, Ella Parker, , ; ^ l>r. W. C. Besley, Jennie Covell, ' -1). F. Hanly, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tweed. Family Gathering. Sunday, March 3rd was the occasion of a very pleasant family dinner party at the residence of Isaac Went worth This date is of threefold interest in the Wentwortli family, being the birthday anniversary of Mr. Wentworth also, the son, Wm. Wentworth and daughter, Mrs. Chas. Lamphere. Thoee present were: Wm. Wentworth, wife and children, Mrs. Hetty Fuller and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lamphere. An Ol̂ feet Lesson. On February 6th, 1001, States Attor­ ney Lowell, who had then been in of­ fice three days less than three months, paid over to Superintendent Wire, for the school fund, the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars and fifteen cents, that being the amount of fines secured and collected by him while in office, less his legal fees for his services. At this rate for twelve years the amount would aggregate over $6000. As a mat­ ter of fact, not one cent had been paid for the proceeding 17 years. The be- ffiiudfiff Of tfalA mnafe 1» very wicked. • .. •••/ " . . A Wwkly B«4|«t of Fcnoiud Matters Pkked tip Here and There fey The Plalndealear 8crlt>«. t Klgln Butter Market. The offering of butter amounted to 6,000 pounds. The lots offered were Os­ wego, Batavia and Sterling. No bids were made and call dosed without sales. The official market was made steady at 22| cents. Sales for the week were 599,tOO pounds. James B. PerryJsfo Chicago today. E. C. Joslyn Sundayed with Elgin rel­ atives. John L Story spentj Sunday in Mc­ Henry. Hon. F. EL Granger spent Tuesday in Chicaga J. H. Miller visited friends in the city over Sunday. * Jay Gilbert speftt Sunday and Monday in the city. T. P. Walsh called on friends in Nan- da last Sunday. Mrs. F. K. Granger was a Nunda vis­ itor last Sunday. Master Edwin Owen has oeen uck for several days past. Mrs. Chas. Nichels visited Dundee friends over Sunday. Geo. H. Hanly visited his brothers in the big city Sunday. Miss "Mamie Granger is suffering With an attack of mumps. Little Edward Lamphere is improving from his recent illness. Miss Edith Wright spent Sunday at her home near Woodstock. * States Attorney Lowell was a Mc­ Henry visitor last Thursday. Nick Barbian was the guest of Chica­ go friends the first of the week. Earl Lawlus, of Wheaton, is visiting at the residence of Dr. F. C. Boss. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Block, of Dundee, spent Sunday with McHenry friends. The Current Event Club met with Miss Julia A. Story Tuesday evening. Mrs. Wm. Stevens visited relatives in the vicinity of Spring Grove last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Saylor, of Ring- wood, visited at D. F. Hanly's Friday. Adam Musgrove visited his sister, Mrs. Kitchen, of Chicago, last Sunday. Mrs. H. C. Smith entertained a large interest to S. S. He has not matured his plans fiirifcafuture bat itis to be honed he may decide to remain oneofus. Miss Lena SiaitiK, of McHenry, been visftiag Mend* in this village the past week.-~Algoaqp#tt Citizen. Wm. Todd,of RtffrrtWpft. accompanied by bis daughter, Mfett ISinira, and Miss Ida MosS, were McHenry callers tpBt Friday. J. E. Crlsty, wife and daughter, life, of Ringwood. started for Biloxi, Miia, Tuesday morning where fliey will spend several weeks. A. L Howe celebrated his fiftieth birth­ day last Sunday. A number of friends enjoyed a sumptuous dinner at his resi­ dence in honor of the occasion. Five of the total number enrolled at the Uni verba list Sunday school were awarded prizes last Sunday for perfect attendance during the past year. Mrs. O. H. Albrecht, who was the guest of her sister, Mrs. George W. Bes­ ley, for a week's visit returned to her home in Waul Charge worth, of Mc Mr. Went v with last Satuaday. ere and Mr. Went- were here Monday, ^remained for a visit auconda Leader. Dr. W. C. Besley attended the alumni clinic and banquet on Friday last at the Northwestern Dental college, Chicago, reporting a very fine time and great ad­ vancements in dentistry. --Woodstock Sentinel Baw Retl Station Agent Buss, after a long ser­ vice with the Northw^tern Railroad company |s retired from active service and placed on the pension list. Ben landed in McHenry from Germany in the year 1860. In May 1861 he com­ menced working at the station, wheel­ ing and piling wood for the use of the engines and general helper to the stat­ ion agent. September 15tb 1864 he was appointed station agent, which position he has held continuously until Feb. 28th just passtd. Mr. Bass can retire feeling conscious of the fact that during all this time he lias served his employers faith­ fully and the public justly. In the fu­ ture he will receive a monthly allowance from the company that will assist in keepipg the wolf from the door. Honor to Ben. , Bernard J . . BUM , well known to McHenry people, will succeed his Sow* the Happenings in oar CvwMy In Condensed Form for Basy Fe*ple Exchange Gleanings. Postmaster A. S. Corl, of Nunda, was here on Saturday in consultation with Rural Mail Route Inspector George A* Bennett in regard to the establishment of a new rural free delivery route.-- Marengo News. Dr. Emil Windmueller of this city and Dr. C.M. Johnson of Harvard performed an operation on AlbertMcLean on Thurs­ day morning, removing an abscess from his chest The patient is now doing as well as could be expected and will speed­ ily recover. --McHenry County Demo­ crat. Two representatives of the North­ western Railway were here in consulta­ tion with Mr. Andrew Doigon Tuesday, in regard to putting in a switch on the east side of the river, opening up access to his picnic grounds, for special trains. Algonquin Citisen. Prof. W. C. Smith has been invited to speak at Lake Geneva, Saturday night of this week before the Walworth county teachers' association, on the subject of pictures. He will probably accept as he will be in the vicinity of Lake Geneva the latter part of tbis week to attend a meeting, of teachers at Richmond -- Nunda Herald. On Monday last Geo. A.Hunt,of Green­ wood, received word from C. F. Dike, who was then at Springfield,stating that he (Hunt) had been appointed district director of institutes by the Btate board of agriculture. Mr. Hunt's field will be the Eighth congressional district-- Woodstock Sentinel. Supt. J. S. Bnuder was in Chicago yesterday to attend the annual meeting of the school superintendents being held in that city this Week. This is a part of the National teachers' association and is of vast importance to all superintend­ ents, yesterday's program being of special interest to superintendents in small cities.--Harvard Herald. A "resurrection plant." left in tmr at­ tic® last week by Justice L. P. Card, has attracted a great deal of interest. The plants were sent to Mr. Card from Mexi­ co. The peculiarity about them is that father and it is needless to say that the public will receive the same j while they appear to be dried up and R. O. Lamphere and Mia« Mayme Besley were quietly married at Geneva, 111., on Wednesday of last week. The announcement of the marriage ranw as a pleasurable surprise to their many Mends, who though anticipating the happy event were not prepared for the sudden 'culmination. In accordance with the wish of the bride the ceremony was characterized by extreme simplicity. Mrs. Lamphere is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W, Besley, old and well known residents of McHenry. She possesses a cheerful, sunny disposition and has the enviable reputation of being a prime favorite with both old and young. She has always occupied a prominent social position and as a matron will undoubtedly meet the added social requirements with the same sweet dignity that has been a notable feature of her past life. Mr. Lamphere is the aim of Mra. Ella D. Lamphere, also an old resident of this village. He is one of our prosper­ ous business men and is very popular with the younger members of society. Mr. and Mrs. Lamphere will reside with the groom's mother, Mrs. Wlh D. Lamphere, for the present where they will be at home to their friends. The Plaindealer joins a host of friends in extending heartiest congratulations. Weekly School Notes. Term examinations this week. Mrs. C. H. Albrecht was a reoent visi­ tor in the 8d room. The attendance in the 2d room is still very poor. Misses Alice and Marguerite Sutton were high eohool visitors last Friday afternoon. Lyda Going, Alice 01sop,Emma Smith and Maude Granger are pupils absent on account of sickness. Ray Long and Harold GHllis have re­ turned to their school duties. The janitor threw up his job the other day. When asked whatnpras the trouble he said: "I'm honest and I won't Btand being slurred. If I find a pencil or hand­ kerchief in tiie school while I'm sweep- in". I hanir or sa* nn RTOTT litflA * 0' - jr-- **r* -- --* while the teacher, or some one that is too cowardly to face me, will give me a slur. Why, a little while ago I saw on the board, 'Find the least common mul­ tiple.' Well, 1 looked from collar to • "*) ' A*** 5# F"- •J - , -v?.; » f ^ •f, r .v: -%, J 1' m' :•> f m- . . . Skf, ' SCENE ON J. V. ECOKLAND-S GBOUNDB AT BIlfGWOOD; ILLIWOI8. i ̂ ̂. This row of "Dochess of Oldenburg" apple tress yielded M0 boshels of :S9^«* h"*4 sessoliF î utfM)er of relatives at dinner on Sun­ day. Mrs. M. Knox visited her daughter, Mrs. W. Bolger, at >North Nunda last week. Mrs. Georgiana Warren, of Nunda, is a guest at the home of R. H. Sherburne this week. E. Cropley jp here from Richmond undergoing treatment for rheumatism with Dr. Auringer. V. S. Lumley, of Woodstock, was shaking hands with McHenry friends last week Thursday. Chas. Mead, of Elgin, was here the first of the week to attend the funeral of Mrs. Wallace Colby. Mr. and Mrs. John Claxton were guests at the home of A. L. Francisco in Ringwood last Saturday. Mrs. W. C. Besley has returned to Woodstock, after a week's sojourn with her sister, Mrs. D. F. Hanly. ^ Walsh,Boyle & Co., of Chicago, have closed out R. G. Tweed and will dispose of the stock of groceries at cost Lewis H. Owen has retired from the firm of Owen A Chapell having sold his courteous car* tn the future characterized the past. Mrs. Phillip's Entertains. Mrs. Emma Phillips was the hostess at a very pleasant social gathering last Saturday evening. Progressive cinque afforded entertainment after which dainty refreshments were served. Mrs. S. S. Chapell carried off the lady's honors, a beautiful sterling silver spoon and Mr. T. J. Walsh as the victorious gentleman was awarded a handsome paper knife. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. George W. Besley, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Chapell, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh. Mr. and Mrs. M W. Merriman, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. McOmber, Dr. Mid Mrs. H. T. Brown, Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Ross, Miss Julia A. Story, Miss Dora A Besley and Mr. George Gilbert A Card. We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on a 50 cent bottle of Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your cough or cold. We also guarantee a 23 cent bottle to prove satisfactory, gEJgspy refunded. S7-86t A. STOEY. i;: m: . . • , lifeless, when exposed to water the plants unfold and freshen np wonderfully. When the water Bupply gives np they dry up again and wait patiently for an­ other bath.--Harvard Independent One of the evidences of the prosperity of the country is found in the fact that the two banks of this city have about $500,000 on deposit quite a large part of this being farmers. This money is not lying idle in the vaults,but is loaned out to carry on various enterprises. Deposi­ tors, however, can obtain their money whenever they want it.--Marengo Re­ publican. , Nnndssad Hebron. At a Meeting of the executive com­ mittee of the McHenry County Farmers' institute at Woodstock last Thursday, Nunda and Hebron were chosen as the places for holding the annual sessions of the Farmers' institute next winter. Their promptness and their pleasant effects make DeWitt's LitJe Early Risers most popular little pills wherever they are kno wn, They are simply per­ fect for liver andJ>pwel trouMp, Julia A. Story and G. W. Bedqr. V- ' I, garret for that multiple; and I wouldn't know the thing if I met it on the street Last night in big writin' on the black­ board,it said 'Find the greatest common divisor, 'Well, I says to myself, both of them things are lost now and I'll be ac­ cused of takin' them so-Ill quit--Prim­ ary Education. Mrs. Wallace Colby Dead. Mrs. Wallace Colby died at 1M in thiB village last Saturday after a lin­ gering illness. The funeral was held Monday at 10:30 a m. from the resi­ dence and the body was interred in the Ringwood cemetery. Obituary jpext week. - ' .. . * Who Can Beat This r • Chas. C. Colby shipped 74 hogs to Chicago on Tuesday which averaged 300 pounds each. The lot will be sold by A. C. Granger, of the Union Stock Yards. •first- Jbt * 3 mm A Correction. In the obituary of Mrs. Philip Saupris last week the name Mrs. Maiy Thelen appeared. It should have reed Wf Jlary Hanjaia- . v - • \ Igt' m<- , V v ; 4 -: • * ? wt + - fi «+.»*Vv I. ~ J1?is New ljlilef to be Northwestern** and Vrniim LMT'P Vic«-rr(M<ideat-Was at One TtaMt aMeHenry Boy. • ' ? Twenty-nine years ago Clarence A- - Knight was a country school-teacher fen McHenry, Ol. Today be is steted foar the manageoMttt of tbeUnion Elevated, the Notihwesicnr Elevated aad tiie Lake Street Elevated Railroad ies, the aggregate of whose tiois is #2.5,000,000. * 4 ,1 While Mr. Knight Is advanced, fe&ture connected with the sale by C. T. '•x r Yerkes is the entrance into the Chicago \ field of finance of two men hitherto ttttie known in this city. These axe John B. M Dennis, already a power in New York city arid now treasurer of the Toledo;. ?•: g Traction Company, trad Thomas F. Ryan, acting president of the Morton | Trust Company of New York. % ter heads the syndicate of putthppfia r | and the former will probaWy be n dent of the Northwestern Elevated. , J Railroad. ! Representatives of the parties which / have acquired controlling interest in the properties mentioned will meet in Chi­ cago today and in accordance with the plan announced in yesterday morning's papers will elect Mr. Knight president of the Lake Street Elevated raHroadi, vice president of the Northwertern «pd Union Elevated railroad ̂and geneval counsel for all three corpotatiena, Mr. Knight will have active the three roads, as the position of dent of each is purely formal̂ the former school-teacher will all the responsibility for the these vast interests. Mr. Knight was born in 111., Oct 98, 1858. His father, John Knight was killed on the gunbo ̂ Mound City whan itwasbtownnpon l̂iie White river expedition. The aon at­ tended the common schools of MuHfary and later he was a student at the Oook county normal school. Returning McHenry after graduation, he tMB^tin a country school, being only 17 ysartrjlid/ at the beginning of his In 187^ Knight returned to began the iltudy of law in pf Spaffqid, McDaid & Wilson an4mi874 he was admitted to the bar in class with Judge Hanecy, NeUt E J u d a h , A s e l F . H a t c h H e t o y - W * Leman. Three years latsr Mr ] entered into partnsn&ip with lir. t>aid of the firm of Spafford, McDaid & Wilson, of which only John P. WfistA how survives. * Knight's relations with McDaid were dissolved in 1879, when he was appointed Assistant city attorney by Julius 8. Grinnell, and five years later npoft Grinnell'8 election as state's attorney Mayor Harrison appointed Knight to the office of assistant corporation coun­ sel, an office which he held under Mayer Roche until 1889, when he resigned to-' engage in private practioe with Paal Brown. During the ten years of Knight's con­ nection with the city law department many measures of great importance^ were enacted, the most noteworthy being the law permitting the annexation of Hyde Park, Lake View, JtAntoa and a portion of Cicero. The original act having been declared unconstitu­ tional, Mr. Knight at the request of Joseph Medill, prepared a bill to cever the case, which was passed by the legis­ lature of 1888-9. The law was frequent­ ly attacked, but was always sustained. Knight was appointed general COOK sel of the Lake Street Elevated Railroad Company in January, 1893. The road was then under the control of Under- wood, Green & Co., but in July, 1894, Mr. Yerkes obtained control and kept Mr. Knight in the service of the corpora ation. Afterward Yerkes made Knigh# general counsel of the Union Rhmal and the Northwestern Elevated rail~ roads. Mr. Knight organised the Chi* cago Consolidated Traction Oompanj^ I and acted as counsel for that corpora^ < tion until it was turned over to th» Union Traction Company. Some years ago J. W. Doene filed % bill to enjoin the construction of the elevated railroad in Lake street The case was heard by Judge Tuthill, wha^ after listening to the arguments of Mr. Knight and opposing counsel, decided in favor of the former and dimniswl the case. An appeal was taken by Doan* and while this was pending the Union Elevated Railroad Company began th» construction of its line in Wabasit; avenue. Bills wore then filed b* Wabaali avenue property owners praying an hp ; junction against the building of theroafc t in that thoroughfare, but the oases wexii dismissed and appeal* were taken to tbt: appellate court which held that a prop­ erty owner could not maintain a suit for injunction restraining the erection of allv elevate! railway in a public street. l|gt appellate court decided similarly-i» the Doene case. The latter was takwi to the supreme court, but the previoag' • V/i cision was upheld. This was a 14g vi* f \ tory for Mr. Knight and it is rnunideriid -C one of his greatest achievements. Mr. Knight was married to Ming rtifMi Brown of McHenry, IB.. tfWhVml are two children, Mte Baniek^ek M Smith eollege,and James, whoiaatkna*. Mr, Knight ia a meoiber of tike XUMi League aad Midlothian clnha He n. •- W. -