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• . " , f -> •' :^'/ ; A'/•_< si®; v - ^t^vr.. £• -r:. Blankets The finest assortment in McHenry, and they are going at reasonable prices. Call and look them over before investing elsewhere. Qus. Carlsorit i • -i t Our motto: "^he best quality of everything at reasonable price," as best goods am always cheapest In the end. Specialties: Java& M<x-l>a coffee mixed, flue teas, boiled ham, canned and smoked flsb, Li m burner, brick, lunch cheese etc. Im­ ported; Edam & Swiss cheese. Gray peas, pickled beatis and genuine Holland her­ ring. For SICK and delicate people our Imported cocoa and toast is very highly re­ commended everywhere. We also sell tickets to and from Europe at lowest rate*, and exchange farms for Chicago property. Produce bought and enchangfed. Best Portland Cement Delivered at McHenry at (\ $^50 per barrel. ... WM. BELL. Factory and residence, No. 509 Hill Avenue Office, room 2, McBride block, Douglas Ave ELGIN, ILLINOIS CHARLES t REIT Wholesale and retail dealer in 1 am In the Market For Beef Veal riutton Hogs and Poultry Qlve me • cell Smoked Meats, Sausage McHenry - Illinois Pumps Steam Fittings and Olind mills Steel and Wood Catiks and Farm machinery A full line In every department We are prepared to do Well Work of all Kinds Give us a call Conway & Rainey Ringwood, 111. J This Bank receives ^deposits, bnys and sells Foreign and Do­ mestic Exchange, and __________ does a GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. We endeavor to do all busi­ ness entrusted to our care in a manner and upon terms entire­ ly satisfactory to our custom­ ers and respectfully solicit the public patronage Honey to Loan E on real estate and other first class se­curity. Spec­ ial attention given to collections INSURANCE in First Class Companies, at the Low­ est rates. Yours Respectfully PERRY & OWEN, Notary Public. Bankers. DO N'T BE FOOLEDI Teke the genuine, orlgiaiil ROCKY MOUNTAIN TEA Made only by Madison McA> cine Co., Madison, Wis. K keeps you wiii. Our trade mark cut on each package. Price, 35 cents. Never aoM tn talk. Accept no iHbaH* tats. M ytw OruggUt- A Card. We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on a 50 cent bottle of Green'8 Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your cough or cold. We also guarantee a 25 cent bottle to prove satisfactory or money refunded. G. W. BESLEY AND JULIA A. STOTY. May 21. Chicago & North-Western. Effective September 2H. 1901. WEEK DAY TRAINS. V-'ave miRTBRAT-iLn Arrive Chicago. NORTH BOL N D McHenry. 7.25 a m Via Elgin 10.00 a no 8.00 am Via Pes IMiiines 10.00 a in 3.35 p m Via Des Pluiites 5.00 p m 4.00 pm Via Elgin Mi p m 5.01 p m Via Des Plaines tl.47 p m SUNDAY TRAINS. 8.45 am Via Elgin 11.14 am 9.10 am Via Des I'laines 11.14 a 111 2.02 pm Via Elgin 5.00 pm WEEK DAY TRAINS. McHenry. SOUTHBOUND. (*K-igo. 7.32 am \ ia Des Plaines 9.30 a m 7.32 am Via Elgin 10.10 a m 8.33 am Via Des IMaines 9.50 a m 3.07 p m Via Elgin 5.45 p m SUNDAY TRAINS. 7.32 am Via Elgin 10.30 am 6.02 p m Via Elgin 8.45 p m Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. This preparation contains all of the digestants and digests all kinds ol food. It gives instant relief and never fails to oun. It allows you to eat all fche food you want. Tho most seusi tl ve stomachs can take it. By its use many thousands of dyspeptics have been Cured after everything else failed. It Is unequalled for all stomach troubles. It can't help but do you good feep&red only by E. O. DEWITT & Co., Chicago Toe II. bottle contains2H times the 50c. size. Julia A. Story and G. W. Besley NEIGHBORING NEWS AS CHRONICLED BY ABLE CORPS OF CORRESPONDENTS HEATS! Fresh Salt 9nd Smoked. Vegetables and Fruit in Season Having purchased the \^Test Side Markaf ^f F. Wat­ tles, it is fflt intention to give all jpistomers the best service Visible. I pay spot cash for hides, poultry and stock of all kinds, • thus paying the low­ est prices, and will sell on the same basis. A. C. riATTHEWS, West McHenry. Subjects for Thought The Telephone is the ideal rapid transit. The cost of transportation by this method is less than by any other. It makes you a neighbor to all prominent business houses and families everywhere. y Business Rates, 6%c. per day a«d tapu Resldeace Rates, 5c. per day aad up. Chicago Telephone Company. -Geo. fleyers- GENERAL TEAMING of all kinds. i, Excavating and Grading. McHenry* - Illinois OSTEND. The Xmas tree was fine. Ed. Martin yisited McHenry Monday. Edgar Thomas was at McHenry Tues­ day. Miss Lulu Simpson was at McHenry Monday. Bert Whitipg was to mill at McHenry Taesday. Geo. Thomas was a McHenry visitor Tuesday. Little Edna Davis has recovered from her recent illness. Sam Clark was at Woodstock Mon­ day and Tuesday. William Thomas and wife were at McHenry Monday. Miss Milly Schryver is visiting rela­ tives at Woodstock. Mrs. Edward French visited Tuesday at Miss Or villa Clark's. D. E. Say lor and Stanton Warner were at McHenry Monday. Miss Anna Harrison is spending her vacation at her home here. Robt. Richardson and Chas. EI Jecks \yej~e at W oodstock Tuesday. Jacob Schryver, wife and family- spent Christmas at Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hobart and family were McHenry visitors Tuesday. Miss Orvilla Clark and brother are entertaining their cousin from Milwau­ kee. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Hauperish enter­ tained company from Chicago Christ­ mas. Elbert Thomas returned to his school at Rockford Monday after spending a brief vacation at home. The pupils and teachers of the Ostend Sunday school presented Miss Clark, their superintendent, a fine chair as a Christmas gift EMERALD PARK. R. J. Walsh of Nunda was home Sun­ day. Miss Nancy Frisby visited relatives at Elgin recently. Ed. Behan of Gary was a caller in this vicinity Friday. Chas. Q. Buss of Chicago was calling on friends here Tuesday. Mrs. J no. Gibbs of Barreville visited friends her$ Wednesday. Miss Kathryn Walsh entertained Miss Hayes of Harvard last week. Mrs. P. Walsh visited friends at Elgin from Thursday until Sunday. Miss Ella Kane, of Woodstock spent last week with relatives here. John Reiman and lady friend of Chi cago were callers herei Sunday. Misses Edith and Nettie Whiting of Ringwood spent Thursday here. Miss Alice Knox and mother of Mc­ Henry were callers at W. Bolger's on Tuesday. Mrs. F. F. Hayes of Harvard spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Walsh. A. J. Farrell of Chicago enjoyed Xmas with ^is many friends and rela­ tives here. Walter Frisby and friend from S Dakota visited at Ed. Sutton's one day last week. Miss Margaret Sutton and Mayme Knox closed their schools for one week's vacation on Dec. 24. Mr. and and Mrs. Chas. Givena and son of l^c Henry spent Wednesday With B. Frisby and family. Miss Mayme Aylward of Elgin and Miss Annie Aylward of Chicago spent Xmas with their mother here. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lark in and daugh­ ter, Beulah, of Elgin were guests at the home of R. J. Sutton Christmas day. Misses Mary, Margaret and Alice Sntton and Kathryn Walsh,and Messrs. Chas. Gibbs and Walter Walsh attend­ ed the dance at Wauconda last Wednes­ day evening. BARRKVILLK. Mrs. Wni. Howell is very sick. Ed. Behan was a recent caller here. J. H. Parsley., was in Chicago Thurs­ day. M. S. M. West of Cary was a caller here recently. Frank Kimball of McHenry was a recent caller here. The Xmas tree at the Dublin school was well attended. Levi Lincoln spent a few days last week at E. W. Cox's. Thos. Thompson spent Tuesday in Wauconda on business. C. W. Starritt of E^anston spent Xmas with friends here. Miss Eliza Howell of Nunda is at home caring for her mother. E. F. Matthews and W. F. Wilcox were in Woodstock Thursday. Miss Lena Church called on Miss Clara Thompson Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Thompson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Whiting at Ostend. A number from here attended the Xmas dance at Wauconda and all re­ port a very fine time. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wilmington and children of Carpentersville spent Xmas at Chas. Wilmington's. Mr. and Mrs. John Pettibone and daughter, Florence, of Chicago spent this week at J. Fleming's. ' Elmer Wilmington went to Lake county Saturday to attend the funeral of his friend, Everett Neville. T O H Z A The Kind You Have Always Baantu BigMtut SPRING GROVE. Dr. Foster spent Christmas eve at Elgin. Mark Hoffman, of Terra Cotta, was a caller here Saturday. A Neieh now has his store lighted with Acetylene lights. Mr. and Mrs. An tone Guides, of Chi­ cago, are visiting here. 4 Misses Maggie and Zilla Lichty, of Elgin, spent the holidays here. Henderson Churchill and family will move into Court Hastings house. Elmer. Orvis, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, is spending a couple of weeks here. Jas. Westlake has gone to Lake Villa to run an engine at the ice houses. Ella Richardson has had a slight at­ tack of scarlatina but is now doing fine­ ly- A social dance was held Monday even­ ing at the town hall. All had a pleasant time. Mr, Johonnott and Miss Cary were remembered by their respective pupils with Xmas gifts. Mrs. Wilson and sister, Miss Hunter, have returned home after several weeks stay iii Richmond. Samuel Orvis' house caught fire Mou- day, but was extinguished before much damage was done. Mr. Goff, the section boss moved the first of this week to Belden, he having been stationed there. ' Frank Colby who left here October first and has been herding in Nebraska, has left there for the Pacific coast/# Little Florence Faden had the mis­ fortune to fall and break her arm since going to Nebraska, but is on the road to recovery. The Kimball property of twenty acres advertised for sale a forthnight ago, was not sold, there being legal difficul­ ties preventing the sale. New books will be added to the library soon, also some monthlies and weeklies among them The Youth's Com­ panion and Young Peoples' Weekly. Joseph James was a visitor at his parents' home ovef1 Christmas. He has now secured a good position as janitor in one of the Beloit school buildings. Mr. and Mrs. ElintE Martain have re­ turned to Spring Grove and are now liv­ ing in the upper rooms of Mrs. Shotliff's house. We are glad to welcome them back. Gonathan Inierson had a slight stroke about two weeks ago, but was able to enjoy his ninety-third birthday last Sat­ urday. He is now living with his daugh­ ter, Mrs. Gibbs, at Richmond. Representatives of the^GHousner Dairy Co., were here Friday, abont the bott­ ling factory. They are anxious to lo­ cate here and it lests with the farmers whether enough milk can be furnished to enable them to start or not. Don't forget to include the Plain dealer in your list of reading matter for the new year. Of twice the size of most of the country papers, it gives the news in a fair impartial manner and treats all in a courteous manner. Be sure to send in your name if you are not a subscriber already. Married, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Vrs. A. Beck, Decem­ ber 24, 1901, Will'am Johonnott and Miss Sarah Beck. After a few days' spent at Randolph, Wis., they returned to Solon, and will move at once into Mrs. Neish's house, Spring Grove. Mr. Johonnott is principal of the Spring Grove school and one of the most ad­ vanced and successful teachers in the county. His wife is a favorite with all, being a most estimable lady and her friends are legion. Spring Grove is innch pleased to welcome them here and receive them as neighbors and our earn­ est wish is that their pathway may be as promising as it has been in the past, and success ever continue with them. A shocKing accident occurred here Friday about noon. Henry Everle, of Chicago, who had been visiting at Antone Gaides, in company with others was bunting in the Steven's woods and while climbing a fence shot himself ser­ iously in the forearm. He was at once brought to Dr. Foster's office and an­ other physician summoned, but it was deemed btfst, considering the circum­ stances, that he should be removed to the Alexian Bros, hospital, Chicago, where an effort was made to save part of the hand. It is doubtful whether the attempt will be successful, as the hand was badly shattered. He is a cigar maker by trade and has a wife and two small children, Dr. Foster ac­ companied him to the city, returning Saturday morning. - A Good Cough Medicine. (From the Gazette, Toowooniba, Australia) I find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is an excellent medicine. I have been suffering from a severe cough for the last two months, and it has effected a cure. I have great pleasure in recom­ mending it.-- W. C. Wockner. This is the opinion of one of our oldest and most respected residents, and has been voluntarily given in good faith that others may try the remedy and be bene­ fitted, as was Mr. Wockner. This rem­ edy is sold by Julia A. Story and G. W. Besley. Used by the ladies of fashion all oyer the world. It's without doubt the greatest beautifter ever offend th,e American women. 85c. Hade only by Madison jdecUcine Co. Gk. W. Bjeptoy. JOHNSBURGH. Mrtv Krnmpen is on the sifek list. George and Anna Lay are on the sick list. John Do we, of Lily Lake, was a caller here Tuesday. Peter Weber dug a well for John P Schaefer recently. Caspar Krnmpen, of Richmond, was a caller here Monday. Henry Meyers is working at the ice houses at Fox Lake. Eli Manor, of Genoa, was a business caller here Saturday. John Krnmpen, of Twin" Lakes, visited relatives here several days. Frank Wattles, of West McHenry, was a caller here Tuesday. Math Steffes returned to his home after visiting relatives here several weeks. C. H. Granger and Math Weber, of West McHenry, Were callers here Sat­ urday. ' An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Math. Schaefer was buried Friday, Rev. Bec k officiating. Jacob Adams returned home from Chicago Monday, after visiting relatives there several days. Michael Thiel returned home from Iowa Friday, after visiting relatives and attending to some carpenter work there. Peter Schmitt. wife and the latter s sister returned to their home at Rose Creek Friday, after visiting relatives and friends here several months. Jacob Schumacher and George M. Nell, who are attending St. Francis Solauius college at Quincy, 111., spent the holidays with relatives and friends. )Jos. F. Schmitt is nursing a lame hand. While trying to fasten a bolt on a feed cutter the wrench slipped, run­ ning his hand into one of the knives and cutting an ugly gash in it. Dr. Nye dressed the wound and he is getting along nicely at this writing. The canning factory meeting last Sat­ urday was quite a success, many of the people taking shares and the prospects are excellent. The farmers will have a good market for their corn and vegeta­ bles should the factory locate here. The Foresters elected the following officers Saturday evening: Chief Ran­ ger, Hubert Michels; Vice Chief Ran­ ger, Math Jungen; Recording Secretary, N. L. Freund; Finance Secretary, F. Smith; Medical Examiner, Dr. N. J. Nye; Chaplan, Rev. H. Mehring; Treas­ urer, William Althoff; Senior Conductor, M. J. Smith; Sentrals, N. and M. Schae­ fer. Installation takes place January 12. Saw Death Near. "It often made my heart ache, "writes L. C. Overstreet, of Elgin, Tenn., "to hear my wife cough until it seemed her weak and sore lungs would collapse. Good doctors said she was so far gone with Consumption that no medicine or earthly help could save her, but a friend recommended Dr. King's New Discov­ ery and persistant use of this excellent medicine saved her life." It's absolute­ ly guaranteed for Coughs, Colds, Bron­ chitis, Asthma and all Throat and Lung diseases. 50c and $1.00 at Julia A. Story's. Trial bottles free. K. G. DEKKER West McHenry, 111. §6̂ ̂ FRUITS PLANTS Fancy Groceries and Delicacies! Happy New Year •i ri P GEO, SOMMERS. »niiiiniiinimimmnnmmmmnn *•: 16 •fi I VOLO. George Vasey is very sick at present writing. Robert Granger of Chicago Sundayed at Fish Lake. Miss Fannie Sexton is visiting rela­ tives in Elgin. Miss Avis Cook of Wauconda was a Volo caller Friday. Mr. Roberts of Wisconsin yisited at C. G. Huson's last week. Mrs. C. G. Huson and daughter, Marion, spent Friday at Fort Hill. Robert Richardson of Grays Lake visited relatives here the past week. Ralph^Kichardson spent part of his vaoatiori with his parents at Grays Lake. / Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parker attend­ ed the Alumni banquet at Ivanhoe Fri­ day evening. Von Fitch of Waukegan and Will Dillon of Chicago are spending their vacation at Chris Dillon's. Mrs. Hogan and daughter, Millie, of Waukegan visited friends and relatives in this vicinity the latter part of the week. Mrs. Synder and two sons of Mc Henry spent the latter part of the week with her sisters, Mrs. Ofling and Mrs. Ben Rosing, Mrs. H. C. Clemens and daughter Nellie, of McHenry and Mrs. L V. Lusk of Freeinont spent Sunday with Mrs. A. J, Raymond. There will be an entertainment given in Peter Stadtfield's hall by the young people of the Catholic church January 8 and 12. All are cordially invited. William Dunnill and family, John Vasey and family and Jobathan and Dan Ridhardson spent Christmas at Slocuin's Lake with Jack Do well and family. Those from here who attended the Christmas tree exercises at Wauconda were: Messrs. Clark and Lee Huson, John Richardson, Edgar Parker and Cbauncey Jupson. Misses Mary Ranght. Rose Huson, Jennie and Maud Walton and Helen Raymond. Free for the Aaking. Our booklet ' 'Told by a Doctor," a discussion of the diseases of the digest­ ive tract, and testimonials of hundreds who have been cured of cpustipatiop, dysyepsia and stomach troubles by the tjse of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. If interested, write today to Pepsin Syrup Co., Monticello, 111., or see Julia A. Story aud G. W. Besley. :*! ih g I § $ & $ § •r: I §! I wish you all happines and prosperity during the year I ̂ o 2 SI McHenry 111. JACOB JUSTEM. Cbe Independent 0 It is conceded on all sides that the cele­ brated and popular Beers brewed and bottled on improved and hygienic princi­ ples and known as Prima and Burg Brail are unequalled as the finest table feeers. Prima Tonic, produced by The In^epep- ViiB, dent Brewing Association, possesses a fine flavor and taste and is especially rich in nourishing constituents and invigorat­ ing qualities. The Best Beer , and nothing but the best is made by this Brewery. Try it and be convinced. Purity, strength and rich flavor are its qualifications, Delivered in barrels, hal­ ves, quarters, eights and cases. The Independent Brewing Associdtion JOS. HEinER, Manager McHenry Branch. DAILY EXCURSIONS To CALIFORNIA Through first-class and Tourist Sleeping Cars to points in California and Oregon every day In the year from Chicago* PERSONALLY (OlDIKTfD tMRSIONS Every Tuesday and Thursday, LOWEST RATES, FINEST SCENERY. SHORTEST TIME ON THE ROAD i , • rvi Only ?©Mte by which you can leave home any day In ths week $nd travel in tourist cars on fast trains all tne way. For descriptive pamphlets fluid full information inquire of nfartit agent. > (Mo & Wwestcrn