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Cavers Johnsburffh, Ring wood, Solon, - - ^ Barreville, Ostend, Storing Gt ove>' Terra % Gotta, and Wauconda ! T<^ .^r\ Cover* Vi field, Green Lake, Diffh taqua Hay a tary rural IVolome , > I- Mchenry, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY I, 1903. ".T^ NUMBER \ . • t «•* »-«-: i-nev fr « *. e*> V < - pi RECTOR Y DAVID G. WELLS, M. D. PHYSICIAN, SUBGEON AND OCULIST. . Office and residence corner Elua Mid Green streets. McHenry. •Iii§ j C. H. FEGEKS, M. D. OHY8ICIAN and SURGEON. McHenry, *•11 LK Office at ttesidence, corner OOP *•*•*«« Bllfi rtMeta. Telephone 333. . *sX& KNIGHT &BKOWN. AT LAW. 100 W-uhlngton ! Mieugo, 111. . i'. BALkN j£s. solicitor, and Counselor. Ool- spocialty. Damage Suits, etc. Office at Woodstock, ill. D T SMILEY. Counselor, Solicitor and No- Will give prompt and 1m ion to ail business intrusted to Office in Hoy's Block, Wood stock.il ENTJBT OR TBS WSST 8U»C G. CHAMBERLIN $tore. Hours froai( Ifcao a. m. to 5:30 p.! CONWAY & RAINEY c EINOWOOD, ILL. "Jjiiprii VfttingB, Wind Mills, %teel v^/ : : Wood Tanks, Farm Machinery. ^^WELL WORK A SPECIALTY ARTHUR BREMKEN, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON (DratscfMr Ant.) Spring drove, ,+jk'K." Illinois. Meyers (federal Teaming of all kinds. .*v Excavating and Orading. |^lcTiENRY ; - - - - - ILLINOIS. Telephone, IjjFarket 481. • "1BERT Q. SENQ M.roa| buffet . ,1 '• " "._••• :• ' " n.nrj nyta whaVtthese sign words mean to the wfcid. T| periments in wireless tlegrap are told, have been fcrowne' marked success. IJ°n®Pessagtf|rt sold passed between the stition atiC Bay, Nova Scotia, and fcornwal| Agent land, a distance of 2.3J miles There seems no reaafc to do statement. The govejior S^'iry n, ^tiji ' ' V/l Justice of, the PeaceTnnibfeneral In surance Agent, including Accident and Life Insurant:®. >A(ent for Continental Casualty Co. Insure "WRn nome agents, smooth-tongbe strangers 40m«t<ime0 lead people astray. WIST MOHESKY. - - III. C. R. THURLWELL .Attorney, Counselor and Solicitor, Col­ lections, Real Estate, Etc. Office over Chapell's store. McHENRY, ILLINOIS. F. C. ROSS, D. D.S. £̂05 McHehry Illinois -«Over Petpsch's Drug Store, next to Bank. )« TMaphone JMo. a®3. SIMON STOFFEL Insurance Agent for all classes of property in the best Companies. ? Wut McHenry, UliaeU. 8OCIBTIB8. MASONIC. v MCHBNRY LODGE, NO. 158, A. F.and A. M.-- Regular Communications the second and fourth Mondays I11 each month. S. S. CUAI'ELL. W. H, JOHN EVANflON. Secy. • y;* w.ao. F. I Bt. Patrick's Court. No. 1S7, W. C. O. F.,meet the First Saturday and T hird Wednesday evenings of each month, at Forester Hall. MKS. M AI«Y COBB. <'HII^F Hunger. Ku. E4TP>TK ADAKS. ^ i . . M. W. A,- : Itegular Meetings every Second and Fourth Wednesday evenings of each month, at Staf­ fers Hull, W. P. STEVEMS, Consul. II. C. Mr.AD. Clerk. I 0. O. F. 'Meet First and Third Sundays of 4eh tflraih In Forester Hnll. ANTON ENOEI.N. Chief RanflW. JOHK NEISS, Ktvordin^ Secretary. i Locif* OEUTKL. Financial Secretary. JOHN J. BAHBIAM, Treasurer. ' 1 Trustees* John .Uelmer, Anton Kngeln |en Lauer. \C. O. F. 1st. Patrick Court No. 746, C. O. F. Meetings aid the Second and Fourth Monday evenings each month In Forester Hall. . John Fleming, 0. B. •Walter Bolger, ft. 8. ff leave rs hicago & North-Wester*. Effective Oct 12, 190S yittMH OAT TRAJ MS. ' -0UTHBOUKD u^&en^. .Via Elgin J.4H a m . Via lies Plaines.. Via Des Plaines.. [p ip Via Dos Plaines.. •OMOAY TRAIHS. ..... Via Elgin ..Via l>es I'liiines... . .... Via Eljtin WSKB DAT TRA1KS. . a m . .&.M) p m ..*.47 p m ...11.14 a m . .11.14 a m ... 3 p m ary SOtTTHBOaiW. icago. a m .10.30 a m 8:45 11 m .Via El pin Via T>es Plaines. .Via El»?in SCBDAY 1'KAIMS. .. ,.V|H F.lftln Vln P.lirin . . igers taking 7::i3 train from stations Crystal Lake can change at Cg$*UU id arrive la vliteaev atod^a.». * • INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS. It4wa Onnrninc Load AMn Mekcd Cf by the W«f. Klgln Batter Market. Batter was firm at 29 cents on fte board of trade. There were no oflFer- ings and no sales. The price committee made the official market firm at 20 cents. The sales "for the week were 500,000 pounds. Remember the Mew Year's dhnce at Stoffel's hall to-night. New Year ball at Stoffel's "hall to­ night by the M. W, A. Win. Garrison has moved into the Van Slyke house, near St Mary's church. Grot & Damgard sent a team to El­ gin Monday for a load of coke, lor nse in the brewery. At the poultry show in Elgin last week Matt Pitzen took third prise with his pit game stag. A boy was bora to Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kaiser Monday, December 39. on the Ed. Knox farm. Sam Wells fell while skating "on the river last week receiving several sevelre bruises about the head. Reed's full orchestra will furnish music for the dance at Stoffel's hall to­ night. The best that is. . The Cemetery Aid Society will meet at the home of Mts. Jas. B. Perry on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 2:30 o'clock. The Willing Workers will meet with Mrs. H. T. Brown next Thursday after­ noon, Jan. 8, at the usual hour. Schaefer's harp orchestra will furnish music for a danoe at St Joseph's hall, Johnsburgh, on Friday evening, Jan. 2. The Borden Co. commenced cutting ice Tuesday and • have a large force ot men at.work filling their mammoth ice house. Snyder Bros., agents for the Tossetti Brewing Co., are sporting a flashy new beer wagon with their name printed on the side in letters of gold. The train which reaches .McHcnry at five o'clock in the evening, from the south, was one honr late Monday night, the locomotive being disabled at Pala­ tine. "Ad" and "Bill" T?sr© iu Ike village uao&iie on Christmas night for being drnnk and disorderly What a shock it must hav6 been to them! M. W. A. dance at Stoffel's hall to- night.N Remember that Reed's orches­ tra. including trap drummer will fur­ nish the music. Dance tickets $1.00. Supper 85 cents per plate. . Amos Wolf was the victim of a sur­ prise at his home Tuesday eveuing. A large number of friends gave him an unexpected visit and took poeseHsion of 'he house. All enjoyed the eveut. Some persons have been in the habit shooting tame pigeons lately and the owners of the same are not a little pleased. No troe sportsman would think of bringing down another man's turds. In checking np bis accounts for the year 1902 F. L. McOmber finds that he ha sold exactly 102 stoves. Mr. Mc­ Omber is a firm. J>eliever in the merits <>f printer's ink as' the above result «how8. John Frisby, who was so badly in jured by being thrown from a wagon on May 16 last, is still confined to the house, but is only able to sit up at intervals. The chances are good for his ultimate recovery. f, A cowboy v toe tenderfoot conceive* him is portrayed in a graphic short -tory by H. Giovannoli in LippincottV a>r January. It is called "A Bull Mountain Pastoral," and is surcharged with the smoke of gunpowder. While unloading beer at Richmond last Wednesday Peter Winkles met *'itb a painful accident ' One of the heavy half barrels came down on two of tiis fingers and smashed them badly. \s a consequence he carries.his hand, in a sling. J. C. Ladd shipped four loads of hogs to Chicago this week from Ringwood. Among the lot were droves belonging to Will Stevens and, Jos.- Jnsten who went ro Chicago'Monday ntgbt with the ship­ ment. The two latt6f"!gentlemen made a large shipment of hogs last year at this time Little Peircy Lodts evtertsined a number of bi« friends, last Saturday evening. Santa Clans bro'ught him a isagic lantern for Christina# and with it he amused his guesli^ The little ones had a nice time and left withont tearing the bouse down. The ice on the mill pond is about ten inches thick and exceptionally clear and free from weeds this year, even near the shore. Geo. Meyers has taken con tracts for filling the several ice bouses aud will soon have a large gang of men at work. He commenced marking and plowing Tuesday. Special evening ssrvfQi^ wilt com­ mence at the Universalis!; church next Wednesday evening. Rev. E. L. Conk- lin, of Elgin, is expected to he here next Weduesday and Thursday evenings and Rev. A. C. Grier, of Racine. Wis., on Friday evening. Further notioe will be given next week. States Attorney L >well is after a gang of chicken thieves at Union and he is making some of the offenders beg. For a long time that community has been at the mercy of this gang and the people are all up in arms determined to put a stop to the raids. Some of the thieves have even threatened violence if anyone '-m thiaif! • OF A PERSONAL NATURE. PEOPLE TH*T YOU KNOW AND PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW. A Weekly Budget of Personal S»H«n Picked Up H«re and There t»J The Platndraler Scribe. Mrs. 8. S. Chapell was in the city Monday. v- .• Mrs. Sayler Smith wis in the city Saturday Miss Etta Colby is Visiting relatives in Chicago. Miss Florence Granger spent Christ­ mas in Chicago. Editor F. L. Carr, of Wauconda, was a caller Tuesday. Peter Rose, of Woodstock, wai in McHenry Monday. Henry Poile, of Wiafield, HI., called on McHenry friends last week. Misses Lena and Dora Stoffel have been in Chicago the past week Mrs. E. W. Howe and daughM*. El oie, were in Chicago Wednesday. Sam Wells is spending the holidays with his brother. Dr. D. G. Wells. Mrs Fletcher, of Chicago, is a guest at the home of O N Owen this week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fay are guests of Wm. Bonslett and family this week. Miss Mina Hopper, of Elgin, visited R. H. Sherburne and family recently. Dr. and Mrs R G Chamberlin were Chicago visitors the first of the week. Stephen H. Freund and George Freund were Chicago visitor* Tuesday. Mrs. A. C. Spnrling and dsnghter, Caroline, were Chicago visitors Monday. Dr. Nye, of Johnsburgh, and Duke Holmes were Chicago passengers yester­ day. Miss Hazel Spaulding, of Chicago, is visiting relatives and friends here this week. Mips Mabel Vasey. of Chicago visi­ ted at the home of R, Waite the past week. Henry McDonald was a guest at the home of his father, Sam'l McDonald. Friday. . Miss Anna McGee, of Harvard, is a holiday gnest at the home of Dr. C. H. Fearers. . . - L~.ao Went worth came home from Gilberts to spend a few days with his children. Mr. and Mrs. Jas Laughlin, of Single Stone, Wis., spent Xmas with McHenry relatives. James and -Vera Fitzsimmons, of Ctti cago, are visiting McHenry friends and relatives. Misses Edna Story and Vera Fitzsim­ mons were calling at Ntinda the first of the week. Mrs A. G Eldredge. of Algonquin, called at the home of C. T. Eidredge this week. H. M. Jensen and family, of Wood­ stock, visited here the latter pirt of last week. n Little Harriet Chapell has been quite jick the past week bnt at present writ- ii g is better. Mrs. E. M. Owen spent Christmas with Elgin friends. She reportsa very enjoyable time. Paul Isherwood and Willie Sargeant. of West Chic igo, visited Car'e and Clayton Ross over Sunday. Mrs. Frank Chapman and daughter,. Frances, of Chicago, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. T. J.' Walsh. Dr. and Mrs. I , T. Browa spetit Christmas with their daughter, Mrs. Clarence Knight, in Chicago. Bert Stebbins, wife and child, ?>f Dix­ on, visited with his mother, Mrs. C.^I* Stebbins, a few days last week. ' Miss Clara Wighinian, of Chicago, is spending the holiday vacation with her parents, Mr. ? nd Mrs. H. E. Wight- man. Messrs. Elmer Duera and Hcott Good­ win. of Nunda, were Sunday guest of Misses Edna Story and Vera Fitzsim­ mons. Dorr Kennedy, wbo has mining in­ terests in Oregon and \^a*4)ington. Is" here this week, the guest of bis sister. Mrs. H. C. Mead Mr. and Mrs D. F. Hanlv partook of Christmas^ turkey at the home erf the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bennett, in Elgin. (jhas. Gibbs. who has been in South Dakota the past several months, re­ turned last weel ard will probaWy re­ main here nntil spring. Mr. and Mrs C- E Chapell, of EJgin, aud Mr. and Mrs. B. C. G»'tzleinan, of Algonquin, were Christmas guests ̂ at the home of S. S. Chapell. Mathias Weber went to Adntns, Minn., Tuesday, to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Anton Schneider, who died at Salt Lake City on the 25th. R. P. Probasco, tand commissioner of the Vera Cruz and Pacific Railroad in Mexico, and F. C. Colby, of Chicago, are guests of John I. Story this week. H. J. Petersen, of Cleveland. O , Miss Josie Gage, of Hampton, Iowa, and Frank Knowles, of Chicago, spent Christmas w -ck with C. C. Colby and family. Mrs. A. W. Reynolds is spending the holidays at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. Reynolds. A. W. spent Christmas and Sunday here and will start the New Year here. Lieut WinfieM 8. Wood barn, of Rockford, visited his pTfents, Mr. And Mrs David Woodburu, last week. He has a lucrative position in R<x-kfo|*d and is well pleased with the city, Rav OwWi will be out from Chicago ijttdnf evening of this week to do aunt#* piano tuning for McHenry people. Mr. Owen is an expert at the business and always finas inoi$t Ujpn he can do'when here. . _ " Frank Rorer, of Columbus, Neb.-, was a guest at.the home ol his aunt Mrs. M. Merriman, the past week. He, bad been to Clifton 1U., to attend the funer a) of his brother, Leonard, 'and stopped hei e on hi9 way home D. H. Fullington and family and Miss Jennie Doal, of Woodstock, C. L. Page and children and Miss Martha Rossman attended the Cnristmas tree and* ate Christmas turkey with J!1 F. Glaxton and family ou Cinbtinas Day. - Mrs. Ed.. Dalton and children, of Kan­ kakee, were guests last week at the home of her*patents, Mr and Mrs H. C. Mead. Miss Iva Mead, of Elgin, was also home. The entire lamiCy spent Christmas day with MT. and Mrs. Earl Mead at Oak Park. FARMERS' INSTITUTE. Hmjt Good Speakers Kngaged--Farmer* Should Attend. The farmers' institute will be held in McHenry Tuesday aijd Wednesday, Jan. 18 and 14 President H. T. Thomp­ son announces that msny good speakers will be in atteftd&aiee.: . L. H Kerrick, of Bloomington. . the most successful cattle feeder in the country, will giyfe a lal^ on Beef, anoth­ er on Live Stock Husbandry and Agri­ cultural Prosperity. A. J. Glover. cif. E^n, will give a talk on Farmers' Dairy -Cows, also on the Silo. He is {ood and practical. C. C. Pervipr, of Sh'efiield, a success ful farmer, will tell us abont Feeding and Care of Hogs for Market, also on Practical Education, and Clover, Its Value on the Farm. Mrs. Emma Hey, of Difon. will, tell us of the ptowAbili ti#e * of .one aore of ground. -*• • J. P. Mftsoff, bf Elgfri, "will have a. paper on Farniing.as (i" Bnsiness and>fc Home. Heis.a practical farmer. Fred H Rankinr of the University 7of Illinois, is a^prncti^al farmer. J9e Will discuss Improvement in Live StoQljr, and "Jest Hog." *'• - s t>niKv;'Af fh>' University of Illinois, will t^ll 'us of some expieriments with Soy Blab's and; Winter Vetch,- and improvement in Co^n Ornwing. " Then comes; the . Wohjen's Session." Mrs. H P.B*ukl<|dd.oiBiingw(>od. will read a pafier oartbe Sanny Side of Farm Life. '• - - Mrs S. Noblfe Kfng< of :Blooming£onu Se<+etary Illinois 'Association of Domestic Sconce, will give a talk on Dunewtic Science iij the Publlp Schools. Mrs*. H. M. Dpnlwp, ot Savoy, Vice-' President af- the Illiuois Asiwoiatton of Domestic Svience,-. will give a talk on Domestic Seieoce in k Gcneral Wuy. , DIES SUPAENLV' THE RUINS IN RICHMOND TEN GOOD BUSINESS BUILDINGS CONSUMED Bt FIRE. I,ramnl ; H»rer, an Old McHenry Roy. •• ,|ta»se* Away atdlflon, III* Leonard -G. >Sorer.> nephew -of Ml* . M. W. MertimaU, aud son of Mrs. But­ ton. wh<» now -resides at Rochester, Minn., died Wednesday, Dec. 24, $t Mercy hospital. Chicago, of general ttf-. bercnlosis. He was taken iU on Thanks? givintcday. Leonard G. Rorer was burn in this village Apr|U 20, 18A0. At the age o^ fourteen he-went to Dwight, Dl., where he « ap apprent#jpd to- his. uncle, .Cbas,. Newell, to...l,earn the. tinner's trade. On Thank^gVvtng da^r> 1^70, be west to- Ill , and, secured 'employment with" Gagpa 'T^ftin.ith^ir hard ware store. " ' ' •** ' In the cpring of: 1874 be engaged in the hAftfrware business with J, 3- Colby at. Clifton. The funefal -was held at Clifton, December 27. Tbe Cliftoti 'A<Pv*H ate says that Mr Roref Wim* Well kttowii and liked because o' his upright dealings and sunny dis­ position and that his death came as a personal bereavement to every citizen of that village. A High Wind and no KfM-IHtle* to Fight the Fire--Valiant *fi»rk by a Bucket Brigade Bravjr LWM. : . A fire in Richmond Christmas morn­ ing destroyed ten two story buildings and at least twenty business places, en tailing a loss of not. less than $10,000 with less than $8*(TOO Insurance. So far as can be determined the fire caught iu the uakuiyr.iUU when it was di8coveredr ab »ut ^o'clock, had gained soph headway tiiat'it was beyond con­ trol. The wind was from the' west, blowing a gale, atfd that, with tfie brick bank "building, prevented the flames spread­ ing to fhft-west. " On*the east and south there was nothing "but a solid row of wooden buildings*, all dl "which were de­ stroyed." T^ere were no adequate facilities to fight. tire in the village--only a chem­ ical engine which worild not work--but the men and the women did valiant service with pails and' buckets, and by hanging guilts and carpets, which were kept wtet. on the residence.of ,Theo. C Schroder, they finally „s.upceeded in , etopp'pg. .the. flamep. -By the , above meaofe, and the help of a sixteen foot al­ ley, the fire was stopped, and none too great credit can' be given to the men who, at the risk _of their lives, accom- plished the feat*. Bnt.it was almost a life and death case,. for, had not the. tire, ceased whejre it did, at least a do^eu more houses would have been burned. Fortunately no live* were lost thougl< many had narrow escapes. Willie Patcben, of Lake Geneva, wbo was em­ ployed in the bakery, was overcome bg the smoke, but soOn revived when car­ ried out into tfee air ." .^W-e give below' a pttrltiaf list of th« losers by the fe'rt: * A Fisher, ba^e^y,'total loss. 8tone & RbtnOnr, butchers, saved s part 'fcf their stock. Fred Gleason, jeweler, total IOBS. . ftyqHist, drugs. ete...totHl low, . iuah. , Joihn Still well, residence, total loss. . . Milliner, saved part of her stock. ' Mrs. Rice, restaurant total loss. Joseph Vesley, lost s'tock and bouse- 4i<rfd goods. V S. A. Nash, groceries, furniture and undertaking, loss p^fial.V /Jolin Wmy, furni^H)|^ saV^d most of iiis stock. ^ - jQaf^ette printing o ffice, total JORS. R Johonnott. gro^ijjes, t^>tal loaa'v Dr. S. R. Ward bis library, hi strdniShte HiyL yjgRoe lutnitup). J)r. L. li. dentist, total Iq^tu if,h^ pt>8t office5 (ixtutres and miist oi fli^. WHil were savjpl, v , XU^;|Vomeu'8 B^eU^#"Corps lost every thing?, ' : ii .. • The Congregational J|adfe8- lost theii "kitchen and dintfte room outfit. It is a.Berioi^bkfw to our* neighborV business inter^fet^bui we "^jrpect, when the busing iuep. get squared away, to see otber and better buildings on the site of tha.psesent ruins.... r t . The heaviest losers are M Hickib. |5,000. on buildings; P. G. Sklnkle, 14.000^ on buildings,' neither-having a cent of insurance. A SAD DEATH. Barbara Barblan Pawet liny Al Bn Home In this Village. Barbara Barbian, youngest daughter of Nicholaus and Mary Barbian, died at her home in this village st 5:12 o'clock Friday morning. Dec. 26, of inanition, brought on by melancholia, with which she had been afflicted during the past year. Barbara Barbian was corn in McHen­ ry. May 8, 1875, and has resided here breaker at the condensing factory. 50,000 pounds of milk were rtcei bottled before the boys started ... . , ,tl This will givesome idea of then-3^? with her parents continuously. She tv- EXCHANCE GLEANlNl HAPPENINGS IN WHENRYLA ADJACENT COUNTIES. '•t. A Mltrellaaeou A>uiortmrnt »f 3K* | Items In Csndensrd 1'ara Vw CAflv*,' lenee of Bnsy People. Genoa Times: Tuesday was a re«^n was naturally a bright and pleasant girl, with an ever-ready smile for ber friends whenever she met them, until she became afflicted. She was a true Christian at heart and a devout member of the Roman Catholic church. Besides her parents there are six brothers and three sisters left to mourn her untimely death. The brothers, are Jacob, Frank J., John J:, Anton G.,Nich olaus E. aud Jos»ph N. Elizabeth, (Mrs L. -Dinimel) the oldest sister, died two years ago, December 28, being the day and mom h on which Barbara was laid to rest. I'he living sisters are Mary, who is in a oonvent at Denver, Anna, (Mrs. E. E Mullen) of Oak Park, and Susie, who resides w ith her parents. The funeral was held at St. Mary's church on Sunday, Dec. 28, at one o'clock, Rev. Fr. Barth officiating, and was attended by a large concourse ot people. The remains w ere interred in i he McHenry cemetery. The family has the sympathy of thi- tnany friends throughout the county. • ENTERTAINMENTS. Audience* Atteud the two Kvents at StoAtl'n Hall. GltKNTS A FRANCHISE., 'iT'Hr 5i-. Waucon In Village Gives. Kleetrle Ruari . The members of the St Mary parish have done their share in making the holidays pass pleasantly and can now rest on their laurels. The card party giyen by the ladies Friday afternoon was well attended and everyone present had a good time or it was no fault of the management The tirst prize, a glove box, was won by .MiBs Emma Weber; the second, fancj -"i Uolo i, by itiius iune tel*z; the third, a comical bank, by Mrs. Ma- ihias Weber. In the eyening the heavily laden <»nd beautiful Christmas tree attracted the attention of the young people, while the illustrated lecture by Rev. Ed. K ijtoldschmidt was a source of entertain uient for the older persons present. Rev Goldschmidt is a good speaker and bis illustrations are i|ue. It wns a source of amusement and instruction as well. 1 On Mouday evening of this week the young ladies of the parish gave an en­ tertainment that was strictly first-class in every respect, every number being 4<»od and receiving round applause fhe farce, "A Parliament of Servants," was well received and caused any amount of laughter. A large numbei of young people re uiained after the program and indulged iu th# mazy waltz. Withal it WM a pleasant affair. MAD DOG SCARE. Animal tin Amuck on Wait Sldo--Other UogH Bitten. w aigbttf In corporation. THE HOR8E DICD A ud ttr* BoHeiiKarten Wanted Bit Money Back Forthwith. ' , Some time ago Ben Rosengarten,nwhct buys old iron aud rags and does a gen eral juuk business, purchased a horse of Jos. Stilling for the consideration of $15. Soon after the transaction the animal kicked the bucket and lien oommenced to uiouru,--not for the horse, but the $15.0b. He entered suit to recover the money, claiming that he wa>> not of age and the transaction was not le^al, al­ though old enough to get married and buy old iron. The case came up before Justice Mead last week, with C. R. Thar I well attorney for the prosecution and F EL Granger for the defendant. The cas» was decided in the former's tayoranda judgment entered against* Mr Stilling for the amount in litigation aud costs. ^ 'ttrw Oflloi-ni In. C. O. f. On Motnla) evening. De<'. 22, St Pat* rick's Court No. 74tt. C. O, F.,' elected the following officers for the ensuing year: James Hughes, C. R. M A. Sutton, V, C. it, Walter Utdger, Sec. and TteiM. Geo. Frisby, Financial Sec. . John FJialen, Delegate. B^J. Frisby, Alter-ate. John Phalen. John Flemming, Mar­ tin Conwav. Trusteea. Richard Givens, B. Frisby, Oon- dncttirs. fid. Walah, Chaa Gibta,^tlwktin«^ , • At its last meeting tbe municipal board, of 1ttke-^iUage af Wauconda passed an orditfftftbe^t^attting va.-ftfty years f^anchise^ to W.« D Fall, W. T. Block C. ~ft. Le^art .aiSd others of Chicago -to build and operate an electric railroad within in corporate fimitd. The ordi nance is<da»v£i» uaual terms, and thd... Waafteadit^ft: bava made the error usual, in a town's first street railroad ex perience of permitting the use of T rails, though |ht8 jfeature is'Of less«'onse<iu«iice if t^e rajliujwV Merely crosses streets in­ stead t(&fcfll lon^lttldinaHy. The ordinance also provides folr the leasing'to rtie railroad company of the village's-pabJic'grounds for a depot site, iu consider%Tl»ott Tof which the railroad company Is to li^ht Wauconda's main street witfe electricity." j • * ; fpi VleMn*. F«ink, the 7.^year old son pf Mr. and Mrs. Fswfc- Holtz, of Duudee, was drowned in Fox river Friday afternoon. Fred Rey wood, who lives ou the river bank, vbeard the little fellow scream and saw him go down but he disappeared before anything could be done to save him. TheaeCuient happened between 4 and 4:80 O'clock1 at t* point on the riv­ er some' 400 feet south of the bridge at Main street"' The water there i-» four or five feet deep and tbe current is swift As the hoy sank into the water he was undoubtedly carried under the - k>ira*aiit Party. Last Friday eveuing Miss Edna Story entertained.about twenty youug people in honor of her guest," Miss Vera Fitz­ simmons. The evening was pleasantly spent at the card tables, progressive cinch being the game. Prizes were won by Miss Eleanor .VcGee aud Clyde R. Thuriwell., Dainty refreshments were served and all were well pleased with the efforts Of their hostess. Messrs. Scott Goodwin, wno is attending the state University at Champaign,'(tend Floyd Cavolt, of Nunda, were among -A A large dog with white and black shaggy hair ran amuck on the west side hist Wednesday, biting other dogs in its course, and finally made its way to tbe prairie south of town where i<; was seen later frothing at the mouth. Brad Smith's dog was attacked and bitten, being killed later by Mr. Smith. It is thought a dog belonging to D. G. Nellis was also bitten, and there may be sev­ eral more of which nothing y known. No one seems to know where the strange dog came from ot; where it ended it* wild chase. The board of health has ordered that all dogs in McHenry shall be either chained or kept inside until tbe danger has subsided. All dogs tound running at large will be taken in Charge by the village marshals. Cryntal Lake to he.Restocked. Crystal lake, wbit-hr is now one of the favorite angling places within easy reach of Chicago will become still more popular among fishermen, as the state fish commission has stocked it with bass and croppies this week. P. H. Leonard received the other day a telephone message from L. T. Hoy of Woodstock conveying the information that the commission would soon send a onsignihent of fish to Crystal lake for the purpose of stocking the lake. Tbe tish arrived Tuesday and were placed in tbe lake by Mr. Leonard. It will be welcome news to disciples of Isaac Wal­ ton that Crystal:lake is to be kept well supplied with game fish.--Nunda Her­ ald. Victor Mudgett Pattsos Away. Victor Mudgett, son of Mi. and Mrs. Wm. Mudgett, former residents of this place, died last Saturday in the hospital at Dunning, at ten o'clock. Undertaker N. J. Justen was called to Chicago Sun day to take charge of the remains which were brought to McHenry for interment Monday. Deceased was the son of the late Wm. Mudgett and was favorably known here in his boyhood days. He leaves a wife. mother, three sisters and one brother. He had been a great sufferer for some time aud his friends find consolation in f our tovrh and vicinity. Harvard Independent: Report is 1 Rev. W. A- Sunday, who ha3 been ducting a series of revival meetins Iowa, met with an unfavorable lion recently, which, it is feared, will salt seriously. A number of the people of the town in which he was preaching took exception to some of his statements and ducked him in a tank of cold water. As a result he contracted a severe col* and has since been ver>*ilL Harvard Herald: At Hebron there been for a month or more a numbec* It typhoid fever cases, in a few yiiitailina several in the same family have been af dieted, resulting in an investigation being made as to tbe cause, which phyai| cians say was due to eating raw oyster*! The cause has been so direct that man^ Hebron people are positive that such is a| fact and have refrained from eating itow| oysters. jj| Harvard Herald: R. W. Wright Belvidere has announced his candidaq*| for one of the three circuit judgeship | from this district. Mr. Wright has 1 long been a leader of the bar of Boone county, is recognized as one of tha ^ ablest attorneys in this part of the stata J ' and is well equipped by reason of h|t* experience as a successful lawyer to| make the district an acceptable judge, a\ worthy successor of tbe brilliant Judge! Fuller, for whose seat he is a candidate. | In presenting Mr. Wright^ Boone county honors herself, as he will honor the bench if seleoted by the judical conven­ tion. - Harvard Herald: McHenry County State Bank at Woodstoek has mtdorguuc & Cuaiifcc ^ its Xua presidency of the institution' liin pswriil from Geo. L. Murphy to J. D. Donovan and Earl E. Bower becomes cashier in place of W. C. Eichelberger. Change itt the directors of the bank include H. A^ Stone in place of Geo. L Murphy «qA O S Marron in place of W C Btohel- berger. Mr. Donovan, tbe new dent is a successful businessman, integrty and upright business during a quarter of a century he waaeT^" gaged in the machinery business - aA Woodstock so impressed itself upon <4)aa people of the connty tnat few men higher in their esteem than he dffes. Tbe bank of which he becomes presi­ dent has been carefully managed anp during the year or more of its e: bas made an excellent showing,, reflecting on the business ability of outgoing president and cashier, Geo. L. Murphy and W. C. Eichelberger. TURNS L008E AT JOHNSBURGH. Mik* Xhlel Again Become* Demented At* < .. ...JL. tor Month* of Qnlot. the thought, "He is at rest.1 V: •M* • " e • a, A %*s\: m kV; i "•- • Mike Thiel, the basket makn Johnsburgh, who, last January was judged insane iu Judge Donz court at Woodstock and sent to the I Inm at Elgin, again became dei last Sunday evening. Constabl/ Walsh was called to JohnsbutglK' that night and took charge of tho^ He was discharged from the b«i0%r as cured some time ago and has beia'4a Iowa lately. Last week he returned to.' his home in Johnsburgh and immediate^.; ly showed si«<us of insanity. In his pockets he carried a gilt recommendation from a justice or peace in Iowa, setting forth the goocfrl! qualities of the bea<er, and it was date# " only last week, " It is believed that jealousy is cause of his periodical dementia. * |Jh Batter Market in 19<}2 Below we give the butter prices whlal| M | prevailed during the year 1902, as quot* 'i| ed by the Elgin board of trade. Thn v';y: market price for each week is given; January. 24i, 24, 24, 24i; Februaryjl 26J, 27, 29, 28; March, 27, 26, 27, 21, 27% M April. 80, 80. 27, 22; May, 22. 22„ 2*. June, 22, 21^, 2U. 21i. 2li; July. 2i, 2!» 21, 21, 20; August, 20, 20, 20, 19, 19- | September, 19, 20, 22, 22^, 22i; October^ 22^, 284, 24}. 24}; November. 24}, 25£» 2<H, 27}; December, 28, 29, 29. 29, 29. The average price for the year waai thus 24.14 cents. Save this item. Yon may wish to compare the prices of 190ft with the above. vr Will Send Stat*i In order that all may know how stand with this paper we will some time in January send subscription statements or deliver them personally to those who owe one year or more on their subscrip­ tion. Occasionally their is a person who feels insulted upon receipt of a state­ ment or "dun." If th**re are any such , on our delinquent lists they can spare their sensibilities by paying between [ now and January 6. A prompt rei will save tbe trouble of making out i mailing notices and will be much appK dated. Note the date ou the printed • %zz--' p* t*; The Plaindealer ha^ addsd thirteC^ X, new names to its subscription list dur-"^^. ing the past week. Aud \they are all • good names, too. We would Ukg ^ *"g' thouband more iust like thetu, 'iiti-' • ' J A'