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THE JHcHENflYPUIHDEALEfl Mchenry plaindk^er co. McftENRY, « - ILLINOIS. EUMMK iVevmE/' k . ' The population of Sioux City, Iowa, ^ according to the annual directory can- v; . vass, is 57,000. " A large elevator owned by the South * Texas Grain company at Houston, Texas, burned, entailing a loss of '* *: 1130,000. The International Cotton Seed Oil company's plant at Selma, Ala., was partially destroyed by fire; loss, $100,- 000. Erwin Kissling.a farm hand em­ ployed near Le Mars, Iowa, received 1350 for a year's work, imbibed a few glasses of beer and was robbed of the whole amoupt. Suprem^Chancellor Shivley of the Knights of Pythias of the World has approved the proposition to make eighteen years the age limit for ad­ mission to the order. The price to be paid for the eleven big exhibit palaces and other proper­ ty of the St. Louis Exposition com­ pany by the Chicago House Wrecking -- company Is $386,000. They cost $15,- 000.000. - The national convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance union in Philadelphia was formally eMed Saturday with the convention sermon preached by Rev. Eugenia F. St. John of Kansas. President Charles W. Eliot of Har­ vard university announced that the qualifying examinations for the next Massachusetts appointments to, the Cecil Rhodes scholarships will prob­ ably held in January. Dr. Martin L. Yost, aged 70 years, while driving over a trolley crossing In South Allentown, Pa., was struck by a street car and killed. According to the report of J. Q. Cotchett, secretary of the bureau which managed all conventions and can- gresses at the world's fair, 220,000 per­ sons attended the 345 national and in- " ternational gatherings held in St. Louis as a result of the exposition. The schooner Sea Witch, with ft pleasure party of seven persons, which had been missing a week, ar- ved fn Everett, Wash. By the explosion of a can of powder • eleven men were injured,"six seriously and one perhaps fatally, in the Acme mines on Cabin creek in West Vii* ginia. W. R. Colton, the defaulting cashier of the Wapello (Iowa) State Savings tank, was indicted for the larceny of $25,300, pleaded guilty and was sen­ tenced to two years and six months In the Fort Madison penitentiary, where he was taken last evening. The plant of the A. D. Parr Lumber company at Clarksburg, W. Va., was burned. Loss over $100,000. One of the large three-story build­ ings of the Trenton, N. J., Oilcloth and Linoleum company was destroyed by fire. Loss, $40,000. The ship Continental, belonging to the Alaska Packers' association, was partially destroyed by fire at Oakland* Cal. Capt. Stannard was severely burned. Damage, $10,000; uninsured. The yarn mill of Andrew Flanagan / at Manayunk, a suburb of Philadel- ^ f phia. was partially destroyed by fire. Eighty girls became panic-stricken, but none were Injured. The loss is /'•r -placed at $30,000; insured. * * Fire at Pittsburg, Pa., started in a ^---three-story building, 936 Liberty ave­ nue, occupied by John Flocker, rope and twine dealer, and spread to the buildings occupied by the Pittsburg Phonograph company and W. H. Will­ iams' commission house. Loss, $40,- 000. Rev. Edward Holker Welch of the faculty of Georgetown university died In Washington, D. C., aged 83. Oliver B. Sansom, formerly of Chi­ cago, an expert and writer on insur­ ance laws, died.in New Orleans. The Fifth battery of the United States field artillery, now stationed at the Presidio in San Francisco; the Twenty-sixth battery, from Vancouver Barracks, Wash., and the Twenty- eighth, from Leavenworth, Kan., have been ordered to sail from San Fran­ cisco on Jan. 1 on the transport Thom­ as for the Philippines. f Announcement has been made offi­ cially that a freshman has been ex­ pelled from Princeton university for violating the "honor system." Dean Wright of the academic de­ partment of Yale has ordered the members of the freshman class to pay an assessment of 20 cents each in order to meet the expense incurred by the city park commissioners In cleaning East Rock park after a fresh­ man celebration there. Fire destroyed the residence of Mm. J. W. Wheeler near Stillwater, Minn. Mrs. Wheeler was badly burned and her son and daughter had narrow es­ capes. John Morley, the noted English pub­ licist, was a passenger on the steamer . Baltic sailing from New .York for Liv­ erpool. • Deputy United States Marshal J. E. Pope was shot and killed near his ^ " *M»e at Trenton, La., by an unknown man. -who fired from behind a tree. Several months ago Pope, it is said, was warned to leave the parish for al­ leged activity in prosecuting peonage cases. Count Peter Kapnist, the Russian ambassador at Vienna, died there $• from an apoplectic stroke. Rev. H. B. Folk of Nashville, Tenn., brother of Joseph W. Folk, governor- elect of Missouri, has accepted a call i£ to the Baptist church of Midway, Ky. The 15-months-old son of George ^ Dunlap at Green Bay, Wis., set fire to his clothes with matches. He died after three days of Suffering. William Ingman, aged 19, was shot , and killed while hunting near Clayton, " Mo., by farmers who claimed , he was trespassing on their property. Mrs. Helen G. Morgan, beneficiary , In the will of the late James P. Reed ^ of Marion, Ohio, who died of alleged C hemorrhage in Salt Lake City on Nov. o 13, said in Colorado Springs, Colo.; * i that'an autopsy, if held, wfvld show I *round for suspicion. «LA**ST CASH MAfiKST REPORT* Froduosk Butter--Creamery, extra, SSftc; firsts, f0#22c; seconds, 16®18c; dairies, Coolers. Sic; firsts. 17c: ladles, packing stock, 14 @14^c. Cheese--Pull cream, daisies, 31©ll^ic; twins, U@ll^c; young Americas, 11%0 12c; long horns. ll\@12c; Cheddars, eastern, 11^4@ll%c; Swiss, block, 1O%0 11c: drum, ll@12c; limburger, choice, 10@10%c; brick, choice, ll@ll%c; off grade, 6@9c. Eggs--Fresh stock at mark, 19 ©23c; prime firsts, 26ftc; extra (high grad* packed for city trade), 28Mc. Apples--Michigan, in car lots. S1.7SO 1.90 per brl; New York, in carload lots, $1.75 @2.00 per brl. Live poultry--Turkeys, per lb, 12%c; chickens, fowls, good weight, 8%o; springs, 10c; ducks, lO%011c; geese, p«r doz, $8@10. . ; Sweet potatoes--Illinois, choice, 12.609 75; common, $1.75©2.00. Potatoes--Car lots on track; "Wiscon­ sin, Minnesota and Michigan, Burbanks; good to choice, S2@3oc; extra fancy, 37® 38c; rurals, good to choice, 33@35c; coarse, large lots, not well assorted, 27@30c; red stock, 33@36c. Onions--Home-grown, Spanish. SI. 60 per box; yellow, 70@75c per bu; red, 70O TBc per bu; white, 90c@$l.00. Grain Quotations. WHEAT. Chicago--No. 2 , red, $1.11%© 1.12%. , ;ttew York--No. 2 red, $1.29Hi • Minneapolis--No. 1 northern, St. Louis--No. 2 red, 11.1094. _ Duluth--No. northern, 91.11%. Kansas City--No. 2 hard, *1.0401.O&tt. Milwaukee--No? 1 northern, (1.12. CORN. Chicago--No. 2, 48%c. Liverpool--American mixed, 4s 104. ' New l ork--No. 2. 64c. Peoria--No. 3. 43@44c. . -• St. Louis--No. 2, 49c.< Kansas City--No. 2 mixed. 43®43Vio. Milwaukee--No. 3, 48@49c. OATS. Chicago--Standard, 32c. New York--Mixed, 34^£@35%c. St. Louis--No. 2, 31c. Kansas City--No. 2 mixed. 29%0jOe. Milwaukee--Standard, 32@32>4c. "HOOf* PUZZLE PIRTIIRF, -.Vi 1 m \ N e w s I l l i n o i s Choice Items from over the state, specially selected for our readers FAIL TO FIND Where is the boy who stole the nest? Live Stock. CATTLE. Chicago--11.75® 6.T5. , Omaha--$2.00@6.?5. Kansas City--$1.50@6.26. St. Louts--11.7." @6.50. New York--$1.25 @5.75. Pittsburg--$2.00#5.75. HOGS. Chicago--13.80@4.65. Omaha--$4,00®4.55. Kansas City--$3.75@4.S&, - St. Louis--$3.50® 4.65. Plttshurg--$3.00(0 4.75. Buffalo--$3.00® 4. So. - SHEEP AND LAMBS. Chicago--$3.60(g 6.15. Omaha--$4.00@C.00. Kansas City--$2.50@4.60. St. Louis--$1.25(& 6.00. New York--*2.50 @ 6.40. Pittsburg--$2.00®>6.25. Buffalo-- $1.5u@6.25. RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR NEWS Gen. Joseph Wheeler is receiving; many marks of consideration at the hands of the Mexican government. One of the objects of Gen. Wheeler's trip to the City of Mexico is to interest the Mexican government in a new gun. The United States Brick company, capitalized at $5,800,000, was organ­ ized in Reading, Pa., by QQmbjning four plants. George J. Baer, formerly assistant postmaster at Kansas City, was ground to death under the wheels of a train in that city. The Knox mine of the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke company, on the southern outskirts of Brownsville ,Pa., is on Are, and it may be necessary to flood the mine. Seven men were arrested in Akron, Ohio, on suspicion of being connected with three incendiary fires, which re­ sulted in a loss of $75,000 by the Dick­ son Transfer company and $25,000 by the Summit Lumber company. Ed Huey, colored, was hanged at Edgewater, Ark., for the murder of Marshal Lawrence Johnson, commit­ ted last May at Felsenthal while Mar­ shal Johnson was trying to arrest the negro. The body of Thomas McGraw, super­ intendent of the Dallas, Texas, water­ works, was found under a trestle of the Texas & Pacific railway across Trinity river. The body was badly bruised and one leg and arm were broken. He is supposed to have fall­ en from the trestle. Frank Carson, an employe of the Chicago ft Alton, died in a Blooming- ton, 111., hospital, his skull having been crushed by a piece of coal fall­ ing from a passing car. James E. Aiken, many years ago a merchant in Chicago, died in Colorado Springs at the age of 81 years. In 1845 he was head salesman for Cooley, Farwell & Co., the predecessors of Marshall Field ft Co. He continued in that place till 1871, when he moved to Colorado Springs. Three children survive, including Mrs. Frank S. Gris- wold of Milwaukee, Wis. Chauncey F. Black, former lieuten­ ant governor of Pennsylvania, and a leader of the Democratic party, died at ftrockie, his suburban home near York, Pa., of Bright's disease. Orders have been received for the resumption of the Strnthers plant of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company, employing 460 men, at Youngs town, O. The United States army transport Logan sailed from San Francisco for Guam and Manila. She has a large number of cabin passengers, fourteen officers and 200 men of the Philippine constabulary, forty-four recruits, a full cargo of supplies and 1,000,000 newly coined Philippine pesos. After an idleness of six months fires have been started in the tank of the Carter glass factory at Petersburg, lad. Gas producers have been in­ stalled and the plant enlarged so that when it opens full force, 300 men, will find employment. Rev. W. C. Monroe resigned the pas­ torate of the Baptist church ai La- porte. Ind., to accept a call to the First Baptist church at Spencer, Ind. M. P. Berry, past grand master I. O. O. F. of Illinois; brother of- State Senator Berry, was married to Miss Lillian Blackmore of Hamilton, III. Albert H. Fleming, aged 62, was cre­ mated and two other men were shocked by a live wire and badly burned '>$ a fire which destroyed four houses at Duquesne Junction, near Braddock, Pa. The property loss Is $15,000. . Lackawanna county commission ers cffared a reward of $2,000 for the capture of the murderer of Mrs. John Wari.er, who was killed and assaulted in Scracton, Pa. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier of Can ada, left San ^rancisco with his party for Monterey. DEC. 1, 1904. Japs Lose 5,000 Men--Attack on Port Arthur Nov. 29 is said to have lest the Japs 5,000 men. Chase the Japs--Russians near Muk­ den are reported to be chasing Japs they repulsed. Capture Hill--Japanese capture, and hold 203-Meter hill at Port Ar­ thur after a desperate battle on the summit, which lasts all day. Take Two Forts--Russian consul in Chefoo reports that two forts4 in the Port Arthur defense were captured by the Japanese Nov. 29. Delays Peace Conference--Russia declines to join a second conference at The Hague until the war is over in reply being given to Secretary Hay in Washington by Count Cassini. Oth­ er nations in their replies leave the date open, and the United States will not press action. DEC. 2, 1904. Rout Japanese--Japanese are rout­ ed during an attempt to cut Russian communications near Mukden. Heavy Losses for Russians--Toklo reports that the Japanese checked a Russian advance, inflicting heavy losses. Favors an Alliance--The czar is re­ ported as willing to enter into an of­ fensive and defensive alliance With Japan. Russtan Loan--The pew Russian loan of $260,000,000 will "be taken up by French and German syndicates. Baltic Fleet--Naval men at Wash­ ington declare the Russian Baltic fleet is great menace to Japan. To Enter Dec. 10--The attack on Port Arthur is to continue until Dec. 10, when the Japanese expect the cita­ del will be in their hands, according to a correspondent of the London Tel­ egraph in Chefoo. Lose 15,000 Men--Capture of 203- Meter hill and the assault on Ehr- lung and Keekwan forts are said to have cost Japanese 15,000 men. Japs Rejoice--The capture of 203- Meter hill causes great rejoicing in Japan, and is followed by a rush of recruits to the color! under the aew conscription act. DEC. 3, 1904. ~ Admit End Is Near--Russians at St. Petersburg admit that Port Arthur is doomed and that the stronghold's fall is only a question of days or weeks. The ships in the harbor are too badly damaged to fight. They will be sunk* May Order Surrender--It is hinted in St., Petersburg that the emperor may direct Gen. Stoessel to surrender Port Arthur. Battle Near Mukden--Heavy bom­ bardment is reported south of Muk­ den and it is believed another battle is on. * Russian* in a Trap--Gen. Rennen- kampff's army, which has pursued the Japanese as far south as the Taitse river, is threatened by a force of 40,- 000 Chinese bandits and Japanese, which is marching to outflank him, ac­ cording to a report received in St. Petersburg. DEC. 4, 1904. Russians Fail--Russians attack Japs nea^ Mukden, but are repulsed twice. Fears Asiatic Combine--Germany now fears Japs will join China and form immense Asiatic empire menac­ ing Europe. Grant Armistice -- Gen. Stoessel asked and was granted a six-hour truce at Port Arthur to bury his dead. Mines are being cleared away from the harbor entrance. Russia's Defense--A Russian offi- cer's detailed account of the North sea incident will be the basis of Rus­ sia's defense for firing on the English fishing fleet. He insists that Japa­ nese torpedo boats attacked the fleet. Capture Jap Battery--Bombardment by the Russians at Shakhe river is in­ creasing \nd it is believed that a gen- WILL CONTEST THE BARBER LAW eral engagement Is developing. Cos­ sacks penetrated the Japanese, lines and captured a battery. ' Japanese Budget--The Japanese war budget submitted to the diet in Toklo is $390,000,000, and it is declared that only $225,000 muBt be borrowed dur­ ing the year. DEC. 5, 1904. China Is Reatless--China is being stirred by discontent and an anti-Euro­ pean revolt is threatened, according to reports received in Washington. Ja­ pan's success in the war has given the celestials new hope. Report Retreat of Japs--An uncon­ firmed report from Chefoo reaches St. Petersburg that the Japanese have been unable to hold 203-Meter Hill. Stories of the battle for this height printed in Tokio state that the attack lasted three days and both sides lost heavily. Take Food From Dead--Kouropat- kin reports small skirmishes and finds, wounded Russians subsisting long on food taken from the dead. Refuses Coal for Ships--Britain pre­ vents Russia from getting coal for warships from Cardiif. ALLEGE PROMOTER 13 A FRAUD Said to Have Taken $30,000 From Montana Ranch Company. Butte, Mont., special: Residents of Michigan, representing about $30,000 of stock of the Montana Co-operative Ranch company, have intervened in the suit brought against that company by Sam H. Wood, the promoter at Great Falls. They charge Wood with fraud and with having converted to his own use about $30,000 of the com­ pany's funds, and further charge that Attorney J. W. Spoor, appointed re­ ceiver of the company on Wood's pe­ tition, is a creditor of the company for $25,000, and that he has been Wood's advisor and is acting Is col­ lusion with Wood. CORONER IS HELD FOR TRIAL Michigan Official Is Accused of Col­ lecting Illegal Fees. Detroit, Mich., special: Dr. Otto T. Toepel, coroner of Wayne county, was held by Justice Wheian for trial in the recorder's court Dec. 9 on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. The charge is similar to that upon which John D. Hoffman, the other county coroner, was also held for trial several days ago. It is based on alleged illegal fees the coro­ ners are charged with having collected from the state by charging the state for inquests on residents of the city who were not "state cases." PRAIRIE FIRE IN GRAVE .YARD Burns Many Old Wooden Monuments , and Endangers Building. Kenosha, Wis., dispatch: A prairie fire was started in a ruined cemetcry just south of Kenosha and before the flames could be placed under control several of the old wooden monuments which had stood in the cemetery for more than half a century were de­ stroyed. The neighboring farmers had a hard fight to prevent the spread of the flames to the farm buildings near by. BULLET^ MARKS Invsrtigation of Trouble at 2eigler Shows Strange Discrepancies. After several months of labor trou­ ble at the «Leiter mines In the town of Zeigler, during which many reports of active skirmishing have emanated from the rival camps, the situation at Zeigler is one of the most peculiar in the history of recent labor disagree­ ments. It is stated by disinterested persons living near Zeigler that firing has been heard nearly every night for several weeks in the vicinity of the stockade surrounding Zeigler and from the pumphouse, located at some distance from the town. After a thorough investigation, how­ ever, newspaper men declare that they have been unable to find any marks of bullets either oh the stockade or at the pumphouse. Reports sent out from surrounding towns that mipers and strikers have been, wounded have proved upon inves­ tigation to have been unfounded. CROP BULLETIN FOR NOVEMBER FORMER SAILOR IS FOUND DEAD Puts House In Ship-Shape and Leavssi GIVES $40,000 TO A COLLEGE Former Director Presents New Hsven School With Minerals and Library. New Haven, Conn., special: George J. Brush, late director of the Sheffield Scientific school, and professor of min­ eralogy, meritus, has presented that institution with his $40,000 collection of minerals and scientific library, and a fund of $10,000, the income of which is to be used for the collection and library. TWO RARE VOLUMES ARE SOLD Madison County Circuit Court. In the circuit court of Madison county the numerous cases of the city of Edwardsville against the Wa­ bash railroad for debt on account of violation of the city ordinances, were dismissed by agreement. The damage case of William Schorer against the Federal Lead company was ordered certified to the United States circuit court. William Wagner and James' Webb entered pleas of guilty to bur­ glary and larceny; being under age, they were sentenced to the reform school at Pontiac. Alfred Nelson and William Vice, senior and junior, Were given ten days each in the county jail on pleas of guilty of riot. James Rhodes has filed suit against the Donk Bros.' Coal company for $25,000 for injuries received in the mines on Oct. 4. Woodside Loss Reaches $25,000. The loss by fire, which destroyed the upper works of the Central mine of the Woodside Coal company, south of Springfield, will not exceed $25,000, as the engine room was saved. All the miners who were imprisoned have recovered. James Burns, president of the Springfield subdistrict, U. M. W. A., led the rescuing party, which descended into the mine. By using strips of canvas they shielded the en­ trance and brought the men to the surface. Moses Shroyer and Richard Holvey were in a serious condition. The mine will probably not be in op­ eration all winter. The fire is sup­ posed tp have originated from a spark from a passing locomotive. Eight Clubs for Three-I League. T. Hayes, manager of the Davenport team and vice-president of the Three- Eye league, held a conference with President Holland of Bloomington rel­ ative to action in the Rockford suit against th$ league. It was thought best, to ignore the litigation and pre­ pare for next season with eight clubs. A meeting of the directors will be held in Bloomlngton shortly tp arrange for future action. Children's Home Superintendent. Miss Lillian R. Johnson, formerly of the Englewood ^nursery, has been ap­ pointed assistant superintendent of the Illinois Children's Home and Aid so­ ciety in the Duquoin district. The Brooks residence on North Washing­ ton street, in Duquoin, has been leased by the society to be used until the completion of its new $7,500 building. Q. A. R. Election. Altoa post, G. A. R., has elected the following officers: Francis Sykes, com­ mander; J. G. Osborn, S. V. C.; L. B. Kauffman, J. V. C.; J. G. Oulson, O. of D.; J. P. Pack, O. of G. ; William Reed- er, chaplain; John Armstrong, quar­ termaster. The officers will be In­ stalled in January. Secures Isolation Hospital. At the meeting of the Belleville city council It was decided to purchase the Harrison mansion and fifteen acres of ground, two miles south of Belleville, to be used for a permanent isolation hospital. The building is to be fitted up in a first-class manner. Wealthy Alton Man Dies. John Stutz, aged 78, a resident of Alton for fifty years and a wealthy citizen, <Jied. from pneumonia, after a week's illness. Kenosha Mayor, Under Arrest, to Fight Wisconsin Messure. . Kenosha, Wis., dispatch: Mayora James Gorman of this city, who was arrested op a charge of violating the state barber law, has ordered his at­ torneys to bring a suit to test the constitutionality of the law. The case has been dismissed for a week. Mayor Gorman makes sensational charges against M. W. Whit'aker of Janesvllle, secretary of the state board. ^Wellf-Fargo Express Is Robbs4. San Francisco special: Officials of the Wells-Fargo Express company and a force of special detectives' are seek­ ing some trace of $15,000 In gold which has disappeared from the com- Ife&y'g office in this city. Mohawk Prayer Book and Eliot's In­ dian Bible Bring $1,7:t0. New York dispatch: Two. of the rarest books in the collection of Amer­ icana made by the late Bishop John Hurst have just been sold at auction. One was a copy of the Mohawk prayer book, printed In this city by William Bradford in 1715. It brought $1,300. The other was a copy of the second edition of Eliot's Indian bible, and \t sold for $410. Cavalry to Quell Strikers. Buenos Ayres cable: In view of the fact that a general strike was opened Thursday, President Quintana has brought'cavalry to the capital to Sid in the preservation of order. Drought Closes Coke Plants. Scottdale, Pa., special: Owing toths water shortage caused by the contin­ ued drought in the Connellsville coke region six plants, aggregating 2,500 ovens, are shut down and numbers of other plants are partially crippled.. Manager Resigns. W. L. Shellabarger, who has been manager of two mills for the Ameri­ can Hominy company at Decatur, has resigned. To Rebuild iron Works. plant of the JDecatur Malleable Iron Works company, which was en­ tirely destroyed by flre, is to, be re­ built. jFaills to Get Damages. The jury in the case of J. W. Fletch­ er against the Decatur Railway and Light company returned a verdict for the defendant. .The plaintiff wanted damages because of falUng from a Total Absence of Rainfall Is Feature foe the Month. The special crop bulletin for Novem­ ber says there was almost a total ab­ sence of rainfall during the month. While the weather has been unfa­ vorable for grasses and fall-sown grain, the most favorable conditions have prevailed for husking corn. Fall plowing and sowing have beer retard­ ed on account of lack of mcisture. r- A greater portion of the corn crop has been husked and cribbed. The crop Is generally well matured. Wheat still maintains a good posi­ tion, but is much in need of rain. Rye is also backward. Pastures and new-sown meadows are not doing well, needing rain. In some sections the ground is entirely bare. Stock -Is generally healthy." A few cases of hog cholera were reported. Apples are keeping well in the northern counties, but much complaint is made of rotting in other sections. Earthquakes Shake San FranclfiiMt. ' San Franeisco dispatch: A severe shock of earthquake was felt here at 1 o'clock Thursday morning. Three other lighter shocks were felt a few minutes later in quick succession. Teachers of Deaf-Mutes Elect, The teachers of the Illinois school for the deaf at Jacksonville have elect­ ed C. W. Taylor president Miss Eliza Kent vice president and Miss Linda DeMotte secretary. Resumes Old Schedule. The Louisville & Nashville railroad has taken off three passenger trains from the St. Louis division and the service to St. Louis will now be the same as prior to the special service inaugurated shortly after the opening of the World's fair. i Seeks to Enjoin Wife. Injunction to prevent his wife from talking was asked in the circuit court by Thomas P. Wood, a carpenter of Chicago. In defending his own name from alleged scandal Wood declares he is also acting for the good of a Mrs. Margaret Watson. He fears, he says, that his wife will tell things about him to the members of secret societies to which they belong. He also seeks to stop oral utterance of his wife in Newtonville, Ohio, and Muncie, Ind. In her "overheated imagination," Wood declares, his wife has conjured certain vlsioiiary and ab­ surd scandals. World's Fair Salvage. The Illinois world's fair commission announces a saving of $25,000 out of an approprfation of $250,000, acco£<d- ing to President H. M. Dunlap. Of this $20,000 remains untouched in the state treasury, $1,000 was raised from the sale of the building, and $4,000 was received for the furniture and fix­ tures. Fourteen group exhibits were made, and one of the finest buildings on the grounds was erected for $92,- 000. On dedication day and Illinois day< the entire state miiitia was brought to St. Louis, the trip costing $5,000 each time. Knights'of Pythias Elect. Coeuer de Leon lodge, No* 17, K. of P., of Decatur, has elected the follow­ ing officers for the ensuing year: C. C., J. H. Hill; V. C., Fred Keck; pre­ late, Ben Bachrach; M. of W., Silas Watts; M. of E., Robert Weigand; M. of F., M. Heilbrun; K. -of R. and S., Ed Cassidy; M. at A., Robert Gibson; I. G., W. F. Klee; O. G., E. E. Burt; trustee, Jacob Keck. Historic Cane for Odd Feflew. Amity lodge, I. O. O. F., of Murphys- boro, presented its oldest member, George Kennedy, Sr., with a cane made of wood taken from Abraham Lincoln's old home at Springfield. Mr. Kennedy, who is. 82 years of age, is the only living charter member of Am­ ity lodge, which was organized forty- five years ago in a dense thicket. Christian Endeavor Election. The Christian Endeavor society of Beardstown has elected the following officers for the ensuing six months: Miss Lottie Porter, president; Miss Hana Bradman, vice president; Mabel Sunderman,, secretary; Miss Winnifred Whiteford, treasurer; Mrs. Martha Benson, Miss Grace^Hines and James Bradman, organists. Gives Up Public Office. Isaac B. Betts of Salem, who has just retired from the circuit clerk's po­ sition,'has been connected with that office continuously for nineteen years, the last twelve of which he was the clerk, being first elected in 1892, and re-elected in 1896 and 1900. Mr. Betts will remove to his farm near Vernon. Eastern Illinois Dentists Organize. The Eastern Illinois Dental associa­ tion was organized in Paris by the election of the following officers: Pres­ ident, J. W. Ritter, Charleston; vice- president, F. D. Parker. Paris; secre­ tary, C. G. Bacon, Newton; treasurer, S. H. Campbell, Mattoon; librarian, E. D. Cretors, Paris. Two Men Rob Wpmart. / While Henry Venvertloh, a wealthy farmer, living three miles north of Quincy, was away from home, two un­ identified men called, and while one pretended to be a corn buyer and en­ tertained Mrs. Venvertloh the other entered the house and secured a box containing $3,000. Football Champions. defeating the Carbondale foot­ ball eleven on Thanksgiving day, the Duquoin team claims the champion­ ship of southern Illinois. Falls to Get Damages. In the suit of Mrs. John Cctargaa at Nashville for $10,000 damages against a number of saloonkeepers for selling liquor to her husband the jury failed to agree. Two of the defendants are Joseph. Bendrlck and Ignatz Szczpi- saloonkeepers at DuBoifc Brakeman Falls From Bridge. Q. H. Lawrence, a,brakeman on the Chicago ft Eastern Illinois railroad, was killed near Villa Grove by fall­ ing from a railroad bridge and break­ ing his ned(. Marion County Farmei|^. ' • The annual session of the Marion county farmers' Institute will be held at Salem Dec. 7, 8, and 9. About $200 will be given in premiums for exhibi­ tors of stock and farm products. ; Organize Sho« Company. •A, number of Belleville. business men have organized the Belleville Shoe company, which has .been incor­ porated at a capital of $15,000. The first board of directors is composed of Adolph Knobeloch, H. E. Leunig, J. B. Reis, William Weidmann and James Retotchler. ^ Fataj Saloon Quarrel. In a saloon quarrel 'at Worden Ig- nacio Petrucci struck Andrew Man­ ning over the head with a ehair and k i l l e d h i m . r f : ; ^ Address of His Brother. Erick Anderson, a former sailor la the Swedish navy, who had lived at Godfrey many years, was found dead, by neighbors. Before dying .Anderson* who was 68 years of age, placed hi& household effects in perfect order azUI nailed to the wall a piece of paper on which was written the name and -address of his brother, John D. An­ derson, Medford, Ore., so that those- who should find him would know~ • whom to notify. Anderson lived so> far from his neighbors that he wis! unable to call for help. He had never married and kept house alone, hi*; place being a model of cleanliness. S:" Sacrifice for Daughter. Richard Vice of Manito, a farmery took his daughter, Ollie, to the Cot­ tage hospital at Peoria and offered himself in.the hope that skin from hjfc body could be grafted to her face to restore it to its natural beauty. HI* daughter was seriously burned in * gasoline explosion. She blew the flame of a bracket lamp, expecting to extinguish it. The lamp exploded, burning her face seriously* Dr. Sirt* ton says the operation can be done- successfully, but will occupy several days. - • First Republican Official#. As a result of the recent political' landslide three Republican county offi­ cials have been inducted into oilitiw in Marion county. Circuit Clerk D. Haynie is the first Republican elected ; to that office since 1872, when Eli W, Jones of Vernon was elected. Junce C. Smith, state's attorney, is the first.. Republican elected to that office since- 1884, when the late E. L. Stoker dp* feated J. E. Bryan. Dr. Theodore Gef- roned, the coroner, is the first Repufe^ lican ever elected to the office. Pathetic Court 8cene. A pathetic scene was witnessed In- the Sangamon county court at Spring­ field when the court ordered- that ( Marie Aslaksen, a young girl, shoulcl be taken from the custody of her aunt, Mrs. Mary Nelson, and sent to h«r--~ father, who lives in Buffalo, N. Y. The aunt is declared to be insane, but' the child clung to her in court and- created a scene when separated frogfe: her. Childhood Lovers Marry. Playmates and sweethearts whe&< they were children, Henry Henwocid* and Parthena Snodgrass of Spring­ field, were parted by circumstanced for sixty years, during which tim«f each had married. The former r$*v turned to Springfield a widower, 7$ years old. Parthena Snodgrass was a. widow, 67 years old. They met, re­ newed the love of their childhood days, and were married. Jefferson County Farmers. "fhe Jefferson county farmers' insti­ tute elected these officers for the en­ suing year: President, L. N. Beal; vice president, S. T.; Maxey; secre­ tary and treasurer, J. T. Holtslaw. Thif* new officers of the domestic science- association are: President, Mrs. T. J. Holtsclaw; vice president, Mrs. Mi­ lan Baker; secretary and treasurer,. Mrs. Kemp. Pythian School of Instruction. W. G. Weldon of Nashville, district deputy of the Knights of Pythias, has ^ decided that the first school of Instruc­ tion for the coming year will be held at Mount Vernon on January 31. Tbe^ district comprises the counties of Jefc* ferson, Washington, Clinton, Marion^ Fayette, Effingham, Clay and Wayne. Checks Local Improvements. On account of the adverse decision of the supreme court, the board of lo­ cal improvement of Salem has aban­ doned the proposed paving of East and West Main streets and the down­ town district. It is likely that next year this work will be done under the provisions of the old law. 8peed the Departing Pastof. ~ Rev. Dr. W. P. Throgmorton, the retiring pastor of the First Baptist church, and his wife have left Du­ quoin for Marion, where Dr. Throgmor­ ton has accepted a pastorate. A large reception was given in honor of the departing pastor and his wife by their many ,friends. ' Monument to Gen. Turchln. A monument in memory of the late Gen. John B. Turchln and his wiff,. who were residents of Du Bois, hat been erected over their graves in th# National cemetery at Mound City. Hunting Accident. , While out hunting Frank Metten dt Duquoin had his left hand nearly shot off by the accidental discharge of a shotgun. He was also injured about the face. Must Put In Meters. city council of Salem - has passed an ordinance requiring that |L. meter be installed in every business house and residence where more thaa three sixteen-candlepower electric lamps are used. Boy Is Killed by Car. Johnnie Carlo, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cario of French Vl|» ;* lage, was run over and killed by 'lin­ ear on the Coliinsville division of th# East St. Louis ft "Suburban railway French Village. Rain Is Needed. Farmers in the vicinity of.Murphys* . boro say that unless rain falls befortl • the ground freezes the wheat in that section of southern Illinois will bf practicallyfworthless. It "has been slj|f^; weeks since rain fell and then it wajf„;. not sufficient to "lay the dust." % - Youth Killed by %iis Own Gun. Jessie Ireland, a boy, was accident- ..., ally killed in the railroad yards at St Elmo, while attempting to cross a*. oil car with a loaded gun, whieh w«* . > discharged, killing him instantly. 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