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THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER, McHENRY, ILL. V •; ' ^ sj,?: 4r V$/ 4 '*!> i M VI! SHOULD NOT BE ft AFRAID OF LEPROSY $£<• ; POCTOR DRAKE BELIFVES THERE HUNDRED CASE* IN THIS 8TATE. Uigmm LEPERS IN AMERICA One Case of Disease Is Net One-One Thousandth the Danger to Com­ munity That There la in One Case Of Tuberculosis. Springfield.--That citizens of Illinois are unnecessarily alarmed over find­ ing of several cases of leprosy within the Btate was the opinion expressed by Dr. C. St. Clair Drake, secretary of the state board of health. "I venture to say there are at least one hundred persons at large within the state of Illinois afflicted with the dread malady. "It is generally known among health officers of the state that these cases exist. In fact there are large numbers of lepers in all states, but no concert­ ed action can be taken until the fed­ eral government erects a national lep- rosium to care for the Viases. "There is no doubt that community health officers would be more active in searching out these cases if there was such a national hospital. "One case.of leprosy," Doctor Drake continued-, "is not one-one thousandth the danger to the community that there is in one case of tuberculosis. "None of these cases of leprosy in Illinois is actively contagious unless there is intimate relations for a long period of time between the leper and the subject. "Take for instance the case at Rock Island. The leper's wife and friends have been living with him for years, but none of them has contracted the disease to date. "This climate is not suited to lep­ rosy, and Illinoisans need have no fear that there will be an epidemic of this dread disease. "The Rock Island leper has been iso­ lated'in a cottage at the state hospital at Watertown. He will be kept there the rest of hia life unless a national leprosium is erected." Dates for Encampment. The dates for the encampment of the Illinois National Guard and Naval Reserve commands were announced by Adjut. Frank S. Dickson. Two camps will be main­ tained during the summer, one at Fort Sheridan and the other at Camp Lin­ coln. The encampment will begin July 16 at Fort Sheridan and August 20 at Camp Lincoln. The six battalions Of field artillery will go to Sparta, "Wis., with the regulars, as will also the field hospital corps. The en- engineer corps of Chicago will go to the joint United States army camp at "Belvofr tract, Va. The Naval Re­ serves will drill with th9 Atlantic fleet. The regiments will go into camp at Fort Sheridan as follows: First regiment, July 16-23; Seventh Infantry, July 23-30; Second infantry, July 30-Augu8t 6; Third infantry, Au­ gust 6-13 ; Sixth infantry, August 13-20. Regiments will go into cump at Camp Lincoln as follows: Fourth infantry, August 20-27; Fifth infantry, August 27-September 3; Eighth infantry, September 3-10. Need Highway Engineers. The great amount of road work to %e done in Illinois this spring and summer will make a large number of additional highway engineers absolute­ ly necessary if all the work is to be completed by fall. Those who have passed the state examination for as­ sistant highway engineer ioclude Harry B. Sennott, Danville; Charles H. Apple, Paris; Matthew J. Fleming, Mount Vernon; Walter C. Looke, Pe­ oria; George H. Baker, Paris; John Johnson, Utica; Herbert C. Petersen, Aurora; Otto F. Goeke, Molina. Ask Lower Rates. Two petitions for lower gas and electric rates were filed with the state utilities commission. One is by the city of Moline against the People's Power company, asking that gas and electric rates be reduced. The other is by the city of Mount Vernon against the Mount Vernon Gas, Light and Heating company, re­ questing reductions in gas, electric and heating rates. To Admit Mrs. 8tmpson. The state board of administration has voted to admit Mrs. Jerry Simp­ son, widow of the famous "Sockless Jerry" Simpson, congressman from Kansas, to the Sodiers' and Sailors' Widow's home at Quincy. She is a resident of Kansas, but her husband served in an Illinois regiment in the Civil war. New Incorporations. Secretary of State Stevenson issued certificates of incorporation, to the fol­ lowing: Piser Undertakers Casket company, Chicago; capital, $2,500; Incorporators, Robert Edelson, Jacob Horwlts, Belle Dorf. Business Engineering Staff, Inc.. Chicago; capital, $2,500; Incorporators, P. J. Lauer, F. H. Dervoe, W. N. Der- voe. Fullite Dimmer company, Chicago; capital stock increased from $10,000 to $30,000. Blachstone Farmers' Grain com­ pany, ftlackstone; capital, $10,000; In­ corporators, P. M. Trainor, John Foels, J. B. Keating, Arthur Hoberg, Chris Gebhirdt, Allan Sampson, William Legrer. Structural Engineers' Association of Illinois, Chicago; no amount; incor­ porators, Andrew Allen, Charles S. Burdick, John P. Cowing. R. Williamson ft Gc., Chicago; cap­ ital stock increased from $100,000 to $240,000. Wagner Banks 6 Co., Pontiac; capi­ tal, $20,000; incorporators, Harry Banks, Louis Wagner, Junes i. Reed. Means Virtual Slavery. The state charities commission has declared wart on the practice prevailing in many Illinois coun­ ties of renting out paupers to the lowest bidder. Revolting conditions are all that should be expected under the circumstances, according to Miss Anna Hinrichsen, Inspector of institu­ tions for the commission. - Virtual slavery is the result for the Vnhappy inmates, she said, and, she added, that it would be hard to imagine mors fearful living conditions than those described in her report to th« con; mission on the Pulaski county almshouse, which report says in part: "In a cheap, dingy, dilapidated cab­ in, the window panes broken and stuffed with rags and paper, live the Inmates of thiB almshouse. "The cabin is a long, low building with a tottering porch which threatens to sag entirely away from the wall. The main floor is in the center of the house and from it on two sides extend a hall the width of the house. Each hall has eight small bedrooms. "The main room is the dining room and sitting room of the house. The paint is almost worn from the walls. A chimney is built in the center of the room and from it the plaster is fall­ ing. In this room sits all day an old man. He seldom changes his clothes. The odor is disgusting. In this room the inmates eat their meals and in thiB room they must spend all their time in cold weather, for it is the only part of the building that is heated. "The floor is perforated With rat holes. The walls are covered with the trails of vermin. "The furniture is broken old chairs. The dining room table Is covered with ragged brown oilcloth. The dishes were originally white crockery, but they are brown with age and chipping. Tin utensils, worn and battered, vary the monotony of the brown crockery. "The water for drinking purposes is in an old lard bucket on the table. This bucket is dark and greasy on the out­ side. The water was black and a dark scum floated on the surface. "Against the wall hung a towel, the common towel of the house. It is used for both bodies and dishes. It has evi­ dently hung long on its nail. It was as Mack and greasy as if it had been used for cleaning an engine. "The beds are dirty and in several of the rooms gunny sacks w<*re *(red for bed clothes. Each bed is "Supplied with sheets and pillow cases, but so dark was the color that it was neces­ sary to pick up a case and examine it closely to learn the original coloy and texture. The cases and sheets were brown as the gunny sacks. All over everything crawled bedbugs.' "There are three men and two wom­ en. One man. a negro, is more than one hundred years old. He is the man who sits all day in the sitting-dining room. Another negro is sixty-five years old, and in a weak condition. The one white man is partially blind and is a cripple. He is sixty years old, and was formerly a well-to-do business man of Mound City. "The two women, one black and one white, are sixty-five years old and feeble-minded. "Overlooking all this fl!*.h and deso­ lation. the one clean, decent spot in the wretched place, is a large, new barn. The superintendent needed a new barn for farm stock and the coun­ ty commissioners built it. The farm animals are well houued. The barn is well built and is cleaii. It cost $800. "For the care given these inmates, the county pays tbe superinendent $2.50 per week for each one. An addi­ tional $5 is allowed for burial." Winter Wheat Damaged. Thirty-five per eent of the area sown -to winter wheat in Illinois has been winter-billed, and the living wheat is only 65 per cent normal, according to the crop conditions in the state on April 1. The wheat was sown late last fall and the ground unpacked, and the open winter caused the wheat to freeze out, the report states. The plants appear to be growing the past two weeks, but very thin and spotted over the fields. Warm rains may greatly improve conditions before the next report, which will be Issued prob­ ably on April 20. Dry8 Claim Victory. One hundred and sixty-three saloons were banished from Illinois townships on Tuesday. The drys claimed a big victory. Their most important conquests were the cities of Waukegan, where 46 sa­ loons were driven out; Moline, where 51 saloons were voted out, and Mount Pulaski, where 20 saloons were af­ fected. The wets won a big victory in the city of Bloomington, regaining this town, which went dry by a narrow margin two years ago. Hospital for Lepers. An appropriation of $3,&00 will be expended by the state board of ad­ ministration in arranging quarters at the Watertown state hospital for lep­ ers. The quarters will be occupied as soon as they are ready, by Miguel Vacques and his wife, who are now being cared for temporarily at the in­ stitution. SHORT STATE ITEMS. Decatur.--James H. Miller, aged thirty-three, shot and killed his wife, aged thirty, then turned the gun ou himself and committed suicide. She refused to live with him because he failed to support her. Table Grove.--Hammond Bailey ft Co. have purchased controlling Inter­ est in the People's State bank of Ver­ mont: The purchased bank was sold by EL K. Dilworth, who will ttve in Chicago. Peoria.--Illinois miners by a vote of SO,153 to 18,205 have approved the New York scale agreement, it was an­ nounced in the state convention. The official count of the referendum vote was made by the International union and telegraphed to the convention by Secretary William Green. Jollet.--One hundred delegates ol the Anti-Saloon league of Illinois con­ vened here and announced that an ac­ tive program to secure control of the next general assembly would be o the dry issues at the coning elect 4r.r - -. PARLEY HELD AT CHICAGO BftyNG* RAI8E IN PRICES. OF , MILK TO PRODUCER* NEW PUZZLE GAME, FINDING VILLA 7 ... NO INCREASE FOR CONSUMER Deilers1 Agree to Keep Retail Rtte i* 1 Eight Cents -- Conference With Health Commissioner Results in Peaoe' After Seven-Hour Debate. Chicago, April 10.^--The farmers have won the milk war and the con­ sumer will not be the victim. This was the gist of an announcement on Friday by Health Commissioner Rob­ ertson at the conclusion of negotia­ tions between representatites of the distributors and producers. The producers will get their price Of $1.55 a hundred pounds, and the consumer will pay the old price of eight cents. The guarantee of the old price came from the officers of the Bowman Dairy company, whose surrender ended the seven-hour parley. The surrender of the Ira J. Mix com­ pany and the Bowman company leaves the Borden Condensed Milk company the only one that has not signed the agreement. It required a seven-hour conference to end the strike. At ten o'clock, in the morning Wil­ liam Pinnow, mayor of Crystal Lake, who had asked Health Commissioner Robertson to take the initiative in steps to end the strike; R. B. Swift, the president of the Producers asso­ ciation; W. J. Kittle, secretary; C. H. Potter, chairman of the fighting milk board, and former Judge George Brown of Sycamore called upon the health commissioner. Doctor Robertson immediately sum­ moned the dealers. At the close of the conference Presi­ dent Swift of the Milk Producers' asso­ ciation was jubilant. "It is a deserved victory for us," he said. "I think we understand each other better now and can come to terms again without a struggle. Great credit 6hould be given Doctor Robert­ son for calling us together and his pa­ tience in averting a break two or three times." * CARRANZA BARS USE OF ROADS I Foreign Minister of Mexico Says No Permission Has Been Granted to United States. Queretaro, Mex., April 10.--The Mex­ ican government has not given the American government permission to use Mexican railways for any purpose whatever, said Gen. Candido Aguilar, Mexican minister of foreign relations, after a meeting of the Carranza cabi­ net on Friday. / General Aguilar denied vigorously stories published in the American press to tbe effect that the Carranza government had given permission to the United States army forces to use Mexican railways for transportation of foodstuffs and supplies. "Please rectify those false state* merits," said General Aguilar to a cor­ respondent. "The Mexican government has not given the American govern­ ment permission to use Mexican rail­ ways for any purpose whatever." G. 0. P. NAMES W. G. HARDING Ohio 8enator Elected Temporary Chairman of Republican Conven­ tion at Chicago. Chicago, April 10.--Warren G. Hard­ ing, United States senator from Ohio, was elected on Friday temporary chair man of the Republican national con­ vention on June 7 by the subcommit­ tee of the Republican national commit­ tee, in session at the Congress hotel. Senator Harding is a dyed-in-the wool standpat Republican. It was be who placed the name of William How­ ard Taft before the Republican na tlonal convention in 1912. The committee announced that Wll liam F. Stone of Baltimore would be temporary sergeant-at-arms, and George L. Hart of Roanoke, Va., tem­ porary official reporter of the conven­ tion. 11 LOST ON BRITISH LINED 8teamer Simla Torpedoed and 8unk In the Mediterranean--Danish Vessel Destroyed. London. April 10.--The British steamship Simla has been torpedoed in the Mediterranean. Eleven mem­ bers of the Asiatic crew were drowned. Tbe rest were saved. The Simla be longed to the Peninsula and Oriental Steamship line. Capture by a German torpedo boat, of the Swedish steamship Vega la re­ ported from Copenhagen. Russ Near T.~eblzond. Petrograd, A«rll 11.--The Russian army of invasion in Turkey is only 20 miles from Treblzond, according to a dispatch from Tiflis on Saturday. The Russians are now advancing upon SOP menes. Bombs Cause Big Fires. Rome (via London), April 11.--It has been learned that the bombard­ ment by Italian dirigibles the night ol April 1 caused serious fires in the great provision depots at Opcina, northeast of Triest. sua ^5^ WAaMINQTON STAR. NO WAR WITH U. S. DEFENSE BILL 0. K'D GERMAN CHANCELLOR OUTLINES POLICY IN REICHSTAG 8PEECH. Declares Allies Rejected Peace Offer-- War to Finish Now--Will Keep Poland. Berlin (by wireless to Sayvllle, L. I.), April 7.--Chancellor von Beth- mann-Hollweg indicated in his speech in the reichstag on Wednesday that any suggestions of peace on the basis of destruction of Prussian military power would make possible only one answer--the German sword. He said that if Germany's adversaries desired to continue the slaughter of men and devastation of Europe the guilt would be theirs, and that Germany would have to "stand it as men." The chancellor protested vigorously against the report that Germany now or in the future contemplated aggres­ sion against the United States. The chancellor said: "The latest offspring of the calumni­ ating campaign directed against ub is a report that we, after the end of this war, shall rush against the American continent, and that we shall attempt to conquer Canada." The chancellor insisted that the con­ flict must be fought out to a finish and that guaranties of peace in Europe must be forthcoming after this con­ flict is over. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg declared there must be a new Belgium. At the same time he said that it muBt not be expected that Germany could ever again deliver into Russian hands the Polish provinces captured by the Teu­ tons. VALUES OF FARM LAND SOAR Adviser of Tirpitx Retired. London, April 10. -- Vice-Admiral Dick, director of the shipyards de­ partment of the German navy, has been retired on a pension. He was re­ garded as one of the close advisers of Admiral von Tirpitx. $200,000 Fires In 8t. Louis. 8U Louis, Mo., April 10.--Two per­ sons were hurt, one perhaps fatally, scores were driven from their homes into the night and property damage the extent of $200,000 by several on 1 riday. 8How Increase of 25.7 Per Cent in the Last Four Years, Government Reports. Washington, April 10. -- Farm-land vafues are increasing almost by leaps and bounds. Figures made public by the depart­ ment of agriculture show that values for the United States, taken as a whole, increased 25.7 per cent in the last four years and 11.5 last year. The figures are based upon reports from the department's field agents. The value of farm lands, without Im­ provements, is estimated at $45.50 per acre, compared with $40.75 a year ago, $40.31 two years ago, $38.10 three years ago and $36.23 four years ago. GERMAN SUBMARINE IS SUNK Allied Warships Destroy U-Boat and Capture Crew--48 Perish on British Ship. Palis, April 8.--A German subma­ rine was sunk by a squadron of French and British warships, the min­ istry of marine announced on Thurs­ day. The crew of the submarine was captured. The British steamer Zent, of 3,890 tons* has been torpedoed without warn­ ing west of Fastnet. Forty-eight mem­ bers of its crew are- missing and are supposed to hftve been drowned Two men were killed. Captain Martin and nine of the crew have landed here. Will Build Giant Elevator. Minneapolis, Minn., April 11.--A large flour milling company an­ nounced that it would build a 3,000.- 000-bushel fireproof grain elevator val­ ued at $1,000,000 in the railroad yards here to supply the mills. Torpedoed.Without Warning. Copenhagen, April 11.--Norway's consul at Rotterdam has informed his government that the Norwegian Bteamer Arena, recently sunk, was torpedoed without warning by a Ger­ man submarine. REPORTED FAVORABLY<$Y HOUSE MILITARY COMMITTEE. Authorizes War Department to Ex­ pend Total of $34,297,050 On Coast Defenses. Washington, April 8r--The fortifica­ tions bill--second of the big prepared­ ness measures--was reported favom- bly to the house on Thursday. It car­ ries direct appropriations of $21,997,- 050 and authorizes the war department to enter into contracts amounting to $12,300,000, a total of $34,297,060. by far the largest bill of this sort ever brought before congress. Last year the bill carried about $6,000,000. The outstanding features of the bill art these: Huge increases in reserve ammuni­ tion for field, seacoast and siege can­ non, based on European standards. The adoption of anti-aircraft guns. Acquirement of the exclusive rights and installation of the Hammond radio-controlled torpedo. Fortification of New York and Chesapeake bays with 16-lnch guns. Fortification of Boston, San Fran­ cisco, Hawaii, and the Philippines with 12-inch guns, having a range of 30,000 yards. Completion of the fortifications of Los Angeles and San Diego. Appropriation of $1,000,000 to equip private plants with tools and machin­ ery necessary to manufacture standard munitions for the army. Changes in gun mounts, to give ex­ isting coast defense cannon greater range and accuracy. The Becret hearings of the com­ mittee disclosed that the European war has convincedarmy officers that the ammunition reserve, good for only two hours, was hopelessly inadequate. The bill provides $10,700,000 for the purchase of shells for field and sea- coast guns for. the regular army. Last year this item was $1,360,000. Provision is made for the construc­ tion of an experimental 16-lnch mobile mortar, and one 14-inch direct-fire gun mounted on a railroad car for the de­ fense of unfortified harbors." Sixty-four anti-aircraft guns are provided, ten of them for installation in Hawaii and the Philippines. The bill appropriate? $750,000 for acquiring the exclusive rights to the radio-con­ trolled torpedo perfected by John Hays Hammond, Jr., and installation of one unit, preferably at Fishers Is­ land, N. Y. SPARKS FROM THE WIRE Amsterdam, April 8.--Lea?e is again being granted to employees of the state railways who request it. This indicates that the crisis in Hol­ land has passed. Berlin, April 8, by wireless.--The German federal council has passed a measure that on May 1 all clocks shall be set ahead one hour. The measure was proposed for hygienic and eco­ nomic reasons, as lengthening working time during daylight and, decreasing the necessity for artificial light. U-Boat Shells Liner. Marseilles, April 11.--The large French passenger steamship Colbert was shelled without preliminary warn­ ing by a submarine in the Med­ iterranean, but being under a full head of steam, escaped. "Wilson Cafe" Closed. London, April 10.--The correspond­ ent at Amsterdam wires that the Ger­ man commander at Louvaln, Belgium, has closed a new cafe which had been named the "Wilson cafe," in honor of the American president . .. French Killed In Revolt. Manila. April 10.--Passengers arriv­ ing here report a native uprising at Saigon, the capital of French Cochin China, and an attack upon the local prison. A French officer and several soldiers were killed. Three Perish in Fire. Detroit, Mich., April 11.--Three are dead and one injured as the result of fire in the home of Homer Diebler. The dead: Mrs. Lillian Diebler, twen­ ty-two; Irma Diebler, tour; Evelyn Diebler, two. Airmen Bombard the Turks. Athens, April 8.--Turkish encamp­ ments near Smyrna and Fort Kastlaki. guarding the entrance to the Gulf of Smyrna, were bombarded on Thursday by a squadron of allied aeroplanes and badly damaged. Consul Confirms Report. Washington. April 8.--United States Consul Osborne at Havre. France, in a report to the state department, con­ firmed dispatches that the Norwegian ship Baus was sunk either by a mine or a torpedo. Four persons perlahed. ;; News Nuggets jj :: From Illinois Moline.--Five persons were injured, three seriously, when an automobile in which they were riding collided with a street car. Cairo.--Fire destroyed the grain elW vat or and probably 100,000 bushels of grain of Samuel Hastings. The loss was estimated at $125,000. Freeport.--Mrs. Mary McLaughlin, thirty-five years old and a grandmoth­ er, is dead. She was twice married and twice became a widow. Peoria.--Mrs. Ella M. Brady was awarded $1,250 for the death of her husband froirf liquor sold by Lee Wood and Lawrence, saloonkeepers at Chil- licothe. Bloomington.--Fifty woman inmates of the State Asylum for Feeble-Minded at Lincoln were adjudged insane at a single hearing and committed to the state asylum at Bartonville. Kewanee.--Mrs. E. S. Branneman, thirty, died from injuries suffered when the automobile in which she was riding overturned when it struck a pig which ran across the road. Peoria.--On April 25 the forty-ninth semiannual reunion of the Ancient Ac­ cepted Scottish Rite, sitting in the val­ ley of Peoria, will open here. The re­ union will last three days. Farmington.--Merle Thrush, the old­ est son of D. Z. Thrush, the state mine inspector, and Miss Palma Gagg, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gagg, were married at Lewistown. Freeport. -- Uncle Fred Watson, ninety-five, has completed his fifth an­ nual journey to Olympia, Wash., and return since he was ninety years of age. He cut short his visit this year in order to vote at Freeport's local-op­ tion election. Danville. -- One hundred leading chemists will be in Danville April 21, to Inspect a new method for the man­ ufacture of sulphuric acid. The chem­ ists are delegates to the fifty-second annual convention of the American Chemical society, which is for the first time holding its convention out­ side of New York city. , Mount Vernon.--Oscar Shinn, for­ mer editor of the Ina Observer, is in jail because he refused to pay a fine of $10 and costs assessed in the coun­ ty court for creating a disturbance over an item in bis paper. ShiSn con­ ducted his own case behind a barri­ cade of law bookp, but could not con­ vince the Jury of his innocence. Bloomington.--Litigation of three years in which relatives of Edward B. Gridley of Chicago sought to set aside his will, in which he left $150,000 to John H. Wood, friend, of Bloomington. ended w'ri'en cases were dismissed. Logan Gridley, BatavUw Mary Gridley Bell, Kenosha, Wis., and Mr%. Julia Schoenrock, Naples, Italy, were con- testants. Chicago.--One bandit was shot to death and two more wounded in a run­ ning fight through Racine avenue. Nicholas Ambrose, a saloonkeeper, wielded the gun when the men ap­ proached him as he alighted from a car. The dead man was Andrew Thlbeau, with a long police record. His companions escaped, though wounded. Danville.--Rev. Albert L. T. Ewart, prominent church minister in the Methodist church, whose two Bpns, both ministers, recently renounced Methodism, one becoming a Presby­ terian divine, the other turning Epis­ copalian, has asked for a transfer from the Illinois conference. It is probable that he will be sent to La Junta, Colo. Eureka.--An injunction was Issued against County Superintendent oi Schools Roy L. Moore to restrain the payment of high-school tuition under the new high-school tuition law, and also to stop the annual distribution of school funds to the various school treasurers of the county. The fund In Woodford county amounts to $13,119.16 and the tuition to $2,600. Chicago.--Joy Morton and other di­ rectors of the Great Western Cereal company have been sued for an ac­ counting. The receivers of the con­ cern charge a diversion of $300,000 of company money. The suit is one of a series extending over a period of years, lodged against the cereal com­ pany. Defendants, besides Joy Mor­ ton, are: Mark Morton, Sterling Mor­ ton. Daniel Peterkin, E. H. Stearns, S. T. Butler, F. F. Bliss, Jr., W. L. Gregson, F. P. Sawyer and the Great Western Cereal company. Danville.--"Big John" Murphy, un­ der sentence to be hanged May 5, for murder, received one vote in the town­ ship election Tuesday. The con­ demned man was notified that he had received one vote for town clerk. With the smile which has won him many friends at the Jail, Murphy remarked he was glad to know that at least one man was for him. Murphy was con­ victed of slaying George and Louis Lang, railroad men, last November, when he robbed their home and they resisted. Rock Island.--Twenty-five cases ol smallpox were reported in Rock Is­ land. An epidemic of measles, scarlet fever and typhoid fever is feared. Bloomington.--Creditors of defunct private bank of Jerome Howe at We- nona were allowed 30 per cent divi­ dend aggregating $125,000 by the re­ ceiver. Mount Carroll.--A golf association hai been organized with the following Oflicers: President, D. J. Bear; vice- president, Rev. George Fetter; secre­ tary and treasurer, James Campbell. The association has secured a suitable ground and will erect a clubhouse. Elgin.--Twenty-one suits for an ag­ gregate of $10,000 have been filed in the Kane county circuit court by the Bowman Dairy company, against prominent Kane county farmers. Th« suits which were brought for trespasa are said to be tbe result of the recent picketing of the Bowman plants. Fulton--Sanction for the organisa­ tion of a detachment of Company 1, Illinois National Guard, at Morrison, has been given by the state military authorities. 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