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VICK S MONTHLY MAGAZINE ' County Srair Matters. .. At,the meeting of the executive com­ mittee, at Woodstock, Saturday, Jan. WEDNESDAY. FEB. 17, 18&7 fixed for Aug. 24-27. , The following persons were elected superintendents of departments: Speed--R. W. Overton. Cattle--C. W. Harrison. ^ Horses--Chas. Carpenter. Sheep--Anson Thompson. Swine--Robert Forrest. Poultry--Frank Barnes. Garden Products--Gardner Burbank. Culinary--Mrs. Jas. A. Bayrd. Preserves--Mrs. Geo. B. Richards. Art--Mrs. Jerry Richards. Textile Fabrics--Mrs. Wm. Saylor.. Ornamental--Mrs. E. 11. Cook. Greenhouse plants--Mrs. F. Hanly. YouthsDepartm't-- Miss Anna Sheldon J Old Ladies Departm't--Mrs. C. Weber. • Agricultural Implements--J. A. Bayrd. N. 0 and P--H. C. Mead. « Floral Hall--J. L. Hibbard. Grand Stand--Peter Martin. _ Educational Department--W, E. Wire. Motion carried that the superintendent- of department, where the aid of an assistant is required, be allowed to select his or her own assistant. Of Chicago, have sent]to 13. I.AWLUS, TAILOR, The Handsomest Line of RAI NT and WALL PAPER H0U21 Republican Judicial Ticket, For Judges of the 12th Judicial Circuit HENRY B. WILLIS, of Elgin. GEORGE BROWN, of Wheattm. * CHARLES H. BISHOP, of Sycamore. PAINTS, GILS, VARNISHES, WALL PAPER Pa^-Butter on the Elgin Board of Trade Monday was steady. Offerings, 40,140 pounds, Sales, 3,360 pounds at 20?<i cents, and 25,140 pounds at 21 cents. Butter last week sold for 21 cents. One year ago for 10 cents. fSg-Thn Washington correspondent oi the Chicago Record says an organization is being talked of to defeat Reed for speaker of the next congress. He adds: "Hopkins, of Illinois, is the favorite j candidate." Hopkins is all right, but he should cot let fool friends get him to running after any more will-o'-the-wisps. \ Wone of the bills that should become a law is the measure now before the Illi­ nois legislature to consolidate the su- preme.court at Springfield. Business can | be done more expeditiously if concen­ trated in one city and the judges can do bitter work with the records in all cases kept at one pcfint. |©~ On the first of Feb. Stir, Schwab & Co. took possession of the shoe factory at Elgin, having purchased the entire plant. The factory has in the past been putting out about 1,000 pairs of shoes a day. but the new managers will run it to its full capacity, making 3,500 pair? each day. Nothing but ladies' fine shoes will be made. I®" There is a bill now before the Illi­ nois legislature proposing to reduce the mileage charge on railroads from three to two cents per mile. The people who ride on tfce railroads can better afford to pay the present schedule of rates than can the employes of the roads work for lower wages, and that is what the reduc­ tion in the mileage would mean. Better let competition arrange the rates, and not give those corporations a chance to justify a general reduction in wag^s. The leading schedules of the new tariff, including the agricultural sched­ ule, are well advanced. The rate oi barley will be the same as that imposed j by the McKinley law, namely, 30 cents n bushel. The same is true of hay and hops, the first being rated at $4 a toD and the latter av 15 cents a pound Vegetables are all restored to the Mc­ Kinley schedules; potatoes at 25 centr per bushel and flaxseed at 30 cents a bushel. McKinley rates are also restored on salt, starch, salt meats, meats, meaf extracts, milk, eggs and poultry. Thr iron and steel schedule is making pro­ gress. The Republican policy of reci procity will be restored in the bill. Ever seen in the county to take orders from, at their Mrs. Murphy fell down cellar Thursday evening and was quite badly hurt. Mr. Ferney died at his home Sunday, Feb. 14, after a long and severe illness. L. Church was in Chicago the latter part of last week. Eunice Carpenter, of Woodstock, spent Sunday at J B. Lynch'e. Will Gorham was was in Woodstpck Saturday. Mrs. "Doc" Dufield and son, Arthur, were in Nunda Saturday. Mrs. J.B. Lynch and daughter, Blanch, were Crystal Lake callers Wednesday. Miss Isabelle Hunt, of Elgin, who has be> n spending a few weeks with relatives here, returned to Elgin Saturday. Died, at her home near here, Monday' morning, Feb. 15, 1897, Miss Emma Wille. Funeral will be held Wednesday. • I). L. Gibson and wife are visiting rela; tives and friends in Milwaukee. On their return they will visit relatives in Chicago. Mrs; Norman Jacobs, who has been spending the past month visiting her granddaughter, Mrs, F. Button, Terra, Cotta, returned to ber home Monday. Miss Mabel Lynch left here Saturday morning as delegate for district lodgr, 1. O G T. -*-hich was held at Chicago Feb. 13,1897. Report of Ridgpfield school for month ending Ff'b. 7. Number of scholars en rolled, 33. Average attendance daily, 28. Those who have been neitherabsen* aor tardy, and have averaged 90 per cent or better in scholarship and deport­ ment are: Willie Smith, Floyd and Bennie Thayer. The merchant taOor has always fcfeti and always will be the authority on iashiun--creators of garments that FIT--full of tone and dignity. The fact that the u WONDERFUL L0 V PRICES custom make is the standard by which i.il fashionable clothing is now measured, is sufficient guarantee for superior "Style-*-- Service -Satisfaction"--^exclusive textures not shouted around town by every dealer in "cheap and quick" productions. OUR SPRING AND SUMMER ALBUM OF SAMPLES is now in; come , and look through its pages--learn our prices--then we know you will ; Let'us take your measure. u HOUSE, SIGN and CARRIAGE PAINTING Done on short, notice and satir taction guaranteed, E. B. PERKINS*. McHenry, Feb. 1,1897. Milk Town. The Huntley correspondent of the Marengo Republican says: "Our little town of about 700 inhabitants, located 55 miles from Chicago, is in the center of the largest and most productive milk district in the United States. On Jan. 17 our cheese and butter factory received 58,303 pounds, which is the largest amount, by several thousand pounds, ever received in the history of the factory. In addition to this there are two car­ loads of milk shipped to Chicago daily After the butter and cheese have beei> taken from the enormous quantity cf milk, the whey is then taken to another enterprising industry, where they pro­ duce an article called sugar of milk, which is used very largely for medicinal purposes. When this sugar is in a crys talized state it looks very much like rocl. candy. This company has several fae tories located in different towns in north ern Wisconsin/' D sso'ution of Partnership. 1-AHE Partnership heretofore exisunK under the name of J. W Oribty an<l J-on, ilealerfi in General Merchandise, at Rinse wood, in the County of McJJeury and State of Illinois, is this dav disnolved by muctiM consent The business will be continue I by J, E. Cristv, who is authorized to settle the affairs of"said firm, and all per'onn haviup untettlpd ac­ counts with said firm are lureby notified to idjust tHo same with him. J. W- CRISTT. J. E. OBISTY. R ngwoo.i 111., Feb. 15, 1S9". OUR NBW>"AND LARGE STOCK OF WALL RARER And ceiling ahd borders to match, is now in. Prices are lower than ever. Call and examine. WINDOW SHADES, < ' • ' 1 In good cloth, mounted complete for hanging, 25c to 75c. A1 styles and colorings. You are an g&j economical housewife ? Then you are interested in "Sherer's Tea" in Pails. Just see what you get for 50 cents I FIRST--a pound of excellent Tea, new crop, rich flavor and strong. SECOND--a one quart covered tin pail containing the tea. THIRD-a genuine imported china TeaCup and Saucer, full size, gold band, decorated and very hand­ some. Large assortment. Our offer to furnish free this ex­ ceptionally fine cup and saucer can only be continued for a short time. If no dealer near yon keeps it' or will order ft send us 65 cents in stamps and we will send Pall, Tea, Cup and /y^^p^^vSauoer by express to your rall- 'road station prepaid. Sherer Brothers, 24 Years at 37 River Street, Chicago' R I N G W O O D .Toe Mav and wife, of Richmond, were in town Sunday. Mr. Kemerling's parents are up front Elgin for a short visit. Sir. and Mrs. Reedor, of Richmond, made a short visit with N. D. Stevdoe and family Sunday. A. 0. Matthews has been suffering for a week or more from an attack of thi grippe. The little folks at Mr. Bennett's an suffering from colds. C. W. HarrisonV tittle boy is much better. Mr. and Mrs. Silvester, of Hebron, -•pent the Sabbath with Mr. Morgan'f folks. The dance, on Frida? evening Inst, wa* the most succest-ful ever given by th< club. One hundred and twenty-livf couples were present. On Friday evening one of Delben Whiting's horses became unmanageable md ran away. It came in contact with a barn, breaking its neck. The play, to be given by the members f the Cemetery Society, at Woodman Hall, on Thursday and Friday evenings, Feb 18 and 19, will equal anything-..of the kind ever presented in RiDgwood For full particulars see notice elsewhere in this paper, and by hand bills. Wood­ man Hall has been newly papered and many other repairs have been added to the building, making it comtortable and neat, (tome out and see how it suits von, enjoy an evening with friends and help a worthy cause. Unshared Too. The following circumstance happened in one of the towns of Ireland. A man had been drinking until a later hour at night before he started for home. Hon­ est folk had been long in bed, and the hotises were all shut and dark. The liquor he had taken was too much for him. He did not know where to go. He at last staggered into an empty wagon shed and fell upon the ground. For a long time he lay in the uncon­ sciousness of a drunken sleep and would have undoubtedly been frozen to death (for the snow on the ground showed the night to be very cold) had not others less insensible been near him. This shed was a favorite rendezvous for the pigs, which rushed out when the newcomer arrived, but soon returned to j their bed. In the utmost kindness and truest hospitality, they gave their biped companion the middle of the bed. Toward morning he awoke, and, find­ ing himself comfortable and in blissful ignorance of his whereabouts, he sup­ posed himself enjoying the accommoda­ tion of a tavern, in company with other gentlemen. He reached out his hand, and, catching hold of the stiff bristles of a hog, exclaimed: "Why, mister! When did you shave yourself last?"--Pearson's Weekly. In all the latest Novelties, with Tsimtnings to match New Ginghams, Calicos, Percales, and outing Flannels received s week. 1033 MHSSUK*. Tompie. enter go Fine Shoes and all kinds of Footwear, received daily. All the nSw styles and lasts. flSlPCwll snd examine our large stock c f HATS ard CAPS. slE the latest styles and shades for spring JSF'.Best grade Flour, Groceries, etc, always on hand, 1 CU«T' ..TEA, Standard Seed and Plant Catalogue. Contains all that's New and Good. Always Reliable... West McHenrv, III.. 1897 JD.LODTZ.Jr Merchant Tailor. The Guide and your choice As the season is advancing I am Cutting Prices in Suits Pants and Overcoats. Lake County's Banner. A dispatch from Representative Geo R. Lyon, at Springfield, to Mayor DeWolf of Waukegan, states that the secretary of the Republican State Central Commit­ tee informed Mr. Lyon that Lake county had been awarded the Republican prize banner. This banner was offered befon- the election to the county that should register the largest percentage of increase in its Republican vote over that of th* previous national election. In 1892 the vote was 2,932, and in 1896, 5,027, making an increase of 71 4f> per cent. There is talk of having a cele­ bration when the banne- . officially turned over to Lake count \ One packet either Wonderful Branching Aster, New Japan Morning Glory or Pansy choice mixed for IS 0"fcS*. Two packets 25 c., three packets 30c. Full retail price 45 ct3. $20 Suits for $17. $5 Pants for $3.50. $22 Overcoats for $18. Strictly hand-made, and workmanship guaranteed in every particular, as before. --MY STOCK OF-- Seats' Furnishing Goods Is complete, and my prices cannot be duplicated elsewhere. Heavy Camel-Hair UNDERWEAR from 50 cents upward. Dress Shirts 50 cents and up. Neckties, big assortment, 15c Up. Everything else in proportion. It costs nothing to look at. my goods. Come and see me; I can save you dollars. J. D. LODTZ, Jr. Barbian Bro.'s Block, McHenry. N. B.--A full Assortment of Christmas Novelties. Goods superior to any that have ever been shown in McHenry in this line. Styles the very latest. Excursion Rates to the Mardi Gras and Winter ResortB. On account of the Mardi Gras at New Orleans and Mobile, the Northwestern Line will, February 22 to 2*, inclusive, sell excursion tickets at very low rates, limited for return passage until Marcli 27. Excursion tickets are also on sale daily, at reduced rates, to the principal winter resorts in the United States and Mexico. For full information apply to Ticket Agents Chicago & Northwestern Railway. 33w2 American Brevity. ,, A rich American, according to the following anecdote, related in Good Words by the Rev. Donald MacLeod, D. D., presented himself one day at the studio of Sir Jolm Millais, and, with­ out preamble, began at once to speak. " Sir," he said, ' 'I wish, to take a present back to my wife. She says she would like to have my portrait painted by the very best artist in the country. I have been told that yon are the man. When can I have a sitting?'1 "I am at present very busy," said Millais. "So am I," was the reply. ' 'But I am a very expensive artist." "How much do you charge?" A large price was named. "Shall I give you a check now?" " Not at all," said Millais. " I merely mentioned it to prevent misunderstand­ ings. " "How many sittings do you require?" ' 'Five or six at the least." "If you can do it in fewer, so much the better, for I am a very busy man and my time is valuable." Millais enjoyed the manner in which his own plea of being busy had been met and agreed to paint him. (SUCCESSORS TO PERRY & OWEN.) Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine which tells how to grew Plants, Flowers and Vegetables and is up to date on these subjects, for three months, the Guide, and One Packet of Seeds, (named above), for 25 cents. Every tenth person sending an Order as above will re­ ceive a coupon good for 50 cents' worth of Seeds. When ordering state where you saw this adv. aud we will send a packet of Flower Seeds free. That we can and will sell goods as cheap as any of our competitors, and will not be undersold. Bring in their prices and we will meet them every time. The Queen of Fashion Magazine FOR THREE MONTHS and A McCall Bazar Pattern of this stylish waist will be mailed to you FREE, provided -you cut out , this advertisement and send with the stamps and bust measure. We offer this simply to further introduce our magazine and pat­ terns. Not more than one order will be accepted for any one address. The horses bought for the fire depart­ ment in this city are numbered consecu­ tively. When a horse dies or is sold out of the department, its number is drop ped. There are about 440 horses in use in the department. About GO horses are bought annually to supply new appa­ ratus or to take the places of horses worn out or disabled. Fire department horses that are no longer lit for service are sold by auction. They may still be of use for some other work. The money received from such sales goes to the pension fund of the department.-UNew York Sun. r The Bank of France. There is one institution in France which has hitherto contrived to with- [ stand all thegjiumerous and revolution­ ary changes of government--namely, the Bank of France, which owes its ori­ gin to the first Napoleon. The question as to the renewal of its charter came up recently for discussion in the legis­ lature, which voted its prolongation. Upu6e the foundation of the bank it has had but ten governors, while France j haa during the same period of time had j no less than 9 different regimes and 1 considerably over 100 cabinets. In the Grocery Department are offering some rare bargains. Arbuckle's Coffee, per lb, o 16c. 8 bars Lenox or Santa ClausSoap, 25c. English Breakfast or Gunpowder Tea, 20c °> Fine Jersey Sweet Potatoe, 3c per lb. Messina Oranges, sweet, i5c perdoz. Fine Bannanas, 15c per doz. Fine Lemons, 15c per doz. Fine light Syrup, 25c per gallon. Argo Corn Starch, per lb package, 5c And dozens of other Bargains. DOUBLE ACTING FORCE PUMP. Constructed on the "'GET THERE" principle.. The Letest, Best and Handsomest FORCE PUMP made. Ask yoiir dealer for it, MOWN? PUMP CO., JVbline, Ills. Call and examine the large line of new books just purchased by Julia A. Story, All our Fargo Boots and Shoes will be sold regardless of Oost on account of fac­ tory failing. S. STOFFEL, OWEN & CHAPELL McHenry, 1897