The Daily Chronicle from De Kalb, Illinois • Page 4

1 THS OS KALO CHRONICLD WEDNESDAY, OECEMEER 20, 1914. New from tK NigiiborihgTowns Tragedy of a. Masked Ball By MARGARET DEVEREAUX FURN1SHC CY 4 Lamsoii Co. Rooms 206-287 Odd STARTS TOEMY ance of her new grand-daughter. MrT Ianre Kennicutt is on the sick list.

Mrs. Gertrude Firkins Epent Sunday at the home of Shell Firkins near Rollo. Mary Johnson of Shabbona spent Sunday with Gertrude Frost. The legend of one selling his soul to Satan as centuries old before Goethe took it for 'the theme of his immortal poem, the idea has been thus embodied it has been- Tery popular In various Soon after it appeared a jmasked ball In Staffhauseu took place, at which a young girl named Miss Ethel Cutts of Shabbona is Big Bargains will be orTered during this sale, all heavy goods will.be sold at very low prices. A large number of Ladies' and Men's Coats to be closed yut at less than half price.

i R. spending a few days at "the KIRK LAND. Al Gott and C. A. Benmdt expect to leave Boon for California.

G. Ault will leave for the western coaKt in January and K. Marshall espects to take a trip to Arizoni 1q January. John M'acQueen has presented th? State Bank of Kirkland with a hani-ome. and very valuable wall It la patterned after a 13.

jewel hign grade watch and Is now in use at tlw bank. Huldah Taylor was born in Noble county, Ohio, Sept. 7. 1846, and passed away at her home in Dec. 16.

1914. In 1S6S lie was united in jnarriage to Daniel Cronkhite. Mr. and Mrs. Cronhlte began their life on their farm two and one-half miles west of Kirkland.

wbichi haa standing the cold weather. Mrs. Leon ITplinger who recently underwent an opration at the St. Anthony hospital in Rockford for appendicitis is slowly on the gain. Mrs.

O. P. Lucas -of Belvidere was the guest of relatives here during Christmas. Miss Dora Bell of this place and Charles Carlson of Kirkland were united In marriage on Christmas day. hride Is a daughter of WIL Bell the popular auctioneer and real estate dealer.

Tfce many friends of the happy couple extend to them best wishes and congratulations. Merle Wdrden' of xcelsior Springs, is enjcUing a-Holiday sit with friends here! 4. Mrs. H. r.

Branch and daughter Miss Polly, Mrs. Kmma Tazewell and daughter Mis Edna and O. R. Hix and Catherine Ilauser took the part of Marguerite. Herman Gelss.

ho was In love with her, learned through his sister that Catherine was intending to be thus costumed, and he took it into his head 'that he might press his suit WHEAT Opening Hign iw Close Dec. 127 127 126 120. 120 1201 1171 11S May mo 130i 12Jfc 129 CORN July new Spt. old 75 75 74 74 Dec new 67J 67i 661 66 Dec old May 73 73f 73i 73i OAT3 Dec 48J 49 49 43J July May 541 531 CASH CORN No. 2 68 64 No.

8Y 56r 6 No. 4Y 661 Ml No. 5 05 65J NqT 6 64i 5 No.2M 671 671 No. 3 661 07i No. 4 66i 661 No.

5 641 Crt No. 62 1 64 No.2 VV 681 No. EW 671 67f N6.4W 6.11 661 No. 5W 65 65 Hotchkiss home. 1 The Christmas exercises were held at the M.

E. church December 23, and were largely attended. MILAN. The girls who attend school Iowa returned to; therrnomes on Tuesday to spend the holidays. Henry Hickey was DeKalb "trader Tuesday.

Miss Nora Kerwin was a DeKalb All Marked Down in Plain Figures BosfiEi Store wn their horn? until the last! two caller Monday. i Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Mihm were daughter lXrothy, Mrs. Mattie Sissoa and son Floyd Yonkin and John K.

Helsdon of DeKalb "were Vhe guests of their relatives her Christmas. DeKalb traders Wednesday. under the guise of Faust. Carl Ilauser, Catherine's brother, who was to escort her. to the ball, was to go aa-Valentine.

Without knowing of the adoption of these costumes, Hans Ititter. a rival of decided to attend the ball as Mephistopheles. never came out whether Rltter In his action at the ball played a devilish part or, finding, himself related by costume to the others who were; all well known to him. thought it would be a fine thing to make bad blood'betwecn them, intending to undo what he bad done before any trouble should arise from it. Be this as it may.

Herman no sooner saw a girl dressed as Marguerite than he asked her to dance with him and. paid her-mark-ed-attention for the rest the evening. The ball was in full swing Rltter, seeing Carl Ilauser (Valentine) standing near a No. CW Wil Kerwin was a Malta caller on Sgm Thursday. CASH OAT No.

2 Edward Hart was a DeKalb trader No. 2 Wednesday. No. 3 51 491 49 Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Hart were be 50 41 No. 4W years, when they removed to Klrkland. Besides the husband, two children, Mrs. Luther Upatoneof Kalrdal and Miss Inez who lives a3t home. Besides her Immediate family, Mrs.

Cronkhite leaves two -brothers an! two sisters, Charles Taylor and Mrs'. Silas Shirley of Cherry Valley, Walter Taylor of Rockford and Mrs. Han-nan. Collins of Newark, West Virginia. Mrs.

Cronkhite has borne her long illness with a patient Christian "spirit and she leaves a host. of friends and acquaintances who extend heart felt sympathy to the family in their great bereavement. Kalb shoppers Tuesday. No. 3 Thomas Hart and Sat tier No.

4 Standard 1 501 50! FA1RDALE1. Miss Bertha Bischoff spent the week-end at her horde at Davis Junction. Mesdamfs Mary Miller, Roy Keith, and Henry Wickler and the latter's daughters, Lola-and Ina a were shopping in Kirkland Monday. Rev. J.

Phelps, District Superintendent spoke at the Eairdale Methodist church Sunday evening. were Chicago visitors last week. Sg Miss Mayme Ross was an AuroraJ Barley caller bn, Monday. CHICAGO CAR LOTS i curtain, concealed! himself behind it Berme Olson and George Olson were Shabbona traders on Wednsday. Wheat 165 Corn 266 Oats 149 and hissed, "Look out for yonr sister; she Is in danger." fc Ilauser looked around, but the room LIVESTOCK CLOSE SHABBONA Charles Dummer was at.

Elgin Sun was crowded, and Rltter managed to day to attend the section Mrs. M. Barden spent Tuesday In escape without being detected. Carl was wrapped up in his sister and, be- 710 710 meeting. Chicago.

65 thg a hot blooded fellow, did not stop Mrs. J.e Hough and two sons re Mr. and Mrs. Otto Filby of Hinckley Hogs light. 670 Rough 675 Reciepts 50000 E.t Imated 30CoO Cat 1'.

20000 Sheep-22000 to consider that the words he bad turned home Sunday, after spending fepent Sunday with Mrs. RUa $tevens. Tod 95 the past week with. relatives. at Rock Mrs.

'Etta Stevens went to Syca I fntisf '-trna tiot-incr Xfarmiortta mnrp ii v-. more Monday. Gale Upstone wasa. Chicago busi Mrs. U.

Challand spent last Thurs ness visitor Saturday. day in Lee with relatives. KINGSTON. 1 .11. S.

Ileckman o' Elgin was the guest of his Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Heckman last Sunday. Mrs. Fred plelsdon and Slaughter of Chicago are5 enjoying the holidays with relatives here.

V. ftv' Edward Burke left'Tast week for an extended visit with relatives In Lewb county, New York, 4 The' ice harvest began, last week In the way of making ready. -Prof. II. A.

Cross attended the tieth wedding anniversary of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ray-. Mesdames Claude Miller and Belle Uharles Ames and Frank Nelson Matthew and Miss Clara Proctor were went to Rochelle Thursday. realistic.

He did not know who Faust was. but proposed to stop bis attentions to his sister. Going to the couple, who were in the midst of a be ordered Catherine to come with him. Gelss, not knowing that he was her brother, 'pushed hlin away indignantly. Catherine remained with Geiss, and Hauser.

trointr awav. found a friend Staging a letter you fuss and fume and use good gray matter in writing ah important letter. Sometimes all the good impression you have created is swept away because you Have neglected to stage the letter. It is written on stationery unworthy of you, of your prestige and of your business. Rockford shoppers Monday.

Miss Mamie "Welk went to lee on Tennyson's First Poems. The wind came sweeping through the garden of an old Lincolnshire rectory one morulng'in the beginning of last century and blew upon a child five years old. who opened his arms to the blast and let it carrybiin along, cry- Saturday. Several from this vicinity attended the funeral Friday of Mrs. Dan Cronk Charles Colwell of Aurora cal hlte, a former resident of this local on friends here Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mihm went to lug as lie traveled, "I hear a voice hom he sent to Gelss witb a.chal- ity. She died at her home In Kirk that's calling lu the wind." That wag ienge. Ilauser was at the time a stu- land and was buried at Cronktown DeKalb Friday.

i 'f mond Rolfe at their home in DeKalb Tenuytiou's first line of iK)etry. The ent at a university, a member of a cemetry east of here. Mr. and Mrs. George Pope went to first poem he'ever composed, was writ- dueling corps and an expert with the Aurora Monday.

It Js reported that Gale-ttpstore ten upon a slate one Sunday, morning 1 small sword. When Gelss received the of Fairdale and Miss Alice Keister Mrs. Joe Olson and' baby went to at Louth. Thsnbject, set 1dm by his challenge he had left Catherine, and on last Tuesday night. 1 Mr.

and Mrs. G. Chellgren nd (laughter Leona are enjoying a vaca- i tion. and visit with relatives- and friends at Woodhull, and vicinity. Mr.

and Mrs. Ered Payne were. the of Blvidere Were married in Chicago brother Charles, was "Flowers," and! she knew nothing of what bad hap- Lena Tuesday to spend the holidays Tuesday, Dc. 22. Gale will conduct llttlt Alfred covered his slate witlij pened.

with relatives. idanK vem? arjter tne'nMWJci or inom nad each one of these persons the general merchandise store which Mesdames John and Lester Storey went to Rochelle Tuesday. i Hon" "Seasonal" aist attempt was! known wlio the others were doubtless his father, William Upstone -will open Old Cmmcil Tree Bond is a paper that instantly creates a good impression. It i. a lusincss-like looking pu ce "tf btationcry -strong, simple and substantial.

Its price less than you can reasonably expect to iwy for puir of sucli stcrliiif merit. guests of relatives at Poplar Grow, an elegy upon, hi 'xritudtuotut'r, wD'J whit followed would not have ocs in his new cement block building. Abe Wilson and son Henry went to 111 over Christmas. Irtid just dii'wrttterr-iU the request curred. Another unfortunate feature Miss Elva, Hpach visited Belvidert: Ie Tuesday on business.

Ray Stark arrived hre last week his grandfather. HVheu It wasi written I was that Rltter. who had whispcrexl last week. David Boe and sister went lo Auro from Dubois, Idaho at which place hs the old limn put 10 KhllliiiKs into the the words that caused the trouble, had been drinking a good deal of German Attorney Charles Roach, of Denver, ra Monday. bought 320 ncnkf land.

He is well iNiy'g. hand' biid snld. "There; that Is the first money you have ever eurneH Chris Munson and daughter, Miss wine. wnetuer ue mougm me urauer son of Parley Roach of this vicinity-was recently married to Miss Rose pleased with the country and will re turn In a couple of months. of no great Importance, whether he Margaret went to Chicago Monday.

Call on us for. proof: j-our jHK'try, and, take my won1 for It, it will be the last." Westmiu forgot to take precaution against trou Symorrof that clt-y. Mrs. Marion Nicholson returned School will begin again on Monday ble liable to arise from what he had ster home from Chicago Monday evening said, wffs not satisfactorily explained SHABBONA GROVE where she had: spent several days Chronicle Job Department with her daughter. Mr.

and Mrs. L. M. Olmstead were Boehling. Seriously Crippled.

It Is pOHslble that Joe Boehllng. the DeKalb visitors Wednesday. Miss Emma Ray went to Waterman young left handed pitcher of the Wash- Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell of Monday.

January 4, after the usual holiday vacation. are glad to note at this writingtliat the teacher. of the grammar roonl Miss Hazel Cocke of Elgin Improved in health and expects to begin her duties again after the holidays. The Christmas exercises' at the Church by the Sunday schools op Ingtons, insiy be Homiellel to give up baseball. Last spring while sliding to Barnum, Iowa spent last Saturday iMiss Esther Heeg who Is teaching with Mr.

and Mrs. F. Frost. a base Eoehllng's spikes threw him 131 domestic science at Tark: rRJdge heavily, and he twlired Ids knee. He Mrs.

LottieRay of Shabbona spenti arrived here Monday to spend Wednesday with her daughter Mrs. There were those who believed that he had acted either through sheer malice or from a desire to injure Gelss in securing the hand of the girl.be himself wanted. After the ball Gelss and Ilauser met in a forest uear the town. There was a full moon, and they crossed swords by Its light. Each wore the costume he bad on at the ball.

Those who claim that Rltter acted from malicious motive aver that he In the red and black costume of witnessed the tight from behind the trunk of a tree, forming a perfect picture of the arch fiend watching the result of his devilish work. the holidays with her parents. thought nothing of, the Injury nnti! he discovered that he couldn't bear- his weight on the rlglit leg when deliver'' 1 The S. club met at the home of Christmas tve, wese well attended and all present were well pleased Mrs. A.

Downey Tuesday evening. kig the ball. A specialist discovered with hat the lUtle lks had to say Noah Olson went to Aurora Thurs that Boehllng was suffering from a floating. and be was sent Rural mall carriers O. Burgess William Brown.

Miss Katie Schrader went to Chicago Tuesday to spend Christmas. Mr. Horace D. Flewellin of Aurora vEaa transacting business in town Friday. Mr.

I R. Hotchkiss returned "homo Sunday; after spending several! days day to spend the holidays with rela tives. borne to Richmond, Ya his knee in and J. P. Milter are enjoying the can case in plaster.

Now it is learned that veniences" of new- cases which, they vv hliam Uoughtby of Shabbona ri rcntly had placd In the post office Boehllng will have to undergo an operation this fall in order to avoid immanent latneuess. wove wad in town Wednesday on Albert Deacon of DeKalb was the guest of James Purcley a couple of business. "ft at Aurora and Sycamore with relat S. A. FARRELL AUCTIONEER Farm Sales a Specialty Stock f-f tiocl Snct-is-fnlly Handled ives.

Carlos Houghtby motored to Scar days last week. Both the contestant were excellent swordsmen, but the light was very bad for such a trial of skill. Ilauser was thebetter (nan at such work, but the light flashing on his enemy's sword bothered him. The result was determined by Gelss not seeing perfectly. boro last Tuesday.

Mrs. Andrew Berg is spending the The special meetings began at' the A Test for Liver Complaint. Mentally Unhappy Physically Dull. The LiTer, sluggish and Inactive, week at Uie homp of Mr. and Mrs It.

E. church on Sunday, Dec. 27. Th ailss Elizabeth Eastman of Elgin notwith- Elmer Rompf making the acquaint- attendance was fairly good Is visiting relatives in for in trying to wing his opponent and first shows itself in a mental state unhappy and critical. Never Is there I joy in living, as when the Stomach thus end the duel without -a tragedy he uninteutioually stabbed bis opponent a force of mobile troops, we cannot In the heart.

liver are doing their work. Keep your Liver active and Irealthy by us do better than to follow the Phone Rural 976-- 41 Meanwhile the affair, so closely re of the master minds in military or ing Dr king's New Life Pills; they sembllng the story of Faust and Mar- ganization for national defense. The eniDtv th bowels freelv. tone ud your I euerite. was talked about, an i at the Under 6c Capitol Dome An Intimate View of Law Matters and LooKeri On ByDurtonlt.Standlsh policies in this direction all include.

stomach cnre your Constipation and last moment report of it reached among others, the primary plan of rA.rirv mnrA at Druzsrists. Catherine ears. She was getting ready CORTLAND ILLINOIS iisiDrthe stifcding army as a school Allent for for bed when she tieard that a duel for training of men who, on gradua- pn-s waB to take and bttrr," Bt VUV7 lUC Jisv tion from that school, pass into the her brother fell she was still some dls reserve and constitute the rval na Perspiration Durinfl 5eep. tauce from him. but.

staggering on. tjonal military strength. Under normal, conditions reachel him Just. In Ume for a last come, inls fact, along with the natural defense constit uted by our geo Many anti-militarist, however will beings perspire about twice as much w.w. them before he died graphical, isolation, gives us ample acree with General Wothersnoon that asleI, wben awaKe- As H.n as Hauser fell Geixs ran to- ih.

ia Urardlhim. and In the face turned to protection, the peace men will con tend. HOME JCN6T-lJ0E Jt)S(If by burton: K. STANDISH. for the United Press.) Washington, D.

Dec 16. "Are we prepared to fight?" This question, with the interest stirred in It by the War abroad, rxemises to develop into one of the Jggest Jssues before the country ddring the 1 The arvu i TvI fcauiAa- i r. I Uonof the sute miliUa. AgiUtion cholce of landing places along our 1Ie siw at once ne i ne case ot tne nuutansts was lias uei long under way lor nan ge I -tWFt. nn asertine that nni taken a life, but a life that Voiced in detail by General W.

W. in the laws governing the militia th latest tvne rf simer-dreadnouirht I would forever prevent his winnlDg the Wetherspoon, ex-chief of staff of the sti, i Af 15.li.rh runs g' ne lOVeo. ne was nnrr.e uwsy HlLi li int. army, in his annual report Just is which will bring greater reliance upon and an Increased control by the na altentloft of Congress during th pres from the ground, and the next morn 3 2 sued, He summarised our military vou.u fcianu on ai se Ing before daylight! left Staffhausen cminNin.F. no coast torts to pieces wnie me snetis for ,0.

He wrote -a pathetic let situation thus: We could not-defned ent session will be centered on it much ot the Urn-. While th advocates of a bigger and ii Jr-t from our 14-lnch defense 'guns would ter to Catherine bemoaning what be fair harmlessly in tire water had done and aaylng that bis life was i AS fCPLAlNED DLLOW' SOJEN SOAJG BOOKS IN OATE tional government. Until this is dons, authorities declare, the militia cannot be regarded as a dependable branch of our military strength. The modification of the law proposed is to place the militia under pay of vard hrt Wat from that moment blighted. the Panama canal.

We could not defend vthe Philippines, or Alaska. tr Hawaii, or any other of our insular possessions. coast defenses at ip. ua Catherine did not marry, and GeUs better army and navy are equipping themselves with Iwavy supplies of data to show that the United. Statfs would be hopelissly weak if attacked lifGOLLEGE JONG OPERATIC JDNGjP "'c was never again heard from after he rivais military aeronautics, is ai- top Ami.rlca.

There was no satis lamentably inadequate. We could not concentrate a (funiclnt force to repvl so pointed out, Tire army has no ar by one of I wjorid powers, the antl SIX OF THESE COUPONS rnttiie the bearer to a ebole ol eltbeT factory es plana tion as to how thetni-cdy was brought about escejt tlast IIanHr told his second of the warn- mored autos. and no motor tractors an invasion by a rirst-clas fighting militarists are arming themselves the national government and under binding obligation to serve at it call. This, it Is thought, would produce a ft nf affairs whenj the militia would be much more thoroughly train for. It is charged.

All these I tb bcautlf al ona books described below power. with Information, to back up their con things be thoroughly threshed Here is'the remedy: Kaise th-re. tention that further preparedne for In? he bad received td the rcpuls given him when he tried to get bis sis- ter away from Geiss. Hitter was bit- out ihe congressional Inquiry, advo- by Congresman Gardner, of ed than under existing laws, and i SONGS THAT NEVER GROW OLD ILLUSTR TE0 terly condemned and bis excu-s were not Bccerted. Ills treatment by his JUassachusetts, Is' ordered.

To the charge of weakness of our former friends was such that at last thatextent can he more thorr-rh'r depended VPon. Tls? attdal nc-ber nun available Sn our co.4 artillery is navy It will be answered that we have he disappeared and never agalo A crand collccthm erf all th old favorite Km t-I with the uttTKKt cart by the sit futip-lrit authArmcs, 1. ''lUil 4 a rare palar to wotvtcriul p'rtrasti ot the world grratrt artit, mo to hi hor rw.ti.n. wini'! 1 iaONEtohw. I'tttem SIX immi taom oo rc rr4-rM th pjtwr Bint 7D inr the bautifvil ravy Ervclish doth' binding; psrT nt.

49 mu. 1 builL buildinir nr ftftei at Staffbausea uiir OP 'nlinK army from iu pre-ntj strength; of wen to SOS.OfU) Crl a first llrw of rciertes of thoroughly equipped and trained. Establish a second reaerw of Surt ooo General Wotherspoon docs not go to the length of advocating compui-eory military 'service, but he says this: Tn any to exeat? such war would be undesirable ajul essaryl" i. The pacificists will admit that our preparedness not to be compared with- that other great nationa but they will arfttte that with ttw rest of the world" embroiled In the greatest war of history all our rivals will be so exhausted by fighting that they would not dare to attack us for years to (kK. or less than the number dreadnoughts, with at least two more estimated to be necessary to man the nicely to te authorized at the pres- r.

Still who ha been 111 with defenses. It is contended that the defenses are few and far apart as Tt session of congress. The last typhoid fever has so far recovered as four dreadnoughts authorized will be ta be able to sit up a few minute to offer aa laradia army a large ice largest ia the worli leach day. V..