Sterling Standard from Sterling, Illinois • Page 6

yon Ferre MB! Mary of Dsttfrhters" Miss Reed, Saturday where they did good day's work. Mr. and Mrt, J. O. Book visited In and Mrs.

J. Reed and family Tlsifert to Emerson Sunday. Daniel Rewl in stilt improving. JSIr. and Mrs.

tisited at jg. Fannlng'a, Sunday. FIJI. B. (J.

Proctor's straw stack fell on two of bis calves and smothered them. Abner Howe came home from towa last Saturday. Since'writing our last letter John Wagner, and John Wagner, bare traded places of residence, Chas. OJeaaon has moved on his farm that he bought of IL McCray. and II.

C. haa moved on his farm in Carroll county. H. (78 removal Fiji loses its representative in the Sentinel, but it la no use to kick about it, as he is a better "kicker" than we are. hout-fortlre-WHldltrg" of prwwft, by W.

F. M. at M. F. rhnn-h on lust rery f-ntw- rafttfd ittle Sora, S.

W. Batten, tenant on ths farm if LInM Rernotds, tfiad on Monday of week of typhoid fever. fnn- ral occurred on Wednesdat.lnterment taking place at Aaairan, Bureau Co. even of the family were fflieted with the dread ditesse at one line, but all are recovering except the usband and father, whose death we mentioned. The family have the ayta- wthy of evety one.

A union caucus was held on'Satnr- ay night to nominate, candidates to 11 the positions of town officers at town meeting April 8th. Over eighty otere were The following amed persons were nominated after a plrited.contest: Supervisor, D. Fenton; town! assessor, George -Neer; collector, E. J. I well; commissioner; Thomas ustice of the peace to fill vacancy, J.

I. Cunningham. All of nominees re the present officials except Mr. Cunningham, who takes the place of V.J. Gladhlll, deceased.

Lyndon bridge was let to the Milwaukee Bridge Iron on Stiver Dlehl-Tind Mlss-HatttB-IIower Wednesday evening, March Jessie Hill and William Dtehlrar? burning a coal pit composed of stumps out of the road, Ira, Minnie and Lizzie Proctor spent Saturday and Sunday at II. C. McCray's. March 14. AZTEC.

i a f' ft HAHNAMAN. Fair weather again. Mrs. William Wahl is reported somewhat better. Daniel Donahue, Walnut, was seen in aur town last week; Michael Callahan shipped a car load of cattle last week.

Mrs. Durr spent last week with her Mary Lalley, of Walton, Lee Co. Henry Hutton has moved his family on the Keithal farm in south Hahna-. man, whore tliey will live the coming year. was the gaest of his sister, Mrs.

Mc- Cormtck, last week. Miss Lizzie Connolly has gone to live in north Tamplco. Propbetstown. Miss Nellie McCormick has returned to the World's Fair city, where she expects to reside in the future. Jerry Donahue starts tomorrow to cream for the lied Clover creamery of Tamplco.

The union school entertainment held in Deer Grove Friday evening was a success. The attendance was large and everything passed off pleasantly. March 14. REEVES SCHOOL. 1 I'ENBOSE.

Ed Zigler was In the neighborhood the first of last week with his wood sawing machine. Carrie Schick came home from the state of New York tho other day, where she has been visiting relatives since The warm days the other week made tho sap run in the soft maple trees and -the boys around Penrose were busy trying to collect it to boil down into maple syrup. Candidates for town offices are busy "getting.signers to their petitions. The women of Jordan expect to have a dinner at the town hall' again this spring on election day. The women of Jordan are expected to turnout this spring and vote on town meeting day for school trustee.

'Every one go and see which is the better-crowd, women: or, men. Just having the women there 'with, their dinner has had a good in, fluence in keeping down the rowdyism and vulgarity that used to attend the' elections years ago, Leonius Eubanks moved on Monday, March 14, to a farm belonging to Jesse Miahler near the Kelson bridge, east of Sterling. The bad weather last week prevented him from moving last Thursday, aa he intended doing. this week and may make some minor changes In the plans and specifications, but as the contract was made nd signed'on Uhere will not be much to do other than approving the 810,000 bond any. Miss Kirkland, of Kemper, 111., is lere visiting.

Une of our young men will enter the tateof matrimony in a short time, but we do not think he Intends to leave the tate of Illinois in so doing, as we can not spare him. Erie bridge committee will open the ids for tho bridge on the 18th, when we hope some reliable company will se- ure the job at a fair compensation. Dr. J. W.

Morgan and wife will leave us about April 1st and locate at Moine. We are sorry to have the doctor and his estimable wife leave us. Their acquaintance here is large. A hoot of riends will wish them prosperity and lealth in their new home, near the father-of-waterSr Hand, moved into the house that Eubanks vacated and expects to board Bid and Harry John, who farm the Mrs. S.

N. Paige has been ailing for some weeks and Is now under the doctor's care. There will preaching at the meeting house at Penrose Sunday evening, March 20th, as the preacher, Mr. Byers, baa to attend the dedication of -the new U. B.

church at Coleta, which takes place March 19 and 20. Last Wednesday was too stormy for the, sale of stock at C. John's farm, so no horses were sold. Miller's sale the day before paused off well and things brought a good price. PBOPHETSTOWN.

Adams is' now filling orders behind the counter at Stone etore. MatMs returned to school duties at Bockford Business College on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R.

Dlckenson are enjoying a visit from their daughter, who riisdes at Savanna, 111, Miss Kate Baldwin is expected home Rockford Seminary next week lor a abort vacation. Tho Liberal League will meet with MrfUdnrylStone on SaturdayWenlng Arthur Andrews, of paying a short visit to old acquaiut- aaeea here. Prophetstown was at one $ims his home, but it is thirteen yeura sluce he last saw the place Wm, of Ternpleton, Iowa, visiting hia Bisfers.Meaoames Seyler, fj? and Miss May. lecture by Rev. Leo.

of Piano, IM, has been postponed to Friday even ing, March W. Subject "Say It" i-' Aaialaatan, children Paddock, tha successful teacher efllnioB (Jrove school during the past years, spent last week with Proph- Conlln and daughter. May last week to care lor her who is said to be falling rap- Physical strength is giving away fclia terrible sjiaia of mental dla- Jtr. Mrs. John Baadsrsoa let (jjijjjjp 1 go to pblWUsJsiEUi.N, fa IttpTCTtoe Ms place ptjrehmww! of Bart, ifd'hereon by Wtnming tbft trees Mrrt rftpaSring ITsrry Cftrnrniijk arrived from Sylvanis ln--t wcptt, will work for his old friend Frank ncking, In the butcher business, vies S.

A. Smith, who says he has graduated from butchering. Whit Innmn ia living In the old Barthell bouse north of town. He will build as soon as the weather will permit D. I).

Maxwell's new carriage' store room near the Walter's house will be completed soon, Mr. M. will ran a blacksmith- snd -carriage room between the Hvery stable and the hotel. He has dug a cellar and will soon begin the erection Of a fine residence, corner of Thorp avenne and 4th street. We understand that an effort will be made this week to obtain a pardon or Dr.

Root McPbersOn. We know othing- about what the chances are or obtaining it. A petition has been irculated Mid many names obtained. ME. NEWTON.

How pleasant it seems to have a few unshlnyjdaya. Wilson is reported to be SerioTisly sicS'at present. OROUNDS, In Cottneetlmt FARMERS'. of Conntry of the publications of past years icvoted to designs of home growhdf'and andacape gardening treat less of farm- en 1 homes than of town Iota find city JClias Underwood died at at his home Sioux City, Iowa, on Monday of last week. The remains were brought here 'or interment in the Sharon cemetery.

wing to the carelessness of-trainmerr ihe.body did not arrive at Clinton until Wednesday night, and the March blizzard then raging made it very uncomfortable for the widow and The funeral services were heldat Baptist church on that time the river could be crossed, but the remains were not buried until Saturday, as the river was filled with ice floes up to that time. Mr. Underwood formerly lived here, also Portland and Prophetstown. He was a lawyer by profession, and leaves a Widow, daughter, sister and brother to mourn their loss. 1 A genuine March blizzard struck us on Wednesday and grew fierce before the day-was -out-The thermometer tumbled down in degrees that astonished people who were competed to be out.

Not many days afterward the nmllfld on us again aa Glbler are once more rejoicing over the arrival of a irau Hew boy. baby. Accept congratu- ations. Wm Ferguson moved on the farm which has recently CrUleim." The ladies of the W. C.

T. U. held heir meeting at the Presbyterian church Sunday, which is reported a success. last club dance of the season was held at Albany, Tuesday inlght, March 15. Emma Hanson visited at Richard Plain.over Sunday.

Mrs. of returned home today. She has been making an extended visit with her grandmother Jeeken this winter. D. Hollowed left for Davenport last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beckon are the mppy parents of a bouncing boy baby. S. Slaymiikcr was one of the many 'riends visiting here lust week, though we had not passed through a wave.

Some seeding will be done' here very soon if what we near the the farmers say is correct CORRESPONDENT. MILLEDGEVILLEp Mrs. Jacob Fuller joined her husband at Lake city, Iowa, last week. She and her two children spent several days before starting with parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Benj. Shoup, here In town. Horse market day last Saturday. There was a large crowd in attendance and a number- of-good sales-effected: About ten buyers were present They complain that the farmers hereabouts bold-their horses at-too high-figures. Twenty-two horses were sold.

Norm. Robinson sold for $185, and John Coffey ild two for 8300, Otto Standfus returned last week from Germany where he spent the winter. He says the rioters in the recent trouble just "the mud" arid Byron Inman sends home papers from Janesville, containing notices of his marriage to Miss Hose Kearney; on Feb. 21. The groom is well known here as the oldest son of of.

Whitney Inman, and many friends join in wishing him long life and The new family: will home in Aurora. The second quarterly meeting will be held at the new church, Bashor went hunting last Wednesday, yes he did, and if you won't tell anyone, I will tell you what he when I can find anyone who can say positively that he got anything, Dr. Walters was up town again after his long sickheas. The Doctor is looking rather thin just now but is on the fair road to recovery. Tuesday of last week was a "nice day" with all that that implies, anc Wednesday opened the same, but within two hours we had rain, hail, snow and wind, and the rest of the da; was given up to a general Dakota bliz zard.

Just now we have nearly recov ered from its effects, and Sol smiles once more, but how long it will last Is hard to say. We can tell better next week perhaps. Only three candidates for collector Why. what is the matter? The new election law must be out of kilter some way, or our self-saorirtclng 'friends must be afraid of it -We-hardlyknbw bow to run an election here withou five or six candidates for collector am nearly as-many for tba other offices. John Miller home from Mt Morris last Saturday and preached in the Dunkard church at Dutchtown 01 Sunday morning.

John is a talentec young man, and the church does to make use of him. We noticed a few of our Coleta friends over at toe horse sale. The roads are improving now so they can possibly get here, but it was not so oo a long We heard a prominen farmer say we had been plowing am scraping the roads too much and runs do something to give them a more solid basis, and he ought to know. I is evident that considerable money wil be spent on tha streets and country roads tMa season. D.

D. Maxwell will move into the rooms over K. and Bashor will move to Benj, F. house ia old town, white Benj. takes possession of his new farm east of town, all tula week.

Wnj, Talhot is living on Frank Boell'8 place, and E. Laudis in to Mr- Talbot's uouaa in town. Ueary Becker and wife are In Iowa, ao4 Milton sod bride are stoy- Mr. Cooper's have moved on the Joe farm. Madam Rumor says, look out for a wedding soon.

Mrs. Lizzie Whitelfsuperlntehding, Garden Plain Sunday school. The last singing school of the season was held; at JJ. A. Markees' Monday night, which has proved a success under the management of Miss Anna Adams, of Wm.

Matthews made a business trip to Clinton, Tuesday. Oh I how happy Day," When the mud dries away, That I may skip over the way Just to see my delightful Ilann.n, March 15. ANON. COLETA. 1C E.

Bills has a warehouse full to the ceiling of plows, planters, harrows, etc. It would seem that he had enough truck to supply the surrounding country till after the World'B Fair ha aaya near cleaned out by town meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Manning will visit Chicago this week.

They expect to look the World's Fair grounds over and give timely advice to the various wilt lay In a full line of ribbons, laces for his wood saw and windmill business, and Mrs. M. will supply her millinery store with saws, fifes, hatebijts and pump tongues for the spring trade. Elder Baxter is the victim of grip for the third time this winter. The elder Is not a Poland Jew and we.

cannot understand why the Russian government- should-havo-sueh auplte-a1r him. Now the Czar onlv sent us enough for one dose but we ve managed to make it last ull winter, Mr. Cyera, from near Albany, arrived with his goods and family last Friday, aud took possession of the Le- strauge property. lie brines two fine horses, a Normun and a Morgan and Messenger. anc then again they don't know.

Like the measles some of them come out and go back again. Spect the breeze gives them a slight cold. The choir is rehearsing for-the dedl cation services at the new church next Sunday. Miss Jamison, our primary teacher, visited her home In Montmorency over Satur4ay and Sunday Mr. Groff, a young man-from Pa.

wjll "work or" BUly this season. J. C. Fraser Is kept busy decoratlnf ceilings and walls with paper anc paint. When John gets through with a wall it always shows that skilfu hand has passed over it Some of the big boys begin to drop out of school to get ready for spring work.

This seems to be a but it's too bad that it must be so. We bad thought that the days fo offering up lives as sacrificial offerings ended with the first covenant, but i seems-not. There are those do not hesitate to politically sacrifice fellow citizen if by so doing their own selfish ends can be attained in the ad vanclng of the Interests of some pe candidate. The greatest surprise is that a willing dupe can be found to stretch himself at full length upon th altar and submit to the decapitation. About 100 invitation cards are out to the wedding of Oliver Die til and Miss Hattie Hawa, Jioth.

jaf.Clyde.We can uot speak by the steelyards in regarc to the groom, inasmuch as we have not the pleasure of a personal acquain tauce, but since he lives in "Ben's' country we'll vouch for his good train ing and gentle manners, ana as to Miss Hattle we only need to say that shf has one of the best of mothers, a toler able fair sort of a father, and she. at tended our school for several years The wedding will take place thi Wednesday- evening at 8 clock, am whether able to be present or not shall Are at them our very best blessing at the outset of their hymeneal voyage. NICQQKMPS. From a letter of resent date received at this office from Comrade Amos Beeves, who is at the Soldier's Horn at Qulucy, we learn that Mr. Beeves who is well known here, 10 in gooc health, aud that shortly after be readied the home, he was promoted be the command of one of the larger cot tagia.

He baa 70 men present fo caeala, aud carries 101 on bis roll 'Mr, Heevea states that he the fiueafc lot of moo, end the cleanest, neatest cottage at thaHome, aud the Home generally he has uoua bu woids of praise, He aends kiodi to comrades iaaod by tea eotn gtrowtag these em placed in American Agricaltnriat. It ti to bo noted that tho growth of population ins msteriany iafta'eiteed the ng, and ocAtion of the largest corn growing Mlno-arl, ylrginlk, Owrglk, Worth Ohio, Mbatrari, Indians, Reo. ncky, T-mneMM, Vlrjinla, Alktemm ISOB-IlllnoU, Ohte, Mlasottrt. Centnckr, Tennwsee, TexM, forth Carolina. Illlnote, JJlesonri.

Obto, Kentucky, 'ennnyl FLAK or OROtWDS WITH TWO KKTRAHCKS. residences. With a view to supplying his deficiency to a small degree, The Country Gentleman gives the following ilans of country places in connection rith'tnudBrato sized "those ontainlng from -100-to- 800 owners -which rtwide upon them, and devote some spare means to their mprovement by planting. The plan shown in the first cut is where two or three acres of nearly level' fround is occupied with, the and the fruit and vegetable'garden. ittle erpbiufttion ia needed.

On the eft is either the farm road or a by-road, not much traveled by the public, running into the highway. On it are situated the barn buildings, generally In- the less important structures of cehouse; smokehouse, carriage house and others. The dwelling, standing welve rods distant from these, is reached by a good carriage rood from the highway, and tiy a simple curve any vehicle easily driven to the barn. In front of he barn and near the sources of manure the fruit and vegetable garden, containing half an acre or an acre, and BO arranged and planted that nearly all the while ita contents are easily seen from ho dwelling. The orchard occupies the rear of the home grounds.

On the right of the honso is half on acre, more or leas, for ornamental plant- ng and the flower garden, if the owner can afford to keep in good order, 'whatever IB thus occupied; or it may be chiefly planted with ornamental trees large ihrnbs, with most of it a smoothly shaven lawn. In this lawn a few circular or elliptical flower beds may' be placed, the design admitting of a large lumber or very few, as the owner, chooses. No footpath is made from the dwelling to the public highway, as it' is rarely needed, carriages for passengers being usually driven for farmers' families to the house, and not to the street, which ia not commonly furnished' with walks for foot passengers in the country at large. When but a single en trance is desired from the public road, the design shown in the second cut may be adopted, The 1880-Iowa, MIssoori, Teft- Ohio, Texu, Kentucky, Kunsas. After 1859 Virginia and Alabama are dropped from the list, and TenseeaM, which stood fifth in .1849, drops to the ninth, place in 1879, but comes tack again to the fifth place in 1889.

White Ohio was America is the home of the cots plAfii, It thfifa In jjerJection along the ine of lUlnols, Indiana, Iowa and Ne- iraaka. A hardier, quicker growing lant urnst be grown north of these tales, where -the eeasons are short, rosta occurring late in the spring and early in the falL The development of new, quick growing has made he possibilities of growing in these more northern states at the than at any other tun their ilstory. Through the sequence of prog- maize is grown in greater variety; used as food more extensively and Is grown and harvested more economically at the present than at any other time in the history of the plant. A Good Cheap Fenee. In the accompany illustration is shown a style of fence approved by some of the representative farmers of Illinois and described recently in The Prairie Farmer.

The posts are planted to a good depth, eight feet apart, upon which are strung rwo barbed wires one of which would PUBLIC HICHWAV FLAM OF OKOtTNDS WITH EINOLE KH- arm road enters aud passes directly toward the rear of the farm, At a convenient distance, anywhere between two rods and twenty, the dwelling is situated, but to prevent rough roads from going too near it, a curve is made which leaves sort of "island" in front of the house, the loads of manure passing straight ou ancl the carriages turning up to. the "island" is planted partly with which the heavy loads as they pass the fruit aud vegetable garden is arranged BO as to be cultivated with a horse, and the source of manure at the barn invites ita free use and promises the best crops. Oil the right of the dwelling is a small portion, of ground kept at a smooth lawn or planted as described under Fig. 1. To give finish and beauty to both these placet, more can be accomplished by a continued use of the lawn mower than by an equal expenditure ol labor in any other way.

Tha Boat At the California State Beekeepers' con vention a subject up for discussion was the best bees for gathering honey. Conclusions at, after a general discussion had ensued, were that a cross between the Italian aud black bee, as a hybrid, was the beat honey producer. The black bees were credited with capping their honey the whitest, and some made a No, extractec honey the hybrid was the favorite. The new And later the not been tried sufficiently for a statement of their value. When Farmer It Independent.

When a farmer has a good smokehouse with plenty of in it, a lock on the door and the key in his wife's pocket, and has enough corn, oats, pots- toes, turnips and alfalfa, and his taxet he ia really more independent ttum one who hjM $1,000 caaa in hand which he bos borrowed from a loan association at 10 per peat, and by a chattel mortgage says Field and Farm. The Bight Place 4 TO The Right Goods AT The Right Prices IS AT JONES LANE'S "I are very latest than you will find them dsewhere. Out Corset Depaitment Is on the boom. We are selling the best Corset, in black and colors, that was ever Bhowjn over a counter. We carry a full line of Lormer's Steam Moulded Corsets, which are acknowledged by all to be the best line of corsets made.

They are perfect fitters. Buy one and you will always wear Lormer's Corsets. IL IreJivingJomeJreaLValues Our Spring stock is now complete" in. all departments. A DOTUBLS FENCE.

drawn taut 'about six inches above the ground, and the other some six or eight Indhes from the top of the posts. Between these two wires may be placed one or two rails, making fence which the Crackers would term as "hog tight and bull strong." Hogs cannot pass under the first cattle will fear the upper string, and though the rails be broken away the wires. will forbid any rashness In jumping through. Pinn- ers, try it Such a fence can i at the cost of about fifty cents per rod. Tile Drainage.

Some writers have attributed the towering of the Water level to tile drainage, but it has had but little if anything to do as a procuring cause. To the contrary, says The Drainage Journal, deep underdrainage serves to hold 'back the water, for without nnderdrainage tbe compact surface, with open drama along the roadways and unobstructed natural outlets for the water, causes it to flow away rapidly. With deep underdrains the open, porous soil will 'take up' the water of all ordinary rains as falls and pass it down to the drain, tha soil, subsoil and under stratas taking up a large proportion of the water, permitting only the excess to pass out through tho tile drains. The soil from the surface down to the drain'will absorb water to tho point of saturation. The amount of water required to wet the soil depends upon tha character of the soil7 the finer soils absorbing the greater quantity, If the underdrain is or four is'evident that a heavy rainfall will be required to wet the soil down to the drain.

It is true also that, after the rainfall the surface soil will first be relieved of any excess of water, so on slowly down to the 'drain; the water flowing in from tha Bides of necessarily A rapid lowering of the water level. So, in fact, the thorough underdrainage of the soil serves to bold back the water when compared to surface flow. Where the underdrainage is sufficient to pass the water of an ordinary rainfall down through the soil to depth of three or four feet, tha drains water long after the open drains and small natural outlets for surface drainage have Poultry Some one said: "In ordinary calculations twice two makes four, except in the poultry' business, where nearly always twice two only makes three." Milk is most beneficial to young and old. A little cayenne pepper in the food lu- creaeea egg production, Feather pulling is largely due to idleness, and ia most liable to occur in active breeds kept confined and having too little exerciae, ta very wholesome. It ia rocosimendod as a preventive of disease by.

some authorities A little neglect goes a long way with fowls at any season, but particularly If eggs are wanted, feed for eggs and not for fat; that ia, avoid too much corn. Eggshells are good for fowls, but crush them very fine before feeding them, last yon introduce tha egg eating trick Into tie poultry yard. Clover hay, cut fine and steamed, fine thing for poultry. Buckwheat, and'milk are good food for toying hens. 9 oto.

Ia Unique Pesigae Very 0, IL WITOWM Learn Our Prices Before You Buy And find that ilTpays to trade with JONES LANE. line of Men's and Bojs'SUFT HUTS, if Close, at a THE MITCHELL This Justly Celebrated Wagon, Manufactured by Mitchell Lewis Limitt ivicme. is The RecflBized Standari.all.OM thfl World. a reputation established as "MoNAKOu TUB ROAD." This has been established and maintained, because it is made as icar perfection as a wagon can be made. There are many olaim- ints to the Best Wagon in the World," but none dispute the fact that THE MITOHBIL is all the best.

There are many reasons why this ie so, and the principal ones are: Mitchell, the oldest practical wagon manufacturer in'; the country, superintends the construction of the wagon, and fltty-five years' experience a perfect wagon Is guaranteed. men are employed whose whole duty it is io inspect stock and select the best, everything that is not up to the highest, grade being rejected. The stock is out at the proper season of 'the year and piled under sheds until thoroughly seasoned before different parts are formed by machines of tho latest patterns, many ot them being ot peculiar device, designed b' Mitchell Lewis Co. These parts are then together oy 1 nVworktaerrwho-have beea Thimble Skeins are made from our own patterns, and 'are much heavier than any others in use. They fit the arm, of the axle like a kid glove on a lady's hand.

Hubs are dodge mortised, which makes a stropger wheel than any other kiud. The boxes are pressed into the Hubs without the use of either hammer or wedges. Wagons are more thoroughly and completely ironed than any other. Beach allows thejeach between the hind axle and bolster, without weakening either, This is used only on the Mitchell Wagon. farmer or teamster buying a Mitchell Wagon gets more for hia-money and.will be better satisfied than with, any othee- wagon.

Mitchell Wagon ie the strongest, most durable, beat ijniehedi best proportioned and lightest running wagon. you wftot a at all, you want the best. Ton eaanofi afford to buy anything else. Remember that first-class stock and ood labor coat more than poor stock and cheap labor, and don't ny a Wagon simply because it is cheap it will post you more, iq the end. your Wagon, aud also all other first-class Farm Machinery, also Buggies, ojf FBANK GAXT,.