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Sterling Standard from Sterling, Illinois • Page 8

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Sterling Standardi
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A feappy Year to all the family. John Charter, who has been 111 for some time, Is reported not so well to- H. Hoover, of Palmyra, we ate to state, Is improving quite rapidly, Hayward, the body of Harry was taken to Chicago last cremated. Mrs. J.

J. Berger, of Palmyra, is til. She la suffering from an attack of acute neuralgia. 7 Judge Ward spent yesterday attending to business in Morrison. He arrived on the 3:30.

Frank Boehm and wife, of Malvern drove down to this city Tuesday for a few days vitit with relatives. Miss Bertha Bwartley, of Sheetz's Clerical force, was taken sick Saturday, wad is not yet able to return to her duties. The SteciiDg school reopened Monday morning after a vacation of ten days. The Wallace school will reopen next Monday. C.

Forney, of Milledgeville, was in the city Saturday, on business. Mr. F. ia one of the old residents of this part of the country. Misses Maude and Carrie Corson, who have been spending their vacation at their home in Normal, returned Saturday evening.

Mrs. C. N. Havens, of this fcity.went down to Prophetstown, Friday to make iher acquaintances in that city a visit daring the holidays. On Friday night Russell Bell will en tertain a lot of his young friends at the home of his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. W. J. Bell, on Avenue B. Miss Georgie Steel, who has been At the home of Miss Ethel Lawrence returned Saturday evening to her home in Dixon.

E. G. Crntn, of Coleta, is calling on friends and transacting business in Sterling today. Hewillieturn tomorrow morning. Chas.

C. Buell and familyT of Chicago, will arrive here tonight to spend New Years with his mother, Mrs. Buell, on 6th Ave. Elections cost. There were 1703 votes caot at our recent judicial election and the expenses were 91,475.

Pretty near a dollar a vote. Henry Rodemyer, who has been suffering from injures received under the cars, is able to be down stairs a part of the time each day. Mrs. S. S.

Pauley and daughter returned Monday night from Belvidere, whither they went to spend a part of the Christmas holidays. Mrs. A. D. Melvin, who has been visiting with Mrs.

Neil Melvin for some time returned to her home in Chicago Sunday evening. Mrs. Andrew Chicago, arrived in the city last Saturday evening for a visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John M. Gait.

Jesse Montague, of the C. B. is jtill detained in Chicago at his father's bedside. Recent word from him states Dr. M.

M. Royer, of Chicago, who has been in this city for some time, transacting business and visiting friends, returned to his home Tuesday. William McKinney and wife, who have been visiting at the home of the former's father, returned to their home in De Witt, Iowa, last evening on the 4:20. Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Schaale, of Clinton, who have been visiting with relatives and friends in this city, returned to their home Monday evening on the i "Ptr.f'Hr. rn cf at of Henry Plant, in city," Mrs. Lucy Partridge born April 3,1816, at North Kingston, E. I. 8he was married to Mr.

Partridge on the 12th of 1846, at Providence, R. and moved to Como 41 years ago. Two sons and three daughters, Mrs. Henry Plant and Mrs. Ellery Burr, of this Mrs.

C. H. Kilroy, of Prophetstown, Henry Partridge, of Hume, and Oscar Partridge, of Como, were born to them, each of whom survive to mourn the death of a loving mother. She had been ill of dropsy for some time and was taken with pneumonia on Saturday evening and although everything was done that loving care or medical aid could breathed her last at minutes to six this morning. Mr.

Partridge died 23 years ago and the deceased has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Plant in this city for the past eight years. Funeral notice will appear tomorrow. MARRIED. M.

C. Ward deserves great credit for having assumed the responsibility of bringing to Sterling the Salisbury orchestra, and the entertainment should be liberally patronized. The rumor to the effect that K. E. BilliB would soon engage in the hardware business in Coleta, has been investigated and found to be without any foundation whatever.

Machines at a discount. and fW.00 machines reJudstl to 84R.OO and IMO.OO. HARDEN A SON. Mrs.Samuel Grubb, of- Genesee township, the aged mother of Nehemiah and Elam Grubb, has been very ill for some time and is reported to be in a very precarious Mrs. R.

H. Donichy, of Morrison, who IB visiting her parents in this city was taken quite ill Saturday and Is still confined to her bed. Mrs. George B. Adams and children of Chicago, are spending the holiday 'vacation at the home of Mrs.

Adams' parents in Prophetstown. Misses Gertie and Mamie Eyater, of Chicago, who have been out spending their vacation at home, returned to their labors Monday morning. Mert Houston, who has been spending several weeks in this city with L. Johnson and family, returned to hie home near Tampico today. Mrs.

James Harden and Mrs. J. D. Harden went to Hound Grove Tuesday and will spend the day the guests of ftatpt. and Mrs.

Ely of the County farm. Kra. Charles Getz, as her friends will be well pleased to learn, still continues to improve. Reports from her this morning state that she Is doing Mies Florence James went to Chica- -go Saturday evening for a visit with relatives. She will remain from the city until after New i flay.

Joim Marahong and John H. Mar- ahoDg, of Jordan, went Tuesday for Elgin to see the latter's father, who been an inmate of the asylum for three years. Mis. BUiSao Link, of Steamboat, dABgbter, Mrs. Sarah Johnson, of arrived here Saturday Jofcu Hacker, of North Jordan, after them.

of Cedar Rapids, who visiting in Morrison for a ue up to this city Saturday the day at the borne of Mr. George Keefer. linger, one of the faculty in jty of Wittcousin, who bag with relatives and friends short time, returned Rev. J. J.

Lintner has received word from Alma, where he has three sisters living, to the effect that gold bearing quarts has been discovered there in good paying quantities. Oliver Talbott is home from a tour of the South. He visited Atlanta. Tak lapoosa, and other points of interest in that locality, and reports himeelf as being well pleased with that locality. N.

S. Loux, who has been connected with Grove's grocery house for sometime, baa severed his connection with that firm and Louis Grove will take the place made vacant by his resignation. Why not get up a wolf hunt in this city There is no doubt but that there are a number of wolves in the timber north of this city, and witbj a well organized hmnt several of them could be captured. Mr. James T.

Ward, of Chicago nephew of John Ward, the coal dealer has located in this city. Mr. Ward is an expert boiler maker, and has opened up a shop at the Rutt Wagon and Machine works. Bill Mangan has at last found a way to fame and fortune. He says he has at his home a cross between a milk weed and a strawberry plant.

He says he is going to get rich raising strawberries and cream. Miss Blossom Whlpple entertained at her parents' home, Hawthorn Villa, for evening and over night, Misses Verna Ctmmplin, Edith Sheldon, and Jennie Hoover. They report a very pleasant time, Our grocers and produce dealers tell us that turkeys are very scarce jfcst now and that it is impossible to supply the demand. will be a great many turkey dinners with chicken as substitute tomorrow. At C.

Richardson's implement house there is on exhibition a photograph of an immense potato raised in Colorado last year, and exhibited at the Greeley fair. It is 35 inches long, 18 Inches in diameter and weighed 86 pounds 11 oz. "Child's me, ejuae out from Chi- eveutag and was the this city offir Bunto Chiv-ttgo on the of iu iks Miss iMMi is Next Saturday L. D. Kline will sell at public sale all bis household goods besides a quantity of other stuff at bis home in Coleta.

Cephas Crom will do the auctioneering, and any one wanting any such articles can get a bargain here. Letter Ustt. Letters remaining iu the Post Office at Sterling, 111., for the week ending Friday, Jau. 8, 1896: LADIKU. Burkliart, Miw Mary Miss Nellie KDM, Wanaet, Mrs, Guy Wednesday, Dec.

25,1895. at high noon, in the Methodist church of Milledgeville, Dr. Walter Overholser ana Miss Aeolia Victoria Terpenny, Rev. F. L.

Baldwin officiating. Just at the noon hour Miss Minnie Procter began playing the wedding march, and at the same moment the carriages containing the contracting parties and their attendants drove up to the church. The first to appear were Miss Cathallne Munger and Master D. Terpenny, carrying flowers, followed by the groomsman, Dr. G.

R. Proctor, of Chicago, and the Miss Julia Overholser, of Coleta, who preceded the bride and groom. The wedding party marched directly to the front of the edifice and took their position in an alcove beneath a large bell, emblematic of the 'day and occasion, and after a short and impressive ceremony, the officiating clergyman pronounced the high contracting parties husband and wife. The wedding party and guests then wentimme- diately to the home of the bride's parents where the usual congratulations were offered, and an hour spent in a' good old fashioned hand shaking. Between the hours of one and two an ele- D.

F. Shannon's newly finished home. The bride was arrayed in a cream colored satin gown trimmed with cream colored satin ribbon and wore a white tulle veil fastened in hair with flowers and carried a handsome boquet of pale yellow roses. The newly departed on the evening train for Chicago where they will visit until Saturday, when they will return to Milledgeville, where they will make their home. Next Wednesday evening a reception will be tendered to Dr.

and Mra. Overholser at the home of the groom's parents, near Coleta. On Tuesday evening, Dec. at seven o'clock p. at the residence of Mr.

Samuel Weber, on East Third Rev. E. Brown officiating, Mr. John J. Welcher and Miss Anna Stolb, of Sterling.

Wednesday, Dec. 25,1895, at noon, at the Lutheran parsonage, Rev. E. Brown officiating, Mr. WilfiamH.

Fisher and Mrs. Celesta Yeager, all of Hopkins. the residence of the bride's parents in this city, on Thursday, Dec. 26,1895, at 7:30 p. Rev.

J. J. Lintner officiating, Miss Fredricka Boswell and Mr. John Mate, of Chicago. This wedding was a quiet affair, only relatives and intimate friends of the contracting parties being present.

An elegant luncheon was served after the congratulations had been extended to the happy couple. Mr. and Mra. Matz departed for Clinton on a night train and after a brief visit there will go to their home in Chicago, where the groom is engaged as cutter in a large leather house. Congratulations.

the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Potter, 728, Sunnyside Avenue, Clinton, Iowa, on Thursday, Dec.

at eight o'clock p. Miss Nettie E. Potter, of Clinton, and Mr. John Fee, of Prophetatown. Mr.

Fee is one of the prominent teachers of Whiteside county and bis bride also spent one year in this county as a teacher. The STANDARD extends it's heartiest congratulations. MILLER Sunday, Dec. 22,1805, at the residence of John W. Olesou at Tstoploo, Justice Gifford officiating, Mr.

Henry H. Miller and Miss Elma A. Aldrich all of Tampico. For a number of weeks the readers of the STANDARD have had their attentloo called to of America's Isadina pianos by a nniqne advertisement. Doubtless many have had their itjr aroused to the point of writing for a catalogue, by which means they may become better acquainted with the details of the matchless pianos produced by Messrs.

Hftllet Davis, of Roston. This enterprising firm makes the claim, which stands undisputed, that they have spent more money, and accomplished more in scientific research in the direction of building up the piano of to-day, than any other maker. Intending purchasers should not fail to correspond with them. Catalogues will be mailed free to all who ask for them. Address Ilallet Davis 339-241 Wabash Chicago.

Poultry Wanted. I want pcultry of all kinds, for which I will pay the highest market price in cash. Warehouse opposite C. B. Q.

depot. 6tfw E. WILKINSON. Poultry. Bring your poultry to Relger Birdsail, Boynton block, Sterling 111..

44tf DEAFNESS AND, BLINDNESS Need not be A. L. Payne Achieves Great Success In Treating Difficult Cases. He will be at the Gait House Monday Jan. 5th and remain one week.

Why people afflicted with a class of diseases that yield readily to 'Scientific treatment should suffer year after year, without an effort for relief, is one of the questions that always puzzled the thoughtful mind. There is no argument in favdt of such procrastination, Without health life is a failure, and as a matter of economy alone; sickness is always extravagant. The people of Sterling and vicinity have within their reach an opportunity to consult, free of charge, one-of the best eye, ear, nose and throat specialists in the country; a man who has made these delicate organs a study for years and whose success in treating this special class is phenomenal. Dr. Payne was in Sterling three weeks in November and the success that crowned his efforts were to say the least, remarkable.

People who nave been deaf half a life -time are able to have been-partially blind have thrown away their glasses, and many who were cross-eyed go about with perfectly straight eyes, and all without suffering a bit of pain. If you are suffering with deafness, catarrh, cross eyes, weak eyes, or any disease of the eye, ear. nose or Dr. Payne, at the Gait House. YOU Morris, rbnrrh, at revival He ing the week.

Real Bargains -IN Winter Dry Goods of any kind, call at I 1 Hacker's Kandy Kitchen. Come and see our men's, boy's and children's suits and overcoats. They will please you in prices and quality. 8tf ROSENTUAL. Use Your Eyes, I will hereafter make good, all wool pants for $4.00.

All wool suits from 814.00 to The style, trimming, finish and fit will be up to date. Repairing and cleaning neatly and promptly done, at a reasonable price. JOHN BOSSOII, Cor. 3d Street 1st Up stairs in Kimbro 20112 Dr. Payne, the oculist and aurist, will be at the Gait House one week, beginning Monday Jan.

5th. A Bargain. A choice vacant lot 50x170 feet, located on First avenue, for $450. Five blocks from city hall. Payments easy, 8200 cash, balance long time at 6 per cent interest.

20tO N. L. HEOKMAN. Second Visit to Sterling -OF- Pay Your. Taxes.

The (ax books are now in my hands and you will find me at the office of E. C. Underwood. Gait House block. Call and pay your taxes'.

JOE MANN, 4tf Collector Sterling Twp. Candies! Not by the ton, but all you want, at from 7 to 60 cents per pound, at J. A. GROVE'S, lltf The Baker. Dr.

Payne Successfully treats all diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Cross eyes straightened in one minute, without pain. Deafness, noises in the ears and catarrh positively cured at the Gait House, one week, beginning Monday Jan. 5th. ISeodtO Raven Gloss and Gilt Edge shoe dressing, only 15 cents; worth 85 cents.

8tf R. BOBKNTHAL. A -C3 LJ The noted Oculist and Aurist, at the Gait House, Monday, January 5th, and remain over Sunday, Jan. llth. REMEMBER, ONE WEEK Ringing noises in the Ears relieved in one treatment, cured in a Cross Eyes straightened in one minute.

Operation painless. New methods ol treatment. Late Discoveries of science. Positive cure pronounced. BORN.

Bailey. Wife Co. W. Siove Umrry V. BeUsandsr, W.

lUebuwud, C. M. Jfohu WSwwa for M. Mr, and Mrs. August Oberluska of Jordan, on Monday, December, 30,1805, a daughter.

Wednesday Dec. 25,1895, to Mr. and Mrs, Barney Mc- Coruuick, a daughter. Wednesday Deo, 25, to Mr. and Mrs.

Frank JUratach, a daughter. lltf Fresh Oysters. J. A. GBOVE, The Baker.

Weather Sar the Caedy mtefaeo sells the fln- la the citj, the H. H. Can Be Found. Full arid complete lire of slippers, rubber goods, in all the leading shapes, at prices that will eell them, at F. STJBOCK'H 21tf 116 East Third St, Fine Fruits And nuts.

lltf A. GKOVE, The Baker. Another lot of that kiln dried Corn Meal, at Lew. advantage of the golden oppor- buf your dotMuf, boats aud vt B. xj.

Catarrh and deafness positively cured by a new treatment and new methods discovered two years ago. It IB toe most wonderful discovery of this age OB Nose and Ear diseases. CroBS Eyes straightened in one minute without pain or chloroform ajut patients go home with impunity. Granulated eyes, watery eyes, droopin lids, wild hairs, aetlamatiBui, nearsightednesa aud all eye straiue tured. fitted when Polypus tumors of the nose, enlarged tonsils, granulated sore throat losaof voice, an dieeases of the noae and throat cured quickly and permanently' Noises in the ears stopped in every ease.

Discharging ears cured in Deaf U668-I cure W) per cent, of the caseu, uo matter how long you have bean deaf. It not the leagth of time, but the changes in the ear that make it iuaat! able. Come see me. I tell you in five minutes whether curable or aet Uure every case. Treatment gives imtaediiste relief, if you have dSeease of the bourt ui.

to 8 you OB THIfOAT, he will sou.

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