Sterling Standard from Sterling, Illinois • Page 16

L. Is loeM for and tJi nil btili tlmt eltj MiRfficn FArF.ns—II Jon do not receive yotir DAILY and promptly, go IBMJ about It Coloraa Township Officers. F. BstcholloT. Town D.

Kosebroofc. M. Butcheller. Barnes. Justices ot the C.

Winters, John ConstAMes-Stdney Welch, W. A. Hall. Commissioners of Htenways-W. K.

Curtis, K. Daistine, H. 8. Woods. KOCK FALLS OFFICERS.

L. Leitch. City 0. Winters. L.

Sheldon. A. Worman. Marshal-W. A.

Hall. Street Kftdel. Chief Fire 0. Stanley. Cltv 0.

Holbrook. Health E. L. City A. Logerwall.

City Collector-K. C. Winters. Elftetrto Light B. McNeil, Aldermen-First Ward.

A. B. 'I Itus, H. BhaJter; Hecond Ward. W.

Ci.itls, Woods; Third Ward. A. 8. GooUell. K.

kins. Mlss Emma Early, of Montmorency, spent Sunday with friends in this city. L. L. Griffen, of Tampico, was a visitor at E.

A. Macomber's Saturday night. Tim Hallasee was called to New Bedford Saturday afternoon by the sickness of a relative. Charles and William Van Drew Saturday and Sunday in Yorktown with relatives. M.

L. Dir of Tampico came up Saturday, for an over Sunday visit with MB old Rock Falls friends. Misoes Capitola and Pearl Kline, of Hanson, Iowa, are here visiting with 'the family of their aunt, Alex Lyle. Lyle Golder, who is now working in Uelson, visited his folks in Rock Falls over Sunday, returning home this morning. Mr.

and Mrs. N. G. Van Sant and Mr. and Mrs.

Will Jenkins and family, spent Sunday in Montmorency with Mr. and Mrs. John Golder. Word was received from Tampico Saturday that a big girl was born to Mr. and Mrs.

EllioHackett of that city. Thay were formerly from this city. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Benchof Saturday, a fine boy.

Ed was unable to shoe horses this morning in consequence. He is hoping to feel better tomorrow, however. Mrs. Helen Golder and Mrs. D.

R. Butler had charge of the W. C. T. U.

cake sale in the lobby of the post oflice Saturday afternoon. The Union is doing quite well at this scheme. A. J. Lindsley does not improve very fast from his injuries received a week ago.

Members of the I. O. O. of which he is a member.take care of him every night. His injury seems to be across his kidneys.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Palmer and son, Arthur, expect to leave one day thia week, Lincoln, Nebraska, to a week with a cousin of Mrs. Pa'mer. Charley has charge of the engines atjthe round house of the Burlington and he has not taken such a Tscatiou for a long time.

J. C. Chambers, the right hand man, at Cap. L. L.

Wheeler's office, was in Bock Falls a day or two ago, and told the reporter that settlement is being made in a great many cases with the owners of land through which the canal will pass. He says most of the owners are, very reasonable in their demands for damages, hence quick settlement, The story of the snake trying Ito itself by commencing at its tall and just keeping on swallowing, has a parallel in one of Will Curtis' horses Thursday afternoon, who tried to swallow itself by commencing at one of its feet. It did not succeed however, for when he was found by one of the workmen, it had the foot in the mouth. How it got there is a mystery. Much trouble was had in getting it out.

The foot as well as the mouth was badly lacerated. Uncle David Lindsley went down to Bound Grove Friday noon to make application to the Superintendent of the county farm for the admission of himself and wife. Mr. Lindsley is quite old and rheumatic and is unable to take care of his wife, who is very fee Matthew Clarkson is back from his summer vacation. Miss Bella Coates of Jordan, visited her sister, Mrs.

J. S. Scutt and family yesterday. John Sheldon will learn the printers trade. He expects to start out some time in July.

A few of the Rock Falls girls took dinner at Mrs. John Goldei'a Friday. They went out on their wheels. J. M.

Bickford and family reached home Friday afternoon from their trip to Aurora, Chicago and Janesville, Wisconsin. commenced Friday to paint the new Field residence, two miles west of town. It is a big job for them. Mino Mines, of Montmorency, took out to his home Friday noon a new threshing machine with a self feeder. Miss Emma Beardsley of Prophetstown Is a few days with her friends in this locality.

She will teach the west Hume school the coming year. E. R. Ninas has commenced to paint his new barn. He will then side bin house anew, and put on some modern porchel, and otherwise fix up his residence.

Through the Minnesota papers it is seen that Captain Sam VanSant, brother of N. G. VanSant will make a close run for the nomination for Governor, July on the Republican ticket. Bert Davidson arrived hoine Friday night. After his school was out at Coal Valley where he has been teaching for the Byron for a short stay at his Alma Mater.

ble. The couple is a worthy pair, and has been hard and industrious, but reverses have reduced them to fchiaact. They are very desirous of their household goods with them to remind them of their old home. OliMoline, of Chicago, is here on a Visit with hia niece, Mrs. Swan Swan- eon, Mr.

Moline lived in Sterling forty-two years ago, subsequently moving to Chicago, where he lived during the great iire, and had a vast amount of property destroyed by the fire. He of insurance, but the company breaking up, left with oaly four hundred Uoljprs. aid not discourage him for htf over a hundred thousand worth of property He KWf MtoOs io Taaipku today, lie S.ffS^fcj'-fiv* old, A full account of the Keystone band becoming the Sixth Regiment band will be found in another column. The name of the Keystone Band will not be changed however, only when away on occasions for the State. Rev.

E. A. Fredenhagen returned home Friday from Wheaton college. He has the year's term of school and his time will now be spent in this city. His parishioners are always glad to have him about the town.

As a taxidermist, Miss Grace Mann has gained considerable reputation. The latest mounting is the eight legged pig which was born north of Sterling one day last week. The freak will be sent to Chicago as soon as it is ready. It makes a very odd curio. R.

C. Coy, clerk of Rapids Camp No. 151 received from the head clerk's office Saturday morning on head banker Hollister for $2,000 payable to Laura M. Sheldon, widow of the late Fred F. Sheldon.

This was the full amount of Mr. Sheldon's insurance in the M. W. A. Jack Beales can not, thus far, get any further clue to the thief who took his money a few nights ago.

He forgot to lock the house that night, a thief entered and took from his purse, about eleven dollars in money. The family were awakened by the thief, but did not fully identify him. The funeral of Mrs. Solon Stevens took place Thursday morn at 10 o'clock in Lyndon, She was brought there from Aurora where she died at her daughter's Mrs. R.

L. Porter. Mrs. Jesse Scott and family went down to the funeral. The deceased is the mother of Mrs.

Scott, and was seventy-two years old. "Bim" Worman reached this city Friday about 7 o'clock on hio wheel. He started from Winnetka, at bis residence Thursday noon, stopping at Geneva at night. Friday by easy work he reached Rock Falls at 7 o'clock. He says he found some very rough roads.

After a few days rest he and his wife will return to Chicago. Fred Vandemark, of Hume, says that lightning played all around his house a few days ago but did no damage. It struck the snath of a scythe hanging in a tree a few feet from a building, splintered the snath; jumped to a nearby cedar post and tore two posts to pieces, and never touched the tree or the buildings. A lucky thing. Fred lives on the farm of his father, J.

M. Vandemark. Ed Woods, of southeast Montmorency, was in town Friday. He says that the chinch bugs have done him much damage this year. He had forty-five acres of good rye, which they have ruined so it won't go five bushels to the acre, and they have now commenced in his corn fields.

They have gone about ten rods in one field, killing it as they go. He has plowed a deep furrow hoping they will fall in that and then ha can burn them. Hon. J.W.White returned homeJune 27 from his trip to St. Louis.

He went down to meet his daughter, Miss Bessie, and young sou Leo, who have been down to Hot Springs, Arkansas. He found them waiting in the depot, having arrived there about ten minutes before, Mitta Bessie has been at the Springs for the past ten months for the benefit of her eyes, which were poorly. She haa been greatly there, although not quite; lecuveied. Ley for tbe Noble Htnfth has gone out to Will Kimball's, east of Stones, to try his hand at farm work. Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Hein returned home Monday afternoon from their trip to eastern Wisconsin. Ed Slater has been helping John McNeil with his farm work for the past few weeks during the sickness of the children of Mr. McNeil. Mrs.

Nancy Emmons was eighty two years old, a week ago Monday. She Is just twenty-five days younger than her husband, A. F. II. Fmmons.

Chas. Sturtz, Assessor for Montmorency has completed his work, and expects to take the books down to Morrison to return them, one day this week. E. R. Nims and others have been missing several chickens and other things to be converted into eatables.

They think the gang of tramps have been doing it. A letter from Fred Worman states that when he took the Civil Service examination at Butte, for a position as mail distributer, he stood rank three in a class of fifteen. Miss Alice Mulcahey returned home from Chicago Monday. Miss Alice has been teaching In a noted parochial school in Chicago for the past year.and she will now take her annual vacation. The brick having cooled from the new kiln the work of laying commenced again Tuesday morning on the McNeil building.

Washburn, the grocer, says that he intends to go into Chicago next week to attend the National convention of the Democratic party. The people of Morrison are loud in their praises over the solo singing of Herbert Petitt in the Presbyterian church of that city last Sunday. Lyle intends to start for her home in Iowa, Thursday. Thus far of her vacation from teaching school, she has spent with her friends in Rock Falls. The first sweet corn of the season was brought in Monday by Mrs.

J. Eisele east of town. The corn is of very good quality too. Who ever heard of new sweet corn being ready to eat in June. The children of George Hirth are scattered this week.

Eddie has gone to Harmon to stay until after the Fourth, while Jennie and George have gone to Walnut to spend the week. The Ladies Society of the People's church have secured the Facy store, West Third street, Sterling, for the purpose of serving ice cream, cake and refreshments to the public on the Fourth ot July. J. M. Bickford drew out of his pocke Monday all that he had left from his trip of last week to Aurora, Chicago and Janesville, Wisconsin.

It consisted of one dollar and seventeen cents and seven fish line sinkers. Sunday night, some miserable sneak badly cut the lawn hose of Doc Boynton in many places, nearly ruining it. Such depredations are of the most sneaking kind. A man who will do such little mean acts would steal the pennies from his dead mother's eyes. Philip Davis sent up a sky rocket Monday.

The trough was not long enough and the thing took a shoot and struck the big chimney of the Keystone company, and, of course, stopped there. An examination of the chimney showed no bricks dislodged and the chimney was remaining in plumb. The call for the election to determine whether the people of the district want to issue 82,000 in bonds to assist in building the school district's part of the cost of the proposed sewer which will run to the school house to carry away the sewerage of the school buildings, has been set for July 6th, in the City Hall from 3 o'clock to 7 o'clock Water from three more wells was shipped by Dr. Dow, Health Commissioner, Monday to the State University of Illinois for a chemical analysis, as to the presence of sewerage. Those sending are, Charles J.

A. Kline and N. F. Pettltt. This is a wise precaution, for if the water is bad, the owners of the wells should know it.

An elegant lot of flowers were sent Monday evening for Chicago hospitals and missions by the King's Daughters. The members were well pleased with the way the flowers were sent in. They say it was the largest lot by far, ever sent in by them. Only those who have been there know how these are appreciated. Mike and John Cramer and Joe Hodges returned Monday afternoon from their weeks fishing at LakeKosh- nomiug, near Janesville, Wisconsin.

They report a good time only the fish did not bite very well. The two are pretty well sunburned, especially Joe, whose nose caught the sun's rays in full force. He has a regular beer bloom nose. James Morrison says it was just thirty four years ago Tuesday at about 4 o'clock that he and George Deyoe were wounded in the war with the South. The wounds were received near Richmond, Virginia in the battle of Gleu- dale.

James was hit by a bullet in thigh, while George got hit in the ankle by a piece of au exploded rebel AKK CALLED TO VOTE THE SCHOOL BOARD ISSUES CAUL FOR AN ELECTION. BENEATH AN ARCH. Hnrry eths rf City will Determine Whether Wlufi to Iwnc OOO. Bond to Sewer the School Hotmv Differences of Opinion. The Board of Education posted notices today calling for an election of the voters of the school district, to vote on the question of issuing 82,000 bonds for the district's part of proposed sewer to run from the school house to the river, for water closet purposes.

In a- talk with II. L. Atkins, one of the Board of Education, this morning, he said that while he was not prepared to say whether the system of ventilation and dry earth closets at the school house was a good one or not, he knew that there had been a great amount of kicking about it, and if the sewer was put In, it would do away with this If the system already in is nil right, or nt least if it has been so stated by those who have made examinations, it hardly seems as though the school district should be put to a greater burden with taxes to that amount just to satisfy those who are opposed to the system. The STANDARD has not yet looked the matter up and Is not ready to say which is the wisest plan to pursue. Mr.

Atkins stated that the 92,000 would cover all of the tax and the cost of plumbing and the water closets necessary for the school buildings. The columns of STANDARD are open for friendly discussions on this subject, as to whether it would be a good thing to do. CONGREGATIONAL PICNIC. Bock fails A pretty wedding occurred 25th in Stones at the residence of the bride's parents, Mi. and Mrs.

B. Johnson. It wag that of their daughter, Ellle to Harry Erd, of Chicago. Promptly at 8 o'clock the couple took their stand under an arch built for the purpose In the front room, and Rev. E.

Brown, of Sterling made the happy couple one for life. The ring ceremony was used. There were about seventy-Qve present, and after their congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Erd, a grand wedding feast was partaken of.

The bride wore a 'lovely dress of cream colored silk and carried a large boquet of brides' roses. The decorations of the room were roses and carnations. The presents were many and costly, among them being useful as well as ornamental articles. Mr. and Mrs Erd will leave for Chicago Saturday, where a home is all prepared for them.

The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs, B. Johnson, and is well and favorably known 'to the people of this city and vicinity. The groom has an excellent position in the Postal Telegraph Company of Chlcago.and handles the Board of Trade line most of the time. He is in every sense worthy of the love of the girl he has won.

The STANDARD extends its best wishes to the couple. Attorneys. WBITK. WHITE H. and Counsellors at Lai, Money Loaned on Real Estate.

Real Estate and Insurance. B. C.WHTTKRS, .1. P. H.

L. 1.BITCB,: WINTERS LEITCH, Real and Insurance KENT AND tOANS. Collections ft Specialty. ROCK TA1JUB, MARRIED ONE YEAR. Meet at Two The Congregational Sunday school had a very enjoyable picnic Friday at Coe's Creek.

ThereJ were about lone hundred loads, bus buggy loads and bicyclists. They started from the church at 15 o'clock in the morning and by the time the grounds were reached all were ready for a big dinner. Swings were put up, hammocks swung, and a regular good time ensued. It was surprising what a vast amount of good things disappeared during the dinner hour. There was nothing to mar the festivities of the occasion, excepting the ducking of two children.

Harry, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Coe, went headlong over the creek bank and found himself in, a foot or two of water.

Genevieve Coy also, found the bottom of the creek just be- for the party started for home. Mr. and Mr. Untiles ICntcrtalned Sunday Evening. It was just a year ago Saturday that the marriage of Ed.

Battle and Miss Lizzie Coward took place. The worthy couple thought to celebrate the event by asking In their relatives on Sunday to a big nil the number of nearly a score and a half. Mr. and Mrs. Battles are living in the house of Mrs.

Battles' father, Thomas Coward, on Grey street. The party included the father, Thomas Coward, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Kadel and family, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Coward and family, Mr. and Mrs, D.

A. Comstock of Rochelle, Mr. and Mrs. Thalos Irwin and family, Mr. and Mrs.

Ed. Coward, Will Coward and few others, friends of the family. To say that the dinner was good is but mildly putting the true statement of the case. It was more than delicious. May Mr.

and Mrs. Battles live to celebrate many such celebrations. Screen Doors, Screen Windows. STORE FIXTURES, CABINET, GRILLE, FANCY WOOD WORK, AND ALL KINDS OF JOB WORK PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. WILL M.

PALMER, 0. INDUSTBIAL BOILUTJO. We will keep and Yards open on "The Fourth" until io a. m. Coe DEATH OF HERMON BITTORF.

A Good Citizen Dies Wednesday Afternoon Thursday. At4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon occurred the death of Hermon Bittorf at his home on Tracy avenue of pneumonia. He was ill about six weeks. Mr. Bittorf was born near Hamburg, Germany sixty three years ago April llth.

He came to this country forty five years ago. He was a student up to time of coming to this country, and would have graduated had he remained there. After staying three years in Chicago, as a book keeper, he came to this locality and has remained here ever since. October 5 1867 he was married to Mary Bartl at Lyons. Iowa.

He leaves the'widow, and three children: Hermon, L. and Mary C. He has lived in this city for the past ten years. He was an upright, honest man, well thought of by his friends. He represented the Sterling Beobachter in this city.

MARRIED ON THE SLY. WATER ANALYZED. Four Wells Two of Them Sewerage was Found As a further teat of the drinking water in the wells of the city, Dr. E. L.

Dow collected samples of water from the wells of his father, W. Dow, Will Morrison, Chas. Hubbard. and John Adair, and sent them to the State University at Champaign for chemical analysis. The report from them has just returned.

The wells of Will Morrison and E. W. Dow were found to be all right, but in the other two sewerage was found. In the drilled well of John Adalr, the report said the water should not be used without boiling first. The only way to solve the of how the sewerage is found in this water is by its seeping through along the tubing, which must be driven loosely in the rock, allowing the water above to get through.

Phelps' Four Remember, Perfect satisfaction guaranteed or money returned. Sold by J. M. BICKFORD, Bock Falls. All Trimmed Hats SHOT IN THE LEG.

Howard Carber und Grace Swartout Married at Friday Afternoon. It was very much of a surprise to the friends of Miss Grace Swarthout to hear of her marriage Friday afternoon. In company with Howard Carber they started for Clinton, Iowa, the home of Mr. Carber, Friday afternoon. On the way down, while passing through Morrison, they stopped long enough to get a license and get married.

This they intended doing for some time, but not when they started away home that day. Miss Swarthout is a very nice young lady. Mr. Carber was here for several months last year working for an insurance company, He is working for a medicine firm now. They will live in Clinton.

A CREDITABLE EXAMINATION. Carl At iiiebmuud Uiia week, will occur tba lnherwood A Postal Service Examination. Earl Isherwood received a message Friday morn from the Postal authorities at Washington, giving him the good news that he had successfully passed the postal service examination. Earl took the examination April 3rd in Chicago. He is now subject to call at auy time inside of a year for duty as a railroad mail clerk, He has had considerable experience in work in the mail service iu the past seven yean tbiu to the to a Ch'tu Kakle Accidently Puts a Hullct la Ills Lower Extremity.

Charlie Eakle of Harmon township was shooting at a post Sunday afternoon with a twenty two calibre revolver. He was lying down and shooting at the post between his legs. By a little turn of his hand the bullet intended for the post hit him in the fleshy part of the leg below the knee. He was taken over to Sterling and Dr. Anthony cut the foreigner out.

llock Falls Honored. "We have seen a handsomely bound album coutaining half-tone portraits of the Prohibition leaders of the country, with short biographies. A prominent position is giveu to an excellent likeness to our tallented townawoman, Mrs. Kate Worman Emmons. Glancing through it we find she comes of stock on her father's side, and Quaker parentage on the mother's.

Mrs. Emmons is a fine, platform speaker and vigorous 'writer, with a pleasing address, which always catches her audience; is a member of the Rock Falls Congregational church and prominent in W. C. T. U.

and Y. P. S. C. E.

circles. Withal, our Kate is a charming woman and good wife and mother. As the book includes only 460 persons in the United States and Canada; and the portraits and sketches are printed free of charge and after the consent of the parties, it is quite an honor to this Rock Falls lady to be included iu the Third Party Prohibition 400 and one which may never fall to the lot of a wouiau Falls News. Mark JBaesett wus up the river camping Saturday and Suuday, with his suit from Sloiiiug aud a friend. They to dig Satuiaay uigbt ta GREAT REDUCTION For LOW PRICES and STYLISH CALL ON Mrs.

L. M. ROCK FALLS, ILL. Grand Army ot 1 the St. Paul, Sept.

1st to 4tb, The C. B. and Q. R. R.

will sell round trip tickets from Sterling and Rock Falls for $7.15. Tickets will be sold August 31st and September 1st and will be limited for return to September 15, By depositing tickets with the joint agent at St. Paul on or before September 15th an extension of limit may be obtained to and including September 30, 1EU6. Cripple Creek, Colorado, Is now attracting attention in parts of the world, on account of marvelous discoveries of gold have been made in that vicinity. Northwestern line with its unrivaled equipment of solid vestibule palace sleeping cars, dining oars, aa4 tree reclining chair cars, daily between Chicago and Colorado, offers the I of faculties for reaching Cripple On For tickets and full information to agents Chicago Cheap Excursiou Itates via, Northwestern Line.

To Buffalo, N. On account of annual meeting of the National cational ABsocTation, excursion will be sold July 4 and 5, good until September 1, of the National convention of than O. excursion tickets will 1001 81 seed 31, Fw full information apply to cago Northwestern It'y, Bring your.