Sterling Standard from Sterling, Illinois • Page 8

STEBLING, FEB. 8, 1894. Ttte to tfw right of yentr naiM when fi.soper war wfeonee. 'ROUND TOWN. Therometers registered 4 degrees below zero Sunday morning.

N. J. ffa6tnas, of Morrison, spent Sunday With relatives in this city. Mre A John Abbey, of Erie, is guest of her sister, Mrs. Geo-.

Dudley, Mrs. HattieMcKinstry, of Nelson, is in town, the guest of Mrs. Henry Le- Ferre. Samuel Oettingef arrived home today from a short trip to Lanark and The STANDARD regrets to learn that Mrs. D.

O. Coe is again quite ill, having a relapse. Frank Shumaker, of Waukegan, is visiting relatives and friends in the city. He will remain a week. Miss Helen Stevens, of Como, and Miss Margarete Hax, of Sterling, visited Dixon Sun.

Mrs. Chas. Presbrey, of Sterling, spent Saturday in this city, the guest of Mrs. G. Sun.

Mr, IT. C. B'essc, of Prophetstown came tip Tuesday on business, and is Ahe city favored the STANDARD with a brief call. Mrs. Curtis Bates returned home Saturday from Mason City, Iowa, vhere she had spent several weeks with Mr.

Bates' invalid mother. Grandma Higby left on the noon train Friday for her home at Clinton, la. Her granddanghter, Miss Nina Higby accompanied her. F. McKee who has been vi's- iting with Jsese McKee and family for several days, returned to her home in Morrison last Saturday evening.

John Wilson the young man who was so unfortunate as to fall into the area in front Mrs. Brown's drug store, is reported as improving very nicely. On Saturday afternoon, Mrs, Henry LeFevre entertained in a very delightful way a dozen Masters and Misses, all of whom declare they had a glorious time. Capt. W.

H. Bigelow arrived in the city Saturday evening, and spent Sunr day visiting with friends. There is a rumor that his family will shortly return to Sterling. The largest consignment of furs ever shipped from Whiteside Co. was shipped this morning from by E.P.

Hollinshead, there being 2000 pelts in the consignment. The public school pupils received their monthly report cards last week. Misa Emma Olrastead resigned her position with Koberstine Liftgel last Saturday evening. She was a mornine passenger bound for Dixon, where she will make an extended visit with relatives. Sheriff Joel of MoVrison, arrived in the city this morning, and took Mrs! Hannah Devine to the asylum at Elgin.

Devine was an old fatient there and a short time ago was discharged, but was the court yesterday and remanded back. The Morrison Sentinel enjoys the best advertising, patronage, of any paper that cornea to our Carroll Democrat. Doesn't the Daily STANDARD reach your table, Brother Feezer? Take a peep at the advs. How long, tib Mr, Superintendent, hoW long will it be yet, before the Western Union Telegraph Office will "come down off the perch," and located in an accessible room? That vacant room at the Gait is still empty, and there is. no better location in town Come down; At the Gait house as a splendid picture of the Midwinter Exposition grounds and buildings, the finest we, have yet seen.

While the Midwinter falls far short of the World's Fair, yet its a big show, and worth traveling many hundred miles to see. The Exposition opened Jan. 1st and closes June 30th. "Freedman Rowland, Merchant Tailors and Drapers, 925 W. Madison Will J.

Bell, writes froth that is having swch a good time that he will protract his visit for another week. The boys at the store expect him home next Saturday or Monday, Druggist llendricks Is letting the public know that he has made a new departure in his line of business, by swinging to the breeze today a large and elegant sign, which reads thus: Wall Paper, Paints and Oils. At the meeting in the Y. M. C.

A rooms Monday the following flamed officers were LeRoy Gait, President; J. K. Chester, "Vice-President; D. A. Bricker, Recording Secretary; F.

R. Stoddard, Treasurer. LOCAL NOTICES. The best Hard Coal per ton, at Moses Dillon's. Mrs.

L. L. O'Kane of Fulton arrived In the city Monday morning.for a brief visit with her sister Mrs. Dr. Donaldson.

Chas. Furley departed on the afternoon train Monday Belle Plaine, Iowa, near where he has large farming interests. The STANDARD prints the finest invitations in this part of the state, and can fill your order "while you Rev. Cass Davis has been requested to repeat his talk on "Jonathan Edwards" before the preacher's meeting in the near future. Prof.

Bice and Mrs. II. J. Cushing left last evening Via4heC.B.'& Q. for an extended visit with friends and relatives in California.

The STANDARD is pleased to report jthat State's Attorney Stager's little boy, who is so ill with membraneous croup, is somewhat better to-day, Mr, Ashley, of Dixon, prominently with the Anglo-Swiss densed Milk was JP the city Tuesday visiting with-Geo. er A new diamond ring, which 'is regarded by the young folks as exceedingly significant, glitters on the engagement finger of a Fifth avenue 'A case of domestic infelicity is agitating the good people of this city, and it is intimated that" the courts 'will be called upon to sever the knot that' was tied so recently. Dr. H. M.

Rauch, of Rock Falls, was appointed Monday as the successor of Dr. Donaldson, at the Bedal Gold Cure Institute. The Dr. enters upon his duties at once. George Brewer, Abraham Myers and George Eraser have been appointed the court as appraisers of the per- 'sonal property of the late William Goshen, First ward.

Boys continue to skate on the river near Broadway, but as the thaw is making the ice "treacherous, the pastime is becoming dangerous, and par- i should exercise their authority. Mr. Fitzgerald, the father of M. and Jas. Fitzgerald, who, has been covering so nicely from his recent ness, suffered a relapse this morning, and is'reported'in a critical condition.

In the University World for just issued, is an. article on ''Uni- Trersity Extension and the Newspaper," by W. W. Davis. It is short and timely, and will appear at an early date in our columns.

The Winter Circus Co. instead of shipping their baggage etc. by rail to Dixon, where they will show on nesday and Thursday evening, chartered a pair of horses and wagon and hauled the properties overland. Will Beecher, son of John Beecher, First Ward, who has been spending the last month with his parents, talks of accepting railway situation in JPittsburg. He was formerly the efficient operator at Milledgeville.

The jury in the Hart murder case at Bockford was instructed by Judge Shaw Monday moriiing, and after being out two hours, returned a verdict of guilty as charged in the indictment, and fixed the penalty at death. The prisoner has not yet been sentenced. Mr. S.W.Niles of Hastings, arrived in the city yesterday, and is the guest of his John W. Mr.

is a pleasant i we were well, pleased to meet. ten years the junior of well preserved is daughter's cards as to deportment scholarship, attendance, etc? Sunday evening Sec'y Hopper, of the Y. M. C. in this city, and Sec'y J.

P. Bailey, of Freeport, conducted a meeting at North Hume school house which was fairly well attended. The divorce suit of Ira Berry, vs Verdel Berry, was tried at Morrison late yesterday afternoon, before Judge Crabtree, who granted Mr. Berry a severance of the ties that galled him. There were twenty-three now members admitted to.

Father Matthew's Temperance society last Sunday, instead of nineteen as stated yesterday, making a total of sixty-eight members. Rev, W. H. Clatworthy and his son, Bev. Will Clatworthy, are in the city, the guests of Mrs, Chas.

Woodburn, of Fifth who is a daughter of the first named gentleman, and ft sister to the latter. The King's Daughters of the Baptist church will give an entertainment in the church next Friday evening. The programwill be of a literary and musical cents will be charged, Mr. Alba Kilgour had intendedlre- turning to his duties in Chicago, Saturday last, but received aielegram from his employers granting him a few days longer leave of absence, which he will spend with his friends here. The latter part of the week Mrs.

Thos. A. Gait and daughter, Miss Ruth, will depart for Old Point Comfort, where they will remain the balance of the winter, hoping to recuperate their health. Mr. Gait will accompany them east, a i i Bey.L.

M. Gates began Monday evening a series of special meetings" in the Como church. The meetings at Jordan were full of interest to the close. There were fourteen conversions and much religious interest awakened in the community. Last Friday Edward Scott, who was arrested and lodged in jail some two weeks ago for stealing school books at the Gould district, in Jordan, was taken before Judge Wolfersperger, plead guilty, and was sentenced to the Keformatory at Pontiac.

Among the. last general orders from the Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard is an order fixing the dates for the annual encampment at Springfield. "The Sixth regiment to which our Co. belongs, will report at Camp Lincoln, August. 7th-13th.

Sunday at the Lutheran church, the anniversary of the Y. P. S. C. Endeavor, was observed with appropriate exercises.

There were solos recitations, a history of the organization by Mrs. May Beitzel, and short address by W. Davis, F. E. Eyster, D.

A. Bricker, and Bev. E. Brown. A large audience enjoyed the occasion.

"Among the Sterlingites who answered correctly the prize puzzle in the Inter Ocean one week ago last Sunday and whose names were published in that paper yesterday, we note those of Mrs. K. Johnson, Miss Ada Glass, Mr. M. Burkholder, and Mr.

E. B. Van- Home. None of them, however, filed their answers in time to receive a portion of the prize money. On last Sunday morning it was announced from the pulpit at the Presbyterian church, that a meeting of the membership of the church will be held Thursday night at the church parlors, for the purpose of getting an expression of opinion as to the advisability of holding a meeting to vote upon the i4ateft for pastor ot the ehureh.

A a.U*JCidan«i of the members -in business card on our desk this morning. The second member named in the firm, is Harry Howland of this city. The STANDARD wishes Mr. HowJand success unlimited in his new business A gentleman, well known in the city, in passing up Third, street this took an unexpected tumble to himself on the cement walk, and the peo- in that vicinity learned just what a "dull sickening thud" means. The gentleman jumped to his feet and exclaimed, with far- more vigor than piety Peter O'Hair and his plaster'of paris side walks." On an train this, morning Hon; Thos.

Gait, accompanied by Mrs. Gait and Miss. Buth, departed for O14 Point Comfort Va. via 7 Cincinnati and the Chesapeake Ohio By The ladies will remain for several weeks but Mr. Gait expects to return at the end of a fortnight.

During his absence he will visit the White Sulphur Springs, and other points of historic interested the readers will have, we the pleasure of reading a letter from Mr. Gait's' pen before hia return. Letter List. Letters remaining in the Post Office at Sterling, 111., for the week ending Friday, Feb. 9, 1894: LADIES.

Fowler. Miss Ola Jones, Mrs. Ida.M. Graves, Mrs. O.

K. Rogers, Barah Balcon A. P. 921 Kenstale.Mr. Sllch, Jolmim BunRrd, James Tomts, J.

I. Cullen.JohnM. H. D. Wetzef, James When calling for above letters please say "Advertised." THOMAS DILLER, P.

M. PIED. her lato home at. Battle Creek, Iowa, after an illness of five days of lagrippe, Which developed irito typhoid fever, on Saturday Foby. 3rd, 1894, Mrs.

Martha Powell Wink, wife of Howard and. youngest duaghter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B.

Powell, of Sterling. The deceased was twenty-six years of age, and was born in this city. SUe graduated at the Sterling Class of '86, with the honors of her class, and was much beloved. remains reached this city on an early train this morning, and the funeral will occur at the residence of at 2 o'clock p. m.

Tuesday-Feb. 8th, 1894. H. Anthony Will sell at auction on Feb. 27, a few A No.

1 work horses from 4 to 7 years old; some fine cows and yearlings; none better; 1 thoroughbred short-horn bull; a choice lot of snoats and brood sows bred; about 60 ewes bred to Shropshire.bucks; 50 tons choice baled hay; 100 bushels seed and eating potatoes: a one horse steam boiler. Bw4 Coleta 111. You should not miss looking in on the new China, at the Cash Store. Closing Our Sales. Having sold my farm, I will sell on cattle, hogs, farm machinery, hay, coral and some household goods.

Sale to commence at 10 o'clock a. m. Lunch at noon. Ow2 Comic and paney VALENTINE For February 14th. J.

ROCK you want anything in Salt.Fish call at the GROGERY We have them, such Herring, White Fish, Mackefal, Get one of those 5 gal. kegs of Syrup at the old "price, aiv Money to Loan. 8300, $400 and 8500 to loan on city or country" real estate 54tOwl WICKENS HECKMAN. Kindling Wood $1.00 and per load, at Moses Dillon's. Gold Spectacles and Eye Glasses at CLARK.

GIDDINGS Co. You can't help buying a lamp if you look our- line over and hear the prices. Cash Store. For Sale. 120 acres good land in Genesee, at 850.

House, granary, sheds, well and orchard. Call on.or address ARTHUR ANTHONY, Swift's Jersey Butterine is what we sellv Try it. CaSh. Store. Get the Best.

Examine the concrete walks I am building all over the city and you will have no other. Only 13 cts. per square the city pays 5 cents of that. It is uniform, durable, and fully insured. PETER O'HAiR.

DINNER SETS, Kegular Price, $35.00, Now 20.00, 16.0$ 19.005 16.00, 12.00, 7.0Q&- CHAMBER SETS, Kegular Price, (C (( (C 7.76, Now 0.1 6.00," 3.75, 8.00-^ 3.25,. STAND LAMPS, Kegular Now 3.00, 2.50, Farm For Sale. HANGING LAMPS, Regular Pripe, 10.00, Now 7.50 6.00, 2.50,. MARRIED. At 4 p.

Wednesday, Feb'y 7th, 1894, at the residence of the bride's uncle at Waukesha, Eev.C, W. Camp offlciating.Mr. Thomas Diller and Miss Mary Cabot. The bride was reared at Prophetstown, this county, and has many friends here who will welcome her to Sterling. She is highly educated lady and will grace the.

1 circles of our society, The grooin, who is Sterling's postmaster and the editor of the STANPABD, needs no introduction here. A city full of people C9ngratulate him, and the STAN DAKD force and post-office employes, who know him better than others can, join in wishing Mr. Diller and his accomplished wife all that is best in life. At 9 o'clock a.m. Feb 5th 1894, at the church of the Sacred Heart, Rev, H.

M. Fegers oflici- ateing, Mr. Ges. Brown, of Gait, and Miss Mary Bartl, of Stone's Station. At 6 o'clock p.

m. Thursday Febuary 1, at Bock Falls, Bev. F. H. Gardner officiating, Miss Sohmoeger and Mr.

Qeo. L. Fitch, all of this city. Improved farm of 240 acres for sale on easy terms. Inquire of E.

P. Gibbs, 2 miles east of Lyndon, Whiteside 111. box 73, Lyndon, 111. t.f. We are Headquarters for Flower Pots, Jardinens, Hanging Baskets, Get our prices'before you buy, Cash Store.

Flour 1 Flour! Another car load Of that excellent flour just received, and only higher, notwithstanding the big advance. Best flour in the market. Send in your-order early. Flour is advanc- 1 ing rapidly. JOHNSON ATWOOD.

Mattresses. Patronize home institutions. I am here to stay, and make good my work, an inspection of is invited. Prices are right. If you want a new mattress, or an.

old one renovated, come and see me, at the Boynton Block. A. J. CUNNINGHAM. Xmas Cobe for Sale at Dillon's Elevator.

Flower Pots! Flower Pots! Flowerpots! And Hanging Baskets. Lower prices than any where else, at Gash Store. Baer Carter Are operating on East Third street, next door to Bressler Son's, the neatest meat in the city. All varieties of resbr salt meats constantly on hand. No Canvassers, We don't'employ canvassers to sell pianos, organs, but we give our customers of this great expense.

Price our goods and be convinced, HA.UDEN BON, This Week the Cash Store Places on sale a fine line of SOUVENIR CHINA, consisting of Tea, Coffee and A. D. coffee cups, plates, tin trays, bob bon dishes, cracker jars, made.pf fine china, with the City Hall of Sterling as a decoration. Go and see it. 1.78*,: Anything in our stock of above goods can be bought at COST, Our stock of fine China, such as Sala4 Bowls, Salad Sets, Pudding Sets, Fruit Plates, Cups and Saucers, Crackjer Jars, will discount 30 per cent.

Do you want GLASSWARE i any What it costs us will Our prices on GROCERIES are the lowest. Next clpor to Postoffloe. Do You Sant Bargains? THEN GALL AT THE New in the Academy of WHEBE YOU WILL THE Freshest and Best Kept Stock of Staple BOBN, Have Him. Arrested I I have no traveling agent represeat- Jngmy line of Silverware, Jewelry, or aiiy other class of goods. Look out party repveseating himself aa such; he is a fraud.

JB. Bixiasoit iSIBaat 8rd Street, StetU Dried and Canned Fruits, Green Vegetst! to Blank that is to be fouad in tlie city. Country Produce Wanted Give a.