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GAZETTE: THUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 1888. TIRED HIGH PRICES -FOR ry Goods IX co, it do yon arood to call and see The Bargains JFK CHESTER'S 1Q fo 25 per cent, is worth saving. Good Double Width Dress Flannels at S5c, worth 35c. Good quality, All Wool, Dress Goods at 85c, 89c, 456, 500, 65c and 87c, which cannot be matched at any store in Sterling. Black SurahSilk andBlack Silks at 69c, 75c, d7c and $1.80, which are at least ten per cent, cheaper than you can buy elsewhere.

GLOAKS! The largeSt stock- Best styles and lowest prices. Good Newmarkets from $5.00 up. Short Wraps $4.20, $5.90, $7.50, $12.50, worth from 20 to 40 per cent more. Plush Sacques at $20.00, worth $25.00. OBIatilietsi.

TJndervrear, XIo- Itibbons, Katins, Stamped JLiinena, Table Covers, and. a great; va- riety of" Guarantee our'Prices to foe tan any other Heuselin White Evening Gazette. QAcrrraianba bad at all the Price TWO omflTS. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE E. E.

Sheetz locals In another column. Ella Evans, of Canada, Is the guest of her aunt. Mrs. George Banner. John B.

Hughes and family, of Jordan, left to-day for Codai, Nebraska. gare a social par ty to twenty five young friends last evening. Willard Colcord. of DesMolnes" Iowa, lathe guest of his aunt, Mrs. J.

A. DeGroff. January 10. "SO, the new Uniform Bank, Knights of Pythias will be installed. has the oldest O.

A. Post in the United States. O. L. Kevins Post Mo.

King and Thomas, guests of Miss Jessie Lawrie, left this morning for their home, Ionia, Mich. Lettte has a friend visiting her whom she Introduces as Miss Dnpree, of NevrYork. is picking up on the Northwestern railroad, and many of the men who were laid off are being reinstated. F. O.

Bice of the Illinois lines of the and L. E. John- SOD. Superintendent of the Chicago Division sto, psd at Sterling for a short Woolett, the young violinist whose playing has such popularity in Chicago arid elsewhere, has been engaged to play several nunberg at the Wednesday Club on Friday, Dec.21. Northwestern has two Leslie rotary snow plows.

One will be stationed at Chicago for Illinois and one at Eagle Grove, for Iowa. They are a great improvement over the old style snow i the Presbyterian cimrch last evening, Rev.N II. U. Fife delivered an earnest sermon and Eev. Mr.

Carna- hsDIan Interesting; talk. Another meeting will be held this evening. Eveiy- 9ody is invited to attend. Dr. Cook and daughter, Miss Addle Rlddick.

who have been visiting friends at Como, le't this morning for Fayetteylile, North Carolina, where they will be the guests of the wife of Congressman Wbarton Green. -Supervisors. Farrington, Lawton and Noyes, who are ihe committee oh county offices of the Board of Supervisors', are examining the books of the connty officers this preparatory to the Supervisors' meeting next week. -Misses Laura and Belle Thummel, daughters of Mr. Anson Thummel.

of Prairieville, are here on their holiday vacation, from school Mt. Vernon, Iowa, itsCook, a preceptress in Cornell College, will bs their guest during the vacation. Sam Willoughby, a' chronic drunkard, from Clinton, was picked up on the street' yesterday by Marshal Fitzjerald, in an intoxicated conditi and taken to hostelry. Jus tice Goltman flned him 53 and costs which ho paid and then in Chicago, Tuesday afternoon, December llth, of consumption, after an illness of three months, Mary Ida Brubaker, beloved wife of Will L. Cbrystal; daughter of'Mrs.

Annie M. Eager and grand-daughter of Mrs. Harriet Benner, of Sterling; aged 26 years J. Bell entertained a com pany of over two dozen ladies at tea yesterday afternoon and evening. The pleasures of social conversation the time speed happily.

The choice refreshments served were the admiration of all present. convenient way of sending small amounts of money in coin through the mails, is to get a piece of strawboard nearly the size of an envelope; cut boles in the board just the size of the and after placing them in the holes, paste paper on -th sides when it is ready to be placed in the envelope. Huff, a boarder at the Mansion House Morrison, was found dead in bed yesterday morning. His death was caused by throat trouble lie was nbout 20 years of age and had been farm band for several' seasons. His folks formally lived near Bound.

Gr ive, but they have removed away and no relative is in the county to take charge of his funeral and affairs. funeral of Nellie Herman, which took place at residence of her father, Mr. Frank. Herman at o'clock this-afternoon, was attended by the. pupils of Room 10.

Second ward school, to which she'belonged. Six boys who were schoolmates, carried the casket. Sprinkle, Henry Rich, Ira. Detweiler, Henry Spies. Fred Mann and'Aubur Davis.

Rev. E. Brown conducted the services. Hie, the 18-year-old son of Charles Anthony, a former resident of Coleta, but now of Franklin Grove, bos been a sufferer with rheumatism for several years, and recently went to Chicago to have surgeons examine the rheumatic parts, it was fonnd that the bones in one shoulder and upper arm were entirely decayed, so those members were amputated. The boy is not expected to live.

'-Rev D. F. Carnaban, who was in this city on Sunday last, and who was at the Presbyterian ch urch last night, baa been, for some years engaged in the work of the Education Aid Association of Chicago, in placing in permanent homes in the country the neglected and unfortunate children of the cities. Two hundred and eight, of various have thus been placed, some in this community, in the put year, and alt so fuuftfiowaviUigtttinaattt. In the past five years homes have been secured for 607 children by the association, and they are now being placed at the rate of abont QUO a day.

Morrison Sentinel: Col. D. Clendenin, late Lieut Colonel or the 3rd 8. Cavalry, has been promoted to Col- onslofthe2nd U.S. Cavalry, and stationed at Fort Walla Walla.

Washington Territory. Col. Clendenln Is the only officer in the regular army from Morrison, fie entered the volunteer service Sept 18,1861, as ranking Major of the 8th Illinois cavalry, was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel Dec. 6,1882, and promoted Brevet Brigadier-General July 12,1865. He was mustered out at the close of the war is 1865, returning to lils home In this city, and shortly afterwards engaged in the mercantile business.

This was not congenial to him and he disposed of his business, and soon afterwards received an offi- olil appointment in the regular army where he has since remained. Leave orde drugstore. city haclc at Perry's A WcBttmr Prophet. Lotus, Dec. Ira Hicks, at thfi eltjr, who has achieved considerable fame a weather prophet, predicts that there will be ceyere storms and the coldest weatber of the season within forty-eight boors, and that the period of the regular annual winter (obties storms, between the 15 and 26th instant, will extend the time of the disturbance.

He aho looks for a storm of exceptional intensity, a blizsard, perhaps, on Jan. and 3. The Strlkn Temporarily OH, TOLKDO, Deo. the striking switchmen in the various yards are again at work, but the strike may ba renewed. Wabasb officials will consider tho demand of their men for the ike Shore schedule of wages.

-In CHSA the demand In agreed to. all tha other switchmen, who accepted a compromise of Wahjsu the uext bighuit to tha Like Shore, may again strike for Uie Hburo BcboUulf. Lawn Tennli Some ono who has noticed that lawn tennis suits nro mado loud this year fays that they aro made so to go with wo racquet. earn my bread by the sweat of my browse," as tho cor? said in the hot Bulletin. The boy who undertook to rida a horse radish Is, now tearfully practicing on a saddle of BOCK JMUUft.

4-Tax Collector Phelps has begun his duties. -t- Mr W. H. Bull has returned from a ten day's trip in the South. Miss Byrd Kmzie is home for the holidays from Cornell College, at Mt Vernon, Iowa.

-t-Mr. Ed. K. Coe has returned-home from Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, to spend the holidays with his folks.

-t-Mrs. J.J.Frey died yesterday of scrofula and erycipelas, after a brief illness. She, however, had been unwell for several months. She was about thirty-five years of age. The remains will be taken to Naperville for burial.

Among the best home talent mnsi- cal ever given at Kock Falls, was thi one given by the Keystone Band and M. E. church choir, last night, as follows: by the band; Chorus, by a double quartette, consisting of Mesdamej Zaller, Fox, Leach and Cole, and Messrs. Lukeus, Leach, Landis and Chaplin; duet, by Mesdames Z-ller and W. Fox; solo, vocal, by Mrs.

May by band; quartette, by Mesdames Zeller, Leach and Fox; overture, by amateur orchestra; duet, by Mrs. Fox and Mr. Grant Lindis; quartette, instrumimtal, by band; quartette, vocal, by Messrs. Chaplin, Leach, Lnkens and Landis; selection, by orchestra; qnartstte.male, same as above; band; and iotas by double quartette, same as above. The fine music and singing was tiighly enjoyed by a large audience.

The receipts will be divided between the band and choir. Dr. C. M. Wneejart office, over Wolfs store.

Cnronic diseases and diseases of woman my specialty, tf. Better For the extra charge, and always a full hoi An immense of mufflers at OettingerV Donbje Front Clothing House. 50-16 aJi Cake'Mslr. Christmasfcakes for sale in Crawford Bros, store, 24th from one to live o'clock p. of the Presbyterian church.

C3-ti2- H.ko Kate at rhU. In future AcanemyV time will be; Doors open at performance at 8 o'clock. Don't be la Kerp Yonr at Home. To accomplish tfiis and make hime happy get your supplies of Keener. Special meetifa Rock River Lodge 612 to-morrow, Fl(day evening.

Work in the 3rd degree. TbVe More, Geyer Hardings and prontsless, enables me to sell you dry goods, notions and fancy goods cheaper than elsewhere. E. E. Sheetz.

B3-t3 Only fllriktrel Co. This season to-morrow night. Mufflers in all latest shades at Oettinger's DouUte Front Clothing House, VK. Only Slaitrekco. This season.to mor'ow night.

Every purchaser of Jfl.OO worth of dry goods is entitled chance on a beautifully dressed doll at the same time paying less goods bought at E. E.Sheetz'. 56-18 Oalj IRiiStrel Thla season night. To-morrow night at aiaitnlt. Vacant Don't pay.

Keach ta-ise who wish rooms and houses by of a "Want" ad in i ne EVENING Only 10 cents for 3 Kent Yon surely will if you buy one of those hair mattresses at Windom Son's. 65-U2 Jioob Iniemt. It will be to tie Interest of all people wanting to luy good meat at low prices, in any quantity, to trade at the little Brick mjat market, crrner 3rd and Locust. 55-16 Windom Son arVgpw carrying a large assortment of clumber You will find it to your advantage to see them before buying. 55-tl2 Talaable iJroriamtlan to Do you wanVboarders? If you do you otn easily seouxibem by putting a "want" in the ETmrtHa GAZETTE.

It will cost you but 10 for 8 lines. Everyone that "has Examined J. P. Overholser's stock slippers says he has the on the market Call and see 65-13 Boot and i Topping 65c. 65-115 epalring neatly done.

J.E. KELLY, Bock Falls Present. A new pair oioes would make the finest kind of aSXmas present. The place to buy them a. J.

P. Overholser's 55-13 Ladies gold watches fc new and beautiful designs at ClarkKSlddlngs Co. Also a large stock of holiday good). It is just the place to select a Christmas present. Fins waton repairing 'and engiaving a specialty.

65-tf Velvet cigars ihe to a man what whalebone is to umbrella. Sold by Selofl. Ladies material- for fancy work -will find it to. their best interest to call at millinery store under Farwell Hal, where they will find a beautiful selection of plushes, fancy velvets, rlbbVns, surahs, very cheap, also mintoery will be sold at such low figures that you can afford, to buy a bat or bonneraor Christmas present 55d-t6wl To buy furniture of description. Windom Son.

65-U2 We are to make the closest prices on clothing, boots and shoes of any J. Bell 48-t3eod I'm too busy to Arite advertisements. If you want to how cheap I am selling clothing.tec., it will pay you to come and see, tfcd look over my immense is the largest by all odds in County, and at the lowest possible Dave Goldsmith, the popular leadiugSand only one price Clothier, Hatter, GeVts' Furnisher of WhitesideCo. 43-tths-tl2 Aira; Peop'e who go to to buy boots, shoes or anything in the line of clothing or gents' famishing goods when they can get wholesale prices at J. E.

Bell Son's. tOeod-tfl Go to the Keystone art gallery for bead and shoulder cabinet photo'd, only $1.00 per J. B. Bell Son's store. 51-10 Unyaes.

do to Hayies the leading artist in Sterling for flhrlstmas photographs. 61-16 Sapper. Peak 4th street ladies annual fair December 18th. Admission 25 cents. To Young Fine line of mufflersAties, silk sus- pendtrs and caps at Charles A Clark's, Laundry Printed laundry lists' on silks and satins will be on sale lit the 4th street ladies annnal fair December 18th and 10th.

Jnst the thing for a young man's Christmas preseny Mufflers Cbristrras presents. Abiglinefat Oettinger's Double Front Clothing Everybody wild over the beautiful fancy at E. E. Sheetz. 66-13 In the multitude popular entertainments, our cltszenashould not for get the concert of tne Wednesday Club on Friday, Dec.

21st. Prof. Carnes, the elocutionist is best in the country, and the violinist will be fine. Chorus singing by trie club never fails to attract a'houseful. Ap'pl-K.

Bnnnbas yeta few barrels of those One Baldwin which he received on consignment, will close them out at 81 SO pefr barrel. 68-12 A ripple a pleWnt excitement takes possession of oneVhen they enter the palace store of Blossom the jeweler, and gaze upon the prVusion of elegant displays. Sbrely no one can help making a selection in Xmas gifts at this place and at prices that are ab solntely correct. Go to E. E.

Sheetz' and get prices on dry goods, notions and fancy good before purchasing elsewhere. 66-t3 (The Finest Underwear Vnttie city at W. C. Klert, Also a big caps and mittens. Fact.

Will give another of their grand balls to-morrow evening at Wallace Hall- Prof. Horn's oroheatra will furnish music and tune antioipftted. Buy your hafd and soft coal of T. J. Terrell.

You will save money by so doing. always sells at bottom prices and Ayes best grades of coal. 41-tt Old Governmebtjava and Mocha- 3 pounds for 81.00 at JNA. Annas'. 50-t26 Leave orders for city bus at Grubb's restaurant or Oliver's Htpre.

25-tf When you need a frlebd, select a true one. Dr. Jones' Bed Clover Tonic is the best friend mankind has for all diseases of the liver and kidneys. The best purifier an tonic known. fot sale by Perry, the druggist Seethechliq Store.

en's furniture at Cash 51-16 Always) Whenever mny one goes to Jacob Eisele's and Vders anything- in the line of clothes Ccfy are always satisfied. He has the finestnoe of overcoatings In the market 61-16 Commencing Dec. only, special sale of boot M. Samuel's. For SI days I and shoes at 64-16 An elegant line of diofaer and tea sets for Christmas at Cash JStore.

61-16 Now ia the time your house and barn; buy Warren's house paint to do.it with. sale by Bogers Palmer. 8-tf Bibles in all styles of binding, in all sizes of type, with or without references; teacherf bibles, family bibles, varying inlprice from 40c to 815.00 each. The line and the lowest prices in tGNcjty. Come and see ifthis is not true.

SUHkler SchelL 60-tf Before buying lumber Jto build, yon had- better get Palmer Jb Rogers' figures; they are the lowesyevery tiJie. 8-tf Use Spring Valley talrd vein screened soft nut coal and perfectly It positively no equal. T. J. Terrell, Agent 41-tf Booklets by the hundreds, containing the best thoughts of nearly everybody worth quoting; quotations from prose poetry and tne Bible, handsomely illustrated and binud in the latest styles.

These bookstore so dainty, so ent for so appropriate for Christmas remembrances, and come in so many difteVni styles and prices, that everybody Ban ba suited. Strick- 66-tf Plenty of fresh egVs at 20 cents per dozen and choice butter at 25 cen's per pound at L. L. Johnion's. 63-16 Hrw Heat Market.

Good corn-fed beref for sale in cuts or quarter, at the lowest possible price, at the little Bed Btick, comer of 3rd and Locust 62tf Great variety of paper knives, letter openers, calenders, match boxes, inkstands, stamp boxes, smokers sets, lap tablets, coYiar and cuff boxes, whisk brooms, aid scores of other things appropriate for gentlemen. Strickler SchelL 66-tf See Here! The will meet all prices in meats when the CASH is paid 63-16 JNO. T01IBLESON. Vrcih C-ndy. Fresh home-made horehound candy just the thing to cure, a cold at C.

Eis eles. 52-16 Persons who have not secured honorary members' tickets to the Wednesday Club concerts should do so at once. Moat of our leading citizens have already done First concert, Friday, Deo. 21st Attention, Call in anV see our large line of Catholic prayer books, suitable or presents. 63 12 "BffHicBXEB SCHELL.

Buy a hanging lamp at Cash Store. 61-16 ffrf A SI 00. To any puepajmg us 55.00 for fff JLe vneyear'afUbscriDtionto THE ETENING GAZETTE and $1 oVadditiouiii, we will send i hat of the World." Texas one year. Texas Sittings la a 84 00 waenly paper, illustrated, has a national reputation. This offer holds good until February 1st, neyt.

HarrUon. Two very fine etched portraits of Gen. and Mrs. Harrison have just issued by Ilymau publisher of the Indianapolis Herald. Portraits on one plate, 16X22, elegantly printed.

Agents wanted nxevery town in the country. Send 25 centaf or sample por- tralts-and terms to agents. Address: M. E. Hyman, publisher, lud.

Jf.ee— Fine Xmas candles, nuts, at J. P. Lawrie's. 64-W Bhoads will positively give special inducraiefits to cash buyers in furniture and carpets for the next 30 days. We mean what we say, this is no advertising Bodge.

63-16 lotiee. All persons ofesupying houses for which I am agentSure requested to give immediate attention to the pumps on their respective places, to prevent freezing. i I. BUSH, 62-tS Falls. Good corn fed beefAt prices to compare with prices at the little lied Brick, Third and Locust 63tf book Here Don't you know you can save money on clothing of very kind by buying of J.

B. Bell ASonXJ 50eodt-6 For bargains In planes and organs go to Werntz Gait House Block. I 64-16 WANTS! nta tot a llnw to au Prrurmt. The largest assortment of Cbriitmu slippers in can be found at D. WT.

HopUnsonta. 6S-U Cbujb IB Bul.CM. From now 1st 1880 Stakemiller Co. will offltr. special to Cash their large stock of furniture of aB We mean business and will well at figures that will make you 85-tf Telephone to Perryy the city hack.

druggist for TO-tf Palmer Bogers are selling all of their best grades of coal as low aithe lowest. Consult them before laying in your winter 8-tf See the Co. ad of K. Carpenter ft We are now sellingSeef by the quarter lower than the lowek. We cut it up for you and.

deliver iufree. 42-tt JOHNSOM Muncm. Leave orders for clw 'bus at Grubb's restaurant or OliVerVstore. 25-tf Why buy infohor grades of coal when you can get the best domestic coal produced InUllinola at those low figures as the SprflttLValley Office. T.

J. Terrell, 41-tf Anything from a paper set ot china at Cash Sb pins to a 61-10 LADIES! ti yon need hel or it lu the VCNUIO A- ZKTTK, )0o lor 3 Hues. PEOPLE'S COLUMN BTWe wlU Insert tbree lines In tills umo one time (or 10 eeuta, or tor 40 ceuts a week. Kadi additional line will DO a centi Insertion, or cents it week. KOK HAL.K.

north ofHci-rilng. inquire ol office. ie tir inrtlenlug i ur- D. or Ibis I Uim for Horses or dick, SU-rll R. wlU stock.

W. Hur- DUSKS, lot), aud bu-Inen property ror sale. Also Uave 801113 ijSiKKarmi on my list, call anil see me, will glv vjfsoiue bHrgitUis. J. r.

Ko o. Auraemy ol Mu to. U-U LI V' KY couUltion: will be VOK SALE OB TBADK. OOD farm of 100 3 miles of vji Bterllnn, for nalc. 11mdo lor clly 110- perty.

Inquire Uocfc Kails. HOUSE lots) In West Rock Falls. Ill 8 roo'i 3 and rood ca lar; bltt bani.guod well and cisUfUuCDdotber Improvements uu p'a-e. WM lor siiiall fann; or stock anil fann tools; orvflll wll at reawuable figure. Enquire at yjCcnp office.

47-Uft north of 8in sueet. tw-ti 'HE store room unMat Farwell Han. Apply to J. A-McOuneTx. tf 1 -WAWTKQ.

Mrs. jfourtn street, 21S Wert A MAN to art as necessary. Penr lan. No experience pos tlon guaranteed, tho xnrc. mthl'les unsurpassed.

Nu.serymen, Cblcatro. 4u-t28 "IsH to employ a nellable limn In your connty. required; penna- nt poalllo" for tbn-e Salary lucre sed eacb L'Rnt, (joMMITeei bualne-s. Money adranivd for ne. ur rst In ou poilals.

Ceutenulal Enclrvsc 2-rent Ko 13-eod-tJO XMAS GOODS, You will find our stock and variety and price equal to any in the city. ---Cillail see REEFER CO. Weys, Turkeys, Meys, Anyone desiring a fine SSED TURKEY FOR CHRISTMAS OB SFWYEABJJ, will do well to see Edson Tumbleson. 894W TRADE MASK O. and O.

TEA TJie Ciolcest Tea Ever Offered. ABSOLUTELY PURE. A HOST DELICIOUS BEVEBAGB. 1ST K. 7n ieTn uo £17 otter.

UT0 ntte- It il the ElOHTJrt GlUDK I.E1T. picktll from tho bent phmtniioni noil cuanmiccd pare nil fruo from ill adulteration! or coloring Blatter. Ihe packages are betmellcallr Malta and warranleJ full velRht. It monecoa- jn me thnn Uie lower Otieatcl Occidental L't'dv Bead Offlef, 55 Hurling Slip, Kcte sale by H. HINTS 1..

Try to Things prattjr tad rtrietj. POB 2 Feed oil-cake to tarkty. Fancy hdkfi At A WE, CHRISTMAS 3 Bemember your poor relfr tires. Bemember oar elegant kidc. COM 4 Work the zninuttr pair clippen.

Want a shawl or cloak! AND 5 Hnrry that'perimnery bag. Have oar toy counter! PICK 6 Mince pies may DOW betaken in. Meet your friends at Wt. OUT 7 Tie up the tatted calf. Take a muff to your wife.

YOUR 8 Get rid of your fnrplna. Get a scarf or muffler at Wft. PRESENTS The Ghriitmashnm Has now begun, And people rnn, To see the foa As -AT-.

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