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Sterling Daily Gazette from Sterling, Illinois • Page 6

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COLETA. Hawkins the Dreadfi the paint, on that new A. E. McBride's. i j-nakfirs arc busy, and cannot do Miss Bertha St.

John. to assist. iip mother and Bister of Rev. LTnr- mr. of the Radical U.

13. church are Their home is in Leaf 1 I' 'M Martin Van Swearing-en, of Man- fiirts, Iowa, who was visiting hisrnoth- has returned homo. Tho milk wagons are- running on Sundays. Miss Leotia Woods, who had her ankle badiy sprained by falling out of a buggy, is improving slowly. Mrs.

Matt Spang accompanied her father and sisters to Rockford last and will remain several days. Dr. McBride and wife left Tuesday for a month's sightseeing and business combined. They will visit Chicago, Northern Indiana, Connecticut and York city. At the latter place the doctor will take a post graduate course in medicine.

H. L. Finzel expects move to Mlll- edgeville soon. Gus Larke is building a large barn which his friends helped him raise on memorial day. A milk hauler's horse dropped dead, from the heat, Monday, near, Mr.

Gmbb's place. While Dr. McBride and wife are away, Miss Bessie Mooney will hold the reins of government over their lour boys. The Radical Brethren contemplate some improvements at their parsonage. EdMcCray and family of Elkhorn Grove visited his brother Perry, Saturday and Sunday.

Last Sunday was Children's day at the Christian church. The house was filled and the little ones did their parts in a pleasing manner, and reported collected $18 mission money. Mr. and Mis. Chas.

Garwick and daughter, Lettie, went to Madison, to attend the Woodmen's, picnic. The ball game at between Coleta and Milledgeville resulted in a score of 2 to 11 in favor of Milledgeville. Miss Clara Ackerman is spending the week with Betty Garwick of Fair Haven. Glenn Colcord came out from 'Sterling Saturday for a visit with his mother. Miss and the Misses 55oa and Ada Chambers of Milledge- iiile, were the guests of Mary Manning Sunday.

Mabel Crouch of Prairleville, is spending her vacation with friends in around Coleta. Mrs. D. C. Ovefholser will leave next week for a two week's visit with mother atShueyville, la.

PHIL. 1 persons cume over from during' the pnst week to derornte tho graves of their departed loved ones. Miss Charlotte Shick, of Hume, Misi-es Vinic Kick-, find Dora Davis wero callers at our school tho other day. Miss Helen Stevens left Tuesday for a wtek'g visit with relatives friends Li Di.xori. An Interesting sermon delivered Sunday at the Como church by Mr.

Fredenbfuren of Rock Falls. Several of hia church members accompanied him. Mr. Chas. Olds made a trip overland to Rochelle Saturday returning- Monday bringing- with him a fine colt.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crawford, of Dixon were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. T.

Stevens. Miss Mary O'Brien spent Monday in Sterlin the guest of relatives. Mr. Will Barrett family spent Sunday with Mrs. B's parents Mr.

and Mrs. McGarrah of Hume. The closing exercises of the school will occur Friday evening, June 7. Ice cream will be served in the upper room. All invited.

Mrs. E. Olds of this place, has had peas from her own garden a week or more. MONTMORENCY. Myron Bush visited Rock Falls last week to examine a threshing machine with the intention of buying a new one.

The Gun club met last week at Wm. McWhorters. Ed. Wakeman secured the medal. The next meeting will be at Ed.

Wakeman's home June 18. An important rule was changed, making it necessary for those wishing to contest for the meda) to be present at every meeting. Mrs. John Colder, who has been ill, is improving Miss Emma Beardsley's friends will be glad to learn that she has secured a position in tho Prophotstown schools. The Township Sunday School con- ventiot.

was held last Sunday, the church being filled. Through the efforts of I. M. Phillips, of Sterling, money was raised to purchased a to be used in the Sunday school The annual report showed an average decrease of seven for attendance. Mr.

Grennon has replanted more than two hundred acre? of corn. Some farmers have planted three times and still have a very poor stand. Cut worms Beem to cause the trouble. EAST SCIENCE RIDQE. Bert Baer and mother were visitors in Penrose Sunday.

Fred Miller arid wife were visitors at Ben Ebersole's in Penrose. J. H. Baer received several fine Jer- aey heifers from Ravenna, Ohio. Herman Trask from was a guest of Fred Miller last week.

Mr. Tr ak expects to visit Germany, Kussia, France, Switzerland and Italy at an early date. Elgin creamery was doing business great rate Thirteen thoueand pounds of milk were delivered. Mrs. Jasyell and Mrs.

Nice of Morrison -were visitors at the homes of Samuel Nunemaker- and Henry Ebersole on Sunday. Robert Wentsel and family were visitors at Mr. and Mrs. John Byers' on Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Frey of Sterling were at Grandma Wetsel's Monday. There were one hundred and twenty- five present at the barn raising at Christ Rutt's Tuesday. The barn went all right and they say the dinner was out of eight. Melinda Ebersole and Mary Martin Chicago took supper with James Sanders on Monday evening.

Mins Fanny Lust caine home Sunday for a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Lust. Last week Samuel Nunemaker was ferying to shoot gophers. He shot three 4imea at one and missed, when his nephew Ed.

came up and killed the animal on the first shot. James Sanders and wife visited Mr. Mrs. Jake Sparks In their new tome in Sterling on Sunday. Ezra Lefevre and wife visited David on Sunday.

Landis intends to re roof the on the old Suavely place. The Khrin vr uf MonMi'V. mi ii of l.O'K! pnuruU over Saturday. Tho Rev. Edwin Tivfx.

who occupied tho pulpit- of the West. Lutheran church Sunday morning and evening, is a young- man of isrrpat COUNTY BUSINESS. WOODLAWN. June last Saturday evening while Mr. team was hitched in the First ward, a threshing engine came along and frightened his team so that they broke loose and went down Fifth street on a gallop to Christian church before they were stopped.

Luckily little damage was done. Elam Rutt is looking for comfort since he drives a milk He has a large shade umbrella built over him. Last Saturday afternoon when Irving Weaver was in Sterling one of the wheels came off his wagon and he took a double-header for the pavement below. He drove from Sterling to Rock Falls.and back to Sterling again after the nut came off and before the wheel came off. He hunted for the nut for about an hour when he saw a man holding it in his hand.

This weather is pushing the corn right through, and the morning glories as well. On Monday afternoon Miss Annje. Holland was a visitor at Woodlawn school. A little boy on being asked what will happen next week said: "We are going to have vacation." You know school closes for the summer on Friday and all are glad the end is so near. Don't forget the school entertainment Friday evening at the school house.

Exercises will begin at 8 o'clock. Olive Wood were the guests of Mary and Roe Ccfe. Barge bought a. new horse Brothers. T.

Metx of Virginia, Mr. Stoner of and Mr. Haouainger of wi A. fiark- URBAN ITEMS. The prospects for a large crop of clover and-timothy hay are riot promising.

Miss Gertie Hanaen will gotoMorri- so'h Thursday to attend the graduation exercises of the ungraded schools. Misses Minnie and Emma Rutt entertained about fifty of their friends at a party lastWednesday night. James Capp has secured the contract to erect a 36x50 barn for David Landis on the Freeport road. The barn will also have 14 ft. annexes on either side which will make the barn proper 50x50 on the east end.

A large corn barn will also be built. Mr. Capp expects to begin work as soon as he is done with D. N. Paster's barn in Jordan.

J. B. Gilbert is receiving at his jBirdseU j)f Sunday Warner and Harvey Eber- bart eailk sola have each purchased new buggies. John Morton and lady Bpent Sunday in MJUedgeville. O.

Sti-ock to Mt. Morria on Memorial day, where he attended the eotmiieiieemeBt exercises of A school there. Frederick Borgat, who a lurgd ems of Rjoaey through forgery, bis asut pa REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. W. N.

Haskcll to Nellie S. Christopher, lot in Rock Falls, $100. Suannah E. Dow t.o Martha A. Stil- sorr, land in Tampico.

S1WX). J. W. Martin Anna. P.

Bohrends, lot in Sterling, Geo. E. and W. Paddock to Anna I Meier, land in Prophotstown, $9080. Geo.

E. Paddock to Franz Moior, land in Prophotstown. SGOOO. Miohaol Raycraft toThos. Bulger.lot in Fulton, $125.

Freeman demons to Chas. A. demons, lot in Sterling, $800. Michael McNally to John McGrath, lot in Rock Falls, $13uO. I.

D. Stone to Mark D. Burghardt, land in Garden Plain, $3500. Daniel Eaton heirs to John Kent, heirs lot $300. F.

D. Ramsey to Philo W. Stacy, land in Union Grove, $1000. J. E.

Loomis to Herman Bolleh, lot in Prophetstown, $350. Marie L. Young to Kate Burden, lot in Tampico, $1100. Geo. H.

Kentfleld to R. S. Norrisb, lot in Morrison, $250. Mary J. Traver.to Hattie Pond, lots in Morrison, $2500.

F. D. Ramsay to Franklin Stewart, land in Hume, $3580. W. G.

Reed to W. H. Reed, land in Hume, $260. S. A.

Maxwell to Lewis Mook et al, lot in Morrison, $1000. PROBATE PROCEEDINGS. Estate of Lovina Pexton, deceased. Claim of E. D.

Button for $187.25 allowed. Estate of Julia Chapman, deceased. Inventory filed and approved. Estate of Wm. Alldritt, deceased.

Sale bill tiled and approved. Estate of Geo. E. Thomas, deceased. Claims allowed as follows: Mary Thomas $33 and F.

M. Thomas $58. Estate of Samuel H. Slaymaker, deceased. Final report filed and approved and.administratrix discharged.

Estate of Squire J. Grinnold, deceased. Final report of Administrator filed and approved, administrator discharged. Estate of John Billmyer, deceased. Petition to Johanna Billmyer for letters, oath and bond tiled, bond approved, letters ordered to issue.

Elizabeth Taylor, deceased. Inventory filed and approved. Estate of John Mickle, deceased. Will offered for probate. Henry Green sworn and examined as witness to same, cause continued for testimony of other subscribing witness.

Estate of Wm. Petty, deceased. Will offered and admitted to probate, letters issued to Alfred Petty. Estate of Lorenzo M. Barrett, deceased.

Petition of Frances G. letters, oath and bond filed, bond approved, letters ordered to issue. MARRIAGE LICENSES. John R. Guthrie and Arvilla Clapper, Spring Hill.

John Dower and Eivina M.Townsend, Rock Island. Hepry Schipper, Newton and Altje Huizenga, Fulton. Chas. A. Olds and Mary L.

Winans, Albany. "Jack the Giant Killer." The child's atory of "Jsok the Giant Killer" furnishes a ptrikiog illustration of the efficacy of small agencies towards the suppression of great evil-, when judiciously used. The dariuK ex-loitu of little Jack remind us in their ri-sultr, of the wonderfu achievements of Or. lerco'a Pleasant Pelle in battling with the riant, Dipeaee. Relatively, the proportion between the youthful hero and old Blanderbore, is Apparently not greater than that between little and the relentless wt.ich preys npon the vitals.

Yet. the "Pellets" come ofi conqueror of t-ictr bilioaHness and kitidrsd ailments every time If you are from ei'her acute or chronic disorder of the digestive organs, try this sure remedy. The Safest Place In Sterling and Rock Falls to buy your lumber is at my yard. It is, the only place you do not have to cross railroac tracks to enter No danger of runaways and accidents. Prices right.

PECK of ro'lo hi over find Siindny with friends. T. B. Willscy. of Gftrdcn Plain, Ssiturrifty and Sunday in Gait and Saturday evening was initiated into the Woodmen's lodfje of Sterlincr.

IT. C. E. C. Dover, of Millodsroville, called in Gait, Saturday evening.

Jlr. and Mrs. Frank, Grimes and daughter-Helen spent Sunday at Mrs. Grimes' Mepsr-. Drake and Rankin accompanied by the Misses Rankin and anther young lady, all from Dixon, pent Thursday at Mr.

Robinson's and ttended the bowery dance at Como. COFFEE! Try our 35c Java and Mocha, our No 44 Blend, 3 Iris. $1, or our No. 1, Combination, 30 1 cent Coflee. TEAS! FINE NEW LOT JUST RECEIVED Vegetables and Fruit! We are headquarters for Fresh Frulta aod Vegetables.

Hygienic Flour I Just the thing for weak have a naw lot of FAN- CAKE Flour. H. BSHLBMAN v-f- of inn V- l.y i i i iri'Kte lives of th'jir jiaMi'ius. Tim doi-tor thought Tho 1 faction hf -'bf grt'iitly lu fiivtvr of witicfuct Ion. and ns nn lustnaco of this I trust I may have tin plrjisiiro of curing your laity-hip 40 befoi-u killing Words.

Couldn't Talk. The donf nrul dumb friends stopped for (i fovf minutrs' did your wile say about yottr be Ing out so l.iti' I lift iilyiit?" one ot thorn. "Timi's sirancre. What's the reason?" got a Boro Journal. Excursions South and East.

Excursion tickets via Chicago will be old by connecting raflwaya in west nd northwest good over Pennsylvania ines as follows: To Chattanooga, June 25th, 6th and 27th, account Epworth League onfere'nce; good returning fifteen days vith privilege ot extension fifteen days dditional. To Baltimore, July 16th and 17th, -ood returning until August 5th, ac-1 ount B. Y. P. U.

meeting. To Boston July 5th to 6th inclusive, xtrerne return limit August 3d; ac- ount Christian Endeavor National leeting. To Boston, August 19th to 5th inclusive, for. Knights Templar Conclave; (jxtreme return limit Oct. 3d.

Tickets may also be obtained on bove dates at City Ticket Office, 248 south Clark and at Union station Canal between Adams and Mad- son, Chicago. For detailed informa- ion apply to BERING, 248 South Clark Chicago, by letter, telegram or in Matrlninnhil Item. Mrs. must have very uncoageni.il 1 lu-nn! you ask him ns ninny questions thli afternoon that lie nuiuu uo" reply to whut ever. Mrs.

dear George is used to 1110. Ho knows that I nsk questious simply to QIUUSO Siftings. A nt -Pftspc-nper 10 Freight" el i pro I a 5 BKIVX FBOM KAITT. JTEOM WBST f) Passenger 8--0 Mfl 10:10 a 21 Freight, 6:00 a ml 7-Freight 9:20 iralnNo 50 mskpsclosw-cflnneotlonsiif Galas- mrg wltli ttie main line Burlington tf Filer fnr Knnsiis City ami polnte beyond. ILLINOIS CENTRAL AT D1XON.

001NQ SOUTH, OOIHOBonTH. The 'Last Lament. I am not "The Man Who Brpku the Bank." Or "Tho Two Littlo Girls I'it Elup." I'm not "The Cat C'nnic Next Day." ifor am I "Douylaa, nilcr nnd True." I'm no relation to "Daisy I5i'llV And never beheld fair While, as for "Comrades," why. we pass by Ou very oppoHitu sides of the street. I've never monkeyed with "Ssveet 1 Nor hnve.1 flirted with "Sweet Louiae." "My Poarl Is Not a Bowery Girl," For I cm not so easy to please.

"Tho New Girl That's Coming" Is nanght tc me, Though "Her Yellow Hair Is Hanging Down," And I would not "Plr.y In Your Back Yard," If I could help it, for nil tho I've no regan; for "Tho Girl I Nor yet fur "What tho Wild Waves Say." My "Sweetheart Isn't the Man In the Moon," So I don't have to "Push Dem Clouds Away." In fact, I'm not of a musical turn, And why I've attempted to pen this scrawl la because I'm a crank to a hand organ, Arid I'm tired to death and sick of them all. York World. No Wonder He Dreads It, if his house is cleaned in the old-fashioned, tearihg-up way. Why can't a man's wife use Pearline for cleaning house, and let him keep comfortable That's all she and to make it an easy thing (and a cjuick one.) both for herself and for everybody Ground her. Everything- in the house, from cellar to attic, can be best with'Pearline.

Besides, your paint and and such things, you'll a lot of wear that comes from useless scrubbing. Peddlers and some unscrupulous grocers ii OU this is as good as or the 'ft Rriplr same as rearline." IT'S FALSE is'never peddled, and if your grocer you something in place of Pearline, be senj it back. JAMES PYLE N. Are the Highest of All HIGH GRADES. Warranted Superior to Bicycle Built In the World, ot Price.

Built and guaranteed by the Indiana Bicycle a Million Dollar whose bond Is as good ns gold. Do not buy a 'Wheel until you have seen the WAVEKLY, SCORCHER, 21 $85. ADAM MEYER, EXCLUSIVE AGENT, 3UM3-3HI IJ.l.P.A.N.S ONE GIVES BBLfEr. FrrliTitt. JSunilny only.

t.OaUy escopi SundajK. c. B. a pts (' i pTSt 7 I i 11 are i rt. v.v^.-.~ m.

Pans 12:06 ft.ro- Dub q'e Past 5:47 PUBS KU IT Frelghtt tDally. ezcept, Sunday, others flatly except Moniluy 11:01 m. Frntphtt 12:38 i'QO WHIT lie BEST for 8MOKH KEYSTONE by all dealers. 60. STRAIGHT.

Finer. a full line of Articles. Manufd by COOK, Sterliog, Seo ray 185.00 buggy before buying I make all styles ot Carriages, Busies and And guarantee my work. My goods are bet-ter than the average factory product and prices as low. Justus Becker, Sterling, Ills.

Repairing Specialty. SEVEN IfHTHS TTC l5 strong In the OP ALL (hat Is bought for tor the Home Is bought by women. The OAZ- These Are Hard Times! And I intend to live and let live. My expenses are light and I know I can sell Meats of all Kinds Cheaper! than any parties paying big rents. 1RY ME AND Wholesale Market, MEYERS ACME HOSE COUPLER! We have a new thing In a coupler for-garden or lawn hose, which is the quickest adjusted best of any in the market.

It takes only a second to adjust it. Call on us for AWNINGS, TENTS, FLAGS and PLUMBING. JOHN G. LOOS SON. JENKINS GALT.

INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE. Officb- No. 14 E. 3d Street, Second Floor Lawe have the largest and best assortment of LawnWowers irrtrre I First 1 have something in Vapor Stoves which knocks them all out Call and see lor yourself, HOT WATER HEATING. STEAM HEATING.

LOUIS G. SPIES, Plumber, Steam and Gas Fitter Contract and Job Work. Estimates cheerfully furnished. N-W- Cor. 3d St.

and 1st Ava DRAIN "AWNINGS LAVING. AND TENTS. BROWN. Stirling, III, THE EVENING GAZETTE Is the favorite ior news and advertising, and is read by practically every family- in the city. The WEEKLY GAZETTE reaches more people in the territory tributary to Sterling and Rock Falls than aU other local papers corn- to spare, according to recent investigations, judicious advertising in the DAILY and WEEKLY GAZETTE during 1895 will be the best investment merchant can make..

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