Sterling Standard from Sterling, Illinois • Page 6

Class of icco Become Members of the Society. PLMDID MUSICAL PROGRAM Wood Fain, Hqlit. Ilio AuiHrnro A Very KvcnlDR Knjoyod. About 300 of the best people of the city gathered at Frank's hall Friday evening as'guests of the Rock Fails High school Alumni to witness tho re- of the class of into tho society. The early part of the evening was given up to tho enjoyment of a splendid program of music and recep- tion'exorcises, and afterward a delightful social time was enjoyed until nearly midnight, tho Junior class serving ice cream, cake and lemon frappe at tables which were neatly arranged on one side of the hatl.

John Prestine's popular orchestra opened the program with several numbers of splendid music. Rev. W. H. Pierce Invoked the divine blessing.

Miss Daisy Wood sang "Because I love Tor. Dear." delighting the audience with 'her. sweet, clear voice. Tho new class was presented by Professor Hondricks with a few appropriate words as to the personel qf the class and the intentions of its meiiibers for the future. Ho lie- spoke tli'e charity and friendship of the older members of the society for these 1 new ones nad said ho was proud to pro- sent them.

Miss Elizabeth -N. Coo, president of 'the nhhnni, welcomed the class into the society with short speech in which she referred to last days of school life and their success thus far and wished for them much success and happiness in the future. She said that the society feared no bad luck because thec lass numbers thirteen and called attention to the fact of tho reception being held on Friday evening. Albert Coe re' fipbnded for tho class, thanking the alumni for the hearty reception. Miss Richards sang "I have something Sweet to Toll you" after which Charles Walker played a delightful antonio- phone solo, accompanied by Miss Elsie Leit.ch with the piano.

Mrs. Bella Allison Angel gave some 'interesting and amusing rominiceneof qf tile class of ten years ago, of which was a member. 1 '''''''Miss Richards s'ang song' "'tp. the 'delight of'nor hearers. Miss Julia'Eggtestori delivered the "Famine' in a very creditable to piano ac'cornpanimenf by Miss Ethel Jitourk.

Miss-Gertrude Mc'- 1 fci'fty" rendered; h. piano solb after which Ri'c i liards''saii'g Babe' hnd Dixey Kid'' 1 to'the 'great amnse- and delight of her audience; The "'p'rogram proper closed with a difficult solo by Professor Prostlne com pan led' by th'e orchestra. The'afl'alr was one of'the most mic- 'cessful social''events In the'history of i I ncr a bi-y- 1'. MiWillinnis of Hnrrnnn in city on business. Mrp.

Kmmitt of Dixon road br-i re-ported ill. Horn to Mr. and Mrs. William Adair, f-irndny a son- Roy A ivy of Chicago hns boon visiting his in this city. Ifi'iiry Parker of Grove la.

has visiting relatives in this city. Miss S'idie Crier h.is gone to Southern Illinois to visit relatives for several weeks. Nelson Smith and O. Don- Wood brought green peas to the market Monday morning. A school picnic will be held in Stone's grove Friday, the closing day of the Sturtz school.

Mrs. S. V. Weaver and children re- urned to their home in Prophetstown his morning. Mr.

Hall of avenue A is having his louse painted. Fry and Babcoek are loing the work. Mr. and Mrs. B.

A. Macomber started this morning for their new home in Washington, D. C. The carpenter work on the R. L.

At- uns livery stable began Monday. John Miller is in charge. has a large field of early abbape that is heading out in good hape for the early market. Lloyd Shirley was out from Chicago on his bicycle Sunday. He has a good position with Marshall Field Co.

Mrs. Edith Kauffman of Gait drove to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Yeward, Monday on a visit. Jacob Hoffman of the Dixon road was the first to report to census taker R.

L. Leitch for Coloma, outside of the city. Born to Dr. and Mrs. E.

E. Ross Shabbona, Sunday, a son. Mrs. Ross was formerly Miss Alia Parks of this city. Mr.

and Mrs. J. M. Golder will go to northern Iowa Tuesday to visit theli daughter, Mrs. McWhorter and hoi family.

Rae and William Allen of Chicago came out Sunday to visit relatives. Rae will probably remain here for severa weeks. Mrs. M. A.

Hulse of Keota, Keokul- County, is visiting her sister, Mrs S. M. Coe of this city and relatives tlie society and'will'long'he ''memory to all who'attended. pleasant THE DEATH OF JOHN COLLIER i The Result of aRailroail ral John Collier died at 1 o'clock this morning of wounds received in a road accident in Sterling last Friday. funeral arranKcmnets have not yet been fully made, but it will probably be held Thursday at 11 o'clock a.

m. at the Christian church the Rev. Silas Jones officiating. The interment will be 'at the Rock Falls cemetery. John R.

Collier was born September ..25, 1874 in Monitor county, Mo. He in Missouri nearly all h.is live, moving here last He was married Oct. 8, 1808 to Miss Rosa Tuck- er'in Lamarr, Mo. They have no children. Besides the heart broken he leaves an aged father and mother, two sisters r.nd four brothers to mourn his early death.

Mr. Col- Jier has always led a good, life and bent all his energies for the-betterment of his home and family. His early life was spent on the farm, which he left to come here and he had been employed by the Chicago Northwestern as a section hand but a few weeks when he met the accident which has resulted in his death. He led an upright, honest life and was a regular attendant of the Christian church. He had entered name as a member of the Sunday school the Sunday before he was hurt.

He has been unconscious most of the time since the accident, but had conscious moments when he would recognize his relatives and talk to them. The sincere sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved family. PASTY FOR THE TEACHER Mlasai Kiiiilr Coe anil Lulu TVortlilugton SurjirlBO IMiHS MaxHeld. Emily Coe and Lulu Worth- Ington of Room 9 of the Rock Falls school gave a party for their teacher, Misa Maxfk'ld, at the Wheelock home Monday evening. The guests w.ere made of the Kii'ls of the room.

The even- in.j was spent. In Ramos and cronversa- Tl'jn. The fi'ucstii presented their teaeh- with an ebony comb and brush. Tiro affair was moat delightful in every rim. following were there: Miwaes firnily ('oe, Lulu Wurthinpton, Potthafit.

Luiu Harper, Loonora Tf'han, Anna Shaw, iJarhjtra Knius, Florence Mhmie Cue, Barbara c.i,aui Horn. Sterling. Mr. and Mrs. Looker and child Ottawa, 111.

are visltiiig at the home Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kadel on Dixon road. Gus Hansen lady'apd Messrs and Mesdamcs D- B. and F.

Brown to Polo Sunday Ho visl friends. Geidner returned to at Whiting, near Sioux City, tl has been visiting relatives here fo several Daniel Miller of Dixon visited -wit! Mr. and Ridenonr Sunda; on his Avay to Erie whore he was goini on a business trip. Misses Jessie find Ruth Stevensoi hiive gone to Chicago to visit with th family of their grandparents, Mr. an Mrs.

George Robb. Nelson Smith, the hustling gardene brought the first home grown gtrawber ries to the city market this morning They are nice large berries and a cred it to any fruit raiser. Mrs. Charles Apley is the proud ow ner of a flock of 350 young chicken? She has had extra good luck wit chicks and expects to reap a good prof from her summer's work. Robert McNeil has received a lette from Morton Davisou who is at th Paris exposition.

Mort says will glad to meet Mr. McNeil and his part at the big fair, next month. Attorney and Mrs. H. L.

Sheldon hav returned from Chicago where they hav been visiting friends for a few days They were accompanied, by a three months-old baby girl which they hav adopted. Mrs. Winnie Wernz and baby Brooklyn, N. Y. are expected here soo to visit with her parents, Mr.

and Mn John Swablrduring the summer. He husband has gone to Europe on a bus! ness trip. Mr. and Mrs. R.

E. Wetzel and Eon arrived here from Chicago Friday ev ening on their way to DesMoines, la where Mr. Wetzell has a splendid posi tion as manager of a large manufactur ing establishment. J. C.

Conwav has purchased a farm near Bangor, Michigan and will mov there Thursday. daughters Mrs Galley and Miss Conwny will move thei millinery stock to Bangor and coniinu the business there. Henry C. Landis has purchased a lo on Fourth avenue just north of th homo of Mr. and Mrs.

John Tumblesoi He will build a cottage on the lot a once and will move to the city in th fall. A. J. Gettle will build the house The committee on repairs of the Con gregational church promises to hav the room ready for the Children's da exercise next Sunday morning. A ver good program has been prepared for th occasion and it will be published soot John Walaton was riding his whee on the Golder road eouth of dt this morning when he was crowded the edge of the pike and run down tho driver of a team.

The wheel wa badly broken and Mr. Walton will pro bably make trouble for the "road hog. Doty has received a let nun. C.i-urgf Allen who i 11 il '1 v.4 Mrs. K.

M. ti-r from her rtl 11 I I -1. A HINGIS PEOPLE ALL WELL he Trip to tho tjso ihc jiro Sitnntrd Oood TVrrttlirr. Fort William, May 29, 1900. TMitor Ptnndard: Aftr-r safe jnnr- nov and reunion of families, our noughts turn toward tho friends weft behind us.

At TCrio, Fnl- 3ii. Thompson and Savanna familiar wore there tho Inst good- yes wore spoken as wo sped, on toward ur home in a strange land. Tho allroad offldaln Irft nothing undone to inke out trip pleasant, Mr. Nages of 'hicajjo mot us at Dubuqun, transferee! us to tho Groat Western depot vhero we took train 12:30 Tuesday for Paul, here at 7 p. wo wore met the general passenger agent who ad passenger rar and sloopor brought nto the depot into which he guided is and whore we settled for the night.

he engine was attached at 11:30. We irrived at Duluth at 7:30 Wednesday morning and took the "Dixon" at 11:30 A.11 were captivated with the voyage mt.il well out on the lake when one jy one we sought our state rooms all xoopt James Waugh, Master Ray Bab- ook and a young man from Indiana vho escaped seasickness. A few hours efore landing we were able to como on deck; tho lake was very rough. Tho looth lino may do to travel over for jusiness I would advise my friends who travel for pleasure to take the arnee line. We sighted Port Arthur ibout 10 a.

m. Thursday morning land(1 11:30. Many familiar faces was seen on dock awaiting our arrival. Af- passing the inspection of custom officers which consisted only in a few questions and.a chalk mark we were illowed to take pur baggage. After Jining at the Western Hotel we soon viewed the promised land.

Here E. G. liabcoek received us. From the reports that came to us we expected to find him sighing for his native land. At sight of wife and children his face gleamed with the old time smiles of all the party none are more hopefull and happy than he is.

I. R. Babcoek and D. J. Lamke had frame temporary houses and barns built with several acre? ready for crops.

The 'climate is delightful, nights cool, each day bright and sunny, have had two gentle Thermorniter registers a9 high af In the shade. Weather good: Ocjotl fishing In the river only a few'rods from the barn. We are all well pleased so far. Work eat hearty, Bleep well. The Standard is a welcome visitor the home paper IB next to a visit friends.

Is the greatest country fbr''wjilj fruit I ever saw. The land plows uj very mellow and appears fertil, but i takes more work 'to get 'it i-eady' foV 1 hf plow than we expected when we it but should it.take..tqn dollars, pe get undqr eulyitation (ju farms will be very cheap and we arc equal to It with the health we now en 'Joy. Smallpox broke out in both Parfc'Ar 1 thur and Fort William th'e day came here. Two deaths reported hence the delay in my first communlca tion. Mr.

Waugh had the misfortune tc get the timbers he had prepared fo his house burned up. He decided would not come on his land this sum mer as he came from Rainy River to late to accomplish any thing towar crops this season so his family will re main in Fort William 'this summer, returned to his work and will bull this winter so the season will not be en tirely lost to him. I will from time tc time keep you posted as to matters.o interest to the colony. Yours respectfully, C. C.

Babcoek. PASS STEEET CAR ORDINANCE At Meeting of the City Council Monilny At the meeting of the city counci Monday evening the street car ordl nance which has been in the hands a committee from the council for sev eral weeks, was passed with some op position. The ordinance Is, in th main, the same as the one lately pas sod by the Sterling council and th road will be built here at the aam time as it will be in Sterling. Th route will be from the south end tlie bridge south on First avenue Second street, thence west to Eight avenue, south on Eighth avenue Fifth street on Fifth street- avenue north on avenue A to Dixon avenue, east on Dixon avenue to avenu north on avenue to Third streel west on Third street to First avenue end of the bridge. The company promises to deposit certified check or its equivalent fo $2,500 as a surety that the road will built according to the ordinance.

DOINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL liiialnegg and Street Car Ordl The members of the city council wer all present Monday evening at tho regu lar meeting exvept Alderman Klocke The treasurer's report allowed a bal iince of $1415. ,10 la the treasury. Th finance committee reported tavorabl on bills to the amount of $595.18 whic were ordered payed. The board local improvement reported that th of the pfrimutf-nt ni il ilk oi. (hi- w.

-t of i.i] I'll llllld i FOIIII-" nvid fP in the Piiil IK'; ve it down nit they expect to .1 hirsre nud- Mrsrrh, Arn vlctoi'ioim. Overture. Normandle. Minoi'va Overture, Village Life. March, Fours Left.

Conift. durt. of Beauty, by C. I. Fox and William Cnick-a-Jncli Overture.

Uncle Sam's March. E. IT. Meek has purchnped a now Mr. and Mrs.

William Van Drew tarted this morning for Millwaukep here they will visit relatives for about wo weeks. A. C. Stanley Is having his residence mproved with another coat of paint. E.

Goodrich and E. H. Moore with heir men are doing tho work. The annual business meeting and lection of the Rock Falls High school Vlutnnl will be held thjs evening at the ome of Mr. and Mrs.

R. B. McNeil on 'hlrd avenue. Miss Alta McElhaney has gone to Illledgevlile to attend the graduation xerclses. From there she will go to 'olo, Lanark, Mt.

Carrol and Savannah sn a long visit, among relatives and rleruls. It was learned late Monday that the pnirs nn the interior of the Congre- gatlohal church could not be completed time for the Children's day program bo given next Sunday morning, BO he exercises have been postponed to he next Sunday. A Good Thing. German Syrup Is the 'special 3criptlon of Dr. A.

Boschee, a celebrae-li German Physician, and is acknow- edged one of the most fortunate dls- overles In medicine. It quickly cures Roughs, Colds and all Lung troubles of the severest nature, removing, as it Iocs, the cause of the affection and caving the parts in a strong and healthy condition. It Is not an experimental medicine, but has stood the test of years, giving satisfaction In every which its rapidly increasing sale svery season confirms. Two million bottles sold annually. Boschee's German was Introduced In the United''States in 18G8, and'is now sold Ifa and'village''In'the clyil- izeci ''world.

Three doses will relive Price 75 cents. For, 'sale 'by, Perry and J. M. Bickford, Rock 'As AH Maple Syrn'p. ''Most' remedies have something ple'asarit to 'taste and In 'cp'np6- qtience many especially children, dread the dose and put off'en- tirely or delay the taking of the medicine that can them good.

Not i so Dr, Caldwell's ru Peppl everybody -likos i Its, and, when. It icure constipation, and all, Wnde "dMstomach-'troubtes." In 10, 50f $1.00 sizes of Hallett Son. Half to 1'Mlmlelphla, Via the North-Western Excursion tickets will be sold at one fare for the round trip, June 14, 15 and 16, limited to June 2G, on account of Republican Na tional Apply to agents Chi cago North-Western R'y, Excursion Tickets to Milwaukee, Via the North-western Lino, will be sold at reduced rates, June 2 to 5, In elusive, limited to June 30. on accoun of Women's Clubs Meeting. Apply, agents Chicago North-Western R'y the Gnme Way Herself.

lie the clock strikes' This la the hour. that graveyards yawn. they have my Stories. LOW ROUND TRIP RATES VIA PUS Ilepubljcan NutloniU Conventlor, Pklla ilelphlo, June 10. 1000.

Tickets will be sold at one standarc first class fare for the round trip. Date: of sale, June 14, 15 and 10. Biennial Convention, Natloonl Republican Lfiiyue of Culled St. Paul, July 17-10, 1000. Tickets will be sold to St.

Paul and re turn at rate of one standard first clas fare, plus $2.00 for the round trip. Date of sale, July 15, 16 and 17. Annual Convention, Voang ChrU Union of the United Prosbyte- rlfcn Church of North America, Denver, July 35-30, 1000. Tickets wilfbe sold to Denver, Colora do Springs and Pueblo and return at rat of one standard first class fare, plus $2.0 for the roimd trip. Dates of sale, 23 and 24.

Natiima li), Low rates to Yellowston 1' Ilk. -lUll V. il Where do you I.I^t? At c'Msrjtff, nn srot tho hmch or fiecity. Try coffee thn.t the Kwp fansous. JOHNSON BROS.

and Tobaccos, CJeycSs Soft Drtnks, Etc. Afj'nt 'or tho Laundry. Is'a SJrsst George Decker crs' Material. Phono DON'T THROW AWAY THOSE FLANNEL Ttiat won't do for the winter. Come and see v-' we can rnnke of thorn.

.104 S. Rock Falls. THE ROCK "PALLS BHdge He Laughs Best who Laughs Last. The insects were laughing 'at the juicy feast they expected 1 'struck a snag in one of 'McNeil's fine 'screens when the other-fellowdtd 'ihe laughing. -McNeiL 'has a fine new assortment of Summer, hand in the shape of wire lawn mowers, hose and sporting goods.

Come in and them. You cdn get bet'tiit 1 'goods for the'mbrie'y at'A. Me- Neil Go's than at any other store: A. J. McNEIL ROCK FALLS, ILL.

One Fare for JUNE 5 JUNE 19 JULY 3 JULY 17 AllG. 7 AUG. 21 'tlre-fc ilVys tb NEBRASKA. Kansas. I) en vtjji other Culbriiiln jiuinlsi Utnli, M'lirii a'ft a.

JJIack HUls, and btj good lor Uvonty-uiitidayfy, i ii Vi "'''-MI 'i 'II I il JUWE20 17 'AUG. 1 sokl 'i r'. Tlckcta will 'ritr Uiia lull wood Springs, tll6 nndi we. and.w.UJ,.. be urilifUct.

3'(. 1 i On other days during the summer round-trip tickets will bfe'' 1 sulCjto tourist points. Thuj rate 'f6r thfese'will be'Slightly' 1 1 be good UAtil ASK fiCkET AGENT F08 THE STERLING STANDARD, i ,1 Job Printing and Book Binding. Work. -Unexcelled, Prices Reasonable, Office Thoroughly Equipped for all Classes of Work.

The Sterling Standard, Sterling, Ills, DAILY EXCUHSSQflS Through JJrat-cIass and Tourist Sleeping Cars to In California and Oregon every day la the year. PERSONALLY CONDUCTED EXCORSIOH Every Thursday SHORTEST TIME ON THE dur Only by whkh you Jteave home any 4ay la tmvei la toui st on fait ail th? way. For full LfurijiaUou iaquire oi af.