N. E. Matter, Editor and Publisher

In the trials against the watch, Clifton Star, driven by W. H. McDoel, went an evenly rated mile in 2:10, and he also went an exhibition with his bay mare Eleanor B. in 2:18¼. The old time favorite, Tilly Sal, seemed to be rounding into form again, as she stepped a mile easily in 2:16½.

Miss Adeline M. Secker, one of Wheaton’s prominent young ladies, and Fredrick G. Epp, of Detroit, Michigan, were quietly wedded Thursday morning, June 25, only a few of the immediate relatives and intimate friends being present.

The ceremony took place at St. Michaels church, Rev. Father de la Porte officiating.

The bride was attended by Miss Laura Sauer if Wheaton, and Dr. W. V. Secker of Evanston, brother of the bride, acted as best man…

…The bride was attired in a gown of white point despre (sic) over silk trimmed with filet lace and medallions. She wore a tulle veil and carried a bouquet of bridal roses.

Mr. and Mrs. Epp will take a short trip, after which they will make Oak Park their home.

E. M. Barton, of Hinsdale, employs twenty-five or thirty men at his stock farm south of Hinsdale. Saturday night Frank Domick told his room mate about eleven o’clock that he was going to the barn to sleep as it was too hot in the house. A few hours afterward the barn was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, together with a number of other buildings. The barn was a structure 150 X 40. Three horses, 50 tons of hay, 50 tons of straw, oats, farm implements, etc. burned. Ten stallions were driven from the burning building, and although saved from the flames, fought one another until many were severely injured.

Domick was not missed until the next morning when his room mate was questioned. Finding that he had gone to the barn to sleep, the refuse was searched and his charred remains found, the body being partially cremated. It is supposed that he was stunned when lightning struck the building and suffocated and burned.

Domick had only worked for Mr. Barton for one week. He was 37 years of age, married, but did not live with his wife.

The remains were brought to the county farm in a 2-foot coffin Monday and interred there. The fire loss to Mr. Barton was over twenty thousand dollars.

As foreman Janes was fighting the fire, he was hurriedly passing an unused cistern when he heard a cry for help. Looking down he found one of his children had fallen into the cistern and would have drowned had it not been rescued when it was.

The same night a large hay barn on the H. C. Middaugh farm, near Hinsdale, was struck by lightning and burned with contents.

H. C. Middaugh farm, near Hinsdale, was struck by lightning and burned with contents.

I hereby announce myself as Republican candidate for the office of Representative, subject to the primaries to be held August 8, 1908.

Cornelia A. Brown was born in Gouverneur, Jefferson county, New York, in 1827.

She came to Illinois with her parents, Elijah and Electa Hough in 1836, and settled in Bloomingdale.

At the age of sixteen she was converted, and when the congregational church was organized in her home town she became a member.

In 1843 her marriage to Hackaliah Brown was solemnized, and after more than fifty years of married life the husband was called from earth on July 22, 1900.

In 1880 Mrs. Brown became a resident of Wheaton, which was her home until she passed to her heavenly home on the morning of June 11.

Her’s was a peaceful loving nature. Ever thoughtful of the trials of others and above all those of the poor and needy, but her spirit was strong and resolute for the right. Her plain method of life in pioneer days, and in after life carried her through many of life’s serious storms and permitted her to live more than four score years.

She was laid to rest in the Wheaton cemetery Sunday, June 14^th.

The Board of Supervisors are planning to place a tablet in the court house giving the names of all Spanish-American war soldiers who enlisted from DuPage county. In order to get the names, addresses and companies correct to the tablet record, every person noticing any mistakes in this list, or knowing any name which has been omitted, will send same to Amos Churchill, Glen Ellyn, or A. H. Fairbank, West Chicago.

I hereby announce that I will be a candidate for the office of County Surveyor of DuPage county, on the Republican ticket, at the primaries to be held August 8, 1908.

Arthur L. Webster

Walter Catlin has the scarlet fever.

Mr. Will Catlin has bought the Palmer home.

Ralph Newton won the gold medal at Notre Dame for deportment last term of school

Mr. H. E. Surkamer and family are now at home in the rooms over McChesney & Parker’s store.

Mr. and Mrs. Parker Bennett, of Savannah, Ill., visited their daughter, Mrs. C. P. Patch, this last week.

John Lloyd, of Champaign, formerly of Glen Ellyn, was a visitor at the Nelson home last week.

The ladies interested in St. Mark’s church held a kitchen shower for their church kitchen this week Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Oscar Swan.

A brother of Mrs. Wills of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with his wife and daughter, are spending some weeks at S. S. Wills.

Mrs. Warren Hon, assisted by her sister, Mrs. Decker, entertained a party of twenty ladies last week Thursday at a one o’clock lunch, which was greatly enjoyed.

Mrs. P. W. Stacy, who has been spending a few weeks with Mrs. E. W. Zander, has returned to Racine. Mrs. Zander accompanied her and will visit a few days with Mrs. E. B. Funston, daughter of Mrs. Stacy.

Mr. and Mrs. Amos Churchill are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Townsend, of Michigan. They will remain until after the wedding of their granddaughter Julia.

Married, June 20, by the Rev. Anderson of Chicago, formerly of Glen Ellyn, Mr. George Randall and Miss Laura Wheeler of Wheaton. They will make Glen Ellyn their future home. A host of friends wish them a happy life together.

Owing to the fact that the Fourth of July falls on Saturday, the under-signed will close their places of business on that day. All orders for goods to be delivered on Saturday the 4^th, must be in on the 3^rd of July.

McChesney & Parker

S. Turner

Judge Slusser is a well known lawyer and has been prominent in this circuit for a number of years. He was mentioned as successor to Judge Ruth several days ago, DuPage county bar having asked for the appointment of a DuPage man, feeling that the term should be filled out by that county.

Judge Slusser went to Springfield on Tuesday and filed his resignation as county judge, returning home with his commission as circuit judge. It required quick action on the part of the Governor in order to give candidate for the office of county judge an opportunity to file nomination papers before Thursday, the last day of filing to get on the August primary ballot.

Col. W. R. Plum, Lombard

L. P. Conover, Hinsdale

Chas. Clark, West Chicago

Hally Haight, Naperville and

F. C. Harbor, (democrat) Elmhurst, have filed nomination papers for the office of county judge.

With Taft and Sherman to lead the forces. Backed up by a platform against which no sane or unprejudiced voter can say aught and by a party record for progress and prosperity that must go unchallenged, the republican party will achieve the greatest success that has ever marked its history. The Chicago convention builded wisely…

Two years ago a horse was stolen from E. R. Puffer of Downers Grove. Last week Sheriff Gorham recovered the horse from an undertaker at 63^rd St., Chicago. Wm. Dravey, with many aliases, now in the county jail, stole the horse. Sheriff Gorham is winding the net of guilt around Dravey, as a horse thief, that he will receive a long penitentiary sentence.

President Robert McCormick, of the Wheaton Country Fair Association and Secretary E. N. Hurley touched the button on Tuesday which started the initiatory work of appointing and gathering together the heads of the various departments. A meeting was held on the association grounds at which were present W. S. Witten, assistant general superintendent of the Chicago stock yards, who is to be general superintendent of the 1908 fair. All departments will be under his supervision. Mr. Witten has acted in like capacity at many expositions, and his capabilities have been tested and not found wanting…

…There will be a horse show, a beauty show, a baby show, automobile parade, balloon ascension, two horse races daily, motorcycle races, etc. The midway already has thirty shows listed. The first day of the fair will be "home coming day." School children admitted free on August 25.

Ed Gary hired a tramp to assist him in gathering his hay crop last week. When Mr. Gary went to the barn Monday morning to feed his driving horse he found the animal missing. Looking about his premises he also found the hired man gone and the riding bridle was missing. He sized up the situation at a glance, called up Sheriff Gorham, and about fifteen minutes after being notified, the tramp hired man was captured while riding through Lombard. The animal was brought home and the thief is in the county jail awaiting the action of the October grand jury.

Leaving a note saying, "I am going out to kill myself, my father will come out from Chicago for my remains," Percy Patineau, a short story writer and artist of ability, left the Charles Fletcher farm at Wayne Monday morning.

Patineau, who was the son of well-to-do parents in Chicago, came out two weeks ago to recuperate, his health being poor. He had made his home temporarily with Pete Hanson, leasee of the Charles Fletcher farm.

Monday morning he got up, but was not in very good spirits. After breakfast he retired to his room and later disappeared.

When one of the occupants of the farm went to his room to straighten up things, a note was awaiting her.

The alarm was immediately given, and in a short time a number of searching parties had been formed to start scouting the neighborhood in the hope of finding some trace of the boy.

The plantain is a native of the tropics which helps to keep man’s larder filled. The plantain is credited with having grown in the Garden of Eden alongside the tree from which Eve picked the apple. Its fruit is used much as are bananas and its "cabbage" is esteemed a great delicacy.

Wheaton Illinoian

Entered as second class material at Wheaton, Ill.

FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1908

Judge John H. Batten, Judge Carter and a number of other speakers paid tribute to the noble life of the departed jurist.

In 1902 Judge Ruth was elected county judge of DuPage county to succeed Judge John H Batten and served in the capacity until 1904, when he was elected circuit judge of this district to succeed Judge George W. Brown, resigned.

Lawyers are generally commenting upon the singular coincidence in death if three judges of this circuit within the past two years. Judges Brown, Bishop and Ruth were all taken off suddenly. Judge Brown had been ill but a few days with tonsillitis and was not thought to be seriously ill. Although Judge Bishop had been ailing for several weeks with an old complaint his death came as a great shock and very suddenly.

Judge Ruth was known as a student of the law. He carefully investigated every brief submitted to him and gave a written opinion. He was a pleasant gentleman, but firm in his rulings on the bench. As a lawyer Judge Ruth’s reputation was that of a consultor rather than a trial lawyer.

Judge Ruth was born near Woodstock in Lake county, fifty-four years ago. After being admitted to the bar he opened an office in Chicago, where he built up a large practice as consulting attorney. In 1884 he moved to Hinsdale, where he made his residence up to the time of his death.

Judge Ruth was largely responsible for the many improvements which made Hinsdale one of the largest and most beautiful suburbs of Chicago. In 1890 he was village attorney and during his term improvements to the amount of $250,000 were made in the village.

Judge Ruth leaves a wife and three sons.: Irwin, now located in Califor-nia, and Chester and Linus at home.

At the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geiserbach, well known and old residents of Glen Ellyn, Katherine, their third daughter, was married on June 30^th at 4:30pm to Gilbert R. Grinnell of Wheaton. The bride and groom were attended by Clara and Otto Geiserbach, brother and sister of the bride, and Miss and Mr. Nadelhoffer.

The bride was dressed in white and carried a bouquet of white roses. The bridesmaids also wore white and carried pink roses. The Rev. Otto Mossman of Lombard officiated, using the ring ceremony. Miss Bertha Grinnell, cousin of the groom and a well known concert singer, played Mendelssohn’s wedding march and sang "Oh Promise Me, With the Roses in June" and "Beloved it is Morn." Rev. O. S. Grinnell of Big Rock also rendered two solos. About 40 relatives witnessed the ceremony.

After a short tip to Michigan, Mr. and Mrs. Grinnell will reside at their home in Wheaton.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Julius Cordes, July 5, a daughter.

For rent, a furnished room. Enquire of Mrs. George Adams.

L. J. Hiatt enjoyed several days at Minneapolis last week.

Fred Volmer of Freeport visited the home folks over the 4^th.

Pasteurized milk, 6 cents per quart. Lombard Sanitary Milk Co.

Mr. McGee was overcome by the heat Monday and is now under the doctor’s care.

Mr. and Mrs. Beeler are now at home after a vacation of several weeks with his people in Nebraska.

Mrs. Irving Pulse and children went to Michigan last week to visit her parents.

Miss Stella Richards, who has just taken the census of this school district reports the following: 289 boys and 320 girls under 21 years of age; 215 boys and 194 girls between the ages of 6 and 21 years.

A great many vacant lots in town will yield an abundant crop of burdocks and Canada thistles and other weeds unless something is done at once to stop their growth.

Invitations are out for the marriage of Edna, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Emerson Chapin, and Mr. Frederick Alexander Machotka on Friday evening, July 10 at Hay avenue, Laurel Canyon, Hollywood, California. They will be at home at Zlunie, Bohemia. Mr. and Mrs. Will Chapin will celebrate their 25^th anniversary at this time.

Mrs. Royal Snyder, nee Grace Brundage, was born in Stephenson county, Illinois, March 18, 1882. She was married to Royal Snyder, Sept. 20, 1899. Died at the Grace hospital June 30, 1908, age 26 years, three months and twelve days. Besides her grief-stricken husband she leaves a father, mother, three sisters and four brothers, and a host of friends to mourn her early departure. The funeral was held in the Congregational church at Glen Ellyn, Rev. Chas. A. Gage of Chicago Heights officiating. Interment was at the Forest Hill cemetery.

… Up to this date Governor Deneen has absolutely failed to take any steps whatever in rectifying the false and malicious report placed on the records of the state of Illinois by his appointee acting as inspector for the State Board of Charities.

It is pertinent at this time for the voters of DuPage county to weigh this question. Are you prepared to support a man at the primary for the office of governor of the state of Illinois, who will, for political purposes, permit a report of this false and malicious character to remain uncorrected while it lies in his power to have the record made right and a square deal given to the people of DuPage county?

From the Downers Grove Reporter:

Gov. Deneen in the course of the automobile campaign tour which he is making through different counties, stopped for a few minutes Tuesday afternoon in the village and presented his candidacy to a small crowd assembled to greet him.

In the course of his remarks he took occasion to make an attack on State Representative Guy L. Bush, which met the silent disapproval of those who heard it, respect for the office held by the speaker sealing lips which otherwise would have been opened in protest…

… Guy L. Bush is known to every man, woman and child in Downers Grove… If opposition to the desires of Gov. Deneen is a just cause for criticism, we fail to appreciate it; and in common with the universal sentiment of the citizens of the village, regard the comments of the Governor as, to say the least, an uncalled for discourtesy.

Whipping cream, 12 cents per half pint. Lombard Sanitary Milk Co.

Mr. and Mrs. Burdick entertained friends last Sunday.

The Palmer family moved to Chicago the first of this week.

Pasteurized cream, 8 cents per half pint. Lombard Sanitary Milk Co.

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Swan spent a few days in Rockford last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Olmstead spent Sunday at Melrose Park. They expect to start for Niagara soon.

Mrs. Woolworth and Ruth left for the east Wednesday. They will visit relatives and in Montreal and Vermont.

Miss Pearl Jellies, who has been postmistress here for several years, has given up her position and Ruth Boyd is taking her place.

Mr. Thompson of St. Anne, Ill., who has been with his daughter, Mrs. Carathers, for a month and who has been very sick, was taken to Chicago Sunday for an operation. Mrs. Thompson will remain with her daughter for some time. Mr. Thompson is over eighty years old and his children are very anxious about his condition.

Why cannot we have a natatorium in Glen Ellyn? Is there no manner in which our numerous springs can be utilized for that purpose?

Mr. and Mrs. Olson and daughter, Ella, spent a few days last week with Mrs. Robert Patch.

Mr. W. Luce and family spent a day this week with his sister, Mrs. W. B. Olmstead.

Among the out of town guests to attend the reunion of the Utile Dulci society were the following: Mrs. Pummill and daughter and Mrs. S. Graton, of Chicago, Mrs. W. Coe and daughter of Evanston, Mrs. Lillian Ballou and daughter, Mrs. J. Hageman and daughter of Wheaton, Miss Jennie Hubbard and Miss Stetson, of Austin, and Mrs. Sherman and daughter of Lombard.

The entries in the various depart-ments far exceed those of last year and there is constantly something doing in the show ring. The boxes at the club house are all occupied and all are more than gratified with the show.

Thousands of electric lights have been installed and the grounds present a very beautiful appearance at night…

…The mounted cavalry, composed of sixteen Wheaton girls, commanded by Col. John Cady, is a feature of the fair. They commanded applause at every appearance. It was a catchy and happy hit when the fair management put in training a mounted beauty show.

The largest balloon ever constructed is the "Chicago," owned by C. A. Coey… In the basket were C. A. Coey, Capt, George Bumbaugh, Miss Anna Schatz of Wheaton and Miss Virginia Calvert of Chicago. Considerable difficulty was found in making a start and several times the big craft rose a dozen feet in the air only to fall back with a bump. The balloon landed safely at Sugar Grove, west of Aurora and the party was back in Wheaton the next day…

…When the balloon basket landed in a clump of trees opposite the Nelson Myers farm near Sugar Grove shortly before eight o’clock, they had sailed nineteen miles from the fair grounds…

…The passengers were none the worse for their trip and seemed to enjoy it hugely. The girls were shouting and laughing when the farmers ran to them and helped them to the ground. The vibration of the balloon rang the dinner bell, and farmers for miles around hastened to the home of their neighbor…

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Klug, August 17, a daughter.

Lieutenant Scott has returned from the Springfield riot.

J. C. Ellis has rented the store now occupied by Miss C. M. Dodge.

Mrs. Mack is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Amos Churchill.

Fred Lang spent Sunday with the home folks at Hartford, Michigan.

Fred Surkamer and Leslie Roby are making a ten days visit with relatives in Ohio.

Mrs. Jennie Townsend of Michigan is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Churchill.

Harry Garrison, a former Glen Ellyn boy, now of Western Iowa, was a visitor this week at the Laier home.

Helen Benjamin of West Chicago, who has been with her grandmother, Mrs. J. J. Wagner, for several weeks returned home last week.

Rev. E. F. Aiken and family expect to move to Ohio this week. Mr. Aiken preached his farewell sermon last Sunday.

Mrs. Sayford, who has been with her sister, Mrs. G. D. Conger, for the past two years, returned to Harris-burg, Pa., her old home, last week.

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Louie Mathews died August 21. The funeral service was conducted at the house by Rev. E. T. Aiken of the Free Methodist church. Interment was at Forest Hill.

Last Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hudson delightfully entertained a party of thirty-five at a garden party. Supper was served on the lawn and a pleasant musical evening was had, after which sherbet and cake was served.

Married, August 26, by the Rev. Vallentyne, Miss Clara Kellogg and Mr. E. S. Smith of Chicago. The ceremony was performed in the presence of relatives only. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will be at home in Chicago. A host of friends here wish them a long and happy life together.