, 1875-06-27
kANKAkEE.
TIE 8T0RNs

warm again, hows yer, and, besides
slight lodgment' of the small grain, n
harm WAS doue. and the rapid growth WAS in n
visa interfered with. kankalea County nj
harvest most bonntifnl clops this year, accord
| ing to present appearances. There never #a
such au amount ct corn and potatoes plante
before, and both look we'll, though corn Is some
| what backward. There ia heavy stand OF oas
| and wild grass, and an average growth Of rye
| The latter 10 npeniag. Ta,na grass IL tain. Ot
the whole, the prospect ia one which reioices th
| community and promises better times hereafter
With the exceptlon OF apples aad cherries, fruit
| averag6 about usual.
| 1.-THE GLORIOUS FpcIT1"
comes this year on tho Sd, 4th. an 5eh, accord
| ing to tue pleasure Of those 1Lo sill celebrate
/ On the Sd there will be picutcs III various por
tons OF the county, but no general celebration
Tho Baptlsta are advertising an excursion to La
fayette On this day, with the Fare At tor th.
| round Trip. On Sunday, the .4th the German
- Froemen's Society II will have picnic at Per
ry's Grove, with brass tand sod lager beer &C.
compantmcnta. On Monday there viii be pic
nic At the same locality Under the auspices OF St
Roses {CaIholic) > eiety. Judge Starr will do,
at Mornenca With q an oid-fasaloned jubilee.
The baud Will play. Jasper D. Wa-d, Of Chicago,
will orate, tbs balloon will ascend, and the 1u-
venifas will make it red~hot for tue old people.
SCHOOL,
Yesterday was the last day Of the sohoo}-yesr,
snc hundreds Of utcaius are o.day reyeling in
state OF unfetteted bliss as eratisEing to tho
community as the escape OF 3 Bengal tiger. But,
after ali, :. what would We do without the ch1l-
dfen ?" There we're presentations OF prizes for
good scholarship at the afternoon session and
literary and 4ausical exercises Of tbs usual char
2cter.
ST. JoaS's DAT.
Tbs Masonic brethren of :sis vicinity snd
negAhoring points iu Indiana observed the day
1t Wa]dron, station on the Kaukakee Line The
attendance numbered about l, 800, aud there was
an address from Chicago preacher and singing
BY = Waldron choir. Soon after dlnner the
storm pnt stop to the proceedings and
II an early hour the pleasure. seekers de-
French Catholics Of Kankakee aud Bourbounais
celebrated st PerEys Grove, near this city, aud
had + joyful time.
4 DRAWING AnyEhT1sEMENr.
The qdseze describes funny SCENE which
occurred on fhs streets last week. Ths Episco-
pal Society had announced an entertainment,
and Bob Ennis, OF the Commercial Bank, under
took ths task OF getting out q crowd. ''D-d-aarn
it-wh-wh-why d-do-d-don't th-th-they a~adyer-
tse!" said Bob, and straightway he rigged up
d banner> borrowed his landlords d1nner-bell,
aud wa!tzed ont upon the sidewalk. Reluctant
70 allow Bob I'll the honors, Col. Carke. Of the
First National. stepped ont of the bank, and,
catching the bell from Bob's hand, ambled on
ahead ot him. ringing 1t At the rate OF slz tickets
= minate. Tho proceeding was 30 unlocked for
that general attention was excited and the en-
tertainulent drew ike plaster.
There's another story aaoat about q certain
getting jeEked out over the ta,l-eQd
Of his suIky by startled horse, but the gentle
man will perhaps thsuk TIE TRIBUNE fox not
it particularly.
GENERAL GOSSIP,
Sheriff HuekinA hiss gone to California Tor 4
visit.
Aankakee will soon be lighted with gas The |
"orks are well un1er way, the mains arc ON the !
ground, and tlae trenches ara being dug, This |
event, with the organization Of fire company,
is ample evidence tint kan4hkeo ia hourishlng. |
. Several french families Of the better clasa IN !
Ibis city rin spend the heated term ia Canada, |
renting cottages in Bome outrageous spot where |
oreezes and trout are plenty, aud dnat and |
ecArca.
Q. t1authier. OF Waldron, wns fined SO and |
:oats before tho United statea Court It Chicago |
ass Vsek, for violating the reveuua liquor laws. |