The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-13
SprryGrrrLp, Aug. 10, 1917.

SINCE taC nailk luC>unn mas uCth ul>Vo>-
ell of there is little Of interest TO write about.
Yesterday, however, the fever was again
mp, having been excited by the introduction
of proposition to submit total prohi-
biton Of all banks 10 the people coupled
with another against the circulation of
all bank paper, and declaring all contracts
and payments made in bank paper void.
Thi, MaS voted down by 81 against DC. This
question has occupied much time, but now
think it will not trouble the convention fur
thcr. The friends of banks do not think
they have won great victory, after all their
hard fighting.
The report of the committee on the leGiS-
lativc Department. is sullnder consideration,
and the convention is now discussing pro-
position to require the legislature to provide
irrcpcalahly for the payment OF interest and
principal at the time of creating any further
state Indebtedness, and also to submit all
laws borrowing money to vote of the pco-
pie before they can take effect. Yet the
legislature is allowed, to meet casual deli
cicncicS or failures of revenue, to contract
debts to the amount Of $4,000. This pro-
vision was added by the committee of the
whole to the report on the legislative depart
mCnt.
Campbell aud Ballingall still absent.
They had frost at Galena two weeks ago,
that cut down garden vegetables, and even
fields of corn.
Five or ai$ prisoners escaped from the
Chicago Jail during last week. The Dem
ocrat says rdfch is kept on the outside,
which accounts iorit all. The raScalS want
ed to steal it. There should be a guard
placed over the lraich.
Mr.. j. W. Long, editor of a southern pa
per, asks, when will the editor of the Lou
isvilc journal learn to tell the TRUTH To
which Prentice replies, 'Thcrc is no doubt
but | shall tell it bciorc Long,
MENARD CouNrY.-Fivcr returned vOun-
tCcrS were elected at the election of county
officers, last week, viz: Judge of probate
/ clerk of the county commissioners court
assessor, treasurer and recorder. stat,
| Register.
In this rcgionth volunteers proved them.
] NVlNtS Il Odd ipt ~ fHHHFS' wv iNNN 'h"i
/ three were beat in this county at the las
| clcc,ion-GOodcll & Fisher for county olli
ccs and lIolbrook for justice of the peace
Well, there is one consolation, we have M
doubt those fleet ciiS that beat them woul,
cut rs awkward figure at idRdingi in Mex
leo. MS the volunteers do at running here
We should like TO see some of them try it.
The time fixed for holding the fall tern
of the circuit court of Grundy county, is
Monday the 10Th of November.
We cut the following from the Philadel
phia Spirit of the Times. When shall We
see the new p. o. Stamps here?
The new Post Office Stamps, for prepay
ing postage on letters, were Slcwn TO "
Yesterday. by our omiabc and indcIhtigabl,
Postmaster, Dr.. I.chmcn. They are beau.
tiful. The ten cent ones contain charm
inrly engraved head Of Washingtonin black
ink the five cent one contains well exc
cu,cd head of Franklin in red ink. They
can bc obtained only at the Post Office
I This is TO prevent forgery. These stamps
are the very things desired by the commu'
nifty. In England the penny stamps are il
imncnsc request, and pass also for money
These stamps will be equally in demand
here. 4
a man broke his neck yesterday hcep-
L.