The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-16


Georgia, may not properly be called
female ram.
Special Meeting Of the Boara Of
Supervisor.
Monday. Aug. 18th.
Board met pursuant to special call At
o'clock 2. n. On calling the roll 81 mem.
bers answered to their nvmes.
Supervisor Canon moved that q special
committee Of be appointed to report on
The propriety of voting q bounty for vol.
sunteers Sup Gilman offered an amend
'ment that said committee be instructed
to report an order Offering bounty Of $50.
(T'he nays were Canon and Grove) The
motion IS amended was then agreed to
and Sups Fleming. Gilman, Soul: Clark,
Paul and Strawn appointed said committee.
On motion, Sups. Price, Green and Arm
strong were appointed committee tn
confer with the capitalists of ottawa rela
tive to the sale of bonds
On motion, leave WAS granted q commit.
tee consisting of MessIs A. w Cavalry j.
w. A. Hoes. o e. Gray. W ~ had been ap
pointed at II meeting IF citizens to- visit
and confer with the Governor, to make a
statement to the board wberrupOn Hon.
A. w Cavarlv. on behalf of said commit
tee, addressed the Board
Judge G.. spoke first of the cheering
indication. As revealed all along the route
of their r. cent trip 10 Springfield The
whole state was a military camy. At .Jnl
let. Bloomington &c. the people seemed
to have en- masse to town; farmers were
leaving their harvests ungathered in the
field and mechanics their workshops As
an instance Of the enthusiasm that preva.
lied he mentioned that the little county
OF Lawrence, which pollesl hut 1900 votes.
has 1910 volunteers enrolled Egypt, in
this matter was ahead Of the north, and
the reason was. that her counties com
menced at once by Offering hounii-e. THIS
county, by being tarsly in the matter, has
already lost hundreds Of men who have
gone 70 Chicago.
In reference To the object on which the
committee had gone tn visit the Governor
Ito ASCERTAIN tue precise quota OF this
county and whether if that quota was
raised t.y volunteering the county would
be- released from a draft-Judgd {. Adm
tant Gen Fuller had Informed them that
the entire reqlsiti"n upon this state un
der the two calls. Was 5000 men but
that the state had credit at Washington
for some 1000 men furnished in excess
OF previous r~Iu-itions so that the actual
rrvusitiop upon this state now WAS for but
35.HD men under both calls The quota
Of La Sale county to fill thi. number WAS
a few mon short Of 1910 That the men
the state Was called upon to furnish would
b- approti"n-d tn the different, counties.
and alt.outh the orders WERE positive g.
draft after the 18th. h. pr. sun'ed - coure. I,
every county furnishing it, quota by ro'
L II
ed from the draft What La Sale county
had to do, then, was to raise thee men by
the 18th. Can it be done, Prompt &C
tinn by the boar now. ne had no doubt,
would do it; but delay WAS da g.rous
The men. when raised. could b~ .n,b.d.d
in a regiment. and elect their own field
officers. the Governor pledged himself To
commission them if the officers wer- not
palpably exceptionable.
Al the close Of the speech of Judge G.
the Hon e. Cook. nv invita,iou AIS,
addressed the board He rapidly review
ed the situation of the present war and
the pressing want OF men Immediately
What was done must therefore be done
Row. &c. Mr. G. closed CIV urging all thai
possibly could, 10 enlist al once annourc
ing his determination TO TO so himself
The committee was further authorized
to say. by the Governor, tina, the reg imeut
would remain at Ottawa until ordered into
camp at Peoria, which would be- some time
the PREPARATIONS at the various camp.
established. are now. and wu.t remain for
several ranks, wholly mad. qu.ie for the
reception of the masses rushing 10 arms
In reference 10 the Gov vi>itiu. this
county. he said he was 50 pressed with
business that il wrs impossible for him to
rIStf Co. bat l.
liar circumstances. consented to address
the people Of Bloomington. and. the COM
mittee had extorted from him promise
that. he would. at the same time, extend
his visit to Ottawa lie wa- unable to ie>-
ignate the dav, but named "a probable
Thursday or Friday OF this week
Sup Price from the committee to coni.r
with the capitalists, reported that county
bonds could b- negotiated 10 the amour,
If $50OW to $6oOUO
Sup Green off-reu the following resolu-
ton. which was adopted
That committee Of three be appointed
by ea"h OF the several supervisors of this
county. II act in their RESPECTIVE towns
whose duty it shall be to solicit donations
to what shall be termed the war fund Of
the county. one of said committee to act As
treasurer nr deposition who will receive
any and all farm products and deliver the
same from towns adjacent to OTTAWA Ia .
to = general depository for the county. who
will receive and de~burse the same in the
order of any one Of the committee from
whence such supplies are obtaining not
exceeding IN amount the receipts from
sad town that in towns remote from the
County seat like regulations be adopted
for the support OF truly needy families If
our brave volunteers and that in view Of
liberal rff;,rs from different milIers. all
mill owners in the county he requested to
open q contribution bin and keep and
render = correct statement Of all donations
os grain ground toll free and delivered at
general depository free Of all charges ex
cept for sacks containing the -four or meal
as such donations and that our local
editors he requested to publish from week |
to week such receipts from the several
mills IN the county
Adjourned 20 y clacl<. to morrow.
TUESDAY. Aug. IL
On motion Of Sup. Ruger the Board |
proceeded to elect by ballot an agent To |
receive from the state the money due for |
uniforms furni he'd the three months vol
untreis, and also to aeeeive any other
mousys due the county from the state on
account Of expenses incurred for the war
Sup. Fleming. from the committee If
seven to report on bounty, submitted a
report ~ follows:
That, n the opinion Of your committee,
the duty and honor Of La Sale county
require that she should use her utmost
exertion to raise. by vonlutary enlistment.
her quota Of the $4,000 men required by
the two late calls Of the President: and
for that purpose your committee recon-
that the sum of $50 be paid - y
bounty by this county to each volunteer
being private or non commissioned off
Ger, not exceeding one teou and men. who