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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-05-09

BIC Show To-DAY-We look for trencn-
dous crowd in town to-day to witness Bailey "
Co.'S Grand Quadruple Combination Show, which
opens at o'clock this afternoon. The combina-
tion consists Of couple of menageries and cir
cuses all in one. Among the curiosities are the
big hippopotamus, royal yak. polar bear,
lioness with a litter of cubs, drove oil dromeda-
rios, half dozen Of performing elephants, and
hundred other strange creatures nowhere else
to be seen,-to say ncthng of the performances
of crack circus company. All our exchanges
say it is the biggest show now travelling.
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board of Education.
ADJOURNED MEETING.
OFFICE OF rnE BOARD OF EDUcArIoN,
Ottawa, FRIDAY, May !, 1868.

otl"Wd, irlua., MAY ], 4oUS.
The Board met pursuant to alJourRmert.
Present-W. L.. Gibson, Presidents and Directors
Stout, Courtney, Crane and Fulton,
Minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved
communication from city council, giving notice
Of the election of John d. Rice as Director Of the
Board of Education from irst ward was read, &c.
Mr.. Rice, being duly qualified, appeared and took
his seat.
Bill OF Hall & MurphJ ten chairs, s92-was
ordered paid.
The President appointed Director Rice chairman
of committee on supplies and one Of the eoramttee
on buildings
On motion Of Director Rice, the President was
requested to ask the Ma,or to sign the bonds aG-
tho-ized to be issued at tho city election.
On motion Of Director Crane, tAe committee on
Buildings were instructed TO have all necessary
repairs made on fences, chmacys ara lightning
rods.
On ,aotiou of Director Fu,tou, the committee on
Buildings wele instructed to have The fences on
school grounds in 2d and Tth wards painted; also
the coal house in 7th ward. tt
On motion of Director Courtney. the board
adjourned to Friday evening May 18th.
I. IL. CLARK, Clerk.
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SHOW WINDows.-There is NO better index Of
the good taste and Judgment displayed in the Sc
lection of the goods within than is afforded by
the owners of store in the arrangement and
decoration of their show windows. A botchy,
slovenly show window invariably suggests infe-
rior, " slazy" goods. Now probably the hand
somest show windows in town to-day are those
of Child & Bros Boot and Shoe store We an
derstand the immediate credit for the tasteful
and artistic arrangement is due to the pleasant,
neat, tidy clerks Dan Briggs and George Eich-
elberger,.but the higher credit for good taste is
undoubtedly due to him who selected the goods
from which SO rich display can me made up.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-05-09

HOTEL CoMrANY.-At the meeting of the
stockholders of the Ottawa Hotel Company last
week, the following board Of directors was elect
ed l.. Ii. Eames, j. ID. Cation, L. Leland, w.
Bushnell, d. f. Cameron, G. II. Force and Geo.
Avery.
The Hotel is being rapidly pushed TO compile
ten, and the expectation is to have it open by tho
4th of July.
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Council Proceed dipgs.
REGULAR MEETING.

Tuesday, May 8, 1883.
Present--MayOr Brewer, Aldermen Rowland.
Bell, Thomas, Brunker, Murray, Carroll Leonard
Colwell, Miller, Burke, Moore and Calkns.
The minutes of the last regular and special
meetings were read and approved.
Petition of julius Avery and others asking city
council to reconstruct the stone crossing across
Main street, connecting the south side of Main
street with the sidewalk on the south side of the
County Court House Square, was, on motion of
Calkns, received and supervisor of streets direct
ed to reconstruct crossing as prayed for by petit
tieners
Ayss-Howland, Bell, Thsmss, Brunker, Murray,
Carroll Leonard, Cowell, Miller, Burke, Moore
and Calkins--l2. 3a
Noes-0. TEf
Petition of VIM. Hughes and others, asking city
council 70 instruct supervisor Of streets to CON
struct stone crossing on the south side of Jeffer
son street across La Sale street, was presented.
Brunker moved to receive and grant prayer of
petitioners.
tlttioners, provided the expense of the construc-
tion OF said crossing be chargeabe upon the poll
tax OF the ward wherein located was accepted, and
motion as amended was carried. 4.
Communication of l.. A. Rising and other citi-
zens property owners residing in the western part
OF the city. representing the necessity of o bridge
across the ravine Cass street. was on motion of
Miller. received and referred to committee on
streets and alleys, for report to council at next
meeting. rf .-
The committee on streets and alleys submitted
the following report
10 the Mayer and Common Councsl Of the city of
Ottapd.
The undersigned, the committee on streets and
alleys, respectfully report that they have examined
the matter respecting the construction reconstruc-
| tion and repairing of sidewalks referred to said
| committee at the last meeting Of the city council
and have viewed the premises where said side.
walks are proposed to be reconstructed or repaired
and recommend the passage Of the following orders
II. p. BRuNKER ..s
Wh THOMAS,
JoHN CoLwELL,
| Committee on Streets aud Alleys.
Hu hereby ortiersd 6y TIE Cty Council Of DE city Of Oca.
That the sidewalks be rebuilt in front Of the following de-
scribed lots s.tusted in the States Addition to Ottawa in
the county of La Sae and Staia of ILlinnis
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NN''lA ~ - ~ W Asl
On Columbus street. IN front of

On Main 81, IN front of Court nonso Square, 100
In accordance with the grade heretofore established Tor such
and IL ctdiu aco Of said city respecting sijewa
Ind 'is ar6y Jigtr or,a, That the ownersof the lots
or parts Of lets fronting upon said sidewalk DO required to
rebuild the tdewalk rcE Of their respective o or paris
OF lots within thirty days from and after the hrs dny Of
Juos D. 1885, and that failure OF any all OF the said
lot swAers to rruid the win thirty days from and
stersad frat day of nnc 1868 tho City Council will cause
the sans to he rebuilt asd viii levy spccl assssnt
the real estate deemed bcncd thereby 10 dotiay the
ensce OF rovement and the costs of the proceeding
therein
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I. q. q. r.

OTTAWA LoDeE No. Il Meets every Thursday evenIe,
Leasing Lodge No SO German LODGE meets every Wed.
nesday evening at their Lodge Room in Cook Gloyers
Daughters Of Eebeces Meet the third Tuesday eve.
ninZ q! each month.
OTTAWA EycANPagST No. 50: Meets on the second and
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Agents.

ALEx. VAusILT. ESD, authorized sgen. a. Seneca
Ill., 10 receive pay for old Subscriptions the Free
Trader and contraet for job printing &c All orders sent
through him receive prompt attention.
JI. MosTeosERY rsq, + authorized Agcntat Leland,
IN this count - recet Tor subscriptions to the Free Ira.
der, advertising. &c.
NJ g DoSAdIo Ed our authorized agent to receipt
foT sub-cr ptpns 20 the FggE TRADER for Advertisements
tsr.. at the town Of sireator in tins county.
J. W BROWNE ESQ Is authorized agent at Earlvilc.
IN MS county, to receipt for subscriptions and advertise
Ia 81 10 the Free Trader.
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GooD RESIDENCE PRoERTY.--The property Of
ferei for sale in an advertisement in another col
umn by W. X. STEWART is worthy of attention It
is but few blocks from the bridge on the east
side, and located in a choice spot near the bank
of Fox River We understand it is offered at n
great bargain. ECfT n
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On La Sale street, In front of
} On Main street, in front Of

In accordance with the grade heretofore established for c
dewalk ana the ordinance of said city respecting sldewar
hhd . freoy Jntr @rta, That the of tho lots
or parts O lots iroatng upon said sidewalk required to "a
a tns Sidewalk IN front of their respective lots parts
ots, within thirty days from aud after the rt I'll Juu
A. D. 1865; ana that failure OF any all Of the sail
owners to repair the within thirty days from and a
ihs said I-t day o. June, the City Council will
same 10 De Repaired AMI viii levy special assessment Il
real estate deemed benefited thereby to defray the expen
OF said Improvement and the the proceedings there
s hereby c>rca By Tie Oy Ca,rcl Of ae city Of o.lo1 :
That tls sidewalks lie repaired o. oi the follo wing
scribed lots situated In Green's Addition to Ottawa to wit E
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-05-09

What man woman, or child in La Sale county,
isignorant of the fact that the Oldest and about
the best clothing store in Ottawa is kept by Ed.
L. ARMSTRONG, in Readick's block. It has
clothed half Of e,sa~sfor sassriy twenty years,
and always with perfect satisfaction. Now why
isn't that the place to go to when you want to he
sure of getting the right thing? ~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-05-09

WHAT BooTs it whether you want big boots
or little boots light or hea-y boots, boots for
winter or bosts for summer, wet weather or dry
weather boots boots for street boots for parlor
boots for work or boots for dancing, exactly the
boots you want are ready for you at the Big Boot
the time
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-05-09

Simonidss says "Of earthly goods, the best
is good wife," Tho old fellow hadn't seen the
new goods at John Stout's, or he could not have
failed t. add that the noxt best were Johns beau.
tifal new dress goods. The ladies are Just, scild
about them, and are buying themselves rich by
hundreds .,.,..,-,v.
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Adams 81 March have just received choice lot
Of black and solorod alpacoas, which they are Of.
fering at exceedingly low prices.
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Excursion tickets for Chicago to be had any
time at the r. II. ticket office and until Wednes.
day eve at the Post Office, and at all of the drug
stores.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-05-09

CHEAP and LIBRARY EDITIONS of Wavsrly and
Dickens Novels, at Os,IAN s. HAPEMAN's, No.
Is La Sallo st.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-05-09

ICE CREAM HENRY WALTHER's Ice Cream
saloon opens for the season this evening The
simple announcement is enough to send every
body in that direction. There is no ice cream
like Henry Walther'e.
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We are authorized to announce r. N. Water.
man as a candidate for nomination by the Dem
ocratic County Convention, for the office of Cir
cult Clerk of La Sale County. ..
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WANTKD.-All to examine Child u Bros stock
Of Boots and Shoes, feeling confident that the
goods need only to be seen, and prices known TO
insure SALE
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Diebe Opiaca, new style of hoop skirt at the
Hoop Skirt Factory.
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e.. A. r..
Hyap or.rrErs G. AZ. {

HEAD rsrTREs g. 4, r, Ottawa Ills. April less-Gen
ersl Orders No iOThe EEcanpmen will hereafter Assem-
bic Monday evening each week instead OF Wednesday
evening, Is heretofore BY order OF Post Commander.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-05-09
Ottawa Academy Natural Sciences.

Meets first Thuray In each month, IN Dr. j. Psuis builc
Ing. Donations OF birds insects and petracons solIcite
J. Pau. President. W. W. Calkins, Secretary.
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Go to II. Walther's for the best Ice Cream and
Lemonade
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Who says Child s. Bro. don't sell Boots and
Shoes less than any other house in town. Why
do they say itP Look to your interests and call
aud see. Cheeysr's blsck, east of Court House
Suuare.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-05-09

Rev W. II. Olin, of Utica, New York, will
preach in the NJ. E. Church next Sabbath.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-05-09

1t certainly lsoks like business to see the
stream Of customers constantly moving in and
out of Stiefers Clothing Bazaar, whose new stock
of clothing furnishing goods, hats, caps, trunks,
&C., for the coming spring and summer trade
has arrived, and is all the talk about town
This gentleman has evidently made hit in get
ting just what everybody wants at reasonable
prices. Give him call Main St., three doors
west CT La Sale. rJslg,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-05-09

NEW PIcrUREs.-stereoscopi views of Gen.
tral Park, n Y, and Niagara Falls, also some
fine Cromo Lithogrspbs, at Bowman's Gallery.
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NUMBER 80.

Is "efeey ~ret by TIC City Coo Of IL. c,iy of oar,ca.
tha ne Sidewalks be repaired in front Of the to owing de-
scrioed o' situated IN ts states Addition Ottawa to viz
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The latest styles Of hats and caps can be found
at Adams & March's trr --
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Adams & March have full assortment of plain
and beaded parasols and sun umbrellas of all
sizes tf4sa.~ ..
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PETERsoN's MAGAZINE for june, and all late
publications, books, stationery, blank books, gold
pens, pocket cutlery, &c, at osMAN 6 HApE-
MANS west of Court House Square a.
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WALL PAPER
AND
g WINDOW SHADES
the Largest Stock in OF

the Largest Stock in Ottawa at
OSMAN, d APEMAN'Sl
West of the Court House Square. Call and ex.
anime their stock and prices before purchasing
elsewhere
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Sss,@ OTTAWA, ILL.,, SATURDAY MAY 8, 1868.

STRUCK BY LIeHTNINa.-During the severe
thunder storm ON Sunday the house of Mr.. M. H.
Prescott, in East Ottawa, was struck by light
ning-the "fuid" osning down the lightning
rod below the caves to one of the fastenings
which had been made an excellent conductor by
being thickly coated with paint A bed room on
the east side was considerably tern up and sun
dry articles scattered about with decided loose
ness, but fortunately nothing was set on fire.
Mrs Armstrong had left the room but moment
before the shock.
The stable of Mr.. Thomas, block or two
north, was alse struck about the same time.
The lightning seems to have struck a tree near
the stable FIRST, and then glanced
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-05-09

Something new in hoop skirt, at the Hoop
Skirt Factory.
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FVr your pure Maple Sugar and Confectoncl
80 to H. Walther's Ice Cream Saloon.
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Largest stock Of Boots and Shoes in the city Mt
Child u Bros.
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Just received-Another new lot, Of those {
corsets at the Hoop Skirt Factory. laf"3
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H"W NNEFky
Wn. THOMAS,
Il

Committee on Streets aud Alleys.
u hereby o,,lersd By tie CSy Council Of 1e city Of Oaca:
That the sidewalks be rebuilt in rsn Of the following de-
scrbed lots. sueed in the States Addition to Ottawa in
the county Of La Sale and State of Inos to wit:
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Parasols in great variety ut tho Hoop Skir
Factory. ,9r'}a .F [si
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II. Walther keeps the best and cheapest BASE
and Rubber Balls, and Toys and Notions, in thc
city. n t... .u. ,..bttr.b.
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Oil cloths and mattinys can be found at Adam
s. March's
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Hoop Skirts of the latest styles at the Hoop
Skirt Factory. t.,,y 81,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-04

THE SEYMOUR DIFFUSION jour
nails continue to bring US reports thatGov. Sey-
mour in his private conversation Expresses
perfect confidence in the success of the Dem
ocratic ticket. And this is done to an endless
stream of friends who call upon him" This
state of mind should alarm this endless stream
of friends. The insidious progress of his men,
tai disease is we'll indicated by the continuance
of this delusion. When Seymour hears from
Vermont and Maine he probably will consid-
erhis election as a sure thing. It takes
great defeats at the polls to make the Democ-
racy sanguina of success. They held out in
this way, till the close of the war believing till
the last that those gloomy days in which Gen.
Grant and his subalterns drove the rebels in
all directions, were only the precursors of
grand success at last. Poor fellowsl The
close of the war and the close of this political
campaign will have some striking points alike
They were and will be immense victories. and
Grant will put the finishing touch to both.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-04
Political Notes.

There was Democratic meeting at Cedar
Town, Georgia, last week, when General Rob-
ert Toombs made speech in which he de-
nounced Grant as liar, but more especially
as traitor; and declared that patriotic men,
North and South, have stricken hands and
vowed to put down these common enemies of
mankind, to wit, the Radicals. Truly this is
cheerful. To hear Bob Toombs talking about
patriotism, and applying the. epithets "liar,"
and traitor" to the general who crushed the
life out OF the Toombs Floyd and-Davis rebell-
ion is something refreshing. II exalts ones
ideas OF human nature to see what sublime
heights of impudence these southern rebels
can attain.
y The Louisville Courier wants Mr.. John C.
Breckenridge to shake off ignobe fear and are-
tnrn to his native State" 1t says:
We have no doubt that the day when he can
do so without danger of being arraigned for
trial before one of Underwood's packed iuries
al Richmond VIII he joyful one to him. His
return Will gladden many hearts in Kentucky
The Pittsburg Gazette says there is hardly
village from enc end of Pennsylvania to the
other but contains a Grant and Golfax club.
Never before in the commonwealth were.tbe
people so thoroughly aroused and organized to
secure the triumph of Republican principles.
1t says the State may be set down as certain
to give at least twenty-thou.and majority for
Hartranft and Campbell in October aud near
ly double that number for Grant and Colfax
in November. lt't44tEL .ftNt.t II.
Forty Hebrews of Evansville, in Indiana,
have signified their purpose to vote the
straight Republican ticket t,.r
The johnson paper in Cincinnati has come
out for Grant and Colfax. ,-
1t appears that the naturalization bill, the
most important law passed by the Connecticut
Legislature, is dead letter by reason of an
unfortunate mistake in engrossing. 1t was
framnd with view to prevent fraudulent
voting.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-04

1t has been agreed that there shall be held
two public discussions between Hon. John A
Garcelon and Hon. W. Gilbert, as follows: At
Bath Wednesday evening, Sept. 9th, at IL
o'clock. At Lewiston Friday afternoon, Sept.
18th, at o'clock.
Presiding Officers-Bath, DIR. A. j. Fuller,
Democrat; Hon. Josiah Morrow, Republican
Lewiston-Hon. Job Prince, Republican; Cal
vim Record, Esq, Democrat. ". 'N'
The following order of speaking will be
strictly observed:
BATH.-Opening one half hour by Hon. A
Garcelon; reply one half hour by Hon. w.
Gilbert; closing in the same order one hour
each.
LEWISTON. Opening one half hour by Hon.
W. Gilbert; reply one half hour by Hon. A.
Garcelon; closing in same order one hour
each. rHi iiG Allt14cH u III
Hiram Bliss, Jr., of Washington, has been
unanimously nominated by the Republicans as
candidate for the Legislature from the class
of Washington, Appleton and Hope a..s
William Fl. Hodgman, of Warren, has been
nominated from the class of Union and War
rem. h VIZ &AAtst>SAf ett&n u Big
Judah D. league was unanimously nomin-
ated last Saturday, for his third term to the
Legislature from the Lyndon and Fort Fair
field district.
Information from all sections of the State in
dictate general desertion of the democratic
ship. The Republicans are awake to the true
issues of the campaign, and will make them
selves heard Throughout the country on the
18th of this month. 1t is laundering all along
no limo
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-04

As Richard O'Gorman Orchard IL advanced
to the front of the platform on Wednesday
evening, the scene was past description grand
That sea of ppturned faces! Those thousands
of down trodden, wretched, weeping men,
who were daily tramped under foot by the
bloated bond holders, those men of monst rous
wealth but no taxes! All Richard! 1t did
our eyes good to see your radiant countenance
at that moment 1t was indeed one of those
picturesque scenes which CO me to us but once
IN life time German had come from New
York in hot haste to soothe the lacerated feel
ings OF this orphan asylum. Poor, weak, op-
pressed, taxed individuals! No common man
would do for this OCCASION! This fat corpora
ton attorney! This 100000 office holder was
just the man to paint the chara cter of the Of
flee holder and bond holder to this legion of
blood-thirsty Office seekers! and so Richard
went for them," and pretty effectually salts
fled them too that the most proper man to
speak to them of the horror and wickedness
OF holding an office, was not one whose voca-
ton is to draw enough from the city treasury
to take our whole Custom House salaries into
his insatiate NAV!