The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-19

checks and nesss. huxTying MP to - in time Ter
the opening of Pfossssse Haslsts school, already
| in the full blaze Of success In our sew schssl
house, ON the east side Of the tswn-ons Of the
finest spscimsas Of school hsuss architsstsre in
the STATE. The building il three stories in
height, with basement story, and large hall in
the attic for school festivals, fairs exhibitions,
&C., sufficiently large 10 hold . theusand people.
Our ladies .poa ths east eide AZ wide swsks
and engaged in preparations for fair and festi.
val for the Christmas holidays, the proceeds of
which are to be appropriated in procuring .
school library for the district. Parents, direct
srs, teachers and children arc determined it shall
BE- success. Many cunning pioces and things
have been permitted TO b seen by your eorrss-
pondsnt, to enable him t. pronounce then -
very beautiful and useful, rejecting great credit
upsn the nimbls fingers that wrought them.
Articles and materials are already secured for
the occasion, amounting to several hundred dol
lars. The school he.ss was opened for the first
time for the fall term of the public schools, un-
der the superintsndsnce Of S. n Hazlst, who
has taught here for near ton years past, assisted
BY an able board OF lady assistants. The new
school house in the north part of the east side
district, built this past season, at cost Of 5000
dollars, was alss opened fer its first school, under
tho supervision Of Mrs. Carey.
Our Lutheran Academy, in the north part of
the town, has been for tn, past two years under
the charge Of Professor Corbstt, an able teacher
and the institution has been patronized to its
fullest capacity Since the November election
the Lutheran Synod Of the Northwest submitted
proposition to our citizens, that upon condition
Of $4,000 being raised, they would endow the
institution heretofore known and called the Mem
dota Female Lutheran College with $4,000 and
establish the first and only institution of that
denomination west OF the Alleghanies, with en-
largsd and full collegiate powers of the older in
situations in other parts Of the country. The
$4,000 has been raised and accepted by the
Synod. The Henderson Institute, which was
first started here BY Rev. Mr.. Henderson, in the
west part of the town, and who died suddenly
at the time he had just got his institution in
Aourishing order. After his dsceass the Insti-
tute had but siokly existence. About year
ago it changed hands and was purchased of the
Presbyterian, under whose auspices it was
erected, by the Hsthodists This latter denomi-
nation run it two or three terms, when they
abandoned it - . school, and recently they have
sold cut to the Lutheran College, which, in Con-
asctioa with the other, they are to open Is .
Theological Department to the College. These
and the facilities sosn to be added on the west
side DISTRICT splendid new brick school build.
ing, three stories in height erected at . cost Of
between forty and fifty thousand dollars-will
present to the public spectacle in the eduss.
tionsl line net found to be sxcslled in any ether
town Of the same age and size in the whole
coustry. So you may perceive that We are ac-
tuslly increasing in q literary point Of view
equally with our increased Democratic VOTE
which for the four years last has been increased
one hundred and eighty, over so per cent. Who
dare say that democracy and education do not
60 forward hand in hand with Us hsrs7 In my
next I will give you some further items of our
Aourishing prairie city.
Who constituted the Mendoza Bulletin to pass
judgment upso the private matters of ysur
highly respected citizen J. o. Glover, Esq, rsla-
tive to law suit he had pending At the late
term of the Circuit Court is not known, but it
may be inferred to b one of those public spirit
ed gentlemen who are always more busy with
personal affairs and business of others than with
their own. This class Of men are found even
here, in town of such eminent school facilities
and dotted with thirteen churches.