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In the town Of Day tom Ia Sale Co.. Illinois, July ih.
H. 1865 AT her late residence Mrs Mary Ann Brower aged
IS years, months aud IS days.
Mrs Brower the subject of this notice born in the
atc ofNtw Yo,k the Goth Gay OF October 1868 subse
quently she removed with her father to Ashtabua county,
Ohio whe,e in the year 1887 she married Irenus
Brewer.
In tho year 1885, rnus Brewer her husband, migrated to
the STATE Of Illinois, and settled the town of Dayton, in this
county, on the farm where he resides. At that time
there ere than three settlers on the prairie
in that locality and all the halships and yeniences
incident to the frcters in country encounter.
ed by Mr. Brewer and Wife The success which rewarded
their proved her sworty consort Of energetic
pioneer.
Mrs Brewer had been In state Of decline for the last
three months bu, was considered in dangerous cond
ton until within days before her death. With per-
feet knowledge Of her impending dissolution, She with
christian ioe, the King OF Terror and dspar ted
to the word of spirits surrounded by tho husband who had
shared with her the ias aud trbua,ons Of ftsand het
surviving children Mrs. Beach, +. T. Brewer, aud Harry
Brower for whose welfare she had devoted lifetime OF
patient and cheerful toll
husband whose bereavement Of ae and devoted wife,
children who have been the subjects of her mohey care,
fobearence and sympathy md large circle OF friends and
ucqnantnces, who from long soce' nteou with her,
enabled to appreciate the social aud christian virtues
that adorn true woa have to mourn her death,
but may take consolation the belief that these virtues
have fitted her for greater enjoyment in the higher sphere
which she has been called.
An appropriate funeral delivered by Rev. J.
NJ Day. and the large attendance of friends and ncshbsrs
who followed mortal remains TO their last resting place
atescd the esteem In which the deceased held by tho
community whero sic / ID so eng resided
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25
Yankee Ilobinson.s show.

Yankee Robinson's show will be at Ottawa on
Thursday of next week--July s0th. 1t is, we
suspect, the biggest thing in the show line now
travelling-ccrtainly presenting very attract.
i've variety. There is, firstly, full fedged
Menagerie, with many very rare and valuable
specimens never before exhibited in the west
and thoroughly drilled French Ballet Troupe.
With such resources, our people, to whom Yam
kee Robinson is by no means a stranger, can
easily see for themselves that man of his talents
and experience in the show business cannot fail
to give most pleasing and delightful entertain
ment. See advertisement
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

GONE TO LACoN-Wc observe that our friend
JAMES. TOWER, hate of the crockery firm of Dent
Il Tower, and for eight or ten years previously
in the establishment of Hull & Thorson, in this
city. and one of the most popular salesman we
ever had in Ottawa, has gone to Lacon, where
he is about to open a boot and shoe store. The
people OF Lacon will find James worthy Of their
kindest treatment and most liberal patronage.
He will sell them good goods or none at all.
Strictly upright and honorable in his dealings,
he is liberal, accommodating and obliging All
Ottawa stands ready to endorse for Jeeins, our
only regret being that he is going away.
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1t sounds odd, while We are actually suffering
from drought, to hear the Mendoza paper, print
ed but twenty miles off, complain of 'freshet"
Says that paper of the 10th:
Yesterday afternoon this section was visited
by a thunder storm and one Of the smartest rains
Of the season. The "river" was soon roaring,
and reached height never before known in this
place. A large crowd assembled to see the sight
Kenworthy's shops were we'll under water; one
or two Of the bridges and much lumber from the
yards foated away. Families had to be taken
out of two houses, to escape soaking. About
o'clock. when the water was highest, a boy about
0 years old fell into the rapid and swollen stream
and went down dozen times in floating twice
as many rods. He was nearly gone when taken
out but he was soon restored. He proved to be
Widow Bilhorn's son Johnny.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

SCOTT, HoUTz & Co.--There has been tre-
mendous run at the new store Of Scott, Houtz Il
Co. during the past week, attracted by the fact
that they are selling off their summer goods at
an immense reduction in price The run was
kept up by their customers finding that their
advertisement to sell at a heavy reduction was
no humbug, but palpable, dollar and cent fact.
Goods for which they had paid 75 cts in the
spring, row offered at 40 to 60; ID and Is cent
calicoes at a shilling,--and so on. 1t was easy
to see there was no humbug about that.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

AT REDDIcK s. GILLENs-All our merchants,
doubtless, find it profitable, and are therefore
sincere and honest in offering to sell their light
er summer goods, now that the season is draw
ing to close, at reduced prices. Many have
but few hundred dollars worth of such goods
on hand, and can well afford to "shove" them at
almost any price. But when house like that
of REDDICK i GILLEN, whose stock of such
goods foots up many thousand dollars worth,
and in variety covers the whole range of the
market advertises that they are closing the
stock out at a reduction of from 90 to 70 per
cent, you can "bet your bottom dollar that
means business. They commenced marking down
about two weeks ago. and the prices at which
they are now Offering many OF the finest dress
goods ever seen in this market, are really aston
ishing. Hughey says there may not be much
money in it, but it makes business lively. and
you would say so too, on seeing the crowd that
daily besiege that popular establishments
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

The ARTISAN WELL in the Court House
Square, is at present the most popular drinking
establishment in Ottawa, The water is nearly
as cool as iced water, sweet and delicious. We
notice Sheriff McOaleb has conducted the water
to convenient reservoir on the east side of the
derrick, and thence carried it into the Court
House sewer, SO that things are clean and tidy
there; and supply of drinking cups being pro-
vided, all the world are invited to come and
drink freely, "without money and without price
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New PAPERs.-We have received within tn,

New PAPERs.--We have received within the
present week two new papers, published in this
county-the MdrSeWes Gu=ette and the Seneca
Ch'J, published at the locations indicated by
their names respectively. The two papers are
exactly alike, except change of heading and a
few columns of advertisements and local items.
They are COTTON up at comparatively small
expense, either of labor or money, by a newspa-
per manufacturing establishment in Chicago,
which prints the insides or outsides of large
number of village newspapers in the state. 1t
is a cheap and convenient way of giving thriving
young towns, still too small to support printing
establishments OF their own, Che reputation as
well as advertising facilities of local paper.
Both papers carry the name of A. st. Clair at
the head as editor.
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From the Lyons. Iowa, Weekly Mirror, Nov. 3, 1866

From the Lyons, Iowa, Weekly Mirror, Nov. g. 1866
SURE POP.-Prof. Isaacsen, the inventor and
manufacturer of this famous rat poison, was in
town a few days since and gave small audience
in our sanctum very Interesting lecture on
rats. He has devoted the greater part OF his life
to the study of the character, habits and in
stincts of the rats, and seems to have had won-
derful power over them, having formerly made
rat catching his profession. One OF his feats was
going on board vessels infested with rats and
making them jump overheard by hundreds. He
is now engaged in introducing his Sure Pop" in
the West 1t is claimed for it that it is eagerly
eaten by them, and it 50 affects them as to cause
them to leave the premises to die.
Messrs Burnhams d Van Shack, Wholesale
Druggists, IL Lake street, Chicago, General
Agents for tho Northwest. A. Isaacsen, 46 Full
ton street, New York city, Proprietor For sale
bv Dimmick & Bro, Ottawa. I'm.
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We wish to call particular attention to SEW
ARD & BENTLEY's Constitution Bitters, adver-
tised in our paper this week Their Bitters are
said to be the finest tonic and most agreeable
stimulant for the - and delicate, OF any Bit
ters heretofore in use. They have been used in
many localities with the most gratifying results,
and are highly recommended by physicinns for
the prevention of levers, Fever and Ague, and
all malarious diseases. They create healthy
appetite, and strengthen the whole system We
are glad to have them introduced in this section,
and hope they will take the place of all the pois-
onous compounds heretofore palmed off on the
invalid as bitters From what we have heard
said of them by 1-3c who ought to know, We
are satisfied that fair trial will convince all
that they are as rcpresented-a superior medi-
cinal preparation. They are sold by all drug
gists.
For Cough, use Stewards Cough Cure"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

MApsEILLEs.-The c. r. I. & r. r. R. Co.
has Just entered into contract with Mr.. Rod
erick Clark for the erection Of capacious freight
house Mt Marseilles.
J. P. Black, Esq, Of Yorkville, is about to
commence the erection Of another paper mill at
Marseilles This will be tho third paper mill at
the "Western Lowell" "''' i'h a ''' ''tl
Work has been commenced on the cotton mill
at Marseilles. The building is to be of brick,
so by 100 feet, five stories high, with two story
picking room, 40 by 90 II.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

New MUsIc.-The following new pieces have
just been issued by OLIVER DIrsoN Il Co., 277
Washington ST., Boston.
Reunited" Words and music by p. II.
Rafter.
II amt going to tell" Song and dance
Composed for Tommy Ryan, by Tannenbaum.
"Orpheus Galop." Music by Offenbach. Ar
ranged for piano by J. s. Knight.
"Mildred Waltz" By Charles Godfrey.
"First Impression Waltz BY c. Kinkel.
awake, Love, Awake" Serenade-by G. A,
White.
Sent by mail to any part of U. S. on receipt OF
price-31lls cts.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

DR.. Walker, the Oculist, will meet his pa
House, on Saturday, August 1st, and on the
first Saturday in each month after that date, at
the same place. As this is the only city he visits,
he may at all other times be found at the Dis
pensary for diseases OF the Eye and Ear, Me-
fitted up with every modern appliance for the
successful treatment Of this class of diseases.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

NORMAL DRILL-The normal drill of our OF
tawa public school teachers, mentioned in our
last, will commence at the Columbus street
school building August 18th, and continue two
weeks. Prof. Z. c. Hewett, of Bloomington, has
kindly consented to be present and take charge
of the school during the first week. Mr.. Day,
ing portion of the term. An interesting and
profitable time is anticipated.
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NUMBER so.

'SELLING OFF AT REDUCED PRICES" So
reads modest card sign in the window at Hal
bert & Megafin's. These Gentlemen have on
hand quite a large and certainly very choice
stock of boots and shoes intended for summer
wear, and which, ike all other sensible dealers,
they are now selling at cost rather than hold
over to next season. You will finG no better or
cheaper stock of that class of goods in Ottawa
than at Halbert & Megahins.
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Circuit Court.

The Circuit Court has been engaged all week
on the case. mentioned as pending IN our last. of
oConnor VS.. Burns, involving the right of pos
session OF the warehouse in La Sale of Martin
OConnor, deceased The case will not be closed
for several days yet.
To-day has been set for arguing the motion
made for a new trial in the case of Aaron Sher-
man, convicted of the murder of Dowhower, OF
Putnam county.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

OTTAWA LODGE No. 81: Meets every THURSDAY evening"
Les,u- Lodge No. 3- German Lodge meets every Wed.
block.
daughters Of Eehecca Meet on third Tuesday eve.
ling OF each month.
orTAwA Eyc.NrHESr No. s. Meets on the second and
ourth TUESDAY evening.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

Mr.. HEAD, at his large grocery establishment
next door west Of Sherwood & Co.'s Exchange
Bank, seems to find the cheap system q success.
full one. at least in the way of giving him q
lively trade, whether profitable one or not.
We saw a monstrous pile of new goods dumped
in front of his door the other day, while his store
was crowded with customers. FefH Ht
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

GRUMPY County FAIR.-We are indebted to
the Secretary of the Grundy County Agricul-
tural Society for a copy of the Rules Regula-
tions and List of Premiums offered for the com
ing fall fair. to be held at Morris Sept. 10Th to
18th inclusive. The premiums are liberal,
amounting to some So 600, and embrace a very
full list of subjects. We notice among the Off
GERS of the Society some of the most prominent
agricultural men of Northern Illinois.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

Ed. ARMSTRONG sold three wedding suits in
one day this week. There are few clothing
stores this side of New York or Chicago that
can undertake to rig out II gay young Benedict
in suitable wedding rig on less than weeks
notice. But Ed. did it in half an hour, and can
do it again. He seems to make that class of
goods speciality.
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Agents.

ALES NAuGBEr ESQ Is authorized agent at Seneca,
H. receive pay for Oh subscriptions 10 the Free
Trader aui contrast FOR job printing &c. All sent
through him receive prompt attention.
j. |. M)SrGoAERY, Es authorized Agent Leland.
I This COUNT 10 receiy 10. subscriptions to the Free Ira.
DER, advertising. &c.
c. DON.GHHO, ESQ l. authorized agent 20 receiut
Cor Subscriptions TO the FREE TEayEE. FOR advertisements
&c. AZ the town OF Strestor IN THIS county.
J. w BROWNE Esq, j. our authorized agent ut Esrlvie-
h tb, county % receipt for subscriptions and advertise,
.Ieut In the Free Trader.
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Chicago. Rock Island 4 Pacific Railroad.
TRAINS LEAVE OTTAWA STATION:
Otta wa Post Office,
CLOSING AND ARRIVAL OF MAILS:
Temperance Orders.

MONITOR DTysiON 40. j66 $. T.. Meet every Monday
evening a. their nall In Cheeves Block east side of Court
House. ". +. Wh,tmOre, W. p. y. Perlcy, X. ;.
o. g; T., OTTAWA LoDGg no. 5S5: Meets every Friday
evening in their hall Cheeyer New Block. Oliver Cornell
". H. :. J. 6. Baldwin,E ,E. Z. T.
kADIaSr TEMPLE OF COLD WATgR Meets every Saturday
evening
or H. LV. Ak TEMPLE No subordinate: Meets
cry Tuesday evening az theiuew hail. IN Cheeyers Block.
Clas. snow, W c. I. Geo. II. Hunter. W. Z.
Minnehaha Social Temple No meets IN the New Hall In
tneeyers Block every Thursday evening Mrs c.
y T. - 4 T. Grow, b. H. f.. Miss Matte Vorce, s. r.; "a
Thompson, j.. l..
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DRowNED.-Curoner Macarthur was called on
Sunday morning to hold an inquest on the body
of Mary Leek, little girl of siy years, who, on
Saturday evening, in company with number of
other little girls, had gone into the feeder near
the 4th ward school house to bathe, but who,
when the rest of the girls came out of the water,
was missing. She was found on Sunday morn
ing near the railroad bridge.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

SuNsTRoKE---A man named John Dennison,
working in the harvest field of Mr.. Dunavan, in
the town of Rutland, fell from sunstroke on
Saturday last, but was brought around again by
the prompt application of cold water and other
restoratives.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

( john STOUT has been taking them all down
during the week in the rushing off at half price
business John never does such business by
halves. Having made up his mind to have his
shelves emptied for his new fall stock, the
shelves will be emptied, and If the goods must
be given away. You will do no better in buying
summer goods anywhere than at Stout's.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

Co.'s CoUGH BALsAM is the cheapest and the
best. it is a safe and speedy cure Tor Coughs,
Colds, Group, Whooping cough and all diseases
OF the throat and lungs. In addition to the or
dinary 400 size SO long and fayorably known
MAMMOTH FAMILY bottles are now offered to the
public, giving a much larger quantity of Cough
Medicine than has ever been Offered for 81.
June lily.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

JAIL Thomas Fox and Henry
Allen were committed to our county Jail last
Saturday, the former for stabbing man, near
the round house in Peru, and the latter for
hiring a horse Of Mr.. L. W. Wright, of the town
of Bruce, and forgetting to return it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

When YOU see small waist think how great
a waste of health it represents. But when you
see a heavy. yellow stgeaked biscuit, make up
your mind that it was not made with DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powders, for biscuits they make
are light sweet and pearly white that docs one
good to partake of. You will now find those
popular Cream Baking Powders for sale at most
, all first class grocors. For sale 10y Burke "
! Heenan.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

THE SEASON drawing to close, Alschuler &
Go. offer to sell the remainder Of their summer
dry goods at the rate of 30 cts. on the dollar.
This is no humbug, as they prefer to sell their
summer dry goods for half price rather than
keep them over winter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

To FARMERs.--It will interest farmers, who
are about ready to bring their new wheat to mill,
to learn that their old favorite, the Custom Mill
OF Mr.. Schutt, has of late been undergoing thor
ough repair and supplied with the newest and
best machinery. There is no miller about Otta-
wa who understands his "biz" better than Mr..
Schutt
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

IIarper's Monthly, Putnam's Magazine, Eclec-
tic, chronological Journal, Frank Leslie's Ladies'
Book, Demorest's Mirror of Fashion, The Galaxy,
and Lippncotts Magazine, for August, and all
late publications, in cloth and paper covers, sta
tionery, blank books, pocket cutlery, &c, at Os-
MAN & HApEMAN's west of court house square.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

THE SPANISH GYPSY: new Poem, 10y Geo.
Eliot, author of Adam Bede, Felix Holt, DC.
For sale by Osman & Hapoman, No IS La Sale
street. west of court house square.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

Co.'s DYSPEPSIA CURE is pronounced by dys-
peptics TO be the only remedy that viii sHrdy
cpSe that aggravatIHg and fatal nolady. Any
druggist viii point you out instances where the
most wonderful cures have been effected and
single trial will convince the most skeptcal of
its great merit. June27-1y.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

See the new advertisement of CHILD & BRO.
These gentlemen mean exactly what they say.
When they say down. you can safely bet their
goods are marked down from 10 to 80 per cent.
at least. Call and see
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

AT MORGAN & FossEEN's may be seen, Just
now, some heavy bleached and brown. shirtings
and sheetings, as we'll as finer goods in the same
line, at prices decidedly new in Ottawa-at least
since 1860.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

CRY BANK.-By the mistake Of figure in
the quarterly statement of the Naticnsi City
Bank Of Ottawa, as published in our last, her
deposite account for the last quarter was reduced
some 100000. The statement is published cor.
rectly to-day.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

Call at Baldwin's, La Sale Street, for Fishers
celebrated sugar cured hams. Also Bacon,
shoulders, picked pork, salt by the barrel, new
apples, peaches, berries of all kinds in their
-four corn, &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-07-25

The Rev. a. Cleghorn, pastor Of the North
Church, New York City, will preach at the
Baptist Church in this city on sunday next.
July Goth, morning and evening
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The following is the score

Hoxx Ruys.Free Trader. Gilbert Sweet Republican,
Barnes 2. .. .. ....-, 49,. ...r... ....-F.-
Umpire-Mr. Bryant, Of Shabbona Club. SOY ~
scorers-Geo Lndley, OF Athletic Club, and George lse
of Shabbona Club. ~
True Of game-230 .r o. .''
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Ottawa Academy Natural Sciences.
G., 4, Is.

Meets first Thuray in paci Uonth. I'm Dr. j. Paus bulH
ing. Donations b,F. insects aad perifaciloHs solicited
j. Paul. President. ~. W. CalSns, Secretary.
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ttAarrieO.

On the 18th inst in Seneca. by Henry BhharZ Esq, Mr.
Thomas Peterson and Esther Swanson
On July Is, bvC. ". Bernhard. ESD Nr. Chotes Josen
hans aud Miss Mary Peky both Ct Norris Grrndy Co.. III
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WEADOrtRrrPsG.

HEAD QUARTERS G.. \. r.. Ottawa lis. Apr = lSs-Gen.
crdl Orders No l9Ihe Eucampnent will hereafter
U.e ul Monday evening each Instead Wednesday
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ANOTHER BASE BALL CHALLENGE.-The eS.
citing match game between the printers of this
city last Saturday has stimulated the Cigar
Makers of Ottawa to court the tickle goddess
Fame by sending the Printers challenge to a
friendly match at base ball. The challenge came
in these words
A picked nine of the Cigar Makers of Ottawa
hereby challenge the best nine of the Printers of
Ottawa to play match game of base ball on the
Shabbona grounds on Monday, August Sd.
Jos. WELCOME. Secy
The Printers promptly returned the following
answer:
JoseM Welcome, .Secretary, dc. - f( {
The Printers of Ottawa accept the challenge
of the Cigar Makers Of Ottawa TO play match
game of base ball on the Shabbona grounds 'on
August 3D. and name Capt. A. z. Barnes as
captain of their nine, WAC will be pleased to
meet the captain of the picked nine OF the Cigar
Makers at his convenience, to arrange prelmina.
ries.