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HOME MATTERS.
Personal.

Mr.. Geo. H. Tozer has gone east for lie"
weeks for his health, and has left the drug store
in charge OF Mr.. d. Walker and "Walter'" who
will carefully attend to the wants OF his Gus
toners.
ed" Easton, OF Oskaloosa, Iowa, was in the
city this week, and We are happy to say he is nc
poorer physically or pecuniarily. Reports biz
good.
Our young friend d. B. Burton, Esq, OF Mar
settles, has been admitted to the bar of Iowa and
Illinois.
VIM z. Armstrong, of Utica, has returned
from summers tour through Texas, and is not
highly enthused with that region.
Ransom Palmer, respectable farmer from the
south side OF the river, on Wednesday last went
through" Franks clothing store and came out
looking like Rothschild or Don Pedro, or some
other grandee. P. She has, with his amiable
wife, gone to the Centennial.
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NICHOLSON & SNOW,
,IonTGAGIc1'E:..- SALE.

tIokTGAG u E.'-> SALE. Whereas NJ
vi chHel Bomgsrduer and LusettA his vile, ste o. M
county OF La Sale and Of Illinois. BY their certain
mortgage deed. duy executed bearing dse the cay %
september 1874, and recorded In the oers oice q sab
county the sth >eperaber Ssl In volume -
Records. page i'i conveyed To- AnihoHy Hickc o. >Af
county the follow Ing property viz Lot BLOCK
Eleven, In Railroad Addition - OTTAWA In said county
which said mortgage then and there given TO secure
payment Of certain prOHsssy uote OF even date WIZ
sac mortgslc. tie OF I've hundred cesrs yAAf
In two date. with iuter q At ten cent
annum pay able annually said note being given hy SAID
Michael R0mgsrunsr and made Ay able 10 the order OF se
ANTHONY HiSks.
And wdr-,as Il i provided in and by said mortz1Sr
among other things that IN csse OF default IN The pay eE
said prumssory note sccOrdn TO the tenor and eco
thereof. when the should become due and pay a
a at then said AuthOsy Hicks sfer giving notice A. Pr
right aUc equity Of redemption OF the said Mcla4
Romgsrner and and 10 the at public yeac,
the highest bidder for cash. a. the Court House IN OTIS
~ the time sVpCute In such Advertisement. azt In
n deed Tor convey In 81 the nrems sold 50
Apply proceed OF such sale 20 the psortnt Of %
penseS advertising, selling and conveying ~ siores<-
Including sitoruSys lees ana % the amount due % sac
note 49, rrnfertn the overpns, any, 10 The sad 7oFt-
And he7ra, ceiSut has ben made In the p.yneat
aid n'e-the principal sum- together With Interest ION
the 'th day Of september isS beinE RoS cse sn~
gnpad; -. -. -.
virtue of the power sale IN said mortgage contsned. 81
undergued will the 2lst tSy Of Octctr A n IN -
he south door the COUNTY Court House Ia otswa ~
nois AZ ociock OF said dsy. syPc hr sale Al pcAc
yrndle TO the highe tbld tor Cssh the shove dcrfc
marigSgo-s ttervn. pursuant 70 i ps~.rs - a. ~
Nortr Zee
RIcHoisoN & SNOW. Attorneys. sepS-E
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Chicago Market.

sept. ia, IoiO.
Flour-Prces q shade higher. Fancy white
winter extras, s6.75@7.50; spring extras $4.37@
575: fancy Minnesota patent, $6.50@690
Wheat-Lower Winter mot quotedD No
spring, l06@l 10; No. 2, sl.06@sl07
Corn--No 2, 47@4Sc. Options, Sept, 47@4Sc.
Oats-Cash sales, 33634c, 0atter for white)
Rye -60d65c., for No. ..
Barley--No 2, 7s@S0c.
Lard-Sl070Msl0.7
Tallow-Sc.
Potatoes-New s200@s225 per Dbl
Butter-Good fancy yellow, 23@25c; roll l5@2O
cts
Eggs-I5Ml6c. per doZ
le-Duli, and prices unchanged. Fancy grade
steers $5OO@525 choice natives s4.G5@4S5.
cows and heifers s22j(G3.60
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The jolly wedding bells rung out at the Epis'
cepal Church on Tuesday morning, and the or
gan, under the manipulation of Prof. Simon gave
forth its most joyous notes, in token OF the nup'
tials then and there consummated, OF Mr.J. Ao-
bott Mills, OF New York City, to Miss Maggie &.
Rathbun, eldest daughter of james Z. katheuh'
Esq, of this city. 1t was quiet, modest wed
ding, with no unseemly fuss or display, yet VIII
messed by goedly company Of our best people
After the ceremony there was a reception at
the residence of the bride, after which the hap
py pair took the cars for their home in the East.
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The Chicago Times on Thursday and Friday
contained long specials on the horrible murder
of Mr.. o. F. Lund, in DeKalb, on Tuesday night.
He was found in his shop in that town on We'd
nesday morning with his head frightfully bat
tered in with an ak which was found near his
head. No clue to the murderer has yet been
found. Mr.. Lund was for mans years a jeweler
at Marseilles in this county, in which neighbor.
hood he was widely known, and had but recent.
ly moved to DeKalb. He had no family, but many
friends, who are Mortified by this unnatural end
of his life
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Board of Education.

The Board of Education held regular meet
ing on Tuesday evening of this week. The fol-
lowing is synopsis of the business transacted;
1t was moved and carried that the resignation
of Miss S. E. George, as second assistant in the
High school, be accepted.
Application of Miss Mary Herford as teacher
in the High School, was placed on file, and the
committee on teachers was allowed one week to
report. The supply committee were Instructed
to procure the necessary charts for the schools.
The report of the finance committee was receiv-
ed, as follows:
Amt needed to pay teachers this year, Sl4,0S5. IS
janitors 2,2OO.77
Incidental expenses, l,l9ll1
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BADLY Sold.


Itmay not be very original to say "things Ia
this world are very uncertaln,' but 1t is very
true; and nothing is more true than that the mos
unsartin things of all are those which young
man and young lady, "spooney, more'n you can
tell" will do sometimes. 1t appears that our
friend Frank Mccain was very deeply in the tolls
OF Miss Mccormick, very nice young lady OF
Ottawa, who had a very tender feeling for Frank
Very naturally they concluded the best thing to
be lone under the circumstances was to get mar.
RED. This, however, was not, as we infer from
subsequent proceedings, as agreeable TO the
mother of the blushing damsel as to the couple
themselves; SO it became necessary to use lit
tie strategy Frank procured the necessary pa
pers; they were married quietly and started on
their wedding tour, taking in, as their first stop
ping place, the remarkably duh town Of La Sale,
which ought to he thankful that the scene OF this
faithful history was laid in its mdst-people will
recollect that there is such town. The old Ia
DIV, however, by this time, discovered that all
was not WELL and when she learned that Frank
and the lady bird had flown, she called in our
friend Jerry Riordan, ald told him how Frank
had eloped with her daughter and gone to La
Sale. 80 Jerry lclcSrapucu W tnut DuiS anu,
learning that the game was there at the Hotel
de Harrison, with Mrs. Mccormick started after
them, on night train, after telegraphng to
Keys to hold Frank, who was clipping with the
lady, Frank and his lady, however, were in bliss.
full ignorance Of the storm about to burst upon
them when they went to their room. AS soon
as Riordan and Mrs. Mccormick reached La Sale
they proceeded to the hotel and to the room Of
Frank Mccain and wife, where Jerry used some
force and some strong and not very repeatable
words, and finally gained entrance tc the room,
when he struck at Frank and ordered the lady
to get ready and come home again, which she
did not do. Then the old lady put in an appear
ance, and the conflict thickened. 1t must have
been interesting, the La Sale Press says it ,cos
good show; but Keys took charge of Riordan
and Colonel Somebody took the old lady in tow,
to save damages to furniture ct ceterd Frank
then went down in his vest pocket and hauled
out marriage certificate and told them they
were little too slow coach and they had better
90 home without them. This disclosure fell like
pan of dish water on the rampant mamma and
Riordan, and the order was given for retreat
which they made in handsome style, and all
became quiet on the Potomac.
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Total for above purposes,


Moved and earned that building committee
reissue insurance policies as fast the present
policies expire. The President was instructed
to sign a note Of $780, at the First National
Bank. Ordered that no teacher be allowed to
use the printed list of books furnished by some
energetic book seller of this city, as memoran.
dun for books needed in the schools, or if so
used must be relieved of the "ad." printed at the
bottom. Moved and carried that Mr.. Schreeb
appoint day for admission to the High School;
he was also instructed to procure temporary
second assistant. The Principals were instruct
ed to make monthly reports to the Board. All
pupils, not residents of the school district, are
obliged to pay their tuiten within one week af
ter entering the school to the Principal, who is
held responsible for its collection. reduction
Of $l0O is made from the rate for this term. Of
to's German Grammer is introduced as text
book in the High School. Bills paid
Adjourned to meet Monday evening at Z p. NJ.
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Editors Free Trader.
The Changers of La Sale county and others
will have grand basket picnic at w. II. II
Holdrdges Park. one mile west of Tonica, on
Oct. 9Th, 1876. This annual feast and reunion
of the patrons and their friends will be an enjoy
able affair. "Harry's Park" is just the place
for u good time. All are invited to attend, young
and old, patrons and outsiders.
Able speakers will be IN attendance
c. FRANK BENNETT,
Sec. County Grange.
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PROBATE.


Estate of James Williams, deceased. Supple
mental final report approved and executor dis
charged.
Estate of John Schmidt, deceased. Final re-
port examined, approved and executor dis
charged.
Estate Of Harmon Collins, deceased. Order
for notice of final settlement TO Sd Monday in
October next.
Estate of John Shaw, deceased. Order for no
tice of final settlement to Sd Monday in October
next.
Estate of James Eckert, deceased. Grant of
letters OF administration to Isaac Eckert. Bond,
$4,000. Notice TO creditors to November term,
1876.
Estate Of Emeline Reed, deceased. viii ad-
mitted to probate, and letters testanentary
granted to J W Poundstone and Momyer.
Bond, 5000. Notice TO creditors to November
term, 1876.
Estate Of John Roe, deceased. Report Of sale
Of chaltel property presented aud ordered to be
recorded. Claim Of . ii HubUl & Co, for $40
allowed.
Estate Of Eleanor { shaw, deceased. Letters oI
administration granted to John Wallace. Bond,
$4,000. Notice to creditors to November term
1870.
In the matter of the guardianship Of James "
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The finest piece of bakers work we ever saw
from q shop in this city was large fruit cake
made by Mr.. Henry Walther for the Mills Rath-
bun wedding on Tuesday Il was very large
weighing above p pounds, while the frosting de-
signs were exquisite We doubt not the interior
was as perfect in richness.
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Z. T nm n DE y y + j,
Sec. County Grange.

Mr.. Harry Hossack saw not pleasant sight
one day this week when he entered the engine.
room of Bruner & SHOWS machine shops in Peru
and saw the engineer lying under the fly wheel
nsensible. The suppositon is that in working
about the wheel the man was in some way struck
by it. He will probably not recover.
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leW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PAPER.

OTTAWA, III, sept I'D, IS'b'
The Paper Mill OF Williams g. Co., at Dayton, lie again
running night and day with improved facilities for the
manufacture of paper and stock will he KEPT and orders
left at the store OF D. sweeser paper will be prompt
ly nlled. :. W. WILLIAMS.
sep23-Iw r. D. swEETsER.
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CHEKIE 49, SAI.E.-By virtue Of two exc.
- cutions and fee bills issHed out OF the clerks once OF
tie Crcnit Cont Of la Sale county. and state OF Illinois
snd me ditec ted whereby sm COMMANDED 10 make w,
amount Of certain judgment recently obtslned aGans
George Wedgcwo God = a., N iNor OF Ihe feupt OF ts
State Of INNS Of the lands tenemenis, goods snd
chatels OF Philip Conlln, one OF the deendsnt pay
following pruqerfy tOwts Lot No tne. 10
Block No Fifty the cy % la sale, in La sale county
and state OF Illinois.
Therefore arcordug % the said commsrd, shah expos,
for sale AZ rutc auction 20 re ~ mr. title anc interest
the above named Philip tOn'n In and 20 the above Dc
,crbed property saturday the DAY OF Octote
1875 At O'Clock P. ". The south door OF th- Colnt'
court House In OTTAWA, Ia sale county, and State o
Illinois.
ARTHUR 4. MCINTYRE.
scrElsw sheriff OF La sale county. III.
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my relations to Its next administration en-.
tirely by the performances in regard to the
matters have here discussed.
w. G. SUMNER
New Haven, Sept. II. 1875.
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CENTENNIAL TICKETs.-The new tariff for tick.
cts to the Centennial and New York via the c. B.
& @. r. r. is announced as follows Round trip
tickets TO Philadelphia and New York from OF
tawa, s2s.sO; tickets, one way. to New York,
$3.50; TO Philadelphia, sl430.
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A GREAT DIsCovERY.-It has been discovered
by thousands Of housewives IN all parts Of the
country that d. B. DeLand Il Co.'s Best Chemical
Saieratus Is the only Saleratus that will produce
IA uniform result, and give perfect satisfaction
every time. II once you try it, you will always
/,
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Col Taylor, who lost his watch and chain in
this city during the State Fair, feels happier than
he did, since both have been recovered by the de.
tectives OF Chicago.
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Dff1.

On Thursday Sept IL 1885, at the residence OF his dauPh
ter Mrs Col. Avery, JOSIAH STANDISH, of Palermo o,
Oswego county N Y, In the 10th year Of his age.
The deceased lneal descendant OF Mites Standsh
OF "Msynower" memory.
(Jeterson county, N. Y, papers please copyD
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County Court.
LAW DOCKET.

Phillip CoDlin VS. WIN Batten. Appeal. Dis
missed.
VIM Haskins VS. Susan Dow. Attachment
Dismissed by plaintiff as per stipulation on file
Christopher Eisenhuth VS. Vim Trabing. AS
sumpsit. Dismissed by plaintiff.
Rachel L Neustadt VS. Andrew O'Connor. AS
sumpsit. Judgment, sG69j.
Same VS. Andrew J O'Connor ct al. Assump.
sit. Judgment, s4l305.
National City Bank VS. Thomas Shehan ct al
Confession and judgment, Sl20.S3.
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Ottawa Wholesale Market.

VTTAWA, StpV I@u, 1910.
The following were the figures yesterday:
Corn, 40c. for IS lbs; Oats, New, 25@27c for
lbs; timothy seed, sl.40@l45; Hay, 50 for
prairie, s7@S for timothy; Potatoes, New, $50
40c.
We quote below
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PAPER WINDOW CURTAISs.-A great variety, at
Osman & Hapemans.
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TUENTI-FITE CTS.
WILL SEND
THU WEEKLY sun

From, nou an After the Presidential Election postpaid 70
any address throu ghout the United State No campaign
tocumeut IKE H. Address THE Sun. New horS CITY
sept sth-lw
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-12

THE Republicans in solid column and hun
dreds of respectable Democrats in the "South
Town of Chicago" thought they had wrested
the tax assessing and collecting offices from
the bummers and whiskey mill keepers.
Their tally lists showed that the Republican
candidates received over $500 votes to 2.600
for the candidates of the slums. They worked
all day and agreed with the ruffains that the
boxes should be sealed up and put In a vault
to be counted at another time. 1t now ap-
pears that parties sent to watch were not
faithful. The man who represented the
decency of the city got interested in game
OF cards in room adjoining the vault and
some time in tie night, the representatives
OF the. ruffians got in, took out several thou
sand Republican tickets and put in large
number of tickets which were counted for
what the Tribune calls the ''thleves' and tax
eaters party" To cover the tracks of their
fraud the election offers being of the thieves
party, dumped the contents of the boxes in
to pile before the canvassers on the other
side were allowed to examine them. The
result is majority of more than two to one
for the taxpayers has been changed into a
majority for the bummers and thieves. In
counting 6,7S3 ballots were found in the pile
while 7,166 names were checked. The Tri-
bune says that the thieves stole 5000 votes
and replaced them all but the 977 with those
bearing the name of the thieves candidates
The Tribune asks is the "defrauded, outraged
citizens will tamely submit 10 this unprece-
dented villainy.'
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-12

IT seems that the old clerical party is re.
sponsible for the Mexican disturbances and is
supporting with its wealth and influence the
insurgent chiefs. This party has ever been
the curse of Mexico ever since the indepen-
dence Of that country was achieved, more
than fifty years ago. 1t has steadily opposed
every movement for free government, for re,
ligious liberty, for social progress, and has
never hesitated to rise against the govern
ment whenever its special and unreasonable
privileges have been assailed. Juarez sue.
ceeded in putting it under foot, in asserting
the supremacy of the State, in compelling the
church to contribute out of its enormous
revenues to the support of the government.
In revenge the clerical party called in Maxi
milan. but was after much disorder and
bloodshed foiled in its attempt to impose a
foreign usurper upon the country. 1t now
appears TO have recovered some Of its old
strength, and is making headway against
Lerdo, who adheres to the liberal policy of
his predecessor. Diaz is merely its tool.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-12
News and Other Items.

John E. Owens keeps on acting, he says. not
because he cares for money, but because he
wants to see "how much of the derned stuff"
he can "scrape together"
"Are you q Christian?" asked one Of Mr..
Moody's assistants at an inquiry meeting Of a
hard looking customer who had taken front
seat. ':No," he answered, sadly, "Pm plumb
er." 1t was hopeless case.
Secretary Bristow is pleasantly described as
broad-shouldered, compact built man, with
high forehead, a square face, firm mouth, and
a clear, penetrating gaze. His expression is
very sunny and assuring when he smiles;
thoughtful and dignifed when in repose.
Daniel Fitzgerald, college graduate, was on
Wednesday discharged from the Auburn, N.
Y, State Prison, after serving a term of two
years and three months, for forgery. During
his confinement he had written for publication
a book of several hundred pages, descriptive Of
English scenery. The work is in shorthand,
and is written so finely, to economize paper and
space, that it can scarcely be read by an expert,
and it nearly cost the writer his eyesight
A gentleman in Paris paid visit the other
day to lady, in whose parlor he saw portrait
of lovely woman Of, say, five and twenty
Upon'the entrance of the lady her visitor asked
her IL the picture was family portrait, and
was told that it represented her deceased daugh.
ter. HAS it been long since you lost her?'
asked the gentleman. "Alas, sirr' replied the
lady, "she died just after her birth, and had a
portrait painted to represent her as she would
have appeared if she had lived until now"
The Hon. E. H. Kellogg of Pittsfeld. Mass,
is formidable rival of the lamented Joyce If
the two were engaged in contest of spread
eagle oratory, it is doubtful where the suprem-
acy would lie. Mr.. Kellogg's opportunity came
when bill was introduced in the Massachu-
sets Legislature providing for the incorpora-
ton of the Free Academy which Mr.. Bryant
has established at Cummington, his ,natiye
place. Speaking of Bryant the legislative ora
tor spread out thus: "He was born In one of
the fastnesses Of our western hills that are al
ways vocal with the voices of nature. Young,
very young, he began to thrum the Tyre she pre-
sented him." This is almost as much of COM
pliment, one OF the New York papers remarks,
as to say of musical genius that sat an early
age he began to pound the piano." Kellogg's
speech is too long for transcription, but 1t is all
rich.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-12
Current Notes.

We respectfully nominate Major General
Benjamin F. Butler for Minister 10 England.
He is at least pure and unspotted, and not a
plrate.-Boston Herald.
Dio Lewis says that wine is worse than
whiskey, but Dio Lewis is, as usual, mis-.
taken. Wine is only mocker while those
VINO nave tried whiskey know it is always in
dead earnest with man.-St. Louis RepubH-
can.
Mr.. Blaine is almost sure of two-thirds to
three-fourths ofthe New England delegations
at Cincinnati. Connecticut is the only New
England State that will give majority for
any other candidate; and Blaine is certainly
the second choice OF that state Sprinqfeld
Union.
The Concord On. H. Patriot, Democratic,
remarks that "there is such thing as run.
ming the investigation business into the
ground, and it may do the party more harm
than good, that investigates too much," and
also would venture to urge our Democratic
Congressman 10 pay little more attention
to the legislative business and not spend
quite so much time in hunting up mule con-
tractors"
The wages of labor paid in greenbacks on
ly purchase the amount of groceries which
could be purchased by the value of these
greenbacks turned into gold. The creation
of new legal tender of a different value
than that of gold or paper is only the green
back abomination repeated in an additional
form. 1t will serve to explode the theory
that the government stamp can confer value.
All deprecated currency, whether of silver
or paper, is a cheat and fraud, the evil of
which falls largely On classes who live by
their daily or weekly wages. Chicago Tri-
bune.
The constitution, supreme court, and NOR
al sense of, the community to the contrary
Notwithstanding, the United States congress
has the power to plead bankruptcy, and set
tie with its creditors for ninety cents on the
dollar. But congress cannot alter the fact
that the government is fully able to pay all
its debts to the last cent, the complete salts
faction of every creditor, and the full tenor of
its promises, and that any medieval coinage
operation will be for US plain swindling. For
three years we have been idle spectators of
the fall in the value of silver. We cannot
now step in and make that deprecated metal
medium OF payment of promissory notes
which call for gold dollars, and nothing less.
1t would be both dishonorable and dishonest.
IN. Y. Times.
Mr.. Blaine has performed his whole duty
in an extended public service as old as the
party he leads. With him success would be
alike duty and foregone conclusion. He
has no superior as an organizer of victory,
and that tact and boldness with which he
has wrested the leadership from the Demo-
cratic majority on the floor of the House is
proof of his greatIpower and unerring sagaci-
ty. We believe the ticket which would COM
mand the most enthusiastic support In the
presidential campaign to be Blaine and Bris-
tow, and there is nothing detrimental to the
dignity or selfrespect of the noble secretary
of the treasury in his acceptance of the second
position, which Henry Wilson not only filled,
but sought, after score of years. service,
honorable from the commencement to the
close.-N. H. Sentinel.