The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-13
HOME MATTERS.
THE FOURTH.
COMMITTEES MEET.
And Everything is Lovely.

Ana Everything Is LoNeiy.
The committee of 81, appointed by the meet
ing at the Court House, to make arrangements
for the Fourth Of July celebration in Ottawa
met at the City Hall on last Friday and Tues
day evenings.
FRIDAY EVENING
Some % or 80 members were present, WIN
Mayor Lynch in the chair.
Mr. II. W. Smith was chosen secretary oil Tue
committee.
After some discussion by Mcssrs. Washington
Bushnell. II. MAYO, F. c. Allen, Chas. Blanchard,
Vim Osman. l. A. Rising and VIM. Cullen as to
the best mode of proceeding, the chair read the
following committees;
On Railroads-M. II. Swift g.. S. Eldredge, p
SUBWAY.
On Finance--E c. Allen, NJ. H. Swift, W. H.
Cary, W. H. Hull, Louis Hess, D. llollecker, II.
w. Smith, II. j. Gllen, c. II, Hook, q. n Cash.
\. T. Bartels.
On Printlng-Wm Osman, VIM. Cullen, c. w
Bernhard
On Speaker-Washingto Bushnell, Charles
Blanchard, Samuel Nicholson, Henry Mayo.
On Iuvtations-C. ID. Trimblc, John F. Mac.
kinlay, F. /. Fiske, j. f. Scott, l.. A. Rising, Z.
\. Griggs, X. Y. Dyer.
On Sports-W L. Bowma, Theo. Horn, Nelson
Card, d. Holecker, Henry Wolf Henry Gondolf,
10th Perkins, Sol. began.
On Fireworks and Sautcs-D. s. E5ersol, III.
A. McCaleb, J. l.. Perguc, Henry Walther, NJ.
White, John Hoban
On Music-C. w. Bernhard, g. Gehring, VIM
Thomas, B. b. Griffith, j. W. Petit
On Programmed. c. Mclntre l.. A. Rising,
W. f. Bowman, f. l.. Fiske, NJ. II. Swift, f. F.
Bull. Mayor Lynch was added to the commit
tee by the meeting.
Moved by Mr.. Bushnell, that the finance com
mttee solicit subscriptions and report results
on Tuesday evening, which was carried.
Moved by Mr.. Nicholson that the committee
on invitations be instructed to select the name
of one or more persons from each township u
La Sale county, as Vice Presidents Of the day, tc
act as such ON the 4th ofJuly next.
A stirring speech bv Mayor Lynch raised the
enthusiasm of the meeting to such an extent
that the subscription papers were at once open
ed with gratifying results
The meeting was then adjourned until Tues
day evening, May 9th
HARRY w. SMITH, Sec'y.
TUESDAY, May 9th, 1876.
Mayor Lynch in the chair. The minutes o
last meeting were read and approved.
The railroad committee were called upon t.
report, but were not ready to do so.
Mr.. E. c. Allen, chairman Of the finance com
mittee, reported 81, $50 subscribed and made en-
couraging remarks regards the prospect o
collecting additional subscriptions to thu
amount Of $500.
Remarks were made by Messrs Bushnell, Ris
ing. Blanchard Hook and Others.
On motion of Mr.. Rising, Mr.. f. II. Smith, IVA
added to committee on music. W. h. Lecky,wa
added to committee on sports.
Moved by Mr.. Allen that the secretary be in
structed to have published the proceedings q
both meetings, and when this meeting adjourn
it adjourn until next Friday evening, May l2tl
rche. all committees ,ciH be expected to report.
The meeting then adjourned.
HARRY W. SMITH, Sec'y.
The Governor Of Illinois has issued a proofs
nation urging the people OF each county an
town to comply with the resolution OF Congres
recently passed, which recommends that III eN
crv county or municipality in all States, loca
histories as complete and exact as possible, sha
be prepared to be read in public gatherings o
the coming Fourth ofJuly and OF which copie
shall be filed in the offices OF county clerks an
in the library OF Congress. The object is 20 pu
into recorded form the immense mass of hstor
cal facts relating to the early settlement and Dc
velOpment OF the country, especially in III
Western States, which have never hitherto bee
put in writing, and the knowledge of which
confined to individuals, by whose death thes
primary materials for the history OF the countr
might be irrctrievaely lost.-Er.
Why have we no committee on this subject
Scarcely any town we have yet heard of that
getting up celebration is emitting such con
mttee This region certainly has an interestn
history-.the discovery, occupation by the Frenc
the English settlement, etc, and from the nun
Der Of old settlers here, a large amount of hi
den history can be obtained, both Of the ear
days Of Ottawa and Of the county.
Leave orders for painting, calcimining, pap,
banrinp &c at II F. Clark's