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The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26

| 1t is built of StrCator pressed brick, iron orna
mcnts, is GOXS0 as to ground dimensions; the
wall OF the lower story being plate glass, cigh-
teen in number GXl2 in size. The lower story is
II feet in height and is divided into three store
rooms and one elegant office Forbes ~ Geh
rings elegant store has been before written up
1t is now in running order the finest drug store
in Illinois outside Of Chicago SO far as we have
seen. 1t has hocn much improved since our last
mention 10y moving the prescription case back
from the center + the room. Fronting on Madi-
son st. is the '34 Tobacco House, avery elegant
store, onamencd hy beautifully carved black
walnut furniture, and provided with abundant
IcOnyem"uCrs for III" customers Of the house.
At niglu it is designated 10y II row Of colorcd
lights in either window. On LII Sale street is
the office room ul Phelps IL Curryca stock deal
ers, and K. W. Buchanan, insurance agent, very
neat and comfortable quarters. NeXl north of
them is an elegant room 2Ox4O feet, yet to be
rented
The second story is reached bv II foot entrance
on Madison St and 6-foot entrance on La Sale
street. The story i, - feet in height. 1t con
taius six suite, Of offices Of two rooms each. In
preparing these rooms Mr.. Wood could not be
surpassed They are large and airy, and each
suite is supplied with crate coal bins closets, wa
ter pipes, gas-everytnmg, even down TO such
little matters AS stick for raising and lowering
windows. The rOors are finished with ash and
dark pine or with honcy-locust aud ash or coffee
bean and ash which when varnished present Il
rich finish. The style of decoration is the fash
ionablc Eastakc. NJ H. and f. c. Swift, Blanch-
I 4.
Cook, Rugcr IL Ruger, have suits on this floor.
The room in the northeast corner will bc used as
Il cigar umuiactory in connection with the store
below.
But the Ottawa Guard, are pcrhap, the proud
est men occupying the building. They rent the
third story which has been arranged for their
own especial purpose. The ceiling Of their hall
is % feet from the floor. The room j. GoNGO feet;
at the north end it has two ante rooms l9' NJ
and l4ylOIt feet in size. 1t i entered from the
larger ante-roum or from the stairway direct. All
the woodwork is Of the same style a, in the
room, below. 1t /, splendid room and admira-
hy suited for it, purpose. It, floor i a ''-us-
pension" that the marching may not affect the
buildings walls; aud between il and the second
story ceiling ioi-t four inches Of mnriar,,O that
not a sound from above rcache, the occupants uf
the rooms below The hall Is reached hy an ST
stairway Of q beautiful pattern H. to ornamental
woodwork
Al thing, considerable block may he reckon
ed a. the hands pmc>t in the city. avd % .uhstan-
tal evidence uf Mr.. Woods belief iu The future
growth aud prosperity OF orr city.
Mr. Wood was his own contractor, and with
NJ J.LvlI al. assistant .urrriut,ulat all the de
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26
Another.
On Wednc

On Wednesday evening, oct 23d, at the residence
of the parents of the bride, by Rev. F. b. Nash,
Mr. W. II. SQUIRE and Miss l.. Z. PIERCE, both
of Ottawa. No cards
We've been expecting this announcement for
some time past. Mr.. S. has been taking an un-
usual interest in furniture and other household
and impcdimcnta. The wedding
was very pleasant one, without display and at
tended only 10y the intimate friends of both bride
and groom, from whom the bride received many
substantial evidences of regard. When the cere-
mony and the evenings advertisement were over,
they took up their residence in their Gown hired
house," and Squrcs seems to take the new ar
as much matter of course as though
he had been married for quarter of a century, cN-
ccpting that he is rather more enthusiastic on the
subject than the "old stagcrs' are said to be
generally. Long life to them and ripe and
prosperous old age.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26
ORITU AIRY.


The death Of John Y, \. Hoes, in this city, ON
Monday morning, was like removing one of the
old landmarks or razing Il cherished structure or
monument. He had come 20 Ottawa in 1886,
from Undertook y. Y, the home of Martin
Van Burcn, Of whom he was It nephew. Soon af-
ter lis arrival there was fierce local strife here
for 'hr ~cnator>hip between DR.. \. H. Rowland
and William Sudden, and each was running
ancwspapcr in his interest, Mr.. Hoes was en-
plolcd to edit the paper supporting DR.. Rowland.
The defeat of Howaud is no dctractiOn from the
ed orial ability Of Mr.. Hoes, for he was always Il
pungent writer, often since then we had oc-
casion 10 find out.
After the election, with which the publication
of the paper ceased, Mr. Hoes settled down in the
practice of the legal profession, to which he had
been thoroughly educated in New York; and in
1881 he was elected county Judge of probate,
holding the office four years. At the close of his
term, though continuing his practice at
toIncy, in company with his brother, Abraham
Hoes, IA brilliant young lawyer, who, but for his
early DEATH would soon have stood IS one Of the
lc- al magnatcs Of the statc,J he early became in
VOWED in real estate and other speculations and
enterprises, that for the last twenty-five years
he was hardly recognized aS legal practitioner.
He WAS, always known a exceptionally safe
and shrcwd as business adviser or operator,
and without fuss or even taking any serious
risks, succeeded in accumulatng handsome
competence He was markedly quiet and un-
dcmonstratiNc in hi. ways. but of a genial,
kindly nature, and not without goodly number
of warm personal friends.
The unusually large funeral cortegc that sc.
companicd his remains ON Wednesday to their
last resting place in Ottawa Cemetery attcsts the
hig esteem in which he was generally held n one
of our oldest citizens.
He was, we understand, about q years Of age
and leaves wife, married daughter Mrs. Ella
Peak residing at Green Bay and a son, f. A.
Hoes. residing at Lake City, Colorado.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26
HOME MATTERS.
Personal,


County treasurer Raymond has returned home
aft, Il few weeks launt among the Vermont
m,uI'yiuS,
.n.d Mrs, l.. Leland, jr, LEFT the city on
I'll day for their new home in Kansas
amatc of Denver Cob, is in the city He
vii 'ahly remain here during the winter
.. L. Lewis, son Of :. H. Lewis, Esq, was
an thc successful candidates for admission Ia
I'll, + Illinois, examined 10y the Appellate
Co Chicago on Monday.
d Mrs. John 5. Mitchell will rcmoys Ia
Ch next week, where most Of their children
ar, residing Mr.. VI. is one of our Oldest
set , having come here before the Black Hawk
WI hich he served rs volunteer.
Hard has SO far recovered from his ILL.,
ne. ., 20 be able to br at his Office again.
Joseph o. Glover was in the city on Wed.
ne attending the funeral of j. Y. \. Hoes.
/. Rising is confined to his bed by typhoid
lc, lie became seriously sick on last Satur.
da
lula Thornc has returned from an extend.
cd 81 to Chicago.
$ Willis has returned much improved
in al, from Niagara Falls, where she has
Dtl 'NulllS Inv piNt lth lh'hNHS'
-. Fay, Esq, is in the city.
jownsman, VIII Nash, now with the Ben
We 20 Grande railroad company's party, sur
We he grand canyon of the Arkansas river
In ''rn Colorado, is having sufficient adven-
tu One of the most decided was a fall by
wi nc was nearly cast over the rocks into the
riv Is the canyon is Il narrow defile with pre-.
ciI sides about 1000 feet in height, one nat
uri ,h,lddcrs when told of Mr. Ms escape.
He ,.r. n surveyor never loses his footing Il
see 7 line
\ 'incic Bushnell has returned to Chicago
Hull is recovering rapidly from his at
tao 'yphoid frvcr. On yesterday for the first
tin ucarly two weeks he was seen at the store
= Boltwood spent last Saturday at the geo
To-. , interesting regions Of Macon Creek in
Gl ! county. On the evening before he lee.
tu 4 Morris. Mention of the lecture is thus
M ~ the W9uld;
l." Roltwood'S lecture on "Prcparation for
Tc.,hng' last Friday ght deserves great praise
Al u't ninety, members Of the Normal School
and teacher, in the Public schools, were in at
tc, d'ucr, and showed their appreciation of Mr..
Be- ood's effort by the best of attention,
Clpt. NJ. \. Ward, of Sparta, Wis, is visiting
old friends in this city, once for many years his
homc.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Hapcman, who have been for
The past two weeks in New York and Philadcl-
phlu will be home on Monday.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26

1t is seldom a show of its worth comes to town
so modestly hcraldcd as did Kciscr's 'Ethescope
Years apo "Pcpper's Ghosts" in London created
a wonderful sensation, as they did fcN years
later in Chicago, and yet they were nothing more
nor less than what Prof. Kciser is now produc-
ing in Gcdncv'r block-ghosts as materiaIistc as
wood and stone as immatcra as air. Some of
the illusions presented are really marvellous since
we see not the machinery by which they are
made The entertainment consists Of dramas in
PRODUCING the ghosts, which are both beautiful
and ludcrous, Tcnnyson's "Tcmpcrance Dream
and the I" Haunted Dwelling" being an example
of each which are well worth seeing. The place
is Forbes u Gchring's old stand, ,.whcrc an cNhi.
bition is given each hour from > to . and from
to II r. NJ; admission II cents. See it.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26
H.. L.,


| The La Sale county Red Ribbon Club held a
convention in this city ON Friday last which was
largely attended President Blanchard, of La
Sale, presided and F, VI. Sapp, of Ottawa, acted
rs secretary. \ constitution was adopted, in which
is stated the object of the club to be to promote
total abstinence in La Sale county on the princl'
pies of the Red Ribbon reform movement the
other articles being chiefly matters of govern
ment. The most interesting part of the pro-
gramme consisted of reports from the various
clubs in the county. We condense;
ru-Mcmbcrship l00 club supports reading
room. The Womans c, T, Union supports Il
successful boys working club Of which mention
has been made heretofore.
Lostant-Membership 337,
Tonica-Membcrship go.
Marseillcs-Mc Membership 200 and over sup.
ports club room
Deer Membership, 100. ..
La Sale-Membcrship about 1900; supports a
reading and amusement room; lectures every
Sunday afternoon,
| Otter Creek-Membership AZ, over - years of
age.
Sencca-Membcrship, 800; supports a reading
room; has reduced the number OF saloons from
| l6 toS.
| Frcedom-Membership l70
| Ottawa-Membcrship about 1900; supports a
reading room; Young Ladies' Society has mem
bership Of 80 aud supports reading room contain
ing daily and IS weekly papers monthlies,
and l31 bound volumes, besides pamphlets,
Young Mems {. I. A. Society has II fine room in
Cheevcrs block.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resoly,d That the La Sale County Red Ribbon
Total Abstinence Union, in convention assem-
bled vote George Woodford delegate at large
Of our society and conventions.
Resoi,ed, That the La Sale County Red Ribbon
Total Abstinence Union, in convention assem-
bled tender a vote of thanks to the !. NJ I, |.
A. Society for the free use Of their rooms iol
holding this convention.
RcSol,td, That the hearty thanks of the mem
bers of this convention be rendered to the tenn
perance men and women Of Ottawa for the kind
" exercise of generous hospitality.
Officers Of the Club: q. l.. Blanchard, La Sale,
president; W. II. II. ioldridge, Tonica, first vice
president; G. VI. Armour La Sale, secretary;
w. L. Bowman Of Ottawa, treasurer
The next convention will be held in Peru on
the third Friday of November.
On Friday night n large and enthusiastic meet
ing was held in the Opera House.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26

The county has lost a faithful servant, and one
whose place they will find ii no easy matter to fill,
in the death of B. b. Arnold, warden of the
county asylum. He died on Monday of typhoid
fever, after sickness of about ten days.
Mr.. Arnold was Il native Of Virginia, born IN
1871 ana therefore at his death about 81 years Of
age IN 1851 he moved to Ohio, and soon after
wards was placed in charge of an institution
similar 10 our county asylum, at Wilmington, o.,
remaining in the position some fourteen years.
He then came to Illinois, and four years ago was
appointed warden OF the old county poor house,
succeeding to the same position, on its complc
tion, in our present county asylum.
puring his sickness a. indeed while in health
his constant eolictude was the welfare of the in
mates of the asylum. whose helpless condition
always called out his warmest sympathics and
made them the objects Of his tcnderest care. In
deed, whatever unpleasantncss (and there was
considerable of it, that took place between him
and the county authorities in regard to his ad-
mini,ration Of the county house arose from his
'mawki>h tenderness tas the supervisors were
prone to regard it for the poor creatures in his
care. whom our county legislators seemed rather
to look upon in the cold. hcartlcss light Of dol
lars and cents.
shortly before h> death, and when he realized
that his hour was at hand, hc called his family
around him, tenderly taking leave Of them, cx-
pressing hi> willingness, to 20, and confidence in
the redeeming efficacy OF a Saviours blood. He
leaves a wife and live children-thrce sons and
tvs Gauyhtcrs-all ui whom are of mature a-e.
4 Il.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26

On Wednesday, Oct. 23d, at the residence of the
brides parents, by the Rev. T. ID. Barclay Mr.
+. c. SWIFT, of this city, 20 Miss HELEN c.
VINCENT, of Kent, Conn.
And thus "Ted's" prediction for the east is
explained. We congratulate him most sincerely,
for who has not heard of the perfection of those
Connecticut girls and we can as cordially felici-
tate the bride on her happy choice of "a lord and
master" Mr.. Swift will be sadly missed by bach
elordom; but we forgive him since he proposes
to cast his lot with Ottawa, making this city his
future home.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26

The city of Ottawa has good reputation for
its humanity. 1t cries out against the barbarity
of La Sale county in not providing decent accom-
modations for It's criminals, and sheds barrels OF
salt. salt tears after every session of the board Of
supervisors for refusing to build a new Jail. Per
haps most of our humanitarians have not extract
ed the mote from their own optical organs. they
should make visit some evening full of "com-
plicated drunks" to the city calabOosc. Said in
stituton is composed of two rooms, about feet
in height, one serving as hallway or entrance
to the second. This hallway is about e by 10 it.,
has one cot and stove, and in it are usually con-
fined the females. The second is about 10 by II
and contains six hunks, for male prisoners. A
board petition divides the two. When locked up
there is no communication between the two, cX-
cept by word Of mouth. The pen is highly ed-
fying sight at times. Its inmates are generally
drunks. As there Is no watcr-closct, excepting a
common slop bucket in each room, the scene
when two or three men have been confined there
for an hour or so is more disgusting than de-
scrbablc. Though the women confined there
are rarely even quasi respectable, yet some con-
sideraon should be paid their sex for the seX's
sake, to say nothing of times when respectable
people may unfortunately bc compelled to inhab-
it it, A. to its cleanliness, the same words apply
toit as to the county jail: " 1t is as clean as the
nature of the beast will admit Now, since it
has come into possession of and holds good
title to the lately purchased lot, perhaps the city
which has been pining for 10. these many years
for "a Jail built on humanitarian principles, would
do well to relieve itself Of it, pcnt up " milk of
human kindness" by providing whitr-man's
pnlpl,a-p
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26
CalaliOOsc


Lc-hcft hloO-hOoming alo-honc;
All its lohuv.lcc companions
Ah-har fu-dch-hcd and gO.honc-'
Our country exchanges chronicle the fact that
the husks of the corn are thin this season, indi-
catve, say the old ladies' Of mild winter to come.
Becker and Riordan have pooled their issues.
Have you seen the cthcscOpe;
Perhaps Edison can invent policeman who
will suit all parties.
F. Rose is ccvatng the front Of his building
on main street.
j. Woods sale Of horses, &c, on next Tuesday
near Fair Grounds.
The First National Banks Presidents Office has
Just received a new floor.
Mr. Duncan McDougall- office in Gcdncy',
block has been improved by new plate glass win
dowe and handsomely pap"rcd walls.
1t la, been noticed that some of our red rib
bon men drcamily blow the froth of the unsu,-
pectiug glass of water before drinking Merely
force Of habit Of course.
Now that mosquitoes have crossed the StyX our
philosopher sums up his experience it'll them
by saving their worst characteristic il their long
soiiloQuv 10, to when aud where it had better set
tie down aud bite.
stock sale 10y J. Y. Duuaway on Wednesday in
Grand Ridge
See Prof Krommcrs card on 5th pag".
Walthcr'- new store, on Ia Sale Il, will be in
operation to-day Il will save host Of people
many step, To- bc able TO drop in on him there.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26

At the W,u1uI nluu Fair, Mr.. /. II. Tower
was awarded ur-t premium for the best general
ol oil or water painting on canvas or
paper. including porcelain pictures, landscapes,
photographs. finished, plain, in color India iuk
or crayon: second premium for Landscape paint
!u-, arst for sponge cake; first for ama'rrr col
lection of flower iu pots, foliage plaEts and @cra
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26
Boys suits very cheap ut NJ, sticfel " Co.'s.
triuOry Block.


The original building of the "hutchcr c2rner''
was built hy Alison Woodruff in about lS3i-a
little "SX9-cr," rs it was called--and used rs
post office, and afterwards as market house.
From Mr. W, Mr. j. Wood bought the claim to
the land, In 1889 It was made u two story affair
and used tin it burned by Magil rs II store. After
the fire the building lately torn down TO prepare
Tor the splendid Armory Block, was crected-in
1871 or lSi2. 1t was built Of solid oak tmbcrs,
timbcrs that seem never to rot Many time in
after years did the wish arisc oh, thnt il might
fall in, burn up, be struck hy lightning and what
not otherwise; but ii stood and dcied time like
the commandments delivered To Moses In the
Wilderness Like the old covenanters it never
wayercd, never changed its front, always keeping
its face to the enemy. Young generations
''blo0dy with spurring fiery red with haste" and
eager for change, came on scOng at it notwith-
standing it commanded rental Of $500 year,
but like the ancient patriarch it remembered its
worthy past and blanchcd not Now and then
the legend on ils frontispiece changed with time
but ii was always the same within. ........
'Iou may break you may shatter the vase if
you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it
still"
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26

NUNS; second for embroidered cushion on can
vass; first for carriage afghan. Mrs Aoner
Strawn was awarded second for embroidered
handkerchief and embroidered chcmsc yoke;
first on ladies' hood crochet; second for crochet
table set.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26

A vein of camel coal has been opened in the
Union Shaft La Sale, said To be fine for gas
making purposes. The Democrat has been using
it for some time past, it will he seen.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26

points in templar jurisprudence and reviewing
the workings Of the Grand Commandery and its
subordinate bodies during the past Masonlcyear,
Sir Knight f, II. Smith was also present at the
cnurlJVr
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26

Keep reliable friend always at hand such
DR. Bulls Cough Syrup has cmncntly proven it.
self to be. Thousands of testimonials Try It,
- Cts
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26
lfrn ~
FARM FIR SALE, I;

offer for sale the NE4 see y lown3 Rang" ~ uacrr-
This farm l. one of the hest Grand lupds Wei fenced
has huu and excellent cribs; about W acres uhdr p""
i2acrc hog lot 4 acres in pasture: large barn plenty Of
small fruit: acres of orchard running NirE AZ me year.
I,r,r,. reasonable SHERMAN LELAND.
Real Estate Agent
urtps BprTI House BLOCK.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26
arriHn

In St Andrews Church, Farm Ridge oct 9h, lss. by
the Rev. H. T. Hester, Mr.. JOHN T. ESNICk to Miss
LIZZIE CRAWFORD.
On the 9Th inst. the Ottawa House IN this city, BY v -
Weeks Esq. Mr.. JOSEPH DASINEN, Of Waltham. TO
Miss IUClE OLESON, of la sale.
the 18Th inst a the residence Of / iarImon Ma1s N
this civ. hv V. b. Weeks Esq, Mr.. john MAIlIN ui
Fall River. TO Mrs. MARY ENGLE, of south ottawa.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26

Go to NJ Stefel IL Co.'S and those 81 IS,
80 and Sl3 suits.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-26
DirO.

on the morning of the 18th inst, n her rcsdcnc" in S
city MARIA. wife of D. B Langley, Of typhoid lrN'r asa
y
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-10-17
The Ex.Empress Eugene.

1 have seen letter from Ems, which
gives this description of the ex-empress:
81 have just seen the ex-empress at
Ems. It is hard to understand how she
could have selected these springs. The
beautiful village Ems is, as it were, the
funeral monument of the Bonaparte
dynasty. She is accompanied by Duchess
de Mouchy and Marquis de Piennes. She
is clad in deep mourning. Hazard has
cruel ironies. In German spas each
house has its sign. The home Of the ex-
empress bears over its door L'Elysee-
the same name as the palace where the
future emperor wooed the future en-
press. When she reached Ems and
came out of the railway station the
throng, which contained people of all
nations, spontaneously took off their
hats. lido not believe the empress was
ever saluted with greater Difference and
deeper sympathy. Time, cares, SORROWS
and exile have done their work. Years
ago saw her on the beach at Trouville
with one of those long canes which she
had put in fashion and which gave to
the fine ladies of those days so fast a
look. She still carries a cane, but tits
not the light bamboo of old times; she
now carries a stout walking-stick, q
mans walking stick, on which she leans
as she walks along. could not, when
I saw her, help thinking of the broken,
violence-scarred walls of the Tuilleries-
majestic though in ruins. The day the
Countess de Pierrefonds Gas the ex.em-
press now styles herself) reached Ems
Prince George of Prussia called on her.
He repeated his visit the next day, and
during her whole stay at Ems he was
most attentive to her. He took care that
she should have at Ems something like
her old grandeur. He made the author
tiles and public functjonaries show her q
thousand oourtesies. The postmaster
ordered letter.carrier to attend to her
alone, and to carry her all letters for her
the instant the mails were opened. The
telegraph-master did the same thing.
The visitors, seeing these honors paid
her, became still more deferential.
Whenever she walked precedence was
given her, and she seemed very much
touched by this courtesy. 1 saw again
upon her lips the enchanting smile OF
happy days. "-Paris Letter.