The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-26
From Chicago.

CHICAGO, Jan. ~, 1910.
The people of Ottawa probably know nearly
as much of and about Chicago as GO 'hose
who live here, for every thing OF general inter-
est finds publication in the Chicago papers
which reach your city daily The 170"'e' as
representative of no political party, Is now
cbampioning the silver dollar OF our daddies
and is an advocate, in mild way, OF the Prcsi-
dent The Times is "A good newspaper, but
The common receptacle of al the slang, SANDER
and sensation which can be scoOped up from
Bridgeport to Lincoln park and from the lake
10 the broad prairlcs on the west The Inter-
Ocedn, with a name bequeathed TO it by the Ia
mented Scammon, indicating breadth and
scope which make men draw long breath
and wonder what is coming next. The Post,
Journal and NerS for twilight affairs are in
situations in their way, the former being now
in a state of transition from what it has been,
to what no one can tell, till it has passed IL
series of experiments in which it may nave
an opportunity of immolating upon the altar
of human sacrifices another volunteer news
paper idolator like Maj. Taylor, who by the
way once resided in our city.
The Jouraal God bless its wrinkIcd and
twisted old age, its mental and physical lniillni-
w. IS plodding along, under the impression
that it is a newspaper, with surplus Of conf
dence that silver reconciliation is dcluslon
and a snare; running purely from force OF
habit, or by acquired velocity, with the Ne'cs
sparkling with its local hits worrying its
emaciated old grandmother out Of patience and
selling, as it does for a cent, has run its circu
lation up to what it boastingly hcralds at the
top of its columns as about $4,000.
With all these arriving in our town it would
seem presumption in any one to think OF in
forming you of anything not therein contained
and yet it may be somewhat gratifying to your
readers to get picture from our own artist
ION the spot" Notwithstanding the fact that If
it was not drawn by one of the family ii
might be considered as consummatc daub AS
| am not a regular correspondent you Will of
course do me the favor to keep the name of
the writer most profound secret As | shall be
home again within twenty-four hours and am
not in the most remote degree ambitious in a
literary way. l am not going to pun any rail
road or hotel, for | paid my fare in the regular
way over the G. b. & G., and on arriving at a
hotel, the name of which shall not be men
toned for two very good reasons, list, don't
want to advertise it in the columns Of your
paper; and I'd, perhaps from the granger APP
pearance of my tall, lank physique and total
lack of baggage | was compelled to pay IN
advance and thercupon was on the point of
cjecting myself out of the door to hunt more
apprecative landlord, when, meeting friend
who was coming to this hotel for the same rea-
son that was about to seek another, we sat
down musing upon the cussedncss OF Chicago
landlords till a late hour, when we were in
formed by the "bouncing" corporal that we
must either go out of doors or to the captains
Office, we went to the latter and then to bed
Perhaps this may, after all, be an indirect
compliment to Chicago hotels, but ii has the
virtue of not being so intended This is about
the style of everything in Chicago, you must
pay as you go, and as every stranger is requir-
ed to keep going, he must be constantly pay
ing The fredericksburg patcntmprovemcnt-
Co. has opened business here, and if there is
a spot on earth where such corporation ought
TO find constant occupation it is in Chicago
Rev. II. W. b. is, find, expected here soon to
add momentum and influence to the affair by
The inspiring process he has invented, to secure
patent upon which he has recently filed Il
caveat in Brooklyn.
There is but little danger in Chicago, how
ever great the necessity may be, that the Hell
abolshing theory will attract many followers,
from the fact that the people here in their asso-
Citations with each other have become such
firm believers in the physical and moral ncccs
sity of that foreign country.
didn't intend in the outset 10 give you any
news nor to write about Chicago manutactur
crs, merchants, meeting houses, musicians
ministers or VI. DIS, and think success has
attended my efforts. will say, however, that
Lieb, the cX-county clerk, delivers lecture on
rings" &c tonight at McCormick's Hall
Horse Eddy takes the lecture field and opens
soon at Farwell Hall Then comes G. II. IIar
rs (Mr PretzeD at the same place with "jpst
for Meton Of a."
More anon, or next time | come up. W.