The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-21
Utica.

On SUNDAY last Notwithstanding the rain
which had been falling in heavy showers or
light irizzles all morning and afternoon until
nearly four O'Clock, a very large audience as
semhled at Clark's hall at the hour named and
were entertained with excellent music by the
choir of the red ribbon club of that locality.
The hall is one of the largest and best seated
and most elegantly finished internally in the
county save the opera houses of Ottawa and
La Sale. The room is handsome in appear
ance. Over the stage on the lear wall, IN well
formed letters made of evcrgreens by the def
fingers Of Utica's fair daughters and put up
by Mr.. w. L. Armstrong, is the legend, 1.-The
Red Ribbon Speaks to ALL On the opposite
wall over the entrance, the words, similarly
made, "Temperance--,hc Watchword of Our
Homes" On the north side: "Welcome," and
on the south: Fidelity" and wrcathes of
stars and circles are elsewhere about the room.
The hall is neat and clean, we'll lighted and
freely ventilated.
The choir consists of Edward Smith leader,
Minnie Irwin organist, and Mrs. Taylor, Mat,
tie Griffin, Mrs. Hazel, and Joseph Owen
They having handsomely acquitted themselves
we attempted to entertain the audience with
an address. This was followed by more mu-
sic and remarks by President Donaldson, com.
plimentary of the speakers effort and the en-
thusiasm of the large audience present, com.
ing out in such numbers in the storm
The club il in flourishing condition and
is doing good in this enterprising village.
There are but three saloons in the place and
they are almost entirely supported by country
custom, It IS fact that the people OF Utica,
business men and laborers, do not take much
of the flowing bowl" They steer clear Of
the saloons and save their time and money for
better purposes than whisky affords This
excellent result: the sobrietv of the residents
of CtiCa-S due TO the red ribbon movement
and nearly all of the prominent citizens are
also leaders in the temperance cause 4 val
liable adj unCt to the temperance of the people
and a restraining effect upon those who visit
the town is the numerous public drinking
places where an abundance of pure wafer
natures clear, sparkling, health. cnsuring bev-
erage-flows IN generous streams night and
day. The farmer who has driven over miles
OF dusty roads and become heated by broil-
inc sun, finds clear, cool water abundant eve.
rywhcre, and he doe, not now As formerly Wis
1t the nearest saloon to qucnch his thirst with
beer or It's more fiery halfbrother "chaIn
lightning" III liquid form. Beer and liquor
do not allay thirst nor relieve the parchcd
throat, but aggravate and increase and ntensi-
ty the desire for drink. Hence it is that a
man who enters saloon 70 satisfy the demands
Of the palate and throat tor water--a necessity
of life drinks beer or something worse and
in a few minutes another and another glass
until he becomes intoxicated: remains all day
in town on spree; neglccts his business
spend, his time and money foolishly; leaves
hi, poor team starving and without water, and
goes home IN state of stupid drunkenness to
repent the next day or two with sick head
that frs, glass of beer
Business men and .aborcrs find pure and
cool water on the way 10 ami from their stores,
shops and places Of work and no lager have
reason or even aa excuse for drinking liquor
of q strong nature
Utica has a. pure water a. nature ever pre-
pared. At the depth of 81 feet from the sur
face Is o VEN OF clear, sparkling water which
flows far above ground when tapped, and be
sides there are two deep artcsian wells, water
from which is carried in pipes all about town
supplying the delicious DRINK Ia houses and
public drinking places and large watering
trough for teams in the public square in the
middle of the village The arcsian well near
the depot when first tubcd was boxed and the
flow of water measured II delivers water at
the rate OF 80 ga!lunz pr minute and threw
e stream t6rtg-f,, feet above the ground,
performance equalicd h no crarteSian we'll
in this country.
We have devoted 20 much space 10 the Wa
ter supply Of Utica because water l. proper in
the temperance cause.-The true autidUte Of
whisky and the only beverage intended for
man as well as the animal creation and the
fishes and every vegetable that grows except
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