The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24
Table Talk,

And sought the comfort
That ice water grants
And spilled it over his bran new yachting pants.
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jolly young girl from Berea
Declared that she never did see
Young man from the Hub"
Whom she didn't call "bub,'
And they always responded. "oh dc.ah"
Ottawa subscribers to the D--t feel more
usual satisfaction in knowing their money sup
ports blackguard whose sole aim in life is to
cover them with slime.
A Streator party started last week for trip in
Canada Returned tourists to Ashland, Wis, re-
port that a delightful summer land" abound
ing in fine camping ground and splendid trout
fishing. Northern Michigan, also, on the Grand
Rapids e. Indiana X. r. presents a host OF attrac-
tons in the way Of sporting grounds. Here the
trout and grayling fishing is pronounced superb
and camping spots numerous and attactive. Both
the Wisconsin Central and G. r. & l. roads send
free beautiful descriptive pamphlets. The ex-
penses seem to be light-compared with the
FUN" to he had.
nc MeHuOtd DIdho UtHu Will SNO iiSS i""h
concerts in various parts of that city-whcreyer
lawns are placed at their disposal by private cit
liens. Here is an idea our local musical orga-
nizations would do well to initiate. Such con-
certs, or coscerts at our parks, would add great
ly to the pleasures of midsummer; and would
not occasion great amount of work or expense.
Some of the enumerators are mad because we
said they did slouchy work by not putting the
totals of names on their books; andreply by say
ing they didn't have to" and didn't get enough
pay for their work. All Of which may be true.
But it strikes us that every enumerator should
have had interest enough in the matter to figure
up how many names he had recorded for his
own qualification. Four or five strokes of the
pen would then have pat the sum on the book
cover. We must say number showed their
sense of ncatness by doing SO. May their shad
ow's never grow less.
Our old friend DR.. James Adair, now Of Men
dota, is circulating for signatures petition in
that neighborhood, asking the presidential can
didates to hold Joint discussions. Very good. We
suggest questions: "The merits of the 5000
De Golyer brief"
The mayor of La Sale ordered the saloons Of
that city closed at 1030 p. NJ. until 5 A. NJ. dur
ing the week and "A hours on Sunday. There is
a weepin' and wailn' most terrible through
out the whole town. The saloonis.s' organ says
" the people" were forced to go to Peru every
business place in the city being closed 1t is es-
timated that not less than $500, which would
have circulated here went to that town. There
is no doubt that La Sale will lose thousands of
dollars during the races if this order is kept up.
Hundreds of strangers who come here with only
A view of spending their money and having a
harmless pleasant time will leave their wealth |
outside Of here, to the no small detriment of
La Sale is Il large town and takes
broad views of things!
The FREE TRADER has not been hard on Sun
lay liquor sellers, believing that an evil which !
listurbs no one is hardly an evil, especially when
he suppression of it makes perpetual uproar.
But Sunday liquor sellers should be decent about
heir infractions of the law; and not snap the
myers of defiance in the face of liberation. And
10 when a saloon-keeper on principal thoroug-
are to and from the churches, keeps his front
loor wide open, gas blazing and allows a crowd
If beer drinkers to jingle glasses and have jol-
y time to the scandal of church going people, it
S about time this man at least should be set
own on.
Benjamin Goldberg, of Davenport, the name
las dazzling sound about itD was around
own last week and part Of this week, making
n effort to purchase the mineral spring proper
y and Mr. j. f. Porter's lot on the west for the
purpose of improving the same "Prccs didn't
uit.
Our friend Hammond Is especially ANNOYED
hat these springs are not properly improved for
he entertainment of visitors; for having made
ottawa his home, so far as a traveller may be said
0 have home anywhere, he is anxious TO see
er present all she has attractive. He argues in
his wise let the springs be made attractive,
DAD laid out up the Illinois river and other prep
rations made for guests during the summer
lonhs, and there is no reason why the town
ould not be filled with guests from "The City"
he railroads would be glad to run excursion
rains and do advertising. Mr.. st. John, Of the
,ock Island Route, at least would gladly run
uch train every Saturday. In Mr.. II 5 estima-
on the natural surroundings of the spring
re much better than at Waukesha, (where
.rge crowds spend Sunday, and taken in con
ectien with the river scenery Deer Park
tarved Rock, the Canons &c, offers attractions
eyond any other city within an equally access-
lie distance from Chicago. ,
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There seems much good sense in Mr. H. g ides
nd in this view of the case, it is unfortu-
ate that Mr.. Goldberg was allowed to go away
ithcut buying the property, if it is true that he
roposed to build small but beautiful hotel on A
lie ground and improve the surroundings as
lev should be; for there IL little reason to be-