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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25


who will receive calls OF Jan. |. 1881. Names
should be handed in by next Friday noon, II
possible
Personal.
JonDAN.-Morrs Heuld: 'Mr. Brose Jordan
is now on the road in the Interest OF Parlin &
Orendorn, Plow Company, OF Canton, Ill. He
Will return here IN the spring to occupy his for
mer position with W. A. Jordan"
PORTER. The Read Oak, H., Express gives Us
the welcome information that our former towns
man, b, 8. Porter, and his son, who left Ottawa
only q short time siuce, have, as carriage max
ers, already built up paying business, which is
increasing at such a rate Us to necessitate an
addition TO their already extensive baildng."
HAMMOND The Oswego, n. Y, Palladium,
announces the death, on the 18th, at the age OF
70 years, of James Hammond, father Of our well
known occasional correspondent" j. ID. Ham,
mond. His son, John D., arrived there only in
time to tend the funeral services.
HARRIs.-Dr. j. o. Harris, OF Ottawa, is the |.
D, o; F: official Instructor for La Sale, Grundy
ond Will counties.
PoRrER-Mrs. Geo. r. Porter has gone to
Bloomington for fortnight's visit.
JoRDAN.-Miss Kate Jordan, Of Morris. made
her Ottawa friends visit this week, returning,
with Miss Lizzie Shuler in time to take IN the
event of the season. at Morris, the ball of the
Eagle Hose Co., No l, given on last evening.
MCPHERSON. Rev. Mr.. Mcpherson, OF the
Baptist church, has been able this week to sit
up for a few minutes daily.
HoME.-E. p. Hathaway and Norman Hins-
dale rest from their University OF Michigan
labors at home in Ottawa.
CHANDLER.--Miss a. NJ. Chandler will spend
the holidays at home in Codwater, Mich.
GONG. Miss Lothc Clark and Miss Kate D.
Jordan give an entertainment at Streator soon.
OsMAN.-Mr Moses Osman, who spent the
past season in Minnesota, favors us this week
with an interesting and valuable article on the
Red River Valley" which will be found on an
other page.
HULl.-IIorace Hull is home for the holidays.
LEAIiY.-Francis Leahy, who carried off the
honors OF the young men OF Ottawa who were
examined by the Appellate Court on Wednesday
last, has received good offer If he will consent
to settle in Toledo, the county seat Of Tama
county, Iowa. Mr.. Leahy has a farm near that
place. and thinks there is good opening there
for one in the legal profession. Frank stood
fifth in a class Of thirty four Two OF those who
stood higher than he are from the Office Of Mr..
Hughes, who was chief of the examining com,
mittee, and on this account were accustomed to
that gentlemaR's questions. Four OF the thirty
four competitors were ''plucked," as they call 1t.
Mr.. Leahy is one of the best law students Ottawa
has produced for some yeers, and whether he
goes west or remains here he has the best
wishes Of host Of friends
PRoBAsCo.-Samuel Probasco, now OF Iowa,
formerly of Brooktied tp., is in La Sslls county
for short visit.
RIoRDAN.-Mr. and Mrs. NJ. X. Rordsn buried
their infant son on Wednesday last. His age
was but seven weeks
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25

DEATH OF AN OLD sETTLER.-We read with
deep pain, in the Streator Aonitor-In.iez OF Sat
urday, an account Of the death. through dis
tressing accident, OF Christian Wagner, an old
and widely known citizen of this county, highly
esteemed by all who enjoyed his acquaintance.
He had been In Streator the Mon.-fn6 states,
during Thursday, and towards evening started
home in his wagon, and when about 81 miles
from town, in some way fell to the ground, the
wheels passing over the upper part Of his body.
William Bragg, passing that way soon after
ward, found him lying in the road unconscious,
and picked him up and took him home. Medical
aid was summoned, but he was found TO have re-
ceived serious internal injuries, and after lying
unconscious until Friday night he died. He
had been . resident of La Sale county for over
thirty years, and during that time had been jus
tice, supervisor, and held other positions Of
trust He was man somewhat given at times
TO drink, but aside from that WAS one OF the best
of men, open.hearted, generous, and overflow
ing with the milk of human kindness" He
must have been in the neighborhood Of sixty
years of age. He owned a good farm, and We
suppose leaves his family In comfortable cir.
| cunstances.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25

A democrat IN Washington struck very near
the bulls eye when, speaking of McCook's
Grant bill, he said: 1--WE democrats think
that the republican campaign orators should
be paid from the republican campaign fund.
Mr. Hayes iancied he was getting his party
off pretty cheaply when he recommended thai
captain generally, but the beneficiary will
have to wait another year at least
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25

About the maddest people on the continent
are the hotel and soloon keepers of Columbus,
Ohio, over the withdrawal of Gov. Foster from
the senatorial race in favor of John Sherman
Wet groceries are especially profitable in q
proh!bltory state like OHIO under the enor,
mous consumption that promised to attend so
heated senatorial contest as that would have
been between Foster and Sherman
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25
Intense excitement prevailed at Plymouth,

Intense excitement prevailed at Plymouth,
Wis, last Sunday, arising out of the fact that
the night before an attemptwas made to wreck
a tram on the Wisconsin Central railroad, a
little north of that place, evidently for the pur
pose of plumber. Distractions were placed GU
the track to wreck the express train, but for
tunatcly wild freight train came along In ad
vance, the engine Of which was ditched. A
brakeman who had been paid that day, was
sent back to flag the approaching express and
was stopped by three mutiled men and rob
bed of his pay. 1t Is not certain but the
wreckers intended to rob the pay-car, although
their designs may have been connected with
the express train.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25

While in this "phalllc age" DIR. DE Witt
Talmage has thus far slngularly escaped any
charge or imputatlon of Bcecherism, it is an
nounced that he is about to be arraigned be-
fore the Brooklyn Presbytery on charge of
perjury, and that the documentary evidence
against him is quite conclusive.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25

1t is stated IN the papers that Gen. Schenck
Of Ohio, who had been so far gone with
Brlghts disease of the kidneys that his life
was deSpaired of, has been completely cured
by living two or three years solely on skim
meu milk If he should patent the discovery
he might make more out Of 1t than he did out
of his work on draw poker or his Emma Mine
sncCulatiOn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25

A national bank was organized at La Sale
on Tuesday with a capital Of 100000, under
the title of The La Sale National Bank
The officers are: Isaac Ii. Norris president
Geo, NJ. Murphy vice president, W. Glcim
Reeve cashier, and 1. II. Norris, G. M. Muir
ply, Tracy Reeve, NJ. Byrne, Adolph Wer
theim and William Mitchell directors.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25

A passenger train on railroad in North
Carolina, between Shelby and Charlotte on
Wednesday went through trestle falling &c
feet. OF the nine passengers on board SIN
were crushed to death, and another being
caught in the debris, which soon took fire, was
burned to death. The conductor, IA few hours
after the accident, was found in the woods un
hurt but ravlng maniac!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25

The steamer riverside, from Swansea, Wales
arrived at Boston on Monday of last week with
a cargo of 91S tons OF anthracite coal, the frs
ever shipped from Great Britain to this coun
try. The coal is brought over IN ballast, and
at the present prices of Pennsylvania coal in
Boston was sold at profit to the shippers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25

The venerable Hooper Crews the well
known Methodist divine, died at his home in
Oregon, ILL.,, on the 18th inst, He had Joined
the kentucky conference in 1929 and had dc,
voted half century to Christian work, mostly
in Northern Illinois.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25

The Pekin "Glucose" works, IN reference to
which such high hopes were entertained, have
"kinder soured" on the stockholders. The
main trouble seems to be to get q supcrinten.
dent who understands the business of turning
corn into sugar, and 1t is limited that in their
despair the managers may turn it into another
huge distillerY.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25

A large number of ties were on Sunday
night placed on the track OF the Burlington
road, near Leland, evidently with the inten-
ton OF wrccking the night express gong to
Chicago; but brakeman on . freight train
discovered the plot.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25
rEUTONIC THUNDER.

We own to fancy for fine writing, and that
of our German contemporary of the HerOld quite
dazes u.s. when, in that magnificent dction of
which the Teutonic lingo Is so capable, he
compares the senior of the FREE TRADER to
Jupiter seated on high Olympus Illuminating
with lightning accomplishments his extermin-
ating bulls" CD against Arnold and the Her.
old, &c, &c But aside from its gorgeousness,
this unique llngual outburst is singularly de-.
void Of meat The only point made IN de.
Tense Of Mr.. Arnold is, that whereas the FREE
TRADER said he kept clerk, whom the county
paid 81 GAO year for his service, mainly en-
ployed in making abstracts, the fees for which
Mr. Arnold wholly appropriated to himself,
the HeroM asserts that the aforesaid clerk gets
but 5000 year and is employed but half "
his time on that work. Besides, says the Her
old, when, year ago, it was proposed in the
Board of Supervisors to increase the Recor.
der's salary, it was objected to on the ground
that the Recorder enjoyed important "per-
quisites" in the matter of making abstracts,
the Board thus endorsing that sort OF perquis.
ties on the part of the Recorder as legitimate
But did the Board at the same time intimate
that il was also Legitimate" for the Recorder
to take clerk to whom the county paid lib
eral salary away from its work and keep HIM
engaged on making abstracts for Mr. Record.
er's individual benefit? If such was the inten-
ton of the supervisors, then VIC admit Mr.. Ar.
mold was faulted wrongiully and the Jupiter
Of the FREE TRADER from his high Olym-
pus" may find occasion hereafter to illuminate
his "bulls"! against the Supervisors instead
of the meek and innocent Recorder
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25

Gov. FOSTER, Of Ohio,-the sweet. scented
Calico Charley"-exhbits renewedly his
amabilIty towards John Sherman in way
that ecipses hls kindness in paying the 81
700 hotel bills incurred by the latter during
the Chicago convention. Charley had set his
heart on Thurman's seat in the L. s. Senate
He Not only paid John Sherman's Chicago
bills, but spent piles of money besides and
whole tornadoes OF wind to carry the Ohio
election last October and thus secure the legls.
lature; and the party leaders knowing his as
piraiions gave him every encouragement and
bled HIM without mercy. But now comes
John Sherman and tells Charley, in his impe-
rious way, that he wants that seat In the Sen.
ate himself. Charley says You can't have it
a majority of the republicans IN the legisla.
ture are pledged for me-" "Oh, is that your
lay" says John. VERY well then we'll have
q fight" Now nothing could be more por-
tcntOus to the welfare Of the country, to say
nothing of the peace and unity of the great re.
publican party, than a quarrel among the I'm.
maculate stalwart statesmen of OHIO. The very
thought of 1t is enough to send chill down
every true radicals back. So Charley is piled
with. letters-tirst from Speaker Cowgirl, of the
last Ohio legislature; then from G.. X. Nash,
chairman OF the republican state committee,
and then from a swarm of lesser lights-all
piteously begging him not to dream of such a
thing as engaging in battle royal for the
senatorship with John Sherman. Charley re.
plies that he certainly cant see" what danger
to the future welfare of he party could come
from such struggle, even should he succeed
In laying John OUT" but as his friends" evi.
IDENTIFY want John and not him to 90 to the
senate he won't put them TO the torture OF
I holding them TO their own CALLING pledges
and consents ruefully to step down and out
Oh the amiability and self sacrificing spirit OF
these Ohio statesman is something inexpressl.
IDLY beautiful TO contemplate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25

President Hayes, says the Chicago Times,
will 90 down IN history as the happy man
who reformed the civil service every time he
wrote an annual message to congress, and de.
bauched 1t by the wholesale appointment OF
returning board thieves aud Ohio favorltes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25
What We shall Have.

There will be nothing at the Opera Hous,
next week; but Oh January Sd the old favorite
Milton Mobiles and his excellent comedy com
pany will give Mobiles new play 1.-THE Man Of
the Peope"-never yet played here.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25
AMUSEM ENTS.
What We Have Had ,

Anthony Il Ellis's "Uncle Toms CABIN was
given TO an immense house on "Wednesday eve
ming. The audience appeared very well salts
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25
HOME MATTERS.


The FREE TRADER, appearing next week on
New Years day, will take pleasure In publishing
for the use Of the gentlemen, the names Of ladies
who will receive calls of Jan. |. 1881. Names
should be handed in by next Friday noon, II
possible.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-25

reports represent the market as in the hig hest
degree panicky, with the bulls retreating in
the widest fright before the aggressive bears
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-23

Dispatch to the New York World.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30.-Apropos
of the announcement in to-days World
of the names of the bankers composing
the syndicate which is to advance
$40, 100000 with which to complete the
entire line of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, brief glance at
the present state of the road and its
future prospects will not be out of
place. The company operated last
year 100 miles. During the present
year the Castleton branch to Goose
river, 49, miles, has been completed;
on the Missouri division of 217 miles
track has been laid for l75 miles, and
the territorial line of Dakota was
crossed a few days ago, as was re-
ported in the World. Work on the
Pen d'Oreille division of 209 miles is
going on rapidly, though there is lit
tie delay just now for want of ties, but
the rails are all there, and it is eX-
pected that the division will be fin
ished this year. Twelve miles will
also be built on the Columbia river
division, between AinswOrth and Wal
lula, so that there will be an addition
to the mileage this year of 4S19 miles,
making a total of l2O3I miles. The
gap between the Missouri and Pen
d. d'Oreille divisions is $40 miles. There
is also to be built the Wisconsin di-
vision, from Thompson junction to
Lake Superior on the Montreal river,
there to connect with the proposed
line to the straits of Mackinac and the
Columbia division to Portland, Ogn.
a bridge must Also be built over the
Missouri river, the cost of which is
placed at SS00,0O0. From the engi-
neers' estimates it is thought that
forty million dollars will prove more
than enough to complete all these
lines. AS the company has now COM
pleted road enough upon which to is
sue the entire amount of the bonds
that are to be sold during the first year,
work on three divisions of the line will
begin simultaneously. The advance
guard is now grubbing the line on the
Montreal division. The surveyors are
locating the line on the Yellowstone
division of 420 miles, and work will
soon begin on the Cascade division on
the Pacific coast. The company has
recently placed contracts for $1,000
tons of steel rails-l5,000 with the
Cleveland Rolling Mills, 10000 with
the Pennsylvania Steel Works, and
10, 900 with the Bethlehem Iron Works.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works are
building II locomotives, and the De-
troit Car Works are getting out an or
der for 80 box, freight, ore and cattle
cars. The expectation now is that the
company will be able to complete a
mile day at least thecoming year.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-23
a witty Reply.

The late Rev. George Trask, the tenn
perance and anti-tobacco lecturer, was
one of the extreme men. But in one
instance he had wit enough to work
himself out of dilemma into which
his eXtrava CANT statements had
brought him.
AT one time he addressed large and
attentive audience, and among other
things, said in his lecture that no man
habitually using tobacco and whiskey
could expect to live more than five or
six years after beginning to use them.
And so earnest and positive was he
i'm his address, and so attentive his au-
dience, that at its close he confidently
challenged any reply, and invited any
questions on the subject. After mo-
ment's silence IA man rose and said:
~ like what you have said, Mr..
Trask, but l would like to ask one
question.
zone of my neighbors is an old man,
some seventy-five years old, and he
has used tobacco and whiskey-all he
could get-ever since he was thirty
five years old. How do you reconcile
that with what you said, that man
using both tobacco and whiskey
couldn't live more than five or six
years."
Mr.. Trask was somewhat startled,
and, to gain time for collecting his
thoughts, began asking some ques-
tions.
GLOW old did you say this man was?"
"Some seventy-tive years."
And he has been using both tobacco
and whiskey ever since he was thirty
fve"'
ayes. using them constantly and
freely
"Well, what kind of a man is he?
Does he seem to take much interest
in business, or in anything that is go-
ing on?' -.
"Wa'al, no, l don't think he does"
"Does he seem to love anybody"
.'Wa'al, no."
''Does he seem to hate anybody"
"No, | don't think he does; he seems
sort Of Indifferent To everything"
."Well,r said Mr.. rrask, who had
by this time gathered up his wits,
"your old man has evidently been
dead for some forty years, and the only
mistake you've made is that you did
not bury him."
Amid the shouts Of laughter that
rose upon the answer the audience
broke up, and Mr.. Trask was relieved.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-23

A Bold PANTHER.-Several days
ago a panther invaded the chicken
house Of Mr.; Knighton just above the
Scappoose bridge, and consumed a
number OF hens. Being unmolested,
he returned next night and finished
the last bird on the roost. In the
morning after daylight when the chill
dren went out to get wood. they were
pursued by this bold animal, and barely
escaped inside the house. This was
too much, so the services ofJohn Lam
berson and his hounds were called in,
and the ferocious beast was soon treed
and slain. Columbian.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-23
1851.
Harper's Magazine.
RATED.

studying the subject effectively and from
the educational point of view-seeking to
provid. that which, taken altogether, viii be
of the most service To the largest number-I
long ago concluded that, if | could have but
one work for a public library, | would select
Complete set OF llarper's Monthly.-CHARLEs
FRlNCIs ADAMS, jr.
Its contents are contributed by the most
eminent authors and artists OF Europe and
America while the long experience of its pub
fishers has made them thoroughly conversant
with the desires of the public, which they will
spare no effort to crafty.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-23

Olympia is now the headquarters
from which most of the oyster supply
of the coast is shipped, but the near flu
ture will see this at an end. The ma
tural beds are nearly stripped, and lit
tie or no efforts toward planting for fu-
ture supply are made. Nodoubt there
will be plenty for home consumption,
but Olympia oysters will soon be al
most unknown abroad. Already the
local price is nearly doubled. Part of
this is the result of imperfect legisla-
tiOn, but most OF it is caused by an un-
healthy competition that has resulted
in "killing the goose that laid the
golden egg" In a few years when
capital shall have become engaged in
planting and gathering oysters sys-
tematically the trade will be large and
lucrative, for there is "A vast eXpanse
of sheltered inlets, admirably adapted
for the purpose, all about the headwa-
ters of the Sound, but, for the present,
the business is practically at an end,
after this season.-Otympid Courier.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-23
Newspaper Decisions.

1. Any person who takes paper regularly r.,
from the post-oliice whether directed IN his
name or another's, or whether he mas SUD-
scribed or not-is responsible for payment.
he must pay all arrears, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, and
then collect the whole amount, whether the
napcr is taken from the Office or not.
s. The courts have decided that refusing TO
AXE newspapers and periodicals from the posi-,
office or removing and leaving them uncalled
for. is prima facia evidence of Intentional
fraud.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-23
THE INDEPENDENT

Is Published every Thursday.
J J. BEESON EDITOR.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-23
NUMBER 18.


The large owl recently captured
alive by George Wallace has been
turned to good account. After the
birds wings had been clipped, to pre-
vent it from flying away, it took up.
its quarters in the woodshed. Here,
in the still vigils of the night, when
rat-terriers and eats are asleep, his
owlship keeps sharp lookout for ro-
dents. Whenever one ventures out of
his hole, the owl darts down on him.
Last Saturday morning five large rats
lay dead in the yard, the work of the
night previous, and hardly night
passes but what one or more rats fall
ii prey to this indefatigabe midnight
sentinel. His prompt and vigorous
action i'll an engagement of this kind
was witnessed the othe day by several
persons. The owl sat on pile of
bark, blinking in his stupid way, and
with feathers spread in all directions,
giving him the appearance of enjoy
ing a comfortable attitude. Some
grain had been thrown about the yard,
near the rat holes, and tempted big
black rat to emerge from his security
and approach within reaching distance
of the owl. No sooner did the latter
observe him than he drew his feathers
in close to his body, and so reduced
the bulk of his form, in order not to
attract attention of the rat any more
than possible The rat approaching
still closer the owl lit upon him from
above like u shot and sunk his talons
from side to side through the body of
its victim, which screamed and soon
died. d.-I0cOniu Ledger.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-23

Twenty-Five murders were commit
ted in San Francisco during the past
twelve month, the perpetrators of
which are still unhung and likely to
remain so. The press of that city is
calling loudly for measures to stay the
carnival of crime. The people of san
Francisco stopped crime very etfectu-
ally twenty-five years ago.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-23
TIME TABLE
OF the
VANCOUVER FERRY.

Boatsleavcs the Washington side at 7:45 A.
NJ, $50, 9;30 l0.30 and II 80 A. NJ In the
afternoon leaves at | o'clock, 80, 2:30, $50
4:30and $50.
Boat leaves the Oregon side at the even
hour, except 80 p. NJ, last boat leaving at 6
O'Clock. FOSTER 8 xO0Ax.
Proprictors.