The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-18

| HOW lney up our VuLlb,
At the picnic meath the willows in the glen!
| How they seem to take delight in
| The obnoxious sport OF hltln'
| lndcfensible and modest gentlemen.
| The La Sale Press ought to take something
for them. They're serious when they get as bad
Us this "As work on the new structure which
is TO the county rs court house progresses,
the terrible mistake in locating IT In the old,
cramped court house square becomes pre-emi-
nent. Ottawa folks themselves admit this, though
few months ago no one could allude to the err
ror about to be committed without mortally Of
Tending an Ottawa editor. Now let the ofilcious
ones 70 on. Let the fool suffer for his own folly.
One OF the beautiful attributes Of this court house
folly is that the county will pay $4,000 to $l5,
600 for rent Of offices and salaries OF watchnen,
whereas, half the sum added to that paid for the
Jail site, could have purchased suitable and gu
peror location for court house and jail together,
and meantime the old rat-trap would have an
swered all purposes. However, 1t is not our fun.
eral. Let them 20 on. Let the CALLED jade
VINCE"
Mr.. Vennor, the alleged Canadian meteoro-
logical clairvoyant, gives the following forecast
Of the weather for June: Cool and cloudy gen.
orally, with frequent rainfalls, up to the 9th or
about the 18th or Sth; 10th, 18th and 18th, storm
period, with muggy weather, hail and thunder
storms; 18th and 14th, fair summer weather,
with cool nights 18th to 18th, cool, unsettled
weather, and showeiy; 10Th and goth, warmer,
Increasing heat up to the 25th; 18th to 2Sth,
storm period, sultry weather; Goth to 30th cool.
er. The foregoing forecast will probably hold
good for large portion OF the United States"
You know show il is yourself" for the first II
days.
Glass has not changed in any particular. Trade
Is unsettled, with prices Arm and tending high
er. - Weekly trade telegram in Chicago Times.
There Is plenty of room for more companies In
Ottawa; and DR.. Harris can give information to
men meaning business Of offers made by proper
ty owners In this city and the railroads. Now Is
the time to develop this industry here. Let one
or two more factories be built, and centre will
be formed so strong that it's centripetal force
will draw TO itself others from abroad. The re-
corder's index book and bank statements show
there Is lots OF idle money here; now is the time
To use II.
We are told our old and esteemed friend Mr.
NJ II. Prescott is in Ottawa to solicit capital for
a cotton mill at Waco, Texas. We don't know
what success he is meeting with; but it is sug
gcsted If there Is spare Ottawa capital to invest
there are abundant places right here ut home
where 1t can be put to the advantage OF both Its
owners and the city. The history OF Ottawa men
has shown that II the capital spent by rich men
outside OF Ottawa had been invested at home,
where they made 1t, its possessors would be much
richer men to-day. Not, however, that we ques
ton Mr.. Prescott or his project we simply OBJ
ject to the principle Of sending away our money
to build up factories in other places.
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The city treasury Is flush of money now.
Twenty one saloon keepers having each paid In
$500, making 81, 800 in al. Besides this amount
is about SIC, 900 that was on hand when this was
paid in Streator has between $4,000 and 1900
In her-no, not her-its-thats the word-its
breeches pockct.-Strdtor Free Press.
When Streator can have just 81 more saloons
than she needs by a $500 license and Seneca
has full implement at $500 license, and Joliet
Aurora, Elgin, and every other decent town in
the state charges from $500 to 5000, what kind OF
apology can Ottawa offer for brutalzing the sa.
loon business by granting licenses 10 everybody
for the pitful sum OF SOY II the business is Il
mertorious one, why charge any licenseg But
II, as most peop'c hold IL is an unavoidable evil,
why not raise II TO at least quasi responsibility
by making it decently expensive.
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The pilgrimages TO Deer Park and other points
of In terest In this neighborhood have begun In
earnest. Mr.. Standford at the Deer Park Lodge
seems TO have everything in better shape than
ever this year. and Is winning golden opinions
from visitors.
The warm weather OF the week has stirred up
the summer campers. The Mosquito Camp"
party are getting mess-chest built, and busting
off other utensils, preparatory to the annual raid
on Suachwinc Lake.
Norman VS.. Clydesdaie.
EDITORS FREE TRADER: We shall ask you
for but small space in your issue of this week
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