The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-13


is decidedly averse to the labor of keeping tn,
evidently; otherwise he would prepare recep
tafle for the large amount Of oiial the camper
necessarily produce. If Mr.. Grubbs would kecI
up the good record of the lake, and have II ii
fo' the increasing crowd Of guests who would
Wilt the place. 1t ia imperative that he look lit
tie mere after the sanitary condition of the prop
cry he controls, or his business is ruined
| Last week the FREE TRADER protested agains
the quality of advice given by the Streator Ere
| Pcss TO its readers on commercial paper. Tn,
| PtSS hits us thusy:
| We are sorry that We cannot return the com
plment and say that the FREE TRADER is au
tlDrity on sOmething-law, for instance but for
t,nateiy our regard for truth prevents us. IL il
scarcely necessary for us to warn The people thai
TIP FREE TRADER is mistaken, for nine tenths OF
all the men and women OF the country have
termed long since that note Of that kind in the
hands of u third party must be paid. The farm
! era who signed the notes realized IL quick
enough, and have secured the arrest of some o
theswindlers in Chicago. If they believed III,
FRfg TRADER nonsense, they would rest easy
and let the bank do the stewing. But they know
that they must stand the loss hence their efforts
" inc \" lHuIcTt, &c, &C.
From which, it will be seen, the Free Press In
siss thata forged note, if sold by the party com.
hitting tie forgery to a bank or other innocent
third party, must be paid by the person whose
name ID signed to the note, and proc eds to take
the FREE TRADER TO task for stain" that under
the law there can be no such THU rs an innO-
cent holder of forged note. The sc given by
IA Prose wa Wi md
Fairbury,in which farmers and 9th, were IN.
duccd to fgn what purported to be AZ order for
groceries, but what WAS, In fact, a y omissory
note. The grocery order was one of indie Of
papers, and extended down to and en- under
a rubber band used to hold the papers ogether
The tanner signed below the band on whatap
pearei to be the continuation OF the grocery or.
der but on what, In fact, was q blank pronis.
sorry nota This note the swinder proceeded 10
till up, at his earliest convenience, with such an
amount Of money as he thought the farmer could
get credit for at the bank well able to pay,
and having secured large number Of such notes
in the same way, indorsed them and sold them
to the bank. These notes, the FREE Press says,
nov being in the hands OF an 'lnnocent pur-
chaser" must be paid There 10 nothing PLAN.
or upon this statement Of facth, than these notes
are every one forgcries and not dollar can be
collected on one OF themif payment !s contested.
In the eye Of the law there can be no such THU z
rs m innocent holder Of forged paper. II is not
necessary, in order 10 commit a forgery to 81. n
anoher's name without his authority with In.
nj 10 defraud him. but any fraudulent maki z
or alteration OF a written instrument with inteI
TO ddraud another is q forgery. Nne.tenths OF
the notes gotten from the farmers by patent
rigl, men and other swindlers by such swim
1ina arts and devices as were practlced in the
Fa!,tury case are forgeries, aud when the swim.
died farmers once learn To know that they are
net kgally collectable in whosocver hands they
may come, they will begin to refuse to pay them
and when they begin TO refuse 10 pay bankers
and others Will begin TO refuse TO buy. There Is
not ene banker in hundred but knows that II
payment is refused and the notes turn out TO be
orrtries, no payment can be forced. But the
banker gets The notes alta heavy discount, probs
bly, for half their face, and takes his chances Of
collection without suit.
Bore the Free Press again tackles question
If asmuch importance 10 lts readers Us is this, |
L shoud be at least partially Informed upon
Iu q matters OF TiEHt ana wrong, As IN ninety !
increases out OF a hundred common law Il sim |
ply Common ripht and justice. Indeed To- quote /
he hngusge Of the Press: Next time the FIR"
Prca starts out To instruct the people on legal 7
poinls it should yet the opinion OF some your d. ,
aw audont who has devoted at least one wear - 1
he study OF Blackstone aud then it may save II. |
elf IT, disgrace Of becoming public laughn- ,
toA because of It's absurd Dc decisions" Make !
rot 81 ass Of myself, Mr.. Press IL you do happen
. make one error.
Elm the Times is getting Disguised with the !
dmtistrationl Let 1t be hoped our temperance
otcips. Of the RepuJ,icoH, who so roundly .
bush the last mayor and council, but has been
isyF Young's only supporter In Ottawa, will
oiR b, too, pretty soon. Thus far in 1881 we
avcl't heard a word from them on the Sunday
alohs. And yet. But the Mayor wants the
ride opened and that's thought vast enough
o coler q multitude OF sins. 4
Az Mike Looney, of Ottawa, one OF the most
fieHnt officials In that board and tn, eonpeer