The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25
The Telephone.
A charming young girl In Geneva,
Who suffered last year from hay.fever,
Dpcla red 10 her beau

A charming young girl In Geneva,
Who suffered last year from hay'ieVer'
Declared TO her beau
That her nose wouldn't blow,
But the horrid wretch wouldn't believe her.
assault Of the Marseles Rfgisftr upon
an honest, peacefully disposed citizen Terry
Simmons by name, whose semimohtniy 'Htu
lar" [Paindealer as the Register calls ~ contains
more local news in one issue IMAM tue heg' ,.
does In four and cost Just ohe-sNlh vi '"e P'''''
Seneca Recorder.
Which Is the most sensible thing the Rcco,risr
has said in six months past
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The yau,1.al deserves the thanks OF the people
OF Ottawa for the publication Of the exceedingly
thoughtful series OF articles on Ottawas rcsour
ces. signed by ST." the most important OF "h'cn
were published on Monday, Tuesday and FRIDAY
mornings OF this week. Though the name OF
their author is withheld, the articles VIII com
mand attention by their intrinsic worth OUTSIDE
the backing Of fathers name. We commend
them to the perusal OF all thoughtful, public
spirited men in Ottawa. The half Ottawa is ca
pable OF, and half the opportunities she has be-
fore her now waiting to be grasped are not "p
precIated by our people; and these articles can
not fail to set our people to thinking. Now, IN
these times of extraordinary business lie, Is Inc
time for Ottawa TO crowd herself into public no.
tice. and "F." shows several ways in which
energetic action can do this.
The RcUttblicaa has just found out that two new
bottle factories are building and another com
pany is contemplated, Along about the first OF
81 t. rIsip pnblir gniritpu. help
your nelghbors, be.useful as.a-newspaper should
sheet will hear about the Fourth OF July ceIcora-
ton and laying of the corner stone.
The special pains the R,in'blicdn has taksn thus
far to ignore or belitle the Fourth affair Is the
most remarkable piece Of energetic work that
sheet has ever been guilty OF. II takes gall, y
we must admit, however.
However, the Fourth will 20 on" IA I. Il.
AldrIch puts it, the Reps position amounts to
nothing; the paper is nothing-ess than nothing
"A cipher with the rim removed.
A description OF the new goods made at the
Ottawa Tile Works is printed on our 9th page
to-day.
Why doesn't some one build few dwelling
houses There are only two vacant houses in
town, and these are in too bad condition to rent,
we're told. In September there will be 2iO new
men at work in glass factories now building, for
whom as yet no provision has been made
The Peoria Democrat: During the regatta
day, or hours for racing, the elegant little steam
er Belle OF Ottawa" will be the Judges Boat.
At other hours, and especially after 6 O'Clock p.
M she will be at the service Of pleasure parties.
Com panies not to exceed twelve" Thus does
Ottawa shower blessings on her neighbors!
There is another set of swindlers gong around
the northern part OF the state representing to the
farmers that Mccormick has failed and they Of
fer his reapers at half price, taking secured
notes, and agreeing TO deliver the reapers in a
few days, and then the notes are sold and the
farmer pays them.-Ottdtod Journal
II he does, in the words OF the lamented Hor
ace Greeley, hes mphool"=uniess he gets
q machine for his money.
The Chicago Rdil,sdy Age has entered upon its
sixth wear, and is again enlarged. We know OF
no class or trade paper in America more care.
ully edited or more worthy the support of the
railroad interest The amount Of work done by
The paper and It's general excellence is the more
remarkable In that the paper is weekly. And
IN these days OF enormous activity in the railroad
the Rdlndy Age will be found useful
md interesting to the layman as well as "rail-
-oader." We are pleased to note it is literally
supported
The Democrat is nothing if not "strong;" and
his sounds more than usually SO: "The source
If Streators rise to its prosperous condition Is
Altogether due TO the underlying coal deposits
,f that place. 1t cannot depend upon any other
,ource to retain its present commercial import
,nce The Democrat Is Informed this week by q
gentleman, on whose veracity implicit reliance
IAN be placed that the coal fields OF Streator Will
be entirely used up inside Of ten years. Our au-
hority lie a person who Is thoroughly conversant
mon such topics, and there Is no doubt that his
statement will be surprising to Streatorites who
nave never given the subject any thought. With
his branch Of traffic taken away Of course moth
ny will remain Of Streator, aud general scat
ering Of her industries will ensue. The coal
lelds OF La Sale, on the other hand, are simply
ncxhaustibe" Like the war news. this is i'm
true!
The following is so truthful we can't let it 90
without republication:
"Some time ago number Of merchants and
raiders petitioned the town board To make ped !
Hers license so high as to virtually prohibit the |
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