The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-05
The Telephone.
We're sitting on the stile, Mary,
Where We sat long ago.


Where We sat long ago.
/ All then your hair was black Is Jet,
But now it's light as tow!
It's thus the chemists wizard arts
| With changes queer confOund us,
| ana mock when memory brings the light
| Of other days around us.
| ELECTIONS.
Two important local elections are close At
hand. the city and the annual town election, vet
there seems to be a remarkable scarcity of as.
prants for the important offices to be filled
Robert Wilson announces himself ss Q caudI,
date for surveyor, and Albert Maierhoier for
town collector ut the town election, but aside
from these, far as we are able to see, the field
is yet entirely clear.
Mention has been made Of the following as al.
dermanc candidates.; Fred Crane, 4th; Thos.
Maher and John Kelly, LIST; Chase Fowler, 9th.
"R." enthusiastically denies the rumor that
the Y. NJ. X Club will NEEDLE in city politics.
Good. 1t certainly gave color to the rumor to
remember the statement sent from this city to
the Inter OCEAN but . few weeks since to the
effect: Though this 10 democratic city, the re.
pubicans hope this spring BY vigorous action to
gain control VI the city government"
Mr.. Michl Looney denies the impeachment
that he 10 . candidate for alderman Of the fourth
ward. We're glad to hear it. He also feels az.
grieved that We called his place a ranch"
Probably this 10 stronger than necessary-as he
understands the word. We will not do him In.
justice. His place is simply q corner saloon in a
very hard neghborhood.
/ GUTHRIE
No better use OF the city's money could be made
Just at this present time than to clear the cutters
from snow. Ice and dirt It Is q mistake to allow
the cutters to fill up with ice and snow, to throw
water into the cellars as soon Us the thaw begins
for II must'begin soon now. The CUTTERS around
the square especially should be cleaned TO the
stone, when they could easily carry Off all the
water of those streets As It 49, the frat few days
thsw will food half the streets In town and eel.
lars with0u. number.
NARsRILLEs.
| group OF our business men were dlseussing
the future OF Marseiles. 1t WAS agreed that she
had grown about all che would until We had at
least one more railroad One OF the party cited
the fact that only because Of that lacking railroad
were We deprived OF having an extensive brewery
here.--P iahui.oIer.
The meeting then busted In, the participants
in CONSERVATION. Touching Marseilles' latest
venture Ia railroads. the same paper says IAN
imaginary railroad has 40 far cost Marseilles jus,
800 900. II Is true that It Is hoped to regain
$40 600 of that amount, but that Is yet OF the fu
turC and in the meantime we are paying seven
per cent. interest on that $4,000. Blu,
II the court knows herself she don't pay for any
more railroads until the cars are running on
them"
MAYOR.
A correspondent OF the Tiors suggests W. II.
HULL as candidate for Mayor of this city. A
better selection could hardly be made. Mr.. Hull
has all the qualities necessary to give the city a
successful administration. He Is a successful
business man; be II a large tax payer, and has
this cltys interests and future prosperity at heart
Besides that he Is perfectly familiar with city af.
fairs, and is man OF good sense and good judg
ment, and although the powers Of the mayor OF
this city under the present organization has be.
come "a king Of shreds and patches" we know
of no man more able 10 give Ottawa Il clean, Wig
orous administration. He is further an extreme
ly safe man lust at this time, as the struggle
respect the rights Of both the temperance and
aptitemperance people, and equal to the emer-
gency Of handling both parties to avoid disa-
greeable and expensive row such rs some men
could very soon create.
But there Is always an objectioa On the part o.
business men to accepting such an office. II
uses lots Of their time; II always lays them open
10 the floods Of abuse OF the "under side and
Injuries their business more or less. No coDsid.
Grafton Is ever shown mayor. Mayor Swift was
most rouudly abused because house OF III fame
existed in town during his administration; Mayor
Lynch was abused because the laws were yigor.
ou.ly enforced; Mayor Nicholson went through
THE same routine because some Of them as claim.
ed were not. The function OF any government
would seem 20 be to give the people as great q
degree Of liberty as Is consistent with general
good order. Let usyor try this, and The air Is
blue with impre upon his head; let him
try the other plan and he is tbs Immediate object
of universal casing. Altogether the way OF y
MAYOR Is a hard one, whether he follows his own
Judgment or another's, and II is no wonder tn,
right Kind Of men as candidates are hard 10 dnd
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