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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-30

The president of the Old Settlers Associ-
alton, on last Thursday, limited that the AS
ISOLATION expected, or, at least, hoped, next
year to hold the annual reunion on ground
of its own. 1t is hoped this Will be 80. 1t
should be SO. \ piece Of ground for these
gatherings should be bought and dedicated
to that purpose, whercon building shall
| be erected for the preservation ofsuch relics
of the old days as may come INTO the pos
session of the Association. The log house
brought TO the city year ago could also
be erected on this ground.
The memorials of the life Of our pioneers
are fast disappearing, not only from this
county but from the country, tor the emil
grants to the frontier of today live vastly
different from the emigrants to this
state 40 or 80 years ago.
And why would not the organization Of
La Sale county Historical Society be tt
good project, whose object shall be 10 col
| lect historical matter OF all kinds-boURs,
personal "reminiscences, &c? y large guam.
| tity of valuable material of this kind can
now be collected of old settlers yet living,
but few years hence 1t Will be impossible.
The history OF this county has yet 10 be
written. 1t now exists, but hidden in the
memories OF men yet llying and must be
put On paper before these men are gone for.
| ever
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-30
Ne0al
Administrators sale OF Real Estate.

Public notice hereby given that by virtue and In pursn'
ance order decree OF the County Court OF La
of August lsl he being Of the days OF the
July term, 1874. of said COURT In certain cause
wherein Sarah Strawn. AdniustratriN, and Walter D.
Strawn Administrator Of the Estate OF David strawn de-
ceased petitioners, and lhcodoca bersol AID Joseph
Ebersol her husband, and Bertha Morgan ana Thomas
D. Morgan husband, Clara Stnwu Ella Sirawn. Her
man Strawn, Cora Bell Srawn, Lewis Fogler Peter 81
mon Philip {. Watts Lewis Corthay trtGericK EeIs John
Antrim Lorenzo d. Kennedy James NJ Cooper. Charles X
Correl Frederick Stoord Porter Daniels, sarah strawn
Walter ID. Strawn eendau being petition for
Of the Real Estate of said David stawn, deceased
signed Administrative pud Administrator Of the Estate OF
said David Strawn, decreased VIII sell a pnc Nendue. IN
separate lots parcels 10 the highest bidder at the east
door of the depot of the Wabash ST. Louis Pa
cinc Railroad Company III the village Of Strawn IN the
county Of Livingston and state Of liucS On ihsy we
nineteenth of September ~ D. lS. commencing ~ tc
o'clock in the afternoon OF said gay All o me
following described estate situated IN the county OF
Livingston and OF Illinois viz Lots one % anu two
on the northwest quarter Of section NUMBER TWO @ ~
township number twenty Eve ts5) north Of range nulnve
seven y OF the third principal meridian Also AL OF
the half (2) three tal four ~ ana Ne t2
in the northeast quarter and all of lots one d. TWO l
49, and four "a, In the northwest quarter OF sect
six (6 In township twenty 90 north OF range cleBt
49, the third principal meridian excepting I Kart
thereof bounded and described as follows, VIZ Conehc-
ing at the northwest Of sad section six I'D anu run
ming thence the middle of lot i've 90 IN the norm
line OF the northeast Of said Section thence souh
hundred and hfytwo 80 rods thence west ~ I'M, ine
west side of said section and thence north the west line
of the place of beginning Also gu OF ine
southwest quarter of said section six tt In the tOwnshp
and range aforesaid Also, lots numbered u nd " IN
block In the of Slrawn IN SAID county Oh LNpstn
ihh"s VI % SARAH sTRAwN.
WALTER ID. STRAWN,
Administrators and Adninlstrhtr.
IL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-30
Administrators and Admnlstrt,r
ID. p. JONES, Atty for Administrators augls-N

N,o,rIt ,yc-EsrATE JoHN MCnEnMoTT DEC'n;-
~ Notice Is hereby gwen that the undgrssl Auinh,
istratrx OF OF John McDemol late OF he county
of La Sale and state of Illinois, deceased WIN appear ueioc
the County of said county on the third MONDAY DC
ing the 10th OF October S at the County Court loom
in Ottawa in said county when and where all persons nay
attend and present the in writing for adjustment
A ~ $3.50 W. BRIDGET McDERMOTr
opg,o-av Administrative.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-30
Farm for Sale.

the South Half of Section T. 81 NJ RI Il. ifnot sold
by October LIST 1t will he for rent For terms anu lu par
tculars cuqure law Office of Thomas C. Fullerton west
sue Court House Ottawa H., or OF Richard j. fnllertoh'
the premises. IuS>~-h
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-30

nIt. f.. w. WEBS. iDeutcher Hoctor,l lGte
IL Fhy.ictan and surgeon 10 lac 81 Louis Female
Uosinfa ,Hlcr over strie's Clothing store corner OF
MAN and La sole streets. Residence on south onii.
AZ NJ Len apps
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-30

The La Sale Press, after giving u sketch
of the men who have represented this dis
.rict IN congress during the last 30 years,
and arguing that the "precedeut' OF two
terms belongs to the county and not TO the
man, concludes as follows:
Mr.. Cullen has never been heard from
IN Congress except through his vote in ID.
vor of the infamous River and Harbor steal
and again by his vote to override the veto
of the President, which entities him, at
least, to the courtesy" OF oblivion.
This is the day Of small things and the
Republican party OF this Congressional dis
trlct for the last half dozen years has been
badly strained by the management OF set
OF political lillIputs. The best men have
been ignored or kept in the background
and the prospect Is doubtful for any OF them
being brought to the front Ia this cam.
paign But the district has III it men by
the score who would, If elected, represent
| it as ably as any Of those who have gone
before Being one Of the most important
| in the country and one of the largest man
ufacturins districts in the West, it demands
| tue services or u man OF brains and states
manlike qualities capable OF bringing II
once more to the front rank III Congress in
the person OF its representative"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-30

In playing whist this rule observe,
II you'd not be surpassed
lis we'll to heavc a sigh at irst,
But not ace high till last.
Nnul.yS (,f". fft

The Tonlca Nocs, en- Saturday last said :
"Mr. w. II. Milligan was in town last Mon
day and dropped INTO the Noes office for a
little chat We found HIM genial gen
tleman and squarely on the track tor Sher-
i'll OF La Sale county, While Mr. MiIllgah
trains with the Democratic party, he is
known to be eminently conservative in his
views and very far removed from the curb
stone politician" who sees no good in any.
thing opposed to his notions. Those VINO
heard his speech here two years ago viii
remember his plain statement OF his posi-
ton IN regard to political matters. Mr..
Milllgan hopes to receive few more votes
this year (if he Is regularly nominated by
his party and certainly he would prove a
strong man on the ticket. II the Sherlll Is
to come from the ranks of the Democracy
no one would prove less Objectionable 10
to the opposition than Mr.. Milligan. Let
his claims be fairly considered 10y all
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-30

~ ~. GODFREY, NJ. D., l. y, c. .
I E1tuhgrg, Office, lll ArWOur's new building oi
Natis0H street. E'tul.uga. Il Webster St Su.liT
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-30

, u,Tlfvu,,.- GEORGE Z. VANCE.
~ AI't.E.NN ~ " VANCE, Ply
40 r!c.aas ana surgeons, utlwa Ill. once sottn'
We, cynrr u. M43a .aI 40 sale streets VI latEt'
NAY, .Ir:..a est az Fox river, near school house
Or Vaua, a,l l- found Ia Office day and night jahli
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-30

nR. y. NJ. NrcnIzrTIiITEs, Ottawa M
IL OLicy in The uncF1 House block. open from ;
o'clock A. - 100 O'Clock y. v. residence on Brnt0n
street. south 8i ~. np!s Avenue, lah%E 20
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-30

SSpRINGFlELp ULIA) BUSINESS COLLEGE.-Com
y plcte Actual Business Practice Send for Journal free
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-24

4 u z
The committees of the Senate on
Egyptian credit unanimously favor
agreement thereto. To day all the
principal speakers, including Gen
eral Gaillemcnt, Barthelemy St.
Hilaire, de St. Vallierc, de Remusat
and Lemoinne strongly urge the
maintenance of the English alliance.
LONDON, July pa Berlin cor
respondent says that it is thought
improbable that the Conference will
formally sanction policy Of inter
vention, but there will be no protest
against it.
It is understood that the Con.
servatives in the Commons will no,
oppose the vote Of credit proposed by
Gladstone to strengthen the forces
in Egypt, but that section Of the
Home Rulers and Radicals will Ger
tainly challenge it.
The vote will be for f2,000, 900 OF
f3,O00,OO0 Gladstone will propos.
that this be betrayed out of the rev
enue Of the current fiscal year. HI
intends to ask the Commons to in
crease the income tax two pence il
the pound.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-24

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2S.--By a
courier from Chevolon's Fork, dated
July 10, the result Of the battle
with the Indians on the 18th is learned
to be as follows: Fourteen dead In
dians were found, and the number Of
wounded cannot be estimated, but
the blood on the rocks and ground
shows that a great many were
wounded. Two dead Indians have
been recognized as renegade scouts.
Six women and children were taken
prisoners, their provisions, blankets,
camp outfit and a large amount of
ammunition captured. Over 100
head of animals were also captured.
Where the hcstiles made stand are
u succession of very deep wooded
gorges, with almost perpendicular
sides. The character Of the country
permitted the escape Of few Indians
during the night.
Casualties Of our side are: Private
Kernon, 9th Cavalry, killed; Charles,
scout, killed; Lieut.. Converse, Sd
Cavalry, wounded over the right eye,
slight; Lieut.. Morgan, Sd Cavalry,
fracture Of the left arm, and rib
broken; First Sergeant Taylor, u
Co., Sd Cavalry, right arm; Sergeant
D. Cam, 9th Cavalry, shot in the
neck. Private Foley, company X,
9th Cavalry, shot through the neck
private Millico, same troop, shot
through the right lung; private Will
same troop, shot in the right breast
both dangerous.
The indians have split into small
parties. The pursuit continues, tho
entire country being thoroughly
secuted.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-24
GREAT BRITAIN.
The Irish Poor Boards to Borrow
Money to Promote Emigration.


Money to Promote Emigration.
LONDON, July 22.-In the Com
mons to day, Trevelyan's new clause
to the Arrears-of Rents bill passed
to a second reading by 335 to 20.
The clause gives the boards of
guardians power to borrow money at
81 per cent. to promote emigration,
and empowers the Board of Works to
make free grant of floO,O0O to the
impoverished unions, Belmullet, Cliff
den, Newport, Angheterad and Swim
ford, for the same purpose.
The Government stated, in the
course Of the debate, that care
should be taken that emigrants
should not be thrown adrift in great
cities in their new country. They
should be forwarded to places where
they could obtain work.
AT meeting of 100 Conservative
peers at Salisbury's residence, it was
decided to allow the Irish Arrears
bill to pass to second reading, in
order to introduce amendments te
the bill in the committee. The pro.
posed amendments will not touch
the question Of loan or gift, but will
deal decisively with the after-por.
tions of the bill.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-24
The Northern Pacifc's Land Grant
Threatened.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-The mi
nority of the House Judiciary Com
mittee, who were authorized TO pre-
pare statement embodying the
question of the Northern Pacific
Railroad land grants, completed the
same yesterday, and will submit it to
the House at the first opportunity.
The text of the statement is but an
elaboration Of the points already
made public. sf Et#
The statement speaks of the great
value Of the lands, even Of those not
devoted to agriculture, and holds:
"If the question were presented of
making new grant of lands such
as is now claimed by the company,
they (thc committee) think it would
almost unanimously be rejected BY
public sentiment.
1t may be set down as a certainty,
not only that. the road will be com
pleted by some company without the
aid of lands unearned by construc-
ton, but that it will be worth all that
it may cost, and there are no good
reasons yet apparent why the people
sh ould pay the cost of its construc-
ton and present the company with a
colossal fortune, besides"
Accompanying is the following
Joint resolution: "That all lands
granted to the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company under an Act OF
Congress, entitled An. Act Grant
ing Lands to Aid in the Construc.
tion Of Railroad and Telegraph Lines
from Lake Superior to Puget Sound
on the Pacific Coast. by the North
ern Route approved July 2, 1854
which had not been patented to SAID
company on the first day of July
1882. be and are hereby declared
forfeited to the United Stated by rea
son of breach of the conditions OF
: which such grant was made, ant
that said lands are hereby restored
to the public domain and made sub
: ject to sale and settlement unde
! the existing lsws.", siessiSslia
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-24
EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS
A GENERAL MASSACRE OF EURO.
PEANS COMMENCED.

Marked Change In the Behavior Of the
Native Popnlation-Arabi, Pasha's
Troops Damaging the Sues Canal
England and France voting Money
TO Prosecute the War ~ England,
France and Italy to Protect the
Canal. Z
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-24
Notice.!

All persons indebted to the store formerly own.
ed by GEORGE W. CRANsTON, in this city. are
hereby notified that their accounts must be settled
Immediately, payment to be made to H. e. BURK.
HART. assignee. HALEY. or to his authorized
agent, Charles Pinney. at the old adobe store Of
George W. Cranston.
Sats will be begun to enforce payment Of all
claims not paid by August l. 1882.
II. r. BURKHART,
Assignee of George W. Crapston.
Haley, idaho. July IA, 1882.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-03
STEPHENS CITY, FREDERICK CO., vA SATURDAY JUNE g. 1882

cranberriss, beautifully nodded, were
burnt, and the meat scarcely warmed
through. consoled myself, however,
by thinking that perhaps the dessert
might prove more successful. But, alas |!
the pastry was as tough as leather, and
the custard like water.
/ worried through a week with my
"professed cook" but at the end of it
we all had the dyspepsia, and my store.
closet was not nearly SO we'll filled as
when she came. 1t may be that pro-
fessed cooks require more articles to get
up their mells with, and are naturally
mere extravagant than others but I
suspect that Margaret had sisters and
friends to whom she was benevolent at
my expense. SO I dismissed her, and I
am sure that shall never again have
the temerity to try professed cook.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-03
AprOpOS Of-NOthing.

It was in the smoking.car on the New
York Central. There was one chap who
was clustering great deal and telling
of how many duels he had fought, and
behind him sat a small man reading q
magazine. .Je4-
= "Sirl" said the big man as he wheel
ed around, "what would you do if chal-
iengedP"N
"Refuse." was the quiet reply. q
"Ahl 1 thought as much. Refuse
and be branded a coward | What if q
gentleman offered you the choice of a
duel or public horsewhipping then
what ?"
"I'd take the whipping"
"Ah-I thought so--thought go from
the looks of you. Suppose, sir, you
had foully slandered me?"
"I never slander."
Then, sir, suppose I had coolly and
deliberately insulted you; what would
you do?"
"Pd rise up this way, put down my
book this way, and reach over like this
and take him by the nose as take you,
and give it 7 three-qnarter twist-iust
SO
When the little man let go of the big
mans nose, the man with the white hat
on began to crouch down to get away
from bullets, but there was no shooting.
The big man turned red-then pale
then looked the little man over, and re-
marked:
Certainly-of course-that's it ex-
actly !"
And then the conversation turned on
the general prosperity of the country
Free Press. f
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The builder who helped Lafayette to
lay the corner. stone of the Bunker Hill
monument, ffty-seven years ago, still
works in Boston.
OF late, English pawnbrokers have, in
consequence of the deadly diseases pro.
pagated by filthy and infected clothing,
insisted on linen and bedding being
freshly. washed.
In Berlin the practice is to have an
analysis made of the air in the cellar
before hiring a house. The chemists
say. that some fearful and wonderful
constituents are discovered therein.
James and John Troy Of San Fran
cisco were brothers and close friends,
and when James's wife dreamed that
she saw them fighting with knives, they
laughed at her serious view Of the mat
ter. Two nights later they were carous.
ing together in q saloon. A quarrel
arose, they drew their pocket knives and
fought, and James was killed.
Male prisoners between thirteen and
sixty in English jaiis. if in sound health,
sleep on a plank on entering prison
until they have attained two hundred
and forty marks, after which they have
a mattress five nights IN each week till
they have earned four hundred and
eighty marks, then for six nights till
they have earned seven hundred and
twenty, and then mattress every night
Charcoal, because of its great power
of absorption, may be rendered usefu
as disinfectant in foul places or to
purify water by filtration. One cubic
inch of charcoal will absorb nearly one
hundred cubic inches of gaseous
ammonia and will do proportionately
we'll in the sequestering of foul gases,
but it has limits to it's capacity for do
ing away with impurities and should be
disposed of when its duty Is done.
Water filters should have their charcoal
contents frequently changed, lest they
become concentrated sources of impu.
rity.- Health Monthly.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-03
HUMOROUS.

Shakespeare must have had in mind the
Arctic regions when he wrote
"That undiscovered country, from whose
bourne
No traveller returns"
GA Venerable Topic" is the heading
of column of editorial on the weather
in the Elmira Advertiser. Why couldn't
the Advertiser spell it Memorable
topic" and be done with it
Perverse: " Women are SO contrary
said Blobbs: 81 thought when got
married my wife would darn my socks
and let me alone instead of that she lets
my socks alone and darns me-"
An exchange thinks no shares pay so
well as plow-shares. This may be COR
rect, but most people who hold plow-
shares would be willing to trade them
off for bank shares.
Mark Twain said to st. Louis inter-
viewer the other day: IT travel by water
because I don't like the railroads; I
wouldn't go to Heaven by rail if the
chance were offered me-" Probably
Mr.. Clemens won't be obliged to go by
rail to the celestial hereafter. He can
hang on to Bob Ingersoll's coat tails.
Gambetta is an old bachelor, and that
fact detracts from his popularity among
the middle and lower class in France
Exchange. Some people are always
finding fault. Now, there was Brigham
Young. He wasn't bachelor, and yet
there were people who were always
crying out against him because he
wasn't.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-03
VOL. I.---NO. 46.
Three Good Doctors.

The best Of all the pill-box crew,
Since ever time began,
vre the doctors who have most to do
With the health of hearty man.
Aud so count them up again,
And praise them as can:
There's Dr. Diet, and DR.. Quiet,
And DIR. Merryman.
There's DR.. Diet, he tries my tongue,
81 know you WELL" says he,
Your stomach is poor, and your liver is
sprung,
We must make yo1r food agree"
And DIR. Quiet, he feels my wrist,
And he gravsly shakes his head.
Now, now, dear sir, / must insist
That you go at ten to bed"
But DR.. Merryman for me
OF all the pill-box crewl
For he smiles and says, as he fobs his fee,
Laugh on, whatever you dol'
So now eat what ought to eat,
And at ten go to bed,
And laugh in the face Of cold or heat:
For thus have the doctors said /
And 80 count them up again,
And praise them as I can:
There's DR.. Diet, and DR.. Quiet.
And DR.. Merryman.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-03

Speak Well of Each Other.
Things Of greatest moment often
Start from trides light as air,
And thus many guiItless beings
Have been hunted to despair
By the venomed voice of gossip, which throws
poison everywhere.
Sometimes in our own home circle
Words are spoken thoughtlessly,
Pointing with shade of reason
Toward friends integrity;
Those few words may gather others till a scan
dal vast we see.
Sometimes, too, vague hints may waken
Doubts and fears within the soul
Hints concerning trivial action
Deep suspicious may unroll,
Plunging some loved ones in troubles which
no effort can control.n l
Yet she may be poor and guileles,,
Free from every thought of ill
But that hint, 50 idly spoken,
Crafts it's deadly poison still
Such light words of gossip started can with
grief young life fill.
Every one is prone to falter,
Clouds on every heart may fall
Some grope onward, led by Folly,
Some respond to Duty's call
Our friends. case we cannot fathom, so we
should never Judge at all.
Speak not i'll of friend or lover,
They may prove true in the end;
Best be blind to little failings,
And stand ready to defend;
Always striving to discover some new virtue in
our friend.
Burdened by Some foul injustice
Stung by sights that seldom fail,
Innocence is often wounded
By suspicious fiimsy veil,
And that veil each day grows thicker through
the scandal lovers tale.
Then beware Of passing gossip;
Light as is the snow-hake's fall,
1t will gather in it's passage
Till the drift is huge and tall.
So when speaking of a neighbor say good
things or none at all.