The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-05-13

Tho Telephone.
A busy retail grocer
Whom we all surely know, sir.
| Was asked one day, in friendly way,
| BY Il country chap who had come to stay
| Til the mail came in at the close Of day,
| what are your gross receipts, SIR
"He, he! ha ha! no, no, sr!'
Laughed the busy retail grocer
] As he pointed out, with laugh and shout,
The barrels and boxes ranged about,
''You can plainly see beyond doubt,
What are my grocery seats, SIR
-Cdniden AdUdHct.
Candidates are appearing. Here is another,
ride Streator Monitor: ave understand tina,
Walter Hoge, OF the Free Press, is counseling
his friends in regard to becoming a candidate
for county clerk on the democratic ticket next
fall"
Marseilos Register: "Givc us chance and you
will find out that the freight Business Of Mar
settles alone will warrant the extension Of the
Kankakee & Seneca road to this point"
The Mendoza Bulletin catalogues some new
library books as "Mss Gilbert's Cancer" "Buy
Path" "Mosscs OF an old Mouse" 1.-The publ.
cations are the works Of our ablest authors" To
which the Reporter retalates by quoting the old
saying: "Satin finds some mischief still for
idle hands to do" A satin belt, frinstance.
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The Lock port Phenir is guilty of this: "The
Streator Nonitor has become a daily. Its pub
fishers name are Nv. w. Bean" We have ex-
pccted this for some time, because such windy
editorial corps would naturally ruin daily
ISSUE"
The Aurora Beacon: 1.-THE constitution adopt.
cd at the fish convention provides that the asso.
citation shall be known as the Fox River Valley
Fish and Game Association, and its objects are
The thorough enforcement in the Illinois and
Fox river valleys Of all laws for the protection
OF game and fish. the free passage of fish in such
rivers and their tributaries now in force or which
ssa Is q Secure additional eg
ton so as to prevent the destruction of fish by
seining and other like means. To encourage and
increase the native food fish, and the introduce
ton OF new suitable varieties To advocate the
amendment to the constitution OF the state which
shall authorize the enactment of laws prohibit
ing seining and the like destruction OF food fish
in the Illinois river and all its tributaries above
o line at or near the city of La Sale"
s.+
The Grand Rapids Il Indiana railroad, "The
Fishing line" have issued their spring folder"
the attractions of northe IN Michigan.
1t is certain that the fields for anglers in tina sec
ton are unsurpassed, presenting trout, CRAWLING
and black bass resorts OF the finest order A.
B. Leet, Grand Rapids, Mich, will send free
l6O page guide.
THB BOND CASE.
Concerning the bond case, the Aurora Daily
Ne,cs OF Tuesday says:
At a late hour yesterday afternoon a message
from Ottawa announced the victory to that town
in the o., .. 4 f. X. V. K. K. bond case. Aurora
has anxiously watched this case, for its outcome
was to affect Aurora just as 1t was to affect OF
tawa. IL WAS, IN fact rs If Aurora were conduct.
ing the case, excepting that Ottawa has paid
5000 and Aurora has rcaped her shars of the
benefit.
If we remember Alright there was once sum
of money raised in Aurora-about $7,OOO we be
lieve--to pay the Fox River bonds. WHAT'S now
to DC done with ity How would IL do to pay
some part Of the expense that Ottawa has incurr-
ed in the prosecution of This suit? 1t would be
fair thing to do.
rora to do in this matter. That is give the stock
now standing in its name 10 the holders OF the
bonds against Aurora, take their receipt and
wipe out the whole business SO far rs this town
Is concerned. Now that the court has decided
we do not owe anything on the h"r'S. we may
say we are all right and may as Wei nGcp the
stock. But as n matter OF decency TO the holders
OF the bonds we can afford to give them the stoch
To-day we stand in the position Of regulators,
and it is CALLING to fair minded men. II we give
the stock to the bondholders we shall stand right
where we stood at the begnning-no stock and
no debt. To-day we hold stock that we have new
or paid tor and still We do not according to the
courts decision, owe anything on the bonds
with which we purchased that stock.
Let us be men. We can afford to. Let us
help Ottawa to pay the expense OF the SUIT by
which we were benefited and then let Us give
the stock To the bondholders and let them make
what they can out OF 1t.