The Ottawa free trader., 1882-10-07
ABOUT OURSELVES.
THE FREE TRADER

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of good taste will not be grossly violated
If we permit ourselves to repeat some kind
words said of us by our neighbors:
The best Democratic paper IN this state.
Kendall Couaty Record.
The standard Democratic paper of Nor.
thern Illinois.-Lockp0H PhGHir,
One of the best OF ncwspapcrs-|F |Faoad
| IHdCr.
Better papers are few. J0lict Da{ly Meas.
One OF the hest newspapers in Northern
Illinois Norris Mdtpmdcat
The eadlng Democratic paper of that
part of the State,-Chicago I'rtjRHt,
one of the ablest conducted newspapers
in the State.-JoAt SigHdl.
Is ever hrim full of wit and splce, and
newsy always - EarlcUis Ledder.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER Is without
question the ablcst paper IN this county
Weadota Reporter,
readable and thoroughly. edited journals
in the State-LdtoR Home J0urHd!.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER is ole of the
most ably and cleanly edited Democratic
newspapers IN the State,-Ptortd Democrat.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER is now pub.
lshed twice u week. The TRADER Is one
OF the best managed county papers IN the
state.--NcHdotd BEJ6,M.
The first number OF the SEMI.WEEKLY
FREE TRADER is out to-day. 1t carries
with it all the ability of the weekly, the
most important change being that it comes
Qmcker-Shta,gr Free Press.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER comes out
this week as a semi weekly, making u sew.
en- column folio. The TRADER is among
the best county papers in the State, and
this change to a semI-wcokly Will improve
it.-Ptrq Kad'd.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER, one Of the
best newspapers among our numerous ex.
changes, has been changed to aseml-weekly
sheet of the same size OF the Beacon, and Is
now issued on Wednesdays and Saturdays
Or course it presents It's usual neat and
handsome appearance, and IN the new form
will doubtless prove even more acceptable
TO its patrons.-.iur0rd Beacon.
The first number of the Ottawa SEMI.
WEEKLY FREE TRADER lies before US.
They have ample territory to work on, and
II the enterprlslng editors of the FREE
TRADER do not make paper worth double
the subscription price we will be sadly
mistaken. The old weekly was a welcome
visitor, but the semi weekly must necessa-
rily be more so.-.Korris IndeDeHdeat.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER, which, by
the way, Is one of the best weekly papers
published in Illinois, will appear semi.
weekly Judging from the first copy,
which is before us, their venture will prove
benefit to their patrons.-Chatsr0rtt
4 PMindealer.
The enterprlslng publishers of the Ota
wa Gll) FREE TRADER now Issue a semi
weekly edition. Young blood, in conjunc-
ton with a proper proportion of oldish
blood, will tell.--lmericaa Manufacturer,
J PhtSjurg.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER Is making n
success of its semi.weekly. Each number
is better than the old weekly. Items Of
city news which would have been too old
tor the weekly are now available, and the
paper has acquired sprightlncss to which
it was heretofore a stranger, without lCsing
the soldty of the weekly.-Joliet Republic.
/ The Ottawa FREE TRADER, conceded by
all to be the best paper in the county, has
changed to a semi-weekly We wish the
FREE TRADER the same liberal patronage
as heretofore.-UticaG Gdzette.
Our esteemed contemporary, the Ottawa
FREE TRADER, in its new semi-weekly
dress, certainly presents creditable ap-
pearance and is an honor to that old po-
lllucal representative of the La Sale county
democracy. Ledder.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER has changed
to semi.weekly, and continues to be a
frstclass newspaper. We wish it success
In its new departure.-Narsetltes Register.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER comes to us
now IN the shape of a seml-weekly. The
paper deserves the prosperity which this
new departure implies. The FREE IRA
DER is one of the sterling Democratic pa
pers of the state-abIy edited and run up
to high standard in all Its departments.
The Reqtster wishes it continued prospect
ty. May 1t soon be published as a bright
and useful daily.--State Register, Spring
feld, H.
On Wednesday of this week the FREE
TRADER sent out Its first issue as semi
weekly, full to the brim with local ant
) county news. They say of this first mum
Der: "The literary contents are not quite
what we should like. We shall try to i'm
prove" If an apology is offered for sucl
bright number, we are sure its reader