The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-16
ABOUT OURSELVES.
THE FREE TRADER

Has seldom found It necessary to elbow its
own horn" yet We have thought the rules
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 County Record
The standard Democratic paper If Nor.
thern Illinois. -LOckp0rt Phdhir
One Of the best OF ncwspapers- WeHoaa
Under.
Better papers are few Joliet Daily Nacs.
One of the best newspapers in Northern
Illinois. Norris Independent.
The leading Democratic paper of that
part of the Sra,e,-Chicdgo Tribune.
One OF the abIcst conducted newspapers
In the State. Joliet Signal.
Is ever brim full of wit and spice, and
newsy always Earlrilie Leader
The Ottawa FREE TRADER Is without
question the abes, paper IN this county -
.NeadOta Reporter
The FREE TRADER is one OF the most
readable and thoroughly,edited journals
in tho Sta'e--Ldcon Home Journal
The Ottawa FREE TRADER is one Of the
mos, ably aud clearly edited Democratic
newspapers IN the Staie.-Peoria Democrat
The Ottawa FREE TRADER is now pub
llshed twice week. The TRADER Is one
of the best managed county papers IN the
state. Nendota Buiietia
The first number OF the SEMI WEEKLY
FREE TRADER is out today. 1t carries
with it all the ability Of the weekly. the
most imporian, change being that it comes
quicker-Streator Free Pres.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER comes out
this week as n semi weekly, making sew.
en- column folio. The TRADER is among
the best county papers in The State, and
this change to sem,-weekly will improve
it.-Peru Herald
The Ottawa FREE TRADER, one OF the
best newspapers among our numerous ex-
changes, has heeu changed TO aseml.weekly
sheet of the same slze Of the Beacon, and 10
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 patroRs.--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 enterprlsing editors of the FREE
TRADER do not make u paper worth double
the subscription price we will be sadly
mistaken. The old weekly was a welcome
visitor, bu, the semi weekly must necessa.
rily be more so.-Norris Independent.
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
a benefi! to their patrons.-Chatsp0rth
Piaindedler.
The enterprislng publishers of the Otta
wa Qll) FREE TRADER now issue semi.
weekly edition. Young blood, in conjunc.
ton with proper proportion Of oldish
blood, will tell-Americdn Manufacturer,
PiHsburg.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER Is making u
success of its semi.wcekly. 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 sprightliness to which
it was heretofore a stranger, without losing
the solldity Of the weekly.-Jotiet Republic
The Ottawa FREE TRADER, conceded by
all to be the best paper 10 the county, has
changed to q semi-weekly We wish the
FREE TRADER the same liberal patronage
as heretoforc.-UticdG Gazette.
Our esteemed contemporary, the Ottawa
FREE TRADER, in its new semi weekly
dress, certainly presents a creditable ap-
pearance and IS an honor to that old pc.
lltical representative of the La Sale county
democracy.-EartriHe Leader.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER has changed
to semi.weekly, and continues to be
firstclass newspaper. We wish it success
IN its new departure.-Marseilles Register.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER comes to us
now IN the shape of 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 s,ate-abJy edited and run up
to high standard in all Its departments.
The Register wishes 1t continued prospect
ty. May 1t soon be published as bright
and useful daily.--Stdte Register, Spring
field, III.
On Wednesday of this week the FREE
TRADER sent out Its first Issue as a semi.
weekly, full to the brim with local and
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 such
a bright number, we are sure its readers
will vote 1t the prize county paper strong