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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-03
GERMAN SOCIETY.

GERMAN BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF OTTAWA. Meets in
Schaefer's Hall. lst Monday evening In each month
Fritz Frrnz, Pres; August Ackermann, Cor. Sec.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-03

Maher Bros. handle the best stoga kip boots
for the price. No factory make; hand made.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-03

Several Of the Odd Fellows of this city are con.
templating visit to the Deer Park Lodge this
evening.
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NUMBER 20.
Road Blanks,

Road masters and highway commissioa1r
will find all blanks needed at Osman & Haze
mans. Orders by mail promptly attended h.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-03

The Turner Society gave one Of their pleasant
socials on last Monday evening which was well
attended.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-03

Don't know who Is doing the blowing on shoes
but Spencer is the man who is selling them.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-03

The new shoe department of Scott Bros. d Co.
is giving perfect satisfaction. They keep the
best goods
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-03

Gents if you want good work shoes the place
to find them is at Maher Bros
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-03

DR.. Ryburn has new telephone-No. rs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-03

Spencer's is the boss place to get boots and
al
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-13
NEW YoRKs GOVERNOR.
Secretary "Folger'' to be the Republican
Candidate--What a Washington
Correspondent Says.

WASHINGTON, Sept. g.. A gentle,
man who stlstains very confidential re-
lations with Secretary Folger, returned
here to-day from New York, having
made pretty thorough canvass, and
talked with leading politicians of the
State. He stated to your correspondent
that it seemed to be the general belief
that the secretary would receive the GU
bernatorial nomination on the first ball
lot, and that his election was a foregone
conclusion. He was popular with the
masses of the pei pie. stalw; rt and half
breeds, and his candidacy would insure
unity in the par y and the reconciliation
Of past differences. The Secretary has
swerved from what he considered his
duty in this matter not to make any
personal appeals for support--but was
con enting himself with a good visit at
Geneva, n. Y, with his family. There
was not doubt entertained but that
Judge Folger could sweep the State
d ,ainst any Democrat that might be op-
posed to him, for both wings of the Re-
publican party would work earnestly for
his election.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-13
Among the Authors.

IS w. M. Thackeray: A great number
of my best witticisms have been q little
late in making their appearance in the
world. IF we could but hear the un-
broken jokes, how we would all laugh!
If we could speak them how witty we
should be. When you have left the
room you have no notion what clever
things was going to say, when you
balked me by going away.
Ralph Waldo Emerson: A man is
like bit of Labrador spar, which has
no lustre as you turn it in your hand,
until you come to particular angle;
then it shows deep and beautiful colors.
There is no adaptation or universal APP
plicability in men, but each has his
special talent; and the mastery of suc-
cessful men consists in adroitly keeping
themselves where and when that turn
shall be oftenest to be practiced.
Leigh Hunt: The golden line is
drawn between winter and summer.
Behind all is blackness, aud dissolution.
Before is hope, and soft airs, and the
flowers, and the sweet season Of hay;
and people will cross the fields, reading
or walking with one another; and IN
stead of the rain that soaks death into
the heart Of green things will be the
rain which they drink with delight; and
there will be sleep on the grass at mid
day, and early rising in the morning,
and long moonlight evenings.
Ralf Waldo Emerson: Consider what
YOU have in the smallest chosen library.
A company of the Wisest and Wittiest
men that could be picked out of all tho
civil countries ina thousand years, have
set iii best order the results Of their
Tearing and wisdom. The men them
selves were hid and inaccessible, solitary
impatient Of interruption, fenced by eti-
quette; but the thought which they did
not uncover to their bosom friend is
here written o,ls in transparent words to
ua,. the strangers Of another age. lssso
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-13
Vermont Election.

BURLINGToN.Vt Sept. o.-The elec-
tion returns come in slowly beyond pre-
cedent, much less than half the State
having been heard from. The returns
indicate a Republican vote of $4,000 and
a Democratic vote of 5000. The vote
IS very light. In the Second district
only five towns have been heard from;
less than half of these give Poland 48s;;
Fletcher 5,452a;; Grant and scattering,
1902. The indications are that there
will be no choice in the First district,
which will necessitate second election.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Sept. g.
Twenty-nine more towns in the Second
district give Poland, 3.l3l; Fletcher,
,O44; Dunbar and scattering, 440; Grant
674. Poland's majority over all is ,163,
or an aggregate majority in lo6 townsIof
2,l88 over all, with fifty-two'towns to be
heard from The complexion Of the
First district is not changed by addition
al returns.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-13
He Has Killed His Thirteenth Man.

Ben Thompson. of Austin, Texas, h{.s
killed his thireenth man in ''self-de-
fensep The latest addition to his string
was made in San Antonio. Ben is q
remarkable character in his way. His
home is in Austinand he is a professiofl-
al gambler, but in recognition of his
skill with pistol his admiring fellow
citizens always keep him in the office
Of city marshal. He can kill man in
self-defense quicker than any other pis-
tol shot in the country. He always waits
till his victim makes move to begin
hostilities, and then, being sure of his
plea in the ensuing murder trial, the
agile Ben gets, his work in for keeps.
He is as mild-mannered a man as was
ever seen, with kindly blue eyes anda
soft, low voice, but when it comes TO
shooting he is without q peer. There
may be ill-luck for HIM in the number
thirteen, but it is hardly probable, since
he has employed the best counsel in tie
state to defend him, and the plea Of self
defense has become so well established
in his case that he can countaa great deal
on his many former acquittals to help
him now. The world would not be
much the loser if Colonel Thompson
were dispatched by the rope route, but
the chances are that he will get off Scot
free
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-13
A NEW FAST TRoTTER.
His Owner Enters Him in 2:33 Race, and
Makes Cleanup.

F M s MY Nss
] CHICAGO, Sept. IA Cleveland spec
ial gives the following story Of the own
er of the new fast horse, developed there
yesterday. I'll show you fellers that
I've got no dollar hoss,' said Ritchart,
owner Of the brown gelding, st. Louis,
at the race track, and his tone was that
of virtuous indignation.
Ritchart is q sport-loying farmer who
lives two miles and half out Of Foster,
Iowa. Some time ago he went down
into Kentucky and bought this piece of
horse-fesh, and he entered in the 2:33
class. AS it was q stranger here, the
turf sharps were inclined to laugh at
Ritchart for q greeny. Pools on st.
Louis were Stunned by the regulars, at
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-13
EDIsoN's ELECTRIC LIGHT.
It is Finally Perfected and is Being Brought
Into Use in Now York.

NEW York, Sept. Most of the prin-
cipal stores in Fulton street, from Mas
sau street to the river, were last evening
for the first time lighted by the Edison
electric light, and tht re were few other
places in the First district, which ex-
tends from Spruce street to Wall street,
that were also lighted by this system.
" hich can now be continuously supplied
from the first station, 1T Nos. 30 and
257 Pearl street Meters have been
placed in very many OF the buildings
throughout the entire district. and the
light will be supplied as raridly as pos
sihle Each building requires inspec-
tion by the board OF underwriters before
the light can be supplied. The lights
are rather more brilliant than gas, and
are so arranged that tile light can be
turned on or off at will, as in the or
binary gas burners. The cost, the agent
said last evening, would be trif1e less
than the same amount OF gaslight. Ii
has taken us q long time, said the super
AN~oU " Win ~ SSo ViASNN - y
me said could not be done to subdivide
the light in each house to any extent
| We have laid our mains through nearly
all the streets Of the district, and have
placed the wires very generally IN buiid-
ings. We have put in wires at our own
expanse, and supply the lamps; if after
q certain period Of trial our customers
desire to continue to use the light. we
charge them for the fixtures, but not
otherwise. This is our first attempt to
! light the whole district, although we
| have for some time been furnishing light
| to a few banking Offices in Wall street.
Now, hswever, we propose to keep up d
continuous supply. The light, the super
intendent said, was the safest possible.
| You may he said, wrap one Of the
lights in the finest csmbric, and then
break the globe with a hammer, and the
fabric will not bescorched. The instant
| the air comes in contact with the flame
| it goes out We have our lamps on the
steamer City Of Worcester; shall light
| the steamer Pilgrim, on the Fall river
i line, with them, and in fact are nego
tiating with that company to place oul
lights on all their steamers" The
Drexel building, containing 1000 lights
the Times office, Park bank and Herald
office were among the place lighted las1
night by electric currents from the sta
- u
that eighteen miles of pipe would be laid
in the down town district, and that siz
miles are already laid.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-13

TRANSFORMATION facilities will be afforded
and lower grade of ore be profitably
worked Bullion and ore may be more
cheaply shipped, and all the neceesaries
of life greatly reduced in cost, and labor
therefore rendered mere reasonable in
cost, then the same amount of money
will accomplish greater results and
mines which are now shut down be-
cause the grade Of mineral will not pay
present working charges, will then be
paying handsomely.
Among the most promising of the
newly discovered mining districts,
Clarke's Fork, or Cooke City, as it is
now known, situated near the southern
boundary of the Territory, in the re-
stored portion Of the Crow Indian Res
ervation, has attracted much notice OF
late. Since its restoration great deal
of prospectinghas been done and another
season will no doubt show a considerable
development Of its mineral resources.
The Barker district in Meagher county
Is becoming ku0Wn. lCT SOUlG ITCH uIS-
coveries lately made, and Vaudeville is
also coming to the front, while Glendale
ia the southern part Of the Territory, is
already producing and treating no in
significant amount OF ore.
The activity in the mines naturally
fosters all lines Of business in the tgWns.
/ regard the mining industry in this
Territory SIS in its infancy; after few
years growth many pr rsperous mining
camps will no doubt be found that will
show similar production and prosperi-
ty to that of Butte.
With the completion Of the. Northern
Pacific r. r. and the opening of COM
mercial outlets to the east and west;
with connection established by the Utah
& Northern r. r. to the south; with the
probable completion at an early date OF
branch railroads to Fort Benton, the
head of navigation on the Missouri river
ana to the Yellowstone National Park;
with the increase in her mining indus
tries, it may be justly said, in conclusion
that Montana is about to enter upon an
age Of development and growth OF
which the surrounding Territories have
hieherto held the supremacy. a9se
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-13
RIDING BLONDIN.
How. q -Thetrical Manager was Rewarded
m by tho Boys. a

That was funny thing, my getting
the title of Colonel, y said COL {. All
ston Brown, the theatrical manager. II
never was in the army e was made the
hero of an hour in the show business,
and for tragic act played was given
the title I now bear by the boys. In
1850 I think it was, | was managing
Blondin, the famous nght-rope walker
and performer. While he was IL Phila-
delphia that season, Dan Rice's circus
happened along, en- route to Baltimore,
and We doubled up for 8 trip OF two
weeks You know that Blondin's great
act was to walk the rope with man on
his back and without balancing pole.
I made arrangements while at Baltimore
for his appearance at, the Old Front
Street theatre. Theevent was splendid
" advertised, and a great fuss was gem
orally stirred up about it. An immense
audience thronged the theatre. A man
had been engaged to act as Blond. MS
load in the pegilous feat, but at the last
II oment, and when the audience was
evincing worriment and disappoirt-
ment, he refused to play his part. Well
/ couldn't blame him much; it was one
Of the toughest rope accents that Blon-
din ever made, the rope he stretched on
q steep incline from the stage to the
| fourth tier and over the heads OF the au-
| Idience What was to be done? That
was the question. The people had all
| paid their money, and there was Blondin
| with his reputation almost in the bal
ance. Who would accompany him?
| Would I take the chance? was the ques-
ton that Blondin sent to me. Now, in
those days / didn't fear anything or
any body, and . few moments afterward
found myself on Biondin's back,
slowly ascending over the slender sup
port toward the dome Of the theater,
conscience Of only one encouragement
in the hazardous undertaking. 1t | fell
| he must fall, too Once or twice / felt
the swaying Of his body and the shak-
| ing Of his knees, but had such conf
dence IN hisrrpowess that / thought he
was only trying to scare me. At last he
stepped on the platform built near the
dome, and such a yell of applause. was
never before nor since heard ia q thea
ter. Not until the ordeal was past did
realize the awful chadce for life had
| taken. One false step, the weakening
of muscle, the paralysis Of a nerve, and
both of us would have fallen fifty-ol
seventy-five feet on to the heads q
the audience. The shouts and yellt
continued for some minutes, ano
] when / made my appearance among the
boys again they dubbed me the Colonel
The name has clung tome as faithfully
as If it had been won in retreating Bull
Run or bloody Antietam. !" @ss
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-13
THE CHILDREN CANNOT GO.
Sitting Bulls People Decline to Furnish
Pupils for Carlisle Unless All are
Released from Durance.

Late advices have been received from
Fort Randall, D. T., to the effect that
Sitting Bulls band have decided to keep
their children and not to permit any of
the number to be taken to the school at
Carlisle, Pa, to be educated. The prin-
cipal reason alleged blythe Indians for
this action is the failure OF the govern
ment thus far to assign the band reser-
walton where they can cultivate the
ground and raise stock; and, somehow,
in spite of Col. Andrews efforts to. con-
vince them of their error, they seem to
think that this refusal will compel the
authorities to enter into negotiations
with them to secure the ten children
which are destined for Carlisle, and that
by holding out they will obtain the cov-
eted lands. In other words they believe
it is their only chance to drive bargain
with the United States. Sitting Bull
himself, and q few OF the wiser heads,
are reported as favorable to the cause of
education, and have tried to induce the
! arents to let the children go since 1t is
the wish of the Great Father, but the
malcontents are in the majority and in
clude those who have children Of the
proper age. This determination Was
reached only after deal of deliberation
and the
SMOKING OF MANY PIPES t..
about the council fires, and the decision
was communicated to Col. Andrews a
few days ago in brief and pointed way,
the Indians saying:
If we were on reservation, we would
let the children go; but as we are not,
we cannot. 1ss## 1924
Miss Fletcher who was to have taken
these children to Carlisle has already
gone East with the youth from other
tribes, but it is understood that Lieut..
Pratt of the Tenth cavalry, the officer in
charge of the school will be at Randall
early this month, ready to receive the
chosen ones. Gen. Sherman's order for
the transfer to Carlisle is peremptory,
but was given with no expectation that
objection would be raised on the part Of
the parents, SO that the question arises
whether the ten shall be torn from the
arms of their dusky guardians or the
band be allowed to keep the children
and wait until it shall seem best to the
Indian bureau to release them from their
present status as prisoners Of war and as
sign them lands for pastoral and agri-|
cultural uses.
Dry goods and clothing at q sacrifice
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-13
What Everybody Wants. !.

Is reliable medicine that never does
any harm and that prevents and cures
disease by keeping the stomach in order
the bowels regular, and the kidneys and
liver active Such medicine ID Par
ker's Ginger Tonic. It relieves every
case, and has cured thousands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-13
The Mine OF Magnetic Ore in St. Paul.


/. On boring for an artesian welllon the
premises Of the St Paul Harvester works
ust outside the city limits in q northeast
direction, the drill at a depth OF $50 feel
struck hard substance. The work was
continued till the drill had penetrated
to a depth of. .fortytwo feet through this
hard deposit, nearly 800 feet below the
sur ace, growing richer in iron as the
depth increased Meanwhile, the pub
verized matter brought UP from the we'll
or drill hole, was submitted to the eA-
animation Of scientific and practical
chemists, and, as the general results OF
he tests applied, confirmed by the un-
erring testimony Of the magnetic needle
the conclusion has been reached that
underlying the premises of the AHar4
yester. Works company is q very exte1lr
sive bed of magnetic iron ore Of the
highest and rarest quality-of quality
which is said to be essential to the mani
u sacture OF Bessemer steel. but which Is
80 rare that very little OF it is found on
this continent, and it has to be imported
from the old world. and even from the
wilds of Africa. This high grade mag
netic ore is valuable, commercially, that
the depth of 800 feet at which it is found
is not regarded as at all serious obsta-
Gle to its being profitably mined, ii
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-13

one dollar against the field, in whiels
were such horses as Mollie Middleton ]
Allegheny Boy, Fanny Wilkes, Ben
Star, and others to thenumber of twelve
starters; but as the pool selling continued
Ritehart was observed filing his pock ketd
with slirs, buying his own horse at one
dollar, which, against the field, was an
average equal to one against $50. Ritz
chart took all he could get, and the race
began. 1t was for the best three out of
five. The first two heats Wers won by
Fannie Wilkes, Ritchart's horse lagging
away in the rear, scarcely saving ! is
distance But he won the last three
heats with the greatest ease, in reniark-
able time, leaving the rest way behind.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-13

Dry goods and clothing at sacrifice
at Kleinschmidt & Bros.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-17
PASSENGFR9

Per steamer Katie. from Augusta and way
landings-RW Green. F J Oglesby. B F Jacob
son, h g Box, d IimmOns B H Brannon
Miss Stalev, Mrs H B Logan. Mr. Fawcett H H
Peoples, NJ A Beinkampen. P BazemOre Jr, Mrs
Bazemore 7 A Ward, Col A NJ Martin c ]
Gray, Lewis Capt G Cabaniss, and 25 deck
Per steamer David Clark. from Satilla-Jos
ROsse Mrs Lang and maid, Mrs Timer. VIM
McRae, Mrs Russell, Mr. Rophin, Miss Carrie
Miller. Miss Ida We'll, E Richardson, Colonel
Simon We'll, and deck
Per steamship Juniata, for PHILADELPHIA
Mrs DR. Kenworthy, Mrs NJ VI Simmons and
attendant, W II McShane. Isaac Roos. Mrs Ag-
mes Anderson and infants, Mrs NJ Savage, G
g = avage, DR. L NJ Alba and wife
Per steamer City OF BridgetOn. from Florida
A Whipple. Mrs MOnahan, JOS Foreman. Z
Brown, r Erban, II p Kennedy, Mrs Simmons
and son, H Potter. W H McShane, s Burnley,
Geo Eddington, VIM Livingston, g w Quinn.
and deck
Per steamship City of Columbus, from New
Hork-W II Hewes, Fl F Emery, Mrs Emery
Mr. Mills, g Z Pace, Mrs NJ Bigelow and infant
\ A Nichols. l. DeLangue. Mrs Patten, Miss
Pstten, Jacob Cohen, Geo W Clark and wife, T
J Roberts, E NJ Hicks. Mrs L Nichols, James
Latham, and 10 steersge.
Per steamship City of Macon. for New York
Mrs A Usher. Miss Usher II Bernard, NJ Ham,
let, Maj A L Hartridge and son, Mrs Archer
Mrs g Robertson, Mrs Berg. Mrs H Foster
Mrs + A Harris, Miss Harris, Mrs Dr. Bishop,
Mrs NJ Belmken, Mrs Thompson, A Letter,
daughter and son, A o Halloren, DR. Lewis
Nichols, Q y Gray, Capt B d Green, Mrs Horne
and daughter l. 7 Sweat, wife, child and
servant. A d Hobby, w E Lambersou and
brother, G Ellington, II O'Connor, A P Cas-
sin, " II Bennett, T Harden, D ] HOLSTER.
wife and daughter. Miss Abel, Mrs DAVID
Miss NJ Conner. Mrs s V Tenbroeck, Miss Gou-
gel, Il W Porter, II Ernst, Mr. and Mrs Barnum
d NJ Gougel and wife, L Finn and wife, J j
Waring, W W Rogers. w g Cooper, wife, 2
children and nurse, w J Mccall, A b Whippie.
w Fl Bsbee, Hon Jno Z Werd, / Suess, w P
MoelIer. Mr. Horne, MIR Burke, Miss ] Menhe
Mrs Rucher, ] E Nelson, T Fogarty. W K Lent,
A L Wilson. Miss P MOeller. Mr. and Mrs Presby
T Cowan, Z Whitcomb. Mr. Gilchrist. T Short
z Dexter, Robt L Mercer, J c McCibber,
wife and child, Belle Nash (coD, Sisters of
Mercy, and steerage.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-17
Collecting a Dividend.
WaU Street Nsus.

In the early days of rGilroading in
Missouri a six-foOt stranger, with bad
look in his eye, one day entered a
station on the line of the Blank and
Dash Road, pulled out ten shares of
stock in the company, and inquired of
the station master if there were any
dividends on the stock.
''Never heard of any" was the reply.
Didn't anybody ever try to collect
dividendsf"
eff they did. they didn't get any
thing"
This stock ought to pay ten per
cent, continued the stranger. Heres a
thousand dollars Ten per gent. year
would be 500. I've held these sheers
three months, which would be $50.
Pardner, want my divvyl"
But I've nothing to do with it, You
must go to St. Louis"
TOO fur away I'm going to collect
here and save timel Pilgrim, count out
my divVy"
The above peroretion was followed by
the sight of a six-shooter and an express
sion which meant business, and the
agent didn't consume three minutes
counting out the money, which the
stranger took and walked out with the
remark that he never invested in any
stock paying less than ten per cent, and
didn't believe in cumulative dividends.
This was the only dividend paid by that
road for thirteen years, and the agent on
a salary Of forty dollars per month had
to stand that.