The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-23
ABOUT OURSELVES.
THE FREE TRADER

Has seldom found 1t 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,
KendaN County Record
The standard Democratic paper Of Nor.
thern Illinois.-LOekport PhGair,
One of the best OF newspapers.- Weneaa
Index.
Better papers are few Joliet Daily Netcs,
One of the best newspapers in Northern
Illinois Morris Independent,
The leading Democratic paper of that
par, OF the State,-Chicdgo Tribune,
one of the ablest conducted newspapers
In the Stale Joliet Signal.
Is ever hrim full of wit and spice, and
newsy slways. EdrIriAs Ledder,
The Ottawa FREE TRADER Is without
question the ables. paper IN this county
.Neadotd Reporter
The FREE TRADER Is one of the most
readable and thoroughly. edited journals
in tho State.-LdcOn Home Journal.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER is one of the
mos, ably and clearly editsd Democratic
ne yspapers IN the State.-Psorid Democrdt
The Ottawa FREE TRADER Is now pub.
llshed twice week. The TRADER is one
of the best managed county papers In the
state .HsndOta Bulletin
The first number OF the SEMlWEEKLy
FREE TRADER is out to-day 1t carries
with it ali the ability of the weekly, the
most important change being that it comes
omcker.-Strcat0r Free Press.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER comes out
this week as a semi weekly making sew.
en- column folio. The TRADER is among
the best county papers in the State and
this change to semi-weekly will improve
it.-Peru Herald
The Ottawa FREE TRADER, one OF the
best newspapers among our numerous ex.
changes, has been changed to semI.weekly
sheet of the same size of the Beacon, and is
now issued on Wednesdays and Saturdays,
OF course it presents Its usual neat and
handsome appearance, and IN the new form
will doubtless prove even more acceptable
to its patross.--iur0ru Beacon.
The frs, number of the Ottawa SEMI.
WEEKLY FREE TRADER lies before us.
They have ample territory to work on, and
II the enterprising editors of the FREE
TRADER do not make paper worth double
the subscription price We will be sadly
mistaken. The old weekly was welcome
visitor, but the semi weekly must necessa-
rily be more so.-Aorris 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
UeucuI W tuch PotiOhs' -CIHttSuoTW
PLdihdedler.
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.-American Manufacturer,
PiHsburg.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER Is making Il
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 sprightlIness to which
it was heretofore q stranger, without losing
the solidity of the weekly.-Joliet Republic.
The Ottawa FREE TRADER, conceded by
all to be the best p,per in the county, has
changed to a semi.xeekly We wish the
FREE TRADER the same liberal patronage
as heretofore.-Utita 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 po-
lltlcal representative Of the La Sale county
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Leader
The Ottawa FREE TRADER has changed
to semiweekly, and continues to be a
firstclass newspaper. We wish it success
in its new departure.-Aarseilles 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 Register wishes it continued prospect
ty. May 1t soon De published as bright
and useful daIly.--State Register, Spring.
field, III.
On Wednesday of this week the FREE
TRADER sent out Its first Issue as a semi