The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-07-15
The Telephone


/ The Telephone.
"Hcr foot is a poem" the lover said;
"a melodous rhythm is her tread "
Yes" said friend Ga sort OF beat),
"Spondaic the measure two long ieet.'
/ Courier JOulnal.
| Last week Postmaster CORPUS was in washing
ton, D. c., on business and pleasure. President
Arthur gave him hearty welcome, and Secreta
nv Lincoln, knowing him years ago. invited MN
to drive and tea. which our worthy I. NJ. ac'
cepted. La Sale Democrat.
How must such evidences OF solidity break ul
the Press man.
streator Is still holly engaged In the hunt al
ter water The latest is new well sunk at Col
Pumb's residence. 1873 feet deep. The Press
says water has been found which rises within
! is feet Of the surface. The water is hard with
just shade perhaps Of soap.stone flavor which
will probably depart when the water has been
allowed to settle. The strength OF the How was
tested by pump operated by four men and
threw a steady inch and quarter stream. After
several hours hard pumping the water had only
been reduced to within 80 feet OF the surface
The Colonel will put up large tank over the
well, and erect a wind. mill pump which will raise
as much water as may be needed"
| 49,
| G. b. Stockdale, Of Peru, having been named
as q candidate for the nomination for county
school superintendent on the democratic ticket,
the Peru Ne,cs republican, says; "His nomins-
ton by the democratic convention would be graf
flying to the republicans OF the county from the
fact that, should the tide OF battle overwhem the
grand old party" this fall, the office OF school
superintendent could not fall to q man more ca.
pabe. efficient and honest than Mr.. Stockdale.
| His experience In school matters has been extern
sive. and his reputation, acquired In the east as
well a. In this county, Is second to none. III
democrat is to be elected, We know OF no man
who would be more likely to fulfil the duties OF
the office with credit to himself and benefit to the
schools
| The Streator Pre- Press Is getting discouraged,
and on Saturday last dropped this little tear:
"Any attempt to longer conceal the fact that the
republican party OF La Sale county 10 In very
demoralzed condition is useless" It lays it all
to the liquor men, who, after 80 many years. are
deserving the 'God and morality party" and to
the prohibtionists, who are likewise pulling up
their stakes at fearful rate. ITO our mind"
says the Press "there is but one way to escape
defeat this fall, and that Is to offer the prohibit
tlonists the same Inducements TO cooperate with
us that the party throughout the country are now
Offering them. II 10 worse than useless to pan
der to the whiskey element this fall. Through
the actions OF neighboriDg republican states this
element Is irretrievably lost 70 the party which,
they confess In circulars from headquarters,
they can never hope to control. The prOhibl.
ti0nists, on the other hand, would be glad to CO.
operate with the republicans In this county II
they were assured, by resolution for instance,
that they could expect fair treatment. To neglect
to meet the democratic issue is defeat. There Is
no escape for IT, The party must take stand
either for or against a prohbtOry amendment to
the people, such as Iowa has just voted on"
Then, after oil, in "the days that are no more"
the democratic was not the whisky party! How
often our pious cotemp. up the street has lied
about us!
The Business Mems Association on Monday
merchants and shippers asking the Rock Island
road to lay the switch promised some months ago
for the use OF the East Ottawa brick yards. The
Rock Island is probably the only road that would
permit the anomaly OF having two heavy ship
pers with o railroad two rods from their doors
aud haul goods two miles to load on cars
Prof. Boltwood, though a good republican,
takes exceptions to placing the common school
system Of Illinois in the hands of protested
politician, and Il politician only. And further
more, the Professor being Indignant doesn't hest
tate to say the deed would be an outrageous it
would. This that towering lighthouse Of polti.
cal wisdom, the Tines, pronounccs "sore head.
Iism," and (the Professor once having had aspira-
tons to the Office himself, years ago. "sour-
grapes" The Times thinks the same Of the
civil service reforners, the free traders and all
others who do not believe in rotation In office
and machine politics. The lover Of the common
school system, however, will give the Professor
credit for honesty and the right kind OF pluck.
That wonderful institution, the Young Mems
Republican CLUB, OF this city, whose specially
performances Of three years ago are remembered
gratefully by an admirlng audience, has been
resurrected, and on Monday night elected J. X.
Coombs, president; r. c. Hit, G. A. Cation, and
J. w. Kelly, vice presidents; Otto Gondoli, sec.
rotary; T. +. Bailey and J. F. Kendig, assistants !;
8 w Porter, Chas. Metzger, Jacob Chrstman aad
| l.. l.. Thompson, executive commlttee.-The
club proposes TO run the machine this fall. The
heads they propose to tumble first into the gullo-
tines basket are those OF Judge Miller and
Stocksleger, whose perversity In not throwing
probate business into the hands OF aspiring at
torneys Of the club merits instant and effective
rebuke. Wonder II that's the reason the Repub.
licaD Thursday morning makes an attempt to
concilate the boys by nominating Judge Miller
for County Judge?