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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-16
COUNTY FINANCES.

II may not be generally known 10 III,
taxpayers OF La Sale county that III,
heavy expenses incurred in building III,
new court house and jail, together will
fitting and furnishing the same have beer
well provided for and nearly aid,--that
IN tact, the county Indebtedness for all pur
poses, at the present time, including in
terestbcaring orders, bank Indebtedness
unsettled accounts, &c, is only about $50
600 as against nearly $4,000 when I'll,
work of building commenced two years
ago,-an increase OF say 100000 to SO
600, for which La Sale county can show 4
magnificent building for its courts and of
ficerS, well located and lighted, and having
all the modern appliances tor the accom-
mediation of It's business; building tha,
Will stand to the glory and honor OF thC
county and Its builders for n hundred years
to come, to say nothing of the jail and
sherlit's residence.
How shall this Indebtedness of $4,000
be paid will be the question to be settled
by the county board at It's September SEES
sion. There was actually raised by taxa
ton last year about $4,000. OF COURSE
the taxes were heavy, but they were mo-
exorbltant nor really burdensome, and nc
serious complaints have been made Sup
pose now the same amount be raised du
ring the year to come, the taxes Will be NJ
heavier if anything they will be lighter
owing to some increase III the taxable prop
erty of the county. OF this set aside $50
600 to defray the current expenses Of The
county and there will be left $4,000 Il
apply to the county Indebtedness, Will,
the second year Will witness reduction
IN taxes besides wiping out every dollar O
the debt
In these figures we have given ampl,
margin for all contingencies the estm ate,
being obtained from reliable sources
There is now due considerable sum on
delinquent taxes, and not less than S35
600 will be realized from that source alone
perhaps little more. THIS will be ample
to meet the current expenses drumming all
the departments TO the September meeting
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-16
HIGH LICENSE.

In our last we were barely able 70 an.
nounce the passage of the high license bill
in the lower house of the Illinois legisla
ture, accompanying it with an lntimation
that it would doubtless speedily pass the
senate and become law. The action OF
the senate on the bill since then justIfies
this forecast. That body has already or
dered the bill to a third reading by the
strong vote of IS to Is, which Insures Its
passage probably before last nights ad
journment.
SO the bill Is a law. No licenses to sell
all kinds Of liquor IN this state can be
granted hereafter for less than $500, except
that to sell beer alone license can be
granted for $780, and except, also, that
special arrangements can be made with
druggists to sell spirits for medicinal pur-
poses only.
| The bill IN the legislature was introduc-
ed and Its passage urged and opposed es-
sentlally rs party measure. twas con-
cocted by the republican party to get them
out of their dilemma on the whiskey ques-
ton. The large majority of the party are
Iprohibitionists, yet there was SO large mi
norlty of votes IN lis ranks opposed to
prohlbitionists that they dared not throw
them overheard High license presented
the question in different shape. Most of
the wealthy saloon keepers themselves were
for high license, while the poorer ones
supposed to be largely made up of Ger
mans, could be appeased with the low IL
cense Of $50 on beer.
The democrats, firstly, because 1t was Il
scheme purely to help the republican par
ty; and secondly, from the higher and
sounder Jcilersonian principle of bringing
the houses Of government as nearly as pos
sible to the people, rightiully opposed the
measure. The law already in force in the
state gave the people, local option in the
subject. 1t Is better so. 1t Is their own
matter; they are the best judges Of what
they want in eash municipality, deci-
ding tor itself. Each county, as a munici-
pality decides for itself IN regrrd to court
houses, almshouses, roads, bridges, &c.
each city rs TO street Improvements, city
hall, calaboose, police, fire department, &c,
acco riding to ITS needs. Is the legislature
wiser in such matters than the local auth
critics? No more is it wiser in deciding
how much or how little they need dram
shops.
AS far as Ottawa Is concerned, left TO
themselves, our city council no doubt
would have increased the local license fee
to two or three and possibly I'VE hundred
dollars. But they would have done 1t IN a
Ijudicioous and careful way i $500 Ii
cense will close 40 of the 6j saloons in the
city. OF these 40 saloon keepers many are
widows or infirm people whose all Is IN
vested in their business, and who will be
left without the means of support. A ju-
Idiciously drawn ordinance could have made
the case easy aud besrable for such.
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From Ransom.

Richard Bros. are building large resi-
dence for W. II. Collision, on the west side
Mr.. Clark, an old resideni of Allen town
ship, was buried this week.
Mrs. James Versh died Monday and was
buried in Odel. She leaves large circle
OF friends to mourn her departure.
Last Tuesday evening several members
of the G. A. r. of Streator, accompanied
by Atkins band came out 10 Ransom &c
help organize post. They met in An
shick's hail; about twenty-five persons
io,ped. From there they proceeded to the
". f. Church, where the officers were
installed Music and speaking were kept
up until late hour
Joe Kegy has moved his shop over &c
the north SIDE He intends to quit black
smithing, and is going into the tile busl
ness.
Messrs. John Ryan, Ed. Phelan and
James Harry have ordered Mccormick
Self Binders.
Two of the farmers of the east part of the
township are at loggerhesds about a dram
tile. II is probable there will be lawsuit
before ii Is ended. y. CUTY.
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and pay the bills Of that session, besides
leaving, as stated, the county indebt edness
about the same then as now, We have
allowed $50. 600 tor current expenses for
the year to come; this Is more than
enough In the past from 100000 to 500,
600 has been ali that was required, but we
will presume that with the increased pop
ula,iou and business of the county the adj
ditional sum named may possibly be used,
Again we say, the citizens Of La Sale
county have Just grounds for self congrat-
ulauon for the bright showing of its tinan-
c!al condition q, compared with many OF!
It's ueighbors, and tie magnitude Of the
work done during the past TWO years.
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First Picnic of the Season.

SAMPLE LOT of 1000 prs.
of Ladies' and Children's
Hose, in prices ranging from
5 cents to so, Ito be sold IN
bundles;) 500 pairs Of Isle
thread gloves, Ito be sold By
single pairs;) 500 towels;-
all at less than haF Price.
Why? These goods are sam
pies of New York wholesale
houses that the commercial
travelling statesmen are through
with for their spring trade,
and are put up in bundles OF
3 and 4 pail'-no two alike
to be sold by the bundle. BY
buying in this way you can
get 3 or 4 pair for what you
usually pay for I pair. Come
early, as they are going fast
w. II. HULL.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-16

A letter from Rome IN Mondays New
York Herald is decidedly important If
true. The correspondent gives what pur-
ports 10 be the substance Of an interview
with Cardinal Simeon, through whom the
Pope authorizes the Herald to be informed
that the recent letter of His Holiness TO
the Irish bishops was intended as mere
bit of personal advice, was intended to
have no political significance, and that the
Irish people, as long as they refrain from
outrage, need fear no interference from
Rome in any movement TO secure the well
being or independence of their country,
movements in which HIS Holiness heart.
lly sympathizes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-16

The official report Of the superintendent
of the New ork canals for the week end
ing June 7th shows that the total number
OF miles cleared by the boats on the canals
was 10000, as compared with l93, 593
miles for the same week last year. The
total tonnage carried was 1895 as against
lj4,4 02, during the corresponding week in
1882. The increased business is of course
attributable to the removal OF all tolls on
the canals of that state by the last New
York legislature.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-16

IN addition to the dispatches published
on our inner form detailing the late vic
tory of Gen. Crook over the Apaches N
Sonora, the papers publish modest DIS
patch:from the General himself fully con
frming these reports. They show his
campaign to have been really about the
most successful of any in the history OF
our Indian warfare. He penetrated to and
overhauled the Indians IN their camp in
the unknown wllds and Businesses of the
Sierra Madro mountains, to which no
white troops had ever before vcntured, and
where the Indians felt 50 secure that they
had taken no precautions against sur
prise. And the best part of il is, that he
did it without the loss Of a man, and made
the murderous Apaches so tired of war
that they are in body begging to be al
lowed to surrender and return to the res
eTvatons.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-16

SAMUEL j. TILDEN. Henry Watterson,
of the Louisville Courier-Journdl, visited
Ex-Governor Tllden at his home at Grey
stone last week, ana describes him as in
buoyanl and exuberant health-in short,
more vigorous in mind and body than he
has been IN ten years. Yet he concludes
his glowing account with these words: ~
can say, however, for myself, that nothing
passed which leads me 10 modify the opin-
ION | have SO often expressed that no
power on earth could induce him TO accept
the Presidency
If Mr.. Tilden Is, both bodily aud men
tally in the healthy condition Mr. Waiter
son says he Is in, then the democratic party
will regret his unalterable decision in re-
gard to the presidency, tor there Is no man
to-day in the democratic ranks who wonld
sweep the country as Tilden would as the
democratic candidate IN 1884, If he is
known to be indisputably in sound health
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-16

This sweeping legistive mandate, will
reduce many to instant, helpless beggary
But Will the law stand the o.deal OF thl
courtsG we see grave questions raised on
this head, We see a strong argument in
the Chicago Times Of Tuesday against Its
constItutlonalitty based manly on the dis
crminatvc feature in reference TO beer.
There is at least enough in it to leave no
doubt that the measure will be Tough; IN
the courts, and every effort made to de-
clare it illegal. After the fight IN the leg
lsature comes The struggle in the courts,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-16

There has been a borrowed uneasiness
over the fact that ship load of Irish peas.
ants arrived at New York in the beginning
of the week, to be followed in a week or
two by another ship load, said peasants be.
ing assisted in their emigration 10 this
country by the British government which
has nothing better TO offer Its peasan,ry
than emigration 1t appears that this
country at least, has no reason TO dread the
arrival of these "paupers." The superin-
tendent Of Castle Garden says they were all
met and promptly cared for on their arr
val by friends on this side, ana by nigh,
had scattered to all parts of the country,
thus giving the emigrant authorities at
Castle Garden no trouble or extra expense,
as most emigran,s do. They looked clean.
ly and seemed TO be robust, and ir good
health.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-16

BY vote of Q to ), the city council OF
Joliet, ILL.,, Las raised the license fee Tor
drinking saloons from $500 TO $1,000. The
most remarkable facts in connection with
the matter are, that Joliet is a Democratic
city, and that the alderman who proposed
the 81 900 license is a Democrat Chicdgo
Journal.
There is nothing either remarkable" or
undemocratic about that The democratic
party believe in local option-in bringing
all such matters as nearly as possible to
the direct action Of the people, and II the
municipal prosperity OF any city is clearly
best promoted by high license and the
people want it, then 1t is democratic to let
them have it. What the democrats OBJ
iect to Is this undertaking to regulate local
affairs by general statute, that is, or may
be, only adapted to exceptional localities
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-16
DYNAMITE!
Arrests Made DAILY,
All Europe in an Uproar
and Terror Reigns
Supreme.
New Plots Discovered
and the End is
Not Yet.
The Police on the Alert, and All
The Police on the Alert, and al
Suspicious Characters
Promptly Arrested.
Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears a
Crown" but Blissful is the Life
of Those Who Use

Tascotts Enamel Paint, which is mixed ready
for use, and put up in cans OF convenient an
handy sizes for family and general use; ALWAYS
ready; never needs thinning nor further pre-
paration. This Pant has been used in Ottawa
ten years, and has stood the test thoroughly,
giving perfect satisfaction in every case.
1t can be applied by inexperienced persons,
making job looking better and which is
more durable and lasting than any other
paint in the hands of experienced painters.
One trial cOnvinces all of its superiority.
Call for sample 0! colors. Sold only by z.
Y. Gripgs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-16

Just as the country was getting ready to
rise up and point the finger of scorn at
Democratic Missouri on account Of Its law
lessness, the state of Iowa came in view
with splendid exhibition Of mob vlo-
lence, and Iowa has been known to give as
high as $4,000 Republican majority.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-16
LATER.

have the most complete stock of paints,
&c, in town, and am better prepared to furn-
lsh housekeepers with Paint Colors, Calcim-
ines, Brushes, &c, for house. cleaning season
than ever. Shall be pleased to have those
about to paint call, and my prices shall be be-
low all others, while the quality of stock Is
guaranteed to be the best
The Nicola Cigar, which has had such q
large sale and given the best Of satisfaction,
has never been equallcd as n 5 cent cigar;
and the fellow who said it was better than a
10 cent cigar was not mistaken ten per cent.
Sold only by f. Y. Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-16

Steel rails are being solo In some cas- &c
as low as $50 per ton, and negotiations are
reported from Philadelphia at $3S. Pig
iron and the various forms of manufactur-
ed iron and steel are now extremely low,
a fact which is very favorable TO railway
building. The cost of the rails alone Is
now from $500 TO $4,000 per mile les S
than il would have been two years ago
Rqit,eay Age.
Pig iron is but "a per ton lower than it
was two years ago, and coal is no lower,
vet steel rails can now be manufactured IN
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-16

Pennsylvania at Il profit at S3S and $50 per
ton and in Illinois at $40, with very
slight reduction IN the wages Of the work
men. What must have been the profits OF
the mills, at tins rate, when steel rails were
worth $50 to SG4 ton? And what pro-
portion of these profits did the mill owners
divide with the workmen?
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OUR AGENTS.

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LEGISLATURE.

The Senate yesterday at o'clock passed
the High License bill by vote of 30 to
20; and both houses agreed to adjourn
sine die on Monday.
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Ffteen cents year is added TO papers sent out o: III
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At the regular quarterly meeting of La
Sale County Grange, No. CT, held in the
town Of Miller, H., June 9TH and Sth, 1883,
committee OF three were appointed to pre-
sent to the Grange memorial to the memo
~ OF Sister Alm!ra c., wife OF Brother \. B.
GO0triCh
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-27
Personal AND IMpERsoNAL.

Lord Coleridge's salary is $40, 900 a
year, while the Chief-Justice OF the
United States receives $40, 600. - Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Miss Ella Hill, handsome girl, of
Seymour, Conn, killed herself with q
shotgun because her stepmother made
her wear dress that had been rumpled
in shower. Boston Post.
Miss Annie Steiner, Of Reading, Pa,
bed-ridden with spinal disease for five
years, dreamed the other night that she
was well. In the morning, well she
was. She says prayer did it.-Detroit
Post
Two brothers, twins, of Syracuse
and Elmira, N. Y, are as like as two
peas. Each brings DOWN the scales at
1877 pounds, and are Of the same dimen-
sions. and are both in the same trade. -
N. z. Times,
Health Officer Ashmun, of Cleve-
land, o., has personally ordered the
popcorn makers in that city to stop
using aniline in the preparation of pop
corn for the market, several children
having recently been seriously poisoned
by eating it.
The late Nathaniel Thayer, of Bos-
ton, left an estate in stocks, bonds,
land, etc., valued at more than &c.
600, 900, but all his household furniture,
horses, carriages, plate, ETC., at both his
city and country homes, were only
worth 1923. 000-Bostoss Transcript.
Ex-senator Jerome B. Chaffee says
that twenty-three years ago, when he
entered Denver, he invited his tired fell
low-passengers of the stage coach to
take drink, and laid down 800 gold
piece, concerning which the bar-keeper
said "All right" That transaction
made him temperance Chicago
Journal.
Edwin Booth, who is growing more
and more aesthetic in his tastes as he
grows older, has made up his mind to
reside in Boston. Mr.. Aldrich, the edit
or of the atlantic Monthly, has selected
house on the slope of Beacon Hill, and
Mr.. Booth will hereafter be known as a
Bostonian and one of the illumninati.-
NJ 7. Times.
DIR. Hathcock, of Baltimore, ran
away from Beltora, Ca, with Rena Car
ter, one of the bellies of Hall County,
and, marrying her at Augusta, at her
brother s, took the swiftest cars for Bal
timore. At Buford he was arrested by
telegram from pa asking them to come
back to Beltora to q wedding feast which
he would provide. st. Louis Post.
George Lafiere, colored man, who
died in New Orleans, recently, at the
age OF 10 years, claimed to have been
Prince of tribe of negroes in Guinea,
and was full grown man when brought
to this country and sold as slave in
1903. He served Paul Laflere in the
war of 1872, and cared for his sons in
the Mexican campaign. Before the re-
bellion he was freed and gwen money
enough to sustain him comfortably.-N
o. Pcayafsae.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-27
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teethf If SO,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
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teething. Its value is incalcuiabie.
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sale by all druggists throughout the
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c.,praoe ;s a nohie trait With some il

Courage is noble trait With some it
requires greater courage to live than it does
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when sores cover the person, when aches
ara in every joint, when the muscles are
soft and fabbv, when the least exertion
gives fatigue, when the mind is filed with
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just snch a miserable existence, living
only for those who love them. When il
is generally known that Browns Iron
Bittcrs will cure the above disorders how
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-27
An ANSWER WANTED.

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INTue SALONS OF FASHION

White teeth are more frequently seen
formerly This is because our ladies have
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foremost among toilet ar
ticles. This superlatively pure and salu-
brious preparation check the further
decomposition of the teeth, removes i'm
purities which obscure their natural hue,
strengthens them and makes the gums as
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-27
on THIRTY DAYS, TRIAL.

The Voltaic Belt Co.. Marshall, Mich,
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trial for thirty days to men young or old
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guaranteeing speedy and complete restora-
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as above-N B No risk IS incurred, as
thirty days trial is allowed
dec 22.dw1y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-27

Pure Cod liver Oil made from selected
livers. on the sea-shore, by Caswel, Ha-
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pure and sweet. Patients who have once
taken it prefer it to all Others. Physicians
have decided it superior to any of the
other oils in market.
Chapped Hands. Face, Pimplrs, and rough
Skin, cured by using Juniper Tar Soap,
made by Caswell, Hazard & Co. New
York