The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

Kind hearted, spite OF ugly looks ana tuiohls,
And ont Of sight art nursing Aprirs yiolets!
--Lftgh Hsnt.
An Aurora man objected 10 a list OF heavy
tax. payers" claiming poor man Is taxed 20
the limit, while the rich man escapes st
greatly reduced rate in pToportlouNto his
property The Beacon says, quite io3.y, mo
good citizen can dissent from his conclusion,
and it Is one OF the most difficult problems
before the statesmen Of the day, how to ar
rive at perfect equality OF tsxat.on. In iii
nois the remedy lies much further down than
the assessor. The entire system has become
lie, aud every assessor becomes IA periurer
by necessity. The assessor who does "a he
swears he will would sink his town under
such a weight OF taxGs as would bankrupt It,
There Is no remedy until the entire System
IL changed, or until the assessors throughout
the entire state are compelled TO make .
truthful current cash valuation. II Is now q
contest between assessors, north and south,
Chicago and the country, who eau make the
lowest valuations. We see no remedy, OK
cept that the state expenses shall be paid by
licenses, and that the expenses Of counties
and municipalities be paid by assessments,
which may then he made more equitable, If
they concern small areas only"
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The sauabble between the Hannibal * st.
10. and C. b. * q. roads, II continued, may
give Ottawa another railroad; for tho st. 10.
road Insists It will he extended to Chicago on
the line laid out some two years ago. Papers
we're fled In this county at the time, and the
line ran through Ottawa, from the southwest.
line through that country would be Of great
use to Ottawa, In bringing trade to the city,
and would also open us large coal interest
a few miles southwest OF VA.
We don't know that any effort will be made
to increase the liquor license fec in this city
this spring; but In regard to high license,
the proprietor of one OF the most respectable
saloons In the city told US the other evening
that II he didn't have to furnish lunch free
to all his customers he could afford to pay
aud would be willing to pay $500 licepse
fee. His lunch costs him about $3.50 year.
There IL no reason that We know OF why q
saloon keeper should keep free restaurant.
Why not do as they do In Aurora and Strea.
tor? The saloons all keep catables in the
way of cold meats, canned goods, &c. When
a maa wants lunch with his beer, ne pays
for II.
The Marselles Register thinks the Young
Ladies' Library should be allowed the use OF
one OF the vacant rooms OF the new Court
House: and the Mendoza Reporter says: "lf
there is any spare room we know OF no more
worthy object to which a part OF the new
building could be appropriated than libra
~. Moreover. the library is supported and
controlled by the young ladies OF Ottawa,
and since the Reporter always delights in Civ
ing tho ladies assistance, we endorse most
heartily the commcndsble movement, and
will importune our supervisors to help the
ladies along and give them a number one
room. 1t will be u convenient place of resort
for the La Sale county bar, and give them
literary air. Il they do nothing more than
loaf around this depository Of literature"
One OF the most ridiculous thisgs we have
heard Of for some time Is the objection made
through the newspapers 10 the price OF the
tickets Of admission to the court house
"warming" on next Tuesday night. One
would think La Sale county Is a collection
Of paupers! The entertainment contests OF