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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-20

The payment Of thirty.tiye cents pound
for grease called butter, which none Of the
family could cat when taken home, has
converted Us to favor the use OF Oleomar-
gerlne as substitute for butter We have
seen eastern people who say they cannot
tell it from good dairy butter. The tOl-
lowing from the Lewiston, Maine, Jour
nal, shows that 1t IS used to some exten,
there:
Does oleo sell much ?" asked a Journal
reporter OF commission man to-day
"Muchr replied the commission dealer
81 guess you would think 80. Why, we
sell fifty tubs week Some of the best
class of people in town are using it and
crying for more Some know it-and
some-dont. l never sold anything tina,
gave such general satisfaction. People
who have flrstclass, fastidious boarders
buy 1t. They said all summer the boarders
found fault with the butter but since
they've bought oleo they've been happy
One of them says: "A boarder of mine said
at the breakfast table yesterday, Isn't this
western creamery NO said l, ''tis
Vermont 'Well,' said the boarder, i
knew they couldn't make such fiue butter
the way from Is to 2S cents, just as we can
light r chap. if a man wants nice, Yer
mont butter, well sell 1t for % cents. if he
isn't so particular, he gets the same thing
for Is cents. We do everything to accom-
mediate. | thought should die laugh
in, 10 hear the butcher Blank, who lives
over on farm in this country. One day
BLANK went home and told his wife: Wife,
you needn't do no more walhin' nor iron
in nor anything humiliatin' | ask IL
you will work over butter for me into nice
looking balls. You see I've got chance
to buy NICE solid Vermont butter for II
cents and sell it at 2S.' Blanks wife
worked all winter on the solid butter
and put more than ton of 1t into fine ball
butter. when the spring came and the
whole lot had been worked over, Blank
told his wife twas Oleomargarine. You
ought to have seen how she went into the
air.
The fact is we have some butter, occa
sionally," continued thelcommission deal
er, but ii gives us so much trouble tina,
We hate to handle it, We don't have nc
such luck with anything as with oleo
The other day some fine feeders trotn Lis
bon street came in here and wanted some
thing extra showed them some of this
oleo and they swore twas Winthrop Jer-
sey butter. Says |, OF course--cows drove
before breakfast ut that We had a fat
laugh at their expense when finally the
secret was set free"
Now If some Aurora dealer will &c,
some good Olcomargerine and sell 1t as
such We will guarantee him at least one
customer, and give him free advertise.
ment besides aurora Herald
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-20
CRIMINAL VARIETIES.

Called Here and There from the Big Dali
Pnllip Matthews, murderer OF Miss An
M Geyer, was hanged at Bellevllle, ILL.,, on
FRIDAY Of last week. in the presence Ct
about so persons. He was attended BY
three ministers, and conducted himself on
the scaffold with great armness. The
crime for which Matthews was hanged was
one of the most sensational In the annals
Of the country. He had been engaged to
his victim. MISS Annie Geyer, for over a
year. but on account Of his dissipated
habits she had broken with him. For this
he shot her down on Sunday afternoon,
May IS, last, IN q little grove just east OF
the city, where she and number of girl
companions had gone for recreation and
10 inspect the arrangements hat had been
made for picnic TO be held the following
day by the German Methodist Episcopal
Sabbath school, Of which they were all
members. Matthews took hor apart from
The rest and tried to get her 10 take Lin
hack, and on her refusal he shot her
through the heart, killing her instantly.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-20
Piles,

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense Of
weight ia the back, loins, and lower part OF
the abdomen, causing the patient TO suppose
he has some affection Of the kidneys or neigh.
boring organs. AT times, symptoms Of indi.
Of the stomach, etc, A moisture, like per.
spiration, producing very disagreeable itch.
ing, particularly at night after getting warm
In bed, ID very common attendant. Inter
nal, external and itching piles yield at once
to the application Of DR.. Bosanko's Pile Rem.
edy, which acts directly upon the parts affect.
ed, absorbing the tumors. allaying the in.
tense itching, and efecting a permanen,
cure where other remedies have failed. Do
not delay until the drain upon the system
be cured. Price, 80 cents. Sold by G..
Gehring.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-20
A Few Big BIazes.
PLANTERS HOUSE, At. LOUIS.

PLANTERS HOUSE, ST. LOUIS.
At 4 O'Clock Sunday morning fire broke
ont in the store-room OF the Planters Hotel
at ST. Louis, which was a wooden structure
overhangIng an alley, but attached to the
hotel proper. Due warning was given the
inmates by the employees, and IN few
minutes scenes Of the widest disorder
we're enacted, men, women and children
making their way from the building in a
semLnude state, The fire department
promptly responded, and in short time
had control of the blaze, although it had
extended across the alley and effected $50.
coo worth Of damage IN Black, Tyler &
Co.'s auction warerooms. Henry Blaney,
90 years old; Carlo Rebole and Dennis
Repoate, all employees, lost their lives, and
Q female servant. Mary Kerns, broke her
ankle by jumping. The damage to the
hotel property Is about $4,000
HHENAH sCoRCHRD.
N.
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LAWREKCE, KANSAS.

FIRE broke out on Tuesday morning in
the queenswa-e and furniture store of j
q. Ashton. Before tho flames could be
controlled nearly dozen business houses
were burned out. The principal losers
are Mrs. NJ. J. Mccullough, loss gil 600
insured $1,000; J. House, loss $1,000, Ia
sured $4,000; George Gould, loss $4,000
insured $500; UlycK, Son & Co., loss SC,
600, insured $4,000 j. Q. Ashton, loss Sc,
900, insurance full. Other losses will 10
crease the total to $4,000; total insurance
$4,000
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TWEpDLE HALL, ALBANY. Y.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 16.--Twedd'e Hall
an Imposing five.st0ry brown Structure, ~
by 10 feet, standing on the corner OF State
and North Pearl streets. in The centre o!
tue business portion of the CITY. WAS de-
slroyed by fire this morning. The boy
VINO opened McCammon's music store on
the tirsi-tlonr NJ halt-past O'clock discoy-
cred flames IN the rear of the room, and al.
tor vain effort to extinguish them rushed
into the street aud gave the alarm, Before
The department could arrive the fire had
darted up the stairs and through the nu'
merous passageways, the corridors form
ing flues TO which the draft had tree &C.
cess, and up aud down which III" fire was
soon roaring like furnace. The third.
fourth and IF h stories we're occupied 10y a
hall, 100 by rs feet, with stage ard seen, ~.
The flames quickly reached this portion,
which burned like finder and whiting ten
minutes after tho frs, warning the entire
structure was doomed to destruction. Tho
fire department rendered most efficient,
work, and prevented the spread Of the fire
to the valuable property adjoining. The
cOntlagration spent its force by 10 O'Clock
but streams we're poured on tho RUNS until
late in the afternoon. Tonight the mas
sive walls tower up In the moonlight, the
only remains of the famous hail. The
origin of the hre is matter of dispute
Chief McQuaid 10 inclined 10 believe that
il WAS the work of an incendlsry. but the
general theory ia that 1t caught from hot
ashts from McCammon's store, and was
smolderng all night. The first floor OF
the building was devoted 10 stores and the
second to offices. The stock and property
of the occupants of these was almost total.
ly destroyed by fire and water. The Al
hany County Bank occupied tho corner,
and tho cashier arrived in time to open the
vaults and remove the books, cash boxes Of
securities and available PAGERS before
suirncalng cloud of smoke swept the room
The only loss the bank sustained was 3d..
coo on fixtures. The loss of the occupants
rs nearly as can he ascertained was about
$50 900: insured for about $45 900 The
loss on the hall is estimated at over $iC0,.
600; insured for $4,000
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postoitlce, aud several smaller buildings, at
Neenah, Wisconsin, we're destroyed by fire
on Sunday morning. The fire broke ou'
IN the rear of the dry goods store Of Ph
Goffney, in the Pet,inone block, and inside
Of twenty minutes the entire block wSs IN
ruins The postoffice was burned hut all
the malls were got out. The Russell
House, n large four story building, WAS on
the opposite side of The street, the wind
blowing the fire across, eukindling the
mansarL root and windows. All tie
guests got out in safety, but the hotel was
entirely destroyed. Total loss Sl25 900.
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FEARFUL HOLOCAUST IN POLAND.

During a performance, on Satur lay, in
the circus at Berditcbef. In Poland, a fire
broke out, and before the operators could
escape the whole structure WAS ablaze.
Three hundred pers persisted. Berdt-
chef is u city of 100000 people, situated
in the Province Of Volhynla, in Russian
Poland, tweniy-four miles from Jitomir.
The city is old and poorly built, but IS the
seat OF considerable ,OHmerCe. It's pOpu-
latton IS largely composed Of Jews, and It
ia celebrated throughout Russian Poland
for its great fairs, tour Of which are held
every year.
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can perform such varied cures, thinking it
simply essence of ginger, when in fact it is
made from many valuable medicines which
act bcnehcialy on every diseased organ. See
other column.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-20

The disposition of the Streator poStottice,
which Fornof, of the Free Press didn't
get, seems to have stirred up some bad
blood in the south eId The Wenona In.
dsr says: MANY hard knocks have been
given Congressman Cullen by the La Sale
county newspapers for failing TO endorse
Fornof, of the Free Press, for postmaster
at Streator. Foraof was his rstlast.and.
all.the time friend during the last two con
grcssional battles; stood by him Cullen
when 1t seemed oil but him had fed, aud
was rewarded for al this, by p,om5se--
II is sald-for the Streator postoliice.-thc
other aspirant getting the Office. The
secret OF all this probably lies in the fact
that Ryon presented u petition with about
800 names attached, while FornCis only
had something over 400, the latter being
N ldc up Of business men and republicans
only. Probably Congressman Cullen was
led to believe that the endorsement OF
500 Of the "ra5ble"-as be once termed
the good people Of Srea,or-was Of more
importance to aid him IN his poltica! as
plrat,ons than 400, and 30 was induced to
recommend the former" The Press itself
says tina. IN 1880, latter canvnssing the
eatre list OF men who were qualified to
represent US IN congress, We turned our at.
sentlon TO few light calibred 'chipmunk"
politicians that we knew would accept
anethlng under any circumstances, and
from among this class Cullen was chosen.
Hs was nominated and elected. The only
special features claimed for him was that
he was honest and would remain sober.
We have serious misgivlngs as 10 the frs!
at this time, and we do not believe he is
public spirited enough to get drunk. At
all events, Fornof held secret caucus
with himself recently, aud unanimously
adopted the following resolutions;
"Rcs0lced, That to invent a congressman
is a thankless and laborious task, inexpedl-
cnt aud unsatisfactory.
"ResoLrcd, That unless tnelr pledges can
be secured In black and white as White
law Reid and the railroad monopolists of
New York committed Garfield to the
nomination of Stanley Mathews for associ.
ate supreme Judge, they are unreliable, and
subject To temptation.
"Resolred, That IN the event n congress
man can DO made useful, it Is better TO so
and see him, Notwithstanding the existence
at prior obligations.
"Resolcsd, If a congressman tells you
how to get up petition merely so he will
have an excuse to offer his constituents for
your appointment, watch him; for he is
getting pointers for the other side.
The result OF this little caucus is made
known for the benefit OF inexperienced and
ambitious young men who might at some
future time make an honest endeavor to
secure a postofflce."
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pare with the more aristocratic preten slOns
OF the county seat" After all this, o
OF course, something must be said OF LIS
sale in return and here il is: But there
are n few points, however. not so apparent
at first, in which We must justly claim
superiority; La Sale has more people
More money changes hands among the IN
dustrial classes in La Sale. in ono week
than IN Ottawa in two months. The bust
ness of La Sale is on more substantial
basis and there is great deal more of it.
La Sale depends upon her own internal
resources. Ottawa npon an outside susie
nance. La Sales progress is on firm
slow, retarded, perhaps, by
political faction withln--yet steady and
permanent"
The best indication of a towns business
and wealth is reflected through her private
residences and business houses; and 10 her
banking business. On January LIST there
was in the Ottawa banks on deposit, ride
sta,ements ia last weeks issue, 1868, 1873. 80 !;
in La Salle banks, cide Democrat, 18th,
$3.50, 75070 The combined resources of
the La Sale banks we're Jan lot, $i44,-
7ll09 against 1888, $3.50 IN Ottawa.
Figures never lie.
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Farm for Sale.

The farm known as the "Rsckw well Farm mile
and half from Prairie Center. is offered for sse II
Consists of 20 well improved, with good hOnse
and barn and fences, &c, In trim order. VIII be
sold on easy terms. Appy to DAN MCCARTHY. Prai-
county, Iowa. Also several choice Iowa farms for
sale. nov2S 3mos'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-20

The Strcator Free Press says Il. may
give the public concrete conception d
how fas. the coal 10 being worked out &c
state that during all these years o.! enor-
nous output, No. has no. mined an area
Of more than $50 acres since it was first
sunk, and No 2 but little over 900 acres
No. l mine is just now entering territory
10 the north and northeast Of the shaft con
tanlns 1000 acres OF good, solid coal that
has never yet been touched. To the south
east there is also an abundant field to be
worked. The improved appliances for
hauling coal, aud other Improvements
which experience has brought, make the
cost of bringing out the coal from these
great distances actually less than 1t gss IN
tho early days Of the mine
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@tscellaueous.
ON THIRTY DAYS, rR1AI.

THE vOLTAIC BELT CO.. Marshall, Mich viii
send Or. Dyes Celebrated Electro votac Belts and
Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days 10 men
young Old who afctea with nervous debIiisv
lost vitality and kindred troubles speedy
and complete restoration of health and manly vieor
Address % above. n. BNo risk Ia incurred, ~ thr.
" days trial 10 allowed. dec29 Iy
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& HERIFF'S SA .E.-By virtue or an execu-
~ tlon Het fdcfds ssred out OF the clerks ofce OF
the Circuit Court of La Sale comfy and state Of Hi
nois, and TO me directed, whereby am commanded
70 make the amount OF 4 certain Judgment recently
obtained agains Jamea White In favor OF Iavinia Wal
lace, out OF lands tenemens. goods and chattes of
the said James White, have levied the following
property 10 wit: Lot Six 10 Block Two. In tue city
~ Earlve, county OF La Sale and stAtc of Illinois,
Therefore. according to the said cOmmand, shall
pOse for sale, at public auction a the right title and
interest OF the above named James White In TO the
above described property, Saturday. the third day
OF February 1855, at clock NJ at the south door
of the Circuit Court Room in Ottawa Illinois
Dated at Ottawa, H., this 18th day OF January 1888
VIM. r. MILLIGAN.
jani3-3w Sheriff Of La Sale County, Ill.
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COUNTY ASYLUM.

Notice IL hereby given. that on Thursdays
npo k'ridaye Of each week visitors VIII be ID
mitted 10 the xayiun. No vistors admitted on Sun
days r. C. GIBSON County Agent
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FOR, SALE.

My homestead, at end OF Columbus street. on north
blur; about ak acres; house with rooms. beside,
large paror with folding doors bay windows lat and
I'd stories closets. halls porches Clscrn two large
lars well of excellent never-fliltns water barn
fine Dasturage plenty OF timber for trewood DC. 10
~ Of scenery. &c. No togs smoke dust. Well shell
tered against storms WIN also sell he four acres oil
rich bottom land adjoining, II desired.
Jan6-2w p. K LELAND.
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Aegpl.
BLAKE 4 MOLONEY.

NOT1CE.- ESTATE or SUSAN BRRNAgD Dxc'D
~ Notice Is hereby given, that the undersigned AZ
nnsirntor OF the estate OF Susan Rernsrd. late Of
the county of La Sale and state OF InUis deceased
viii appear before the Probate Court of sad county on
the third Monday tbeing the 10Th day Of March 1885,
when and where all persons having claims or demands
against said estate are norfed to attend and present
same In writing for adjustment
Dated this 5th day OF January A. n. 1888.
ABRAHAM T. ARMSTRONG,
j0n6-3w Administrator
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NHENAH sCoRCHRD.
The Russell House. Peaibonc block.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-30
Daily $rsss aud 4akotaiau
THE DAILY PREssADAKOTAIAN
IL ruDLIsKKD
EVERY EvENING-ExCEPTINa SUNDAYS.

Tzsns 9, su1sc.IrrIoH: BZ carriers, per
%onss %onss ; asn.p Per ysss saa BY nail per
Office on Third st., Pres and Dakotsian
0iooH' BOWEN = K1NasBuRY. po,,u.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-30
The Political Outlook,

1h6 fO1ltlCAl OuIlOOks
Washington, June A.-Judge Jeffords,
the sole republican member in the next
congress from Mississippi, is in the city.
Speaking of parties, he said: "We are
all right. I haven't the slightest appre-
hension that We will or can lose the next
presidency"
"You seem very sanguine," SAID the
reporter.
'Oh, yes; the democrats will repeat
their old mistakes, and We will have .
walk over" SO
"Who do you favor for the presidency p
''Havn't at this time any particular
choice. There are lots Of available and
good men in our party to select from"
b "Is Arthur . candidateP@ ss1'c7f !,
X II don't know; but il he enters the
field for the nomination he will come
near getting little u very Istrong in
the south, It Foraker il elected Cover,
nor Of Ohio John Sherman will be . very
formidable candidate"
sWhat about Blaineis y an gszs
II do not believe either Blaine, Gran
OF Conkling will play . very prominent
tpart IN the next national campaign
k0rssham, Lincoln and others, compare
ttiyely new mon in The party, will ASSUME
the leadership, in republican polite
IhAraaftar. ~ tSSsGpo9 S,all 50
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-30

A Warrington telegram states that
Pension Commissioner Dudley ID finding
that 500, 0,O00, 900 is good deal Of money
to pay out in one year, and he cannot
accomplish tho task. Taking into &C.
count the return to the credit of the
pension account at the beginning Of the
year Of some $l5.O0O,O00 not used last
year, the net expenditures from the ap.
preparation for the current year will not
much exceed S600O0,OO0. He started
out with programme to use up the un-
expended $15.0O00O0 turned over from
last year and ss5,OOO,00O besides. He
finds that such vast sum cannot be dis.
tributed. Although the Office there might
allow the cases, the agencies cannot
check it out to the individuals. The re-.
suit will be nearly S2O.OOo,oO0 une1pect.
ed to be carried forward to next year
when it will be deducted from the esti'
mate for the next appropriation. Gen
Dudley will be disappointed in not being
able to dispose of all the arrearags cases
as he promised, but it was beyond the
range of possibility to make such vast
expenditure with the present machinery
for payments.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-30

uThis house Il the hsadquarten for
travellers and immigrants. Good stabling
in connection With the house.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-30

The Sioux City Journal Of the 29th
contains the following relative to rail-
road operations in Cedar county, on the
Nebraska side:st, ga sf,1g.
about tho route of the Cedar county line. The
the North Logan towards Norris. IN spite Of
this tAs jPsuca people are still confident that
the extension Will be from their town instead
Of Make6sld. Yiee-President Winter Is Re
old grade q iettsr condition than he eIpected,
and taat there bad been TOO m.ch work spent
something definite. can be stated apout the
route chem e early Q: Sunday. ,. =. Boyd
ty working mp subsidy for the Omaha and
Northern have returned home.
It does net appear to rs that there is
any real intention 70 extend from either
fonoa or Wakefield. 1t appears like q
scheme TO annoy the Omaha road and to
make capital for Sioux City.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-30

Reports from up the valley indicate q
confirmation Of the statement that the
extension of the Milwaukee road will
cross the Northwestern west of Huron.
The old survey made the point of CROSS
ing twelve mile west from Huron, but q
new survey is now in progress which
will apparently hit the Northwestern at
Washington, twenty-five miles from Hu.
ron. The Milwaukee company sur.
renders the east side of the Dakota riv.
or to the Northwestern and takes the
west side for its own, both companies
far enough back from the river to cover
the entire ground and keep out rival
lines. It thus happens that Iroquois
and Washington, on each side Of Huron,
are made the crossing places.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-30
8 pea't Ihtew. W. lths Sponge.

j, When suffering humanity are endur-
ing the horrors Of dyspepsia, indigestion.
% nervous and general debility. they are
TOO often. inclined 10 throw up the
sponge and rsngn themselves 70 fate.
We ~, don't do il. Take BURDoCK
BLooD BIIzxRs tho unfailing remedy.
Prioe $lOO.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-30

Clear Lake exoursion over the @. n.
&3St p. railroad. Round trip $ll.75. Re.
turn ticket good until Sept. 18th. No
lay over at Canton.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-30
uAss TAsts's 4 VIII THERE'S away.

\ Wkoa JA0fo'S q VIII IkNFe'S Way.
Anyone Who has the will to Try
THOMAS EcLDcrRIo On will surely find
the vay 10 robust health, in cases Of
bronchial affections, sore throat, pains,
etc.: and ~ an enternal remedy, it is in.
valuable.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-30

Chamberlain has the clesnest and most con-
ststent political record Of any town in Dakota
that ever aspired to capitolian honors.-Regts-
ter.
This is because Chamberlain's repre-
sentative men possess level heads and
honest hearts. Rather than court alli-
ance with iniquity, they stood aloof from
the capital deal while the rivals of Cham.
berlaln were using every endeavor to
become the anointed of the commission.
When the time arrives to choose capital
for the state of Dakota, Chamberlain will
come to the front and the people will re.
member that it was uncorrupted by evil
associations during the days and nights
of the speculative capital commission.