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Vicinity Items.

Coal has been found at Dwight at POI
feet 1t is feet thick.
The Streator paper mill after two
months rest has resumed operations.
A Bristol, Kendall Co., farmer sold &c.
96520 worth of poultry during the past
winter
A company is now being organized in
Streator to operate the Thompson Houston
electric light.
Geo. II. IInkinS, one of the oldest set
tiers of Otter Creek. died on Wednesday
at the age Of 81.
J.. NJ Robinson is going to erect n new
brick building in Seneca in connection
with the ltoal building
Julius Chaplin of La Sale died on Tues
day AT the age of - years. He had been Il
resident of the county for 30 years.
A Streator mathematician figures out
500, 600 that has been taken from Streator
this week for investment in the west
The town of Eagle has paid the first
judgment and costs in the Kankakee rail
road bond cases, 81 800, and Bruce will fol
low suit with $1,000.
Anton keuner of the Union Brewing
Cos works, Peru, was horribly scalded on
Thursday week by an accidental step into
vat of boiling beer.
On Tuesday Miss Leona Mason, daughter
of Isaac Mason, Esq, of Otter Creek, was
married TO John ID. McVean, of Streator
The affair was a very pleasant one, and a
large number of guests were present from
Ottawa, Streator, etc. The young people
have the best wishes of all who know them.
| The ST Patrick's day celebration at La
Sale was grand success in every way.
The town was crowded with people, and
nearly 800 We're in the procession AT Turn
Hall speeches We're made by Rev Fathers
Guedry, Power and Higgins and Hon Alex
Vaughey, VI. T. Maloney of this city act.
ing rs chairman.
The La Sale glass works seem fated.
A fire broke out there on Saturday morn.
ing which threatened the works with de.
struction, but ii proved no more serious
than 10 cause delay of two or three weeks
on the bottle house. The center part of
the tank arch fell, shortly after the heating
up had begun.
The c. b. 4 O. II. II. sent down Tues
day one of the great "Mogul" engines that
has been running on the eastern division
of their road, To try it in pulling big
train out of Sdeator. The track between
there and Aurora has some very heavy
grades and common engine can haul but
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The death of Judge Mackey, the only re
publican member of congress from South
Carolina, has enabled his district, which is
almost unanimously negro and republican
10 send to congress genuine and really
creditable representative of his race, the
Hon. Robert Smalls He was born slave,
and at the age of % was unable to write or
read. vet now at the age of 45 he is man
Of good education and as able speaker as
Fred Douglass.
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II seems to he settled by experts sent
from Washington and elsewhere, that the
disease which has appeared among cattle
in bingham county, Illinois, and nj vari-
GUS localities in Missouri and Iowa, is not
the dreaded foot and mouth disease, but II
hoof disease resulting solely from frozen
feet during the severe cold weather OF the
winter. About the character of the disease
in Kansas, however, there is no question,
though il is confined to "A few herds in a
limited section of the state, and has not yet
spread beyond those first attacked, AND it is
confidently believed that, by vigorous
measures il will soon be stamped out
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about Is loaded cars, but the company
think the Mogul can take 30 cars, and that
number constituted the train she went out
with on Tuesday afternoon.
Among the corporations licensed within
the past week by the Secretary of State OF
Illinois were The Marseilles COmbina
Piano and Organ Company, capital stock
$1,000, with A. J.. Stone, p. A. Buttertield
Samuel Wells William C., Woodward, q
l.. DAWSON f. L. Buuerfield and o. b
Grant rs corporatJrs and the Pluml
Ditcher Company, capital, 100000, with
Fawcctt Plumb, Ralph Plumb and John
b. Plumb as corp ratOrS.
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1t is several years ago since the newspa-
pers have had occasion To speak OF the pc
destrian Weston, and the impression had
gone out that age had so diminished his
extraordinary powers of locomotion and
endurance that he would not again be
heard of as hero of the foot path. Not
sy, however Weston is native of Maine,
a stout believer in the Maine law, and one
Of his boasts has been that in all his life
drop of ardent spirits never passed his
lips. Hence he has been taken in charge
by the Total Abstinence Society of Lon
don, in England, and to show what total
abstinence will do for man, though now
well up in the forties, has jsut performed
the extraordinary feat of walking 5000
miles in 100 consecutive days. The last
mile was the fastest recorded during the
walk, the time being 8 minutes Is
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The L. s. Senate on Thursday and yes
-erday debated Senator Blair's bill appro
priating $l5,OOO,OO0 for the support of pub
lie schools in the various states in proper
ton to the number of illiterate persons.
Speeches were made in its favor by Blair,
Garland and Jones of Florida, and against
il by Plumb, Vest and Allison. The bill
no doubt will be defeated, as it ought 10 be.
II is one of those impracticable paternalis-
tic schemes that are hatched and favored
only by political cranks. The nation, AS
Senator Plumb aptly remarked, has nothing
10 do with the common school. II should
he brought close TO the home; it should be
made "A neghbood affair; that was its
proper place, There and nowhere else
will it flourish.
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From Ransom.

Ransom, March 90, 1Ss4.-The lawsuit
Saturday between Ed lIeineman and Ed
Sipple resulted in a judgment for Heine-
man. ID. c. Breeze was lIeineman'S attor-
ney and Barber Weber Sipple's.
Mr. Philip Geheber went to Wayne
Monday to see about getting another horse.
G. +. Shackelton is in Cornell invoicing
his stock Of goods.
Mr.. $. d. Folk was in Mendoza this week
on business, Shay had better goto Buffalo
and get that lame back cured.
The stock company has bought an Eng
fish draught horse of man in Washington,
Ill.,
James O'Mara went To Ottawa this week
TO secure treatment for sore eye. DR.
Holmes is attending him.
Miss Matthews is not going to teach in
district No I, as was stated last week, as
was misinformed on the subject
Deacon Ryan handed in his subscription
To the FREE TRADER. The deacon says
there is nothing he likes to read as well as
il unless the Bible.
Cuty returns thanks to the proprietor OF
the FREE TRADER, and also to his Other
friends in Ottawa
Miss Kate O'Mara will teach in Otter
Creek township this summer.
o. G.. Jones has sold out his share in the
drug business to Dr. Brown.
Mr.. d. K Folk took walk through the
FREE TRADER establishment Monday.
o. CUTY.
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Among the results of the reaction against
the republican effervcscence in Germany
in 1913, was the forced migration To this
country of three notable German leaders
Carl Schurz Franz Siegel and August
Schelpert All these were university men
and graduates of noted German military
school from which Schelpelt emerged
fifth of his class, while Siegel and SchurZ
were in the fortes The three are still
alive and doing well" but the most con.
tented and prosperous Of the trio to-day is
admitted to be Schelpert, who on his arri
val here, despisng the allurementS OF am
bition and fame. settled down quietly in
the village of Madison, Georgia, and has
remained there in the honest pursuit of II
barber.
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From North Ophir.

NORTH OPHIR, March II, 1SS4.-Mud,
muddy, muddier
This is st. Patrick's day and number
of our young folks are taking in the sights
of La Sale and adjoining towns.
Katie Moore, the little daughter OF Mike
Moore, is very sick with diphtherla and
will probably be dead by the time this goes
10 press. She is with grandpa Larry
Hughes and will receive the very best OF
care.
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100000

Total ........... 2oO,OOU
A fraction over "a two mil (002) tax will
raise the necessary annual installments, in
Guiding interest on the bonds and this
light tax would never be felt or known by
any individual, unless he should chance
to be told that he was paying tax for the
Marseilles bridge.
These bonds the contractor will take, or
they can be disposed of for their face value
in cash to individuals. Atthis rate an 50 acre
farm assessed at $500 per acre will pay
little less than 1926 per acre for four years
or not over 5000 for its entire share of the
bridge. A friend of mine in arguing
against it, has held that it would cost him
$50 on his so acre farm to build a bridge
at Marseiles How absurd this is! and
yet some believe it,
Our town stands alone among the river
towns of the county in declining to main
tain a bridge across the Illinois river Dur
ING 1888 the east end of Fall River was
taxed to build bridge in the west end that
cost $500, and which the people of the
former seldom use; and why should not
the west end assist in building bridge at
Marseiles, especially when at least one
half of the people of the town use it in
getting their grain to market?
Let the new bridge be advocated by Us
ALL and let steps be taken at once by the
commissioners of Fall River and Rutland
for the holding of joint meeting for the
purpose of agreeing upon preliminaries
that will secure its construction this season,
for a new bridge can be built much cheap
err bv having the old one in place to work
from, than it can when the old one is gone.
If Fall River and the people of Grand
Rapids will do their share, there will he no
holding back ON the part of Rutland, and
the county will come into line, and we will
have !irstcl bridge. Let this he done
at once. for after the contract is let II Viii
take four or five months TO complete the
bridge. and if we wait until the cid trap
falls down, we can safely say that we VIII
be wholly cut off from the advantages OF
the Marseiles market for not less than a
wear. Yours very truly,
A. G. GALLOWAY.
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Thousands Say So.

Mr.. T. W. Atkins, Girard Kan, writes: 81
never hesitate to recommend your Electric
Bitters to my customers, they give entire
satisfaction and are rapid sellers Electric
Bitters are the purest and best medicine
known and will positively cure Kidney ana
Liver complaints, purify the blood and regu-
late the bowels. No family can afford to be
without them. They will save hundreds o.
dollars in doctors bills every year. Sold at
fifty cents bottle by Lutz " Briggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-22

CGUR D'ALENE GOLD FIELDs-In spite
of the many attempts to boot at the alleged
discovery of rich and extensive gold fields
in northwestern Idaho as simply dodge of
the Northern Pacific Railroad to get up a
rush OF passengers in that direction, there
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-22

I, seems 10 he the understanding at
Washington that President Arthur will not
veto the Fitz John Porter bill. lie may
not sign il, but he will allow il To become
law by expiration of the limit The preSl'
dent is said 10 he largely Influenced in the
matter by the hearty endorsement OF the
hill both before and since its passage, by
Cen Grant
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In the Democratic State Convention, To
he held at Peoria on the 2d of July, La
Sale county will be entitled to - dele
rates, Kendall to 3, Grundy TO 6, Bureau to
10, Putnam TO 3 and Livingston to IL. The
basis of representation is one delegate Tor
every 200 votes cast for Hancock and Eng
fish. and one for fraction over loO votes.
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Total ........... 81 600

This $4,000 due from Fall River can, |
believe, be still further reduced by not less
than $1,000 by subscription from Grand
Rapids and Brooktield leaving only $4,000
to be raised by taxation in our town, which
can be provided AS follows: Raise $500
this year, in cash. and issue three six per
cent. bonds of $500 each, payable in one,
two, and three years. Let us see how this
will effect our taxes. Our assessors book
shows the following valuation;
Real estate. ........ ....$1SO,WO
Personal property ...... 10000
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Pain from Indigestion, dyspepsia, and too
hearty eating is relieved at once by taking one
of Carriers Little Liver Pills Immediately af-
ter dinner. Don't forget this.
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The best physicians prescribe Downs Elixir
with uniform success in cases of coughs,
cold, and consumption. Lutz ~ Briggs.
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S2l $40


Less 81 00Q for old superstructure and
the stone in the present abutments, giving
the amount to be raised of $20S49. Call
it 1921 600 for tirStclass new bridge and
masonry complete, that will carry 100
pounds per square foot of floor and have
factor of safety of 4. The above figures
for the cost of IA new bridge | have Oh
tanned from engineers, and | am satisfied
will amply cover all expenses
If Rutland will meet us with the same
liberal proposition that she has heretofore,
the cost of the bridge may, | believe, be
divided up pre- rdta to valuation between
the two towns; for the late law leaves it en-
tirely discretionary with the highway com
missiOners to enter into an agreement
which takes into consideration the compar-
alive values OF the adjoining towns Rut-
lands assessed valuation being Pc times
that of Fall River, gives the following di,
vision of the cost of such Il bridge:
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E-o,,,ed NJ me posi- Otics a. Wt6ird, Wt0S." 10
C.cObd elias NdU Nda'i
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County Gossip.

Leland Comet: 1.-The building boom has
reached Leland. |. j Tarket is building
new cooper shop on Main street
The repubs have queer way Of killing on
III. CHECKERS" Webster of La Sale was pal
ished off in grand style by a nomination for
treasurer with thousand to one against him.
He dared to kick, however. Fornof, of strea-
tor has been o kicker for some tlme-eVer
since Cullen went back on him ON the post
Office business, in fact. Now the scheme i u
annihilate him also, and the papers ~ Tue
county have started little boom OF 'foFhoi
for circuit clerk" Don't be hood"lhheu'
John. Go for Congress or for sprlhgneia,
but don't fy in the face of facts ny Trying 10
get at the clerks desk with Taylor in the heIo
against you.
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The county papers swarm with announce
ments of candidates for commissioner OF
highways. with the country townships yet to
hear from. How many of them know the
first principles of road-making: 1t does
ssem as though it were time our towns be
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IOtal p~"''''
Now tet Us consider the cost of IL good
combination bridge and the necessary
masonry, and ascertain how heavily 1t will
pull upon the tax payers of our town
7GO yds. of masonry at $500 per I'D. ) 6,S4O
$50 feet of tirst.class combination
"a $4,000 per foot ........ $4,000
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Difference in market on 10000 bu.
at lc per bushel ...... ......$ 1000
Shrinkage in value of crops @2c.
per bushel. ....... 80. 1000
Shrinkage in value of land at $3.50
per acre 10000
Inconvenience of mails. ....... 1909
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CHARGE IT.

A simple little sentence is this to be
sure. and yet it may be considered "a
ono Of the most insidious enemies with
which people have to deal. It is very
pleasant to have oil tho little commo.
ditiee offered for sale in tho market.
and It IL sometimes hard to deny ones
eelfof the same when they can be OBJ
tanned By saying. "charge it, But this
habit Of getting articles, however ANAL
the chasgs nay Be, without paying for
than, keeps sae's fands in . low state
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dbe dbibooaux Sentinel
SATURDAY, JUNE Z, 1884.
SHE COULDN'T, YOU N O

DETECTED.
Twas your arm ronnd her waist,
And von cannOt deny it!
You removed it in haste
Twas your arm round her waist-
1t showed your good taste;
But how did you try it?
Twas your arm round her waist,
Aud you cannot deny it
HIS APOLOGY.
! thought no one was near
And her waist was 50 slender
That l clasped her, the dear!
/ thought no n was near
Ibid it in fear j;
But it didn't offend her!
I thought NO was near,
And her waist was SO slender
! couldn't. you know
For l don't know him we'll
Hurt his feelings-aud 80,
I couldn't, you know,
Say he musn'. land oh,
hope you won't tell -
l couldn't, you know,
For / don't know him we'll.
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Read Proof OF Wonderful
Cures.

Santa Rosa, CAL, Feb. 9Th, 1889.
.. J. Ken iall l. Co.. Gentlemen: feel IL
. duty L" Others suffering With the piles and
telling vi the retuM to write you. have
had the piles and prOlapeus Of the rrrtum for
I'VE years, for the past three years ] have suf
fered the most agonising PAIN. Tried cvery
thing without relief. but after ten DAYS uee
OF Aendalrs SPAWN Cure l have not seca or
heard 1T the piles since. One Who has not
suffered as have cannot comprehend the
great JOY that | feel ut being cured Of q dia-
ease almost worse than death. l had u vaIua
er on his breast bOne. 1 tried all kinds 81 lin
lment and had it cut open without any bene.
Mt. Saw your advertisement aul bought n
bottle of kendairs SPAWN Cure and ord.red
my tea'lster to use ~ directed. In less tban
Que week the lamp had disappeared. Think
ing that u IMMINENT that would do what Ken.
dalis SPAWN Cure has done for INV horse
might benefit more. l tried it a. . last resort.
with gratitude and best wishes for vnnr
success. 80.
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A NEEDED CHANGE IN OUR
CRIMINAL La W.

Much has been said Of late about th<
defects in our system of criminal law
both a. to its theory aud practice.
We do not share in the general opin
ion which the press of the State seem.
to hold on the subject, and which il
that the system is 50 bad as to require
. radical sweeping change.
There are, however, soma defects in
the rules OF practice that demand legis
lative condemnation.
The most glaring Of ,hese defects, is,
We believe. the mode by which crimi-
mails are enabled TO obtain a confirm.
ance from one term Of court to another
and thereby lessen the chances of copvic
ton on final trial.
The rule at present ia that the State
10 not allowed to raverse the allega
lions Get up by the accused in his afi
davit foI continuance. 10 matter how
palpably false those allegations may be
but must either consent to c0ptinu.
ance or admit the truth of the affidavit.
To illustrate A man is charged
with murder, for instance, and as
is generally the case. wants his trial put
of. 1t is a matter of little Importance
whether he commits the crime Of per-
jury or not. His is a desperate csse
and requires desperate RENEE
dies. He simply makes an afRda.
Wit, which, with other formal requi-
sites. asserts tina: a certain witness is
absent, and that if present such would
swear to . certain state of facts, which
would excolpats him. It makes no diff
ference how false the affidavit is and
how easily the State, if allowed, might
show its falsity, the District Attorney
must either allow the case to 20 over
or admit the truth Of the affidavit. |
that is, that what the accused says his
would swear to is true, and
thus lose all hope of convictiug him.
1t 10 not certain whether the above
rule would apply to a second applica.
ton for continuance or not. It undoubt
eddy ap lilies to the first.
The Legislature should pass an act
permitting the District Attorney to
show by counter afidavits and proof
the falsity of any affidavit for continu-
ance in criminal cases. Or, what
would perhaps serve the same pur-
pose, make the role the same a. it il in
civil cases which is that in an applica
ion for continuance based on the alb.
'ence Of witnesses, tho opposing party
only required to admit that the alb
'ent witdess or witnesses if present
would swear to the facts set forth in
he application.
A law of this kind would greatly az
'idits the criminal business of the
'ourts, az we'll as as a prompt admins
Of Justice schitoches RE
'iew.
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OFFICIAL:
Proceedings OfTown
C0uncfl.

TOWN HALL. !,
The Town Council, for the Town Of Th;ho
G.9x, met, in session, this day 1t 2 o'olock.
Present: J. L. Aucoin, Mayor, Ellis Brand
= Dausereau, l. D. Moore, aud +. Zernott.
ABSENT: 9. Azems, J. II. Howell, Trustees.
read and approved, a. recorded. ''o
3Ihe following claims, approved by the Com
mltcee on Finance, were presented. and. an
motion, duly seconded, the sum of One
anoSsond Eight Hundred aud Ninety.ive and
s sne Dollars Wa appropriated to pay tho
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kendall's SPAWN Cure.

1oIs worm, Tex. March 18th, 1883.
Messrs. B. ! Kendall r. Co.. About e;Ubt
Sronant ago g ,h thes. ": 2 valuable stallion
to be treated for q bone sna1;n ..S henry
one years growth and Of pronounced .;,. snS
having learned through outs;de sor. s..e' 1nI
your l.nlment known as Kendali's Spsv;"
t T~'e va valuable, commenced using f on
s snG fSn,ssgemont and after six weeks usine
cured en mt eRr''1 1e. I'll" bottles I'll the horse was
smooth. ''s the leg perfectly
c,.. CHARLES HENRY,
chased at L Hs1Sih q Co.. De.. sir.: i pur