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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-09-06

Tonica Mars items Augustus Bailey
the first child born in La Sale county, has
been here this week visiting the scenes of
his early days. He was born on the old
Maj. Newton place, just east Of Tonica, So
years ago the 18th day Of last July-son Of
Lewis Bailey who settled here while the In
Bailey creek remains to keep alive the mem
DRY Of the family name. Mr.. Bailey now
lives on Spoon river, near Wyoming, III.
For the first time in 40 years he visited
Bailey Falls, Deer Park, and Starved Rock
DR. Blacke left at our office this week a
remarkable specimen Of second crop rasp-
berries On branch hardly more than a
foot long were IS large and lucous berries
fully ripe. They were of the black-cap va
ricty, not the eyerbearing. and were purely
a freak of the season--a genuine second
crop-Two successive evenings this week
young ladies' have been assaulted by a
stranger while walking down Uncas street,
opposite the Congregational church. lie is
described as a tall man wearing light
broad trimmed hat, who suddenly appeared
on the scene mt Mrs Moore corner and be-
gan talking to the ladies', asking them to
takea walk with him. The first evening a
mere girl was frightened out of her wits by
the scoundrel. who nudgel her arm and per
sisted in urging her to take a walk. The
next evening there were two ladies followed
in similar manner, one of whom the fellow
kicked at before they got out of his way
Evidently there is "A dangerous lunatic at
large-Frank Ford enjoys the surprise he
had when he threshed his oats. His two
fields of 60 acres yielded 1854 bushels, ma
chine measure, being nearly 81! bushels
per acre. One load of 30 bushels machine
measure weighed out 62t bushels. Accord
ing to this the yield was over so bushels to
the acre, including two acres of worthless
slough land. Mr.. Ford has also field of
corn containing 80 acres in a body that looks
as well as any piece of corn, large or small,
in this section.
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Vicinity Items.

DR.. II, f. Egbert, of Topeka, kas., has
purchased J. c. Parsons drug store at Mar
settles
The G. b. * q. are going to build new
track out of Chicago for the use of subur-
ban trains.
Vermillion lodge, No. Al, Select Knights
of the A. O. L. w, was organized at La
sale last Friday.
The new cotton mill at Aurora will open
soon. 1t will employ nearly one thousand
hands, mostly women, About two hun
bred will be employed TO start with.
Division No A. o. H., of Peru, recent
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-09-06

Persons whose lungs are impaired or have
throat diseases should not go to the scashore,
as the air is always poisonous to such trou.
5les Use DR.. Bgelow's Positive Cure; IT
cures coughs, colds, Group, bronchitis, asth.
ma, influenza, and all throat and lung dis
eases. Montgomery & Co., druggists, De.
corah, Iowa, say: awe are having a run or
Positive Cure. 1t gives universal satisfac
ton" Price 80 cents and one dollar, L. Y
briggs.
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-NsH--

The Chicago Times dispatch says there
we're 10000 people at Mendoza to hear ogles-
by on Thursday. Very few Of them went
from this part Of the county. The special
train brought in half a dozen from Streator
and some 30 or 80 at the outside joined the
party at Ottawa. On yesterday, TO hear
Carter Harrison, Streator sent only iew--a
couple of dozen, but l2l went from Ottawa.
Should the rest Of the county hold out IN
the same proportion there should have been
10000 people there yesterday.
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GREENyILLE, CALIFORNIA; Mr.. Harry
William, crrtiie, under his notarial seal
that Mrs. A. Williams was suffering with
pains in the buck, 50 severe She was unable
to turn and was deirious. When the case
assumed an alarming stage, one application
Of II. Jacobs oil was made, externally af-
ter several remedies had been tried and
failed The patient slept soundly until
morning and got up entirely cured.
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The prevailing opinion regarding the girl
Of the period is unjust. A few decades back
She spun, woye, knit, &c, These things have
given way to modern machinery. She has
higher planes, is more of an ornament; when
in health is beautiful. She takes DR.. Jones'
Red Clover Tonic, which clears the com
plcXion, drives away pimples and cures all
diseases Of the stomach, liver and kidneys.
Fifty cents Of +. Y. Griggs.
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The Gosslper.

The clerklet sleek
His earnings saves,
And stays week
Beside the waves
Yet after all,
IL only means
That through the fall
He'll live ON beans -B0SiOG PoH
%*
One of the misiortunes OF this Tree couh
try lies in the fact that there Is no law
which prevents idiots from managing news
papers.-THe. hMt-at- Both EhfS'
One would think that under the clrcum-
stances il is rather fortunate,
*
Marseilles PHindeaiv: "lf Plumb can
not produce what shall indisputably relute
the statement that he bought his nomina-
ton. all honorable men should hasten 70
consirn him 10 the oblivion from which
he never should have arisen. There are
enough channels for the legitimate use OF
money To secure an election without stoop-
ing 10 the desperate scheme of buying up
voters as YOU would SO many cattle And
he who now votes for Plumb becomes a
pariaker in the lasting disgrace that the
leader has brought upon his party. The
powers that be should give the matter of
fetal investigation, when the truth Will
come TO light unless as may happen, the
fellows that were bought up shall, in the
attempt TO clear themselves, add perjury
TO their other infamy. Marselles has par
ticular reason to help silence the colonel,
not alone in the wrongs done her in the
past, but perchance that some of her mon
ey helped TO defeat the nomination of the
man for whom She stood solid
one of the walters at the Clifton is any
i0us about the cholera The other morn
ing she saluted one of the lady boarders
with Mrs. Soand So do you think there
Is any danger of the cholera reaching OF
tawag" "Oh, no." said Mrs So and So, lit
Is q long way from here as yet:-and can
hardly get this far before FROST why
said Miss Waiter, lit is not so very far off
/ read in the paper only yesterday that
there were eight deaths from cholera only
the day before in Marseilles-Roger, was
called in to restore order and DR.. Hard to
look to the patient
The Mrseilles Register man INDUCES in
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\ chronic rheumatism which has been
paning and disturbing a system of len
years is "A mighty ugly enemy TO attack. II
is like tiend behind barricade-h to
hit and harder to dislodge But ATHLo-
puoROs don't seem 10 fear even such "A des
perndo. Ii works it, way into his fastnesS
in the system, and Gusts him without cere-
mony Says Mr. II. Charley, Muskwona-
20 Wis: My brother has been taking
ArmoruoRus for chronic rheumatism Of
ten years standing. 1t is doing all You
claim for it. His pain is gone, and his
limbs are warm and lifelike.'
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The National Live Stock Remedy Co, OF
Chicago, whose advertisement appears else
where ia this paper, claim to have remedies
that have been in constant use for years in
the practice of the most noted veterinarians
in thi, country and Europe, in the treatment
of the specific diseases for which they are in
tended. Ii is q fact that among the vast
amount of live stock owned IN the northwest
thousands die annually from want of proper
treatment, aud II live stock owner can secure
some specific remedies which will not only
prevent hut cure mani Of the most common
and fatal diseases which occur among his
locks, lac certainly should always keep 1t on
hand If the remedies manufactured by this
company are what they claim for them, and
from what we can learn of the manager we
believe they are, no live stock owner can
afford to be without them for use In case OF
emergency Send two cent stamp for their
Practical Guide Book for Live Stock Owners.
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Andrew jackson was president in 1880
About that time Downs Elixir for the cure
of coughs and colds was discovered Lutz
II Rripps.
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Morris Griffin, a man known hereabout-
as a farmer living north Of Ottawa, was
found at Earlvile on Thursday evening by
a section hand on the railroad, decapita,ed.
By what manner Of accident he came TO his
death was not known here yesterday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-09-06

II you are tired taking the large, old
fashioned gripping pills, try Carriers Little
Liver Pills and take some comfort. \
man can't stand everything. One pill u
lnsp
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Boots and Shoes.

We have full and complete
stock Of Spring and Summer
Goods, at prices remarkably low,
considering the quality.
A splendid line of Ladies' Walk
ING Shoes and Slippers and High
Button Shoes, Misses and Chill
dren's Shoes, Mems and Boys
Shoes; in fact everything i'm the
shoe line.
We do not expect your trade
unless we can give you as much
for your money as You can get
elsewhere. Neither do we ask
You to take our word for it, but
come and judge for yourselves.
The goods are on our shelves,
and shall be pleased to show
them.
CHILD & PHlPPS.
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From Ransom.

RANSOM, Aug. 2S.-Miss Nellie Crangle
and Jennie Ryan are visiting friends at
Marcus, Iowa.
Mr. Smith, of Verona, bought several
lots of hogs in this vicinity recently. Our
Ransom buyers are getting left
Most of the oats is threshed The crop
is some lighter than last year
Miss Sinott has commenced her labors
in the Ransom school.
Mr. and Mrs F. b. Nelson have gone to
Minnesota, where they will make their flu
ture home May success attend them.
RANSOM, Sept 3.-Mr. Sullivan and wife
were visiting in Sheridan this week.
Joe Hatcher called ON some of his Nor
ris friends Friday.
The addresses Saturday evening by W.
$. Summers and ID. McDougall were the
best given in Ransom during this cam
paign. Mr. Summers showed the beauties
of the tariff system. Mr.. McDougall com
pared the candidates. After the meeting
cheers were given for the Allen boys
Summers and McDougall.
Mr.. +. ). Schocnlebcr Is assistant editor
of the StudCaty Fym JouwGL a paper pub
lshed at the Agricultural College, ut
Anucs, Iowa.
Rev j. II. Shay, of Sueator, preached in
the NJ f. Church, Sunday afternoon.
The Republican glee club did some good
singing Saturday night, q. CUTY.
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Nj CURED.

An old physician, retired from prac-
tice, having had placed in his hands by
East India missionary the formula of
a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent cure for consumption,
bronchitis, catarrh, asthma, and all
throat and lung affections, also a positive
and radical cure for V debility
and all ervou complaints, after having
tested it's wonderful powers in thousands
of cases, has felt it his duty to make
it known to his suffering fellows. Actu-
ated by this motive and a desire to re-
lieve suffering humanity, | will send,
free of charge, to all who desire it, this
receipt, in German, French, or English
full directions for preparing and using
Send by mail by addressing with stamp
this papar, w. A. Moves, l4g
Powers Block, Rochester, N. Y.
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Politics at waxahnchie.

WASAnAcHIE, Oct. A. Special j.
G.. Bigger, United States district attor-
ney and Republican candidate for con-
gress from this district, spoke in the
COURTHOUSE, on tho 18th, TO rather n large
audience, but utterly failed to make on.
thusiasm tor tho Pluined knight and his
second. His assertions were broad and
generally not considered worthy OF reply.
As he finished his speech Hon. G.. Il.
Gibson announced that a Cleveland and
Hendricks club would be organized at
night. The club met and was duly or
ganized with n large membership, and
immediately raised the sum OF 500 for
the campaign to be held at tho disposal
of the national executive committee.
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Brave Policemen Do Their Duty.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 13.-Late tonight
United States deputy marshals were
arrested by the police and five of
them locked up at Hammond
was held ON suspicion. Two of these
men were arrested on Front street,
and the other four on Sixth
street. Both places are known
as negro resorts, and the marshals
claim they were searching for repeaters:
Revolvers were found on all OF
the party but one, and they
were taken to the station and locked up:
Shortly after, United States Marshal
Lot Wright appeared at the station and
demanded of the officer in charge the
release of all the prisoners and the sur.
render of the Weapons and possession of
the warrants which had been taken
away from the deputies when arrested.
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From the Reverend clergy

Among tho many ministers of the Cos
pei, who have been helped by Browns
Iron Bitters, the Rev. Il. A. Spring,
Corydon, Iowa, says, 81 used it for gem
erafill-health and found it a great help"
Rev. Jas. McCarty, Fort Stevenson, Da
kota, says, at cured me of severe dys-
pepsia and increased my weighttwenty-
i've pounds" The Rev. Mr.; Otfey, New
considers in one Of the best medicines
known. The Rev. Mr.. Whitney, Hing
ham, Wis, says, "After a long sickness
from lung fever, l used browns Iron
Bittters and gained strength" So
throughout the States with hundreds
and hundreds of other clergymen.
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AnthOny'n Successor.

MONTPELIER, VT. Oct. l4.-ln tho bal
loting for United States senator for tho
long term in the house to-day, Senator
Morrill, receives. '7' votes; Timothy p.
Redfield, 81; w. p. DILLINGHAM;, 3; scat
tering, 8. The senate votes this after
o and to .morrow the votes of tho
two houses are to be ratified.
The senate voted for United States
senator this afternoon. Justin s.. Nor
rill received q votes; II. T.. Redtield, 8.
The joint vote of the two houses to-
morrow will he: Morrill,, 20i; Redfiold
20; scattering, 6.
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LOUISVILLE, Oct. 14.-Mrs. Belya A.
Lockwood, presidential candidate, ar
rived to-day. She is the guest of the
Southern exposition. She was met by a
committee OF ladies and escorted to the
Gait house, where she held n reception
and received many visitors. Mrs. Lock
wood addressed a large audience at the
exposition tonight.
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Wonderful Cures

Are being made in chronic diseases,
such as Consumption, Catarrii, Neural
gia, Bronchitis, etc, by Drs. Starkey &
Palen, ll09 Girard St, Philadelphia, I'M
talizing Treatmert which they have
been Dispensing tfor the past thirteen
years. III You are "a sufferer from any
disease which your physician has ia!.cd
10 cure, write 70 them for Information
in regard to their new Treatment. 1t
will be promptly furnished, and such re-
ports o. cases sent to you as will enable
you to judge for yourself whether or MOI
It promises to be of value in your par
ticular ailment.
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ALBANY, Oct. l4.-Gov. Cleveland was
busy at his desk as usual this morning,
and while no no doubt felt considerable
interest IN the result of the election in
progress in Ohio, he gave no outward
evidence of It.. He has completed his
preparations for his New York trip,
leaving here tomorrow morning Mt 6:3e
on the st. Louis express and arriving at
New York at 1880 n. m.
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BIG SANDY, Oct. 14.-ISpecial. Mrs.
NJ. II. Falsom, of Boston, Massachusetts,,
delivered a lecture on Woman's suff-
rage here last night. Her audience was
composed largely of ladies who heartily
endorsed the principles of the party, ~
explained by the speaker.
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The Next Louisville Mayor.

NEW YORK, oct. l3.-Hon. p. Booker
Reed, receiver of the Louisville chancery
court and here as a member of the adj
visory committee of the national Demo-
cratic organization, was waited upon to-
day. by nearly every kentuckian in
town. At a recep ion given this evening
to MI. Reed he was toasted as the next
mayor of Louisville.
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MONROE, MICH., Oct. IA. Mr.. Blaine
left Toledo at noon, by special train, On
the Lake Shore 4 Michigan Southern.
Among the members of the Michigan
delegation sent out to meet Mr.. Blaine,
were Senator NJ. Palmer, Senator Cot
trell, ex-Gov. Baldwin, Mayor Grun-
mond, of Detroit, and Hon. j.. $. New
harry.
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Cnck-eIe'a C~ampniCn.

NEW YORK; Oct. 13.-General Butler,
accompanied by Freeman o. Wiley OF
Wisconsin, left this morning for Pater'
son, New Jersey, where he will speak
this afternoon. This evening he will
speak in Jersey City. Tomorrow even
state.
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Mr.. Dennis O'Keefe, Raymond, Iowa,
SAYS his wife suffered from rheumatism
for over four years, and having bought
her q bottle Of ST. Jacobs Oil, the mag
ical pain-reliever, which sho used, she
was completely cured.
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Strnirhtnut Grcenbnckers.

MAnsHALLrowN, IA, Oct. ia call
was issued here to-day in opposition to
tho fusion of G~reenbackers II Demo
Gratis. The convention is to be hold here
on the 18th instant.
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Governor of Connecticut.

Governor of Connecticut.
Prof. Cressy has filled the editorial
chair of the hygienic and veterinary de-
partment of the "National Live Stock
Journal" published in Chicago, and We
believe there is no other man in New
England better qualified, nor one in
whose judgment and pronounced opin-
ion tho public would place greater CON
fidence.
In "A brief interview with Mr.. Langley,
he stated that "There exists u great lack
of confidence among the capitalists OF
tho northeast in Texas enterprise. The
most exaggerated and detrimental Sto-
ries are published and told, II though
false, find a multitude of believers. New
tatives and millions OF dollars invested
in Missouri, Kansas, and throughout
the northwest, and they naturally APP
ply to their representatives there for Il
comparison of prospects for investments
in Texas. The most exaggerated re-
ports are now being circulated through
out the north respecting the Spanish, or
Texas cattle fever and its fatal effects, by
tho shipment of Texas cattle north. Dur
ing our recent visit through Missouri,
| Kansas and other western points, and in
conversation with cattle dealers and
owners OF ranches. we have heard the
| most exaggerated reports confirmed bV
their expressed opinions, and in "A way
to leave the most damaging effect upon
the cattle shipping interest from Texas
while a careful search for facts has
failed TO establish anything of speciaI
Importance. Those who are more On
lightened by extended investigation, SAY
they are afloat upon a sea OF rumors
Mr.. Leonard Pundent, of the Missouri.
Short Horn Breeding association, learn.
ing of DIR. CresSy'S mission south, mel
him on the train, and in the highest
terms, approved of the step which has
been taken, and extended a special and
august invitation to the Doctor to address
their association ut a meeting to be held
at Kansas City on the 2Sth, to inform
them OF the result of his inquiries ant
examinations in Texas, in view of dis
pelllng the current and injurious ru'
mors now so extensively circulated"
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west virginia.

rHE IssuEs-A Bfe voTs.
wuEELISe, w. VA, Got. 1.-THE
election to-day is for governor and y
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DIX. NOAH CRESSY.
THE GREAT SCIENTIST IN TEXAS.
To Isspec, IN. Nv. stock isisses, % the
rtste-His Titi. aud Fmoismen,s-
isvestisstinH Cattle Diseases
Harvard Grsdustss.
nr. Noah Cres.y, Of Hartford, Con.

Dr. Noah Greasy, Of Hartford, Con
nrrtirni, arrive. m the rity Sunday
evening, accompanied 10y Sir. Langley,
managing editor Of the Southwestern
Pioneer, published ut san Antonio and
Hartford, Connecticut. The last ISSUE Of
the Pioneer announced the appointment
of Dr. Grossly Ia make An inspection Ut
the live stock interests Ia Texas with "a
view Of placing before the agricultural
societies aud capitalists In The northeast
"a reliable report upnuthis great national
enterprise, OF br, cressy's qualifications
II says che graduated from the Berk-
shire Medical college IN Massachusetts,
Doctor of Medicine, after which ho at
tended as student of comparative an
atoimy and physiology In the sclontihc
department oi Harvard college, going
th.nce Ia Montreal Veterinary college,
where he obtained the V. ;. degree,
While professor of veterinary science
in tho Massachusetts Agricultural col
lego, the doctor especially distinguished
himself in original Investigations on
Spanish fever and Tuberculosis, nnd by
his lectures throughout New England,
became very popular. SO marked was
his success that the University ut \ or
mont took public recognition ~ II, by
comforting upon him the degree vi Doc
tor of Philosophy.
Besides these titles and professional
thor distinction nj having
been the first state veter.-
nary surgeon ever appointed I'm
this country, that event occurring In
ISL, when Governor Marshall Jewell al
dressed To him the following:
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mli llat ~ state 0nlevs aud the logi-ls
iufe. The questions ~ tasatlJn ~ the
dominant party, and the course ~ the
supreme chuft In the Intelligencer con
tempt ease, are this chief state issues.
The weather IN fine AM q very heavy
vote IN i,eing IDliad IN tho towns, This
city rolled mres-fuurths of it, usual
vote hy ~ o'clock, Hath sides claim
gains. There IN nothing dsinite.
FAvOHAHLE 10 Iusfos isfr.
CHARLESTON n, w. VA, usft. II. The
election passed oif quietly In this county
NJ far ~ heari from. The fusion ticket
has gained, while the democrats have
lost. There WAS much scratching on
governor ~ well n IN county officers,
wEst NupIIsiA -NFa-
WHEELING, W, W., uct, 1.-The
Register, Democratic, claims TO have
elected Wilson, Democrat, for governor
by nom 1,OJtO 10000.
WEST VIRGINIA q, x,
C~ISClNSAfI. Oct. IL. - The returns
from West virginia arc still moagre-
hut the Republicans concede the cleo.
ton 0f Wilson, Democrat, for governor,
CIryeiand's Appetite unimpaired,
ALBANY, Oct, ii.-The people here arc
taking great interest In the ohis o.se-
tinn. Governor Cleveland observed his
regular daily routine in the executive
chamber. The governor was busy at his
desk during the morning and went to
lunch at his customary hour, . y. m,
returning 500 after . O'Clock. During
the afternoon he received \ number of
callers and retired Ia his private room,
tho executive chamber being given over
Nv the governor To the use of the oni-
mittse of state officials and others
arranging for the states exhibit
ut the worlds fair and cotton
centennial AT New Orleans. GOV. tleye-
land received no special adviccs during
the afternoon, lie lct the executive
mansion on Eagle street NJ 6:Hn p. an,
remaining there throughout the even
Ing, where he received Western Union
bulletins of the result In Ohio In compa-
nv with his private secretary, Col. Dan
lei Lamont. Preparations for the trip
To New York o-morrow occupied y
large part of tho evening, and the gov
ornor retired about midnight.