The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-12
Timely Topics.

There are five German newspapers pub
lished in La Sale county-two in this city,
and one each at La Sale, Mendoza and
Streator.
W. J. Hynes, of the Streator Times, re-
Gently purchased a 81 900 residence. Billy
will soon be big bug and bloated bond.
holder. lie will not champion the laboring
mems cause then.
"Gathered waists are much in favor with
young ladies' says an exchange. They are
high in favor with the young men, too.
1t is rumored that the Spring Valley Coal
Company has offered Geo. II. Locey So, 900
for Loceyville.
Every cow that runs free and undisputed
around the northern portion Of the city has
bell attachment and the din is horrid to n
refined ear. Streator hasn't out.grown its
village customs yet
The Freeport militia company has been
ordered to hold an election for captain
and first lieutenant The term of enlist
ment Of both Of these offices expired Sep
TENDER ST. II is said they will not accept a
reelection.
The Mendoza Reporter goes long way out
of its way to endorse Ottawa, in three
line notice, as a proper site for the State En-
campment and Soldiers Home Mr.. Sea-
man, this endorsement is indeed very kind
Of you,
How these Streator men do love each
other! The papers that come up from that
burg are daily filed to overlooking with red
hot abuse of each other. They call each
other by such pleasant names as "horse-
thieves" "red-livered liars, cowardly cut
throats," 4" disappearing idiots low lived
scoundrels," "degraded debauchees," and
many other titles too numerous to mention.
How horrible it would be if some one had
the good sense TO prove that in this instance
at least, they were telling the truth.
September was usherel in with veritable
fall weather last Tuesday. In the morning
and evening the ladies' donned their heavy
shawls, and those of the male sex who were
not obliged to pawn their winter overcoats
arrayed themselves in these garments
1t is refreshing to hear the publisher Of a
La Sale paper, whose rich uncle stood be
tween him and the penitentiary not long
ago, charge anyone with dishonesty. 1t
comes with very bad grace from fellow
who has for several months past systematic
ally defrauded his patrons by bogus adyer-
tisements. As u dishonest scoundre," he
himself might fill the bill to perfection.
A man who will take a newspaper two
years without paying for it, and then order
it stopped, is mean enough to have hog
cholera.
Streator is proud Of The possession of the
biggest Jug. 1t was manufactured at the
Streator pottery, and will hold thirty one
gallons. When filed with mountain dew, it
is estimated sufficient to supply two Streator
men LOT nan II uuy
The Pekin Times is the biggest exchange
that enters this office. When its mammoth
proportions are extended it envelopes our
desk like fog aud looks like poster of
Forepaugh circus. However, it is an able
and welcome exchange, and edited with
good ability.
A west.end paper that has, ever since its
publication been engaged in scissoring its
editorials from the New York Sun and Gin
cinnati Tuss-Siar, lyingly accuses US of
stealing nine items from the sheet last
week. There were but three items of news
in the paper referred to- and even these
were not worth the trouble of stealing