The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-01

TRADER was selected by Mr.. Devlln as In
best means Of advertising Spring Vale
and It's advantages as point for invest
ment. Jack Reddick saw the advertise
ment and walked across the county mex
day and begged the "ad." for his pape
and rot II. Martin O'Conor saw 1t In Jack
paper, and he started for Spring Valley
five miles away, and arrived there so foot
sore and weary that the manager felt
thrill of sympathy on beholding his con:i
ton, and upon explaining his mission he
too, secured the coveted prize 1lib Cor
win, feeling that the post office was slip
ping away from his control, and that some
thing should be done TO bolster up th'
waning fortunes of the Ne,cs, saw the adj
in the La Sale papers, and he hoofed /
across the hills while the birds were ye
chanting their early morning lays Rep
resenting falsely that his paper had big
circulation all over La Sale, Bureau ano
Putnam counties, he raked in the persim
mon. Hynes, Of the Streator Times, was the
next caller. He rode horseback on a spav
ined mule 10 Utica and after leaning the
long cared brute up against a lamp post
until he should return, he stole his way &c
Peru in II box car, and after asking Corwir
the shortest cut across the fields, beat }. }
Geraghty's ten mile record climbing over
the ground He, too, was made happy
The next individual who got his covetou'
optic on the Spring Valley advertisement
was Hon William Cullen, and he deputed
as his plenipotentiary and diplomatic am
bassador, Ed Sapp, who asked for stay
of proceedings of three days to get his
boots double soled before starting out on
the journey. After many thrilling adven
lures and remarkable escapes, being
chased by "a number OF yellow country dogs
along the route, he returned TO this city A.
hours after and next day the Republtcan
asked its readers to "peruse the 'ad.' on
our eighth page" Nattinger, of the Times,
had not tackled a long march since he ar
rived home from putting down the Great
Rebellion, and he set out to capture the
ad." and II surrendered to his martial tao.
tics, and in due time made its debut. Col,
Stevens awoke one morning with the idea
that the Gtobe was big paper and that the
Spring Valley advertisement would furnish
material aid in helping to make 1t turn on
its axis once a week. He had not much
difficulty in finding the well-worn path
made by his predecessors, in taking the
short cut through the fields west of Peru,
and he also came back happy. Thus, my
friends, it will he seen that the manager of
such great enterprise has to put up with
great deal of annoyance and Interruptions
and that his path is not lined with roses
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At the conclusion of the Westgate con.
domination suit, In the county court recent
ly, he was awarded by the jury $1,000 as
damages, which was $1,000 more than the
railroad company had offered him One
would naturally suppose that he could
" stand treat as it is called, but the sequel
will give you all the necessary information
on the subject. A few of the jurors met
Westgate at Wash Holmes u few hours
after the termination of the suit, and asked
him to treat after giving him such hand
some verdict. No, he would not treat, but
he would shake for the drinks, and he had
to be beaten three times before he consent
ed to treat Sam Degen witnessed the
proceedings which reminded him of ste.
ny which he related to the boys at jim
Kellys one night afterwards. Some years
ago, two strapped" miners went into
Jews clothing store at Denver and put on
two complete suits Of clothes. When the
proprietor asked for his pay they informed
him that they must have the outfits and
that If they ever came that way again, they
would pay him. About ten years after
wards, one Of the miners stepped into the
same store and asked the proprietor II he
knew HIM. The dealer in cassimeres
shook his head. what sMd the miner,
" don't you know Bill Jonee, who took a
suit of clothes from you ten years ago, and
didn't pay for 'em:" by chimmany! Be
you dot fellar ?" Yes; | am the man,
and want to pay for tie suit. How much
Is the bill" "Vell, about $25." Here
Is $50" said the man. Now, of course
you'll treat?" "Nell, shakes you for the
drinks, by colley," aud he beat the miner,
who paid for the refreshments.
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The Streator Monitor had some poetry
this week to enliven Its columns, The fol
lowing sample will give you an idea of the
entire production; .t - .! 4 20 .
"How darkened 'the home aud o! So dear,
When the parting came with loved ones dear,
As we tenderly kissed aud said good bye;
o. miss them all-O! lonely am l."
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This is what the Monitor says OF one of
It's contemporaries which goes TO show that
there is little, II any, neighborly feeling
among the Streator papers: Born crank,
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