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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-02
IN RE- RIlHOT,SON.

To tie Free 7rader: After the most salts
factory business relations between the FREE
TRADER and myself, extending over a
period of more than fifteen years discov-
cred to my great surprise that its columns
had been opened for the publication Of an
article which could only be iateaded to do
me- most fragrant personal injury. While
| do not pretend to claim any special friend.
ship from the FREE TRADER, nevertheless,
after 50 many years of intimate aCQuain-
lance and patronage during all of which
time implicitly relied upon Us candor,
and not having had any warning to the con.
trary, | necessarily had not the remotest
suspicion that it would so attempt to do me
an injury. The article contains statements
SO false and deceitful that plain brief an
Swer appears TO be proper and necessary.
1t would appear most reasonable, now
that its senior editor has secured the prize
which he coveted, that spirit of concilia-
ton and generosity ought 10 characterize
the utteranceS of the FREE TRADER, even
concerning those who may have preferred
the success of other candidates. No good
reason appears to warrant its pursuing Il
course calculated to create disturbances in
the party which it processes to lead, unless
il is true, as rumored, that it has become
the organ of a ring of political managers
who arrogate to themselves the power TO
run the party for their own exclusive inter
est In that case ii may be admitted that
personal attacks upon private citizens and
IA general gorilla warfare may be most cal.
Cuated To strike terror into the hearts of
democrats who are not disposed to bow
submissively TO the edicts of the ring. But
democrats who have been patrons of the
FREE TRADER for more than quarter of 4
century will be slow to believe that il has
become so giddy in its old age; that its
editorial columns have been permanently
given over to political adventures; or that
the venerable democratic organ of the
county shall hereafter be made an instru-
ment to serve the petty freaks and inordi-
nate vanity of poor political tramp, who
like the irrepressible Alfred Jingle" of
mo Hall, No Where, has no responsibility,
known habitation, nor visible means of sup
port The managers of the veteran news
paper are mistaken if they suppose that its
patrons desire il TO assault private citizens
for the mere pleasure of some political
maggot who pays neither taxes nor toll.
The only provocation limited at in the
FREE TRADER for lis outburst of passion
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-02

TIA, reason. assignod are many, hN' me
true one doubtless Is the tact that he was
ayerse To entering upon Tia" discharge oil
duties SO * citing gas those attached 20 we
.pnsition rendered him, The bond required
10 be given is four hundred thousand dor
hrs. and the incumbent is held responsible
for the acts and populations of his suoor-
dinates A man devoted TO literary pur.
suits, having been minister TO France IN
der Lincoln, and secretary of the state OF
New York when 1ilden was governor,
Biglow was averse TO accepting position
50 differing from the pursuits OF HE
time.
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emit were Col iiarem'b md wife r. ri
Trask anl wife, IL, l.. rose.k lpl wife, i
Geo. Hui, and wife. Chas Cation anl wife =.
Lorenzo Leland and vie, Ntrsy Nash ani|
wife, Clarence Griggs AMI wife, win Nash|
and wife, sherman Leland and wife, Thos.
MacKinlay and wife, Jas. Miligan and wife,
o. W. Bolmeyer and wife, W. W, Taylor
and wife, Mai. Gibson aud wife, Jos. Eber-
sol and wife, Frank Trumbo and wife, DR.. II.
b. and Mrs, r. F. Dyer Lieut., W. S. Wheeler
and wife, Prof Tufts and wife, Fred King and
wife, Fred Mattocks and wife, c. b. Hess
and wife, Will Duncan and wife, the Misses
Hook, Osman, Elsie and Fanny Trimble, An
ME Hathaway, Smith, TrumbO, NASH Hos
sack Lynch, Porter, Hamilton, Strawn,
Newbecker, White. CAM field, Mayo, Degen,
Fiske, Belle Strawn, Sadie Hathaway, Hull,
Vette, Evans, Ebersol, Morgan, Creig, Wild
mer, Jordan and Pope. Messrs Nat. De-
gen, Ed Dyer, Charlie Taylor, Everett Rock
wood, Frank Yentzer, Ed. Allen, Thos.
Lynch, Jas. McQuade, Chas. Hook, Herman
Strawn, Herbert Kilby, JAS, II. Eckles, Geo.
Trimble, C. S. Phelps, Chas. Neubert, Arthur
Hook, Will Osman, Frank Hamilton, Chas
Zeitler, Lynden Evans, Louis Hess, Chas.
lrion, Chas. Butler, II. V. Wilson, Alfred
Dunnaway, Silas Strawn, Toilet Bull, Ed.
Bradford, Jas. Gillen and Glib Strawn.
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The post Office at Mendota was removed
Thursday, and is now on Illinois street. In
front of the building there is q saloon, amt
of the buildings on either side of it, one is
used as a saloon and the other rs a wholesale
liquor store, while the room directly over
the post Office is used as poker apartment.
Dorsey Address, the post master, is a violent
prohibition republican Of the most pro-
nounced and malignant stripe. How he
can get along with his new neighbors is
social conundrum totally unsolvable. lie
moved the post office from Pools block over
two years ago. Pool is one of Mendoza
staunch and truest democrats, therefore, it
would not do to pay rent to one of his party
under republican rule. After bitter strug-
gle the post Office was placed in Sam Dud-
peon's building. Sam was and is republl-
can. and the members of that party doing
business on Washinton street promised that
if the post office was located near them. they
would pay the rent After time some of
these republicans failed in business, others
moved away and the remainder refused to
donate a cent. The result is that Dudgeon
only received $50 for fully three years
rent. When the lease expired Tuesday,
Dorsey was invited to pack up his official
traps and 4" gil" instanter. In this connec-
ton it is well TO remark that Mr. Address
is the individual who remarked during the
presidential campaign that he fought the
rebels during the war, that he was still en-
gagged in the same fight, and that he consid-
cred it a disgrace to hold office under
democratic administration. Notwithstand
ing these public expressions, he is now
prayipr-to be retained to the ena Of his
term, some two years more.
Since the above was written, our Mendoza
informs us that Charles An
dress. son of the Mendoza post master,
a clerk employed in the office, had been ar.
rested and placed in Jail for stealing several
registered letters from a mail pouch. For
several monthes past complaints OF many
letters being lost in the MENDOZA post ofilce
were made. To such an extent had this
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cure the latest git-elgcl attraction. for his

cure the latest glt-edgcI attraction, for his
patrons.
sEGlrY Deputy Circuit Clerk Seeley and
family spent Christmas with his parents at
Nashville, this state, returning Tuesday. MIR.
Secley says that his brother had been Sc.
Ieced by a democratic caucus as postmaster
at that place and that the other candidate
had Withdrawn from the contest.
Posr.-W. L. Armstrong, the new demo-
cratic post master of Ctica was in this city
on Tuesday Licking stamps" seems to
agree with him, and being, as he is, a robust
young man, he has not been affected by the
tremcndouous sarcasms hurled against him
by the republican newspaper of that village,
TRlMMY.-At the Methodist church Tues
day evening Miss Maud Davis, in behalf of
friends for his services as a member of the
choir, presented Geo. NJ Trimble with a
handsome gold headed cane. The cance elo-
quently paid his respects to the donors,
smiled sweetly upon the ladies and molesly
intimated that it was one of the proudest
moments Of his life.
FRANK.-Frank Yentzer, j. f. Por-
ter's popular perambulating missionary, has
returned from one of his peculiarly evangel.
ical trips to Dakota He found the coun-
try delightful, save the disagreeable feature
of now and then having to dodge parts of
barns, graneries, wagons AMI school houses
which the playful zephyrs Of that region
occasionally watt about ones ears.
CAroN.-On Sunday last, a physician re-
moved the cataract from the right eye of Hon
J. b. Cation, of Chicago, at that city. The OPP
GRAFTON was n very successful one and most
skillfully performed. For the past eight
years Judge Cation has been deprived of the
full use of his eyes and for the last three
years he has been almost entirely blind
The judge bore the painful operation with
rare patience, and Immediately thereafter
was placed in a dark room where he was
ordered to remain in bed, perfectly quiet,
for a number Of days. Ii is confidently ex-
pected the operation will prove successful.
His friends here trust this will be the case.
DuNCAN.-V. J. Duncan, of In Sale, and
Miss Fanny A. Devany vii be married next
Thursday morning at 9 o clock at the resi-
dence of the brides mother, Ann Arbor,
Michigan. The bride will be attended by
her sister, Miss Mamie, and the groom will
have as best man his particular friend, Dep,
uty County Clerk, J. c. McKeon. A nuptal
high mass will he celebrated, after which
the bridal couple will pariake Of a wedding
breakfast and leave directly for their future
home at La Sale. Though slightly previous
The FREE TRADER extends its congratulations
and wishes Mr.. Duncan AMI the soon-to-be
Mrs. Duncan, a bright ana happy future
They will be at home to their friends at No.
2lO Third street, La Sale, after Jan. -.
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appears 70 I've an article lately published in
the Ottawa Jowaoi II is falsely assumed
that had some connection with the prep
uration or publication Of that article. had
no part in it, nor knowledge Of either the
preparation or publication Of that, nor any
other, article which has at any time ap-
peared in the JoprHdi-eX1ept the one
signed by me. 1t is not true rs the article
assumes, that the editorial work" is done
in the law Office of Nicholson e Gentle
man. Certainly not to my knowledge. And
it is my firm belief that the responsible
eIi,sr of the FREE TRADER kRO1cS that
h ave not now, nor ever did have, anything
to do with any publication appearing in the
.Jouynal The FREE TRADER and myself
are very near neighbors, and it would lave
been but fair between us as such, that at
least an effort should have been made 10 rs.
certain the truth of the rUm0r alleged 10
have come to the managers of the FREE
TRADER. | submit to any rational being
whether a mere rumor was sufficient eX,
cuse for publishing such an article.
particularly regret that the FREE IRA
DER should so far have ignored the simp-
lest and plainest rule of propriety, as to VIC
late the confidence reposed in its manage
ment by publishing supposed extract of
my argument in law suit, printed in the
FREE TRADER Office, and for which print
ing paid the price asked. In the case re
ferred to-Dougherty VS.. The c., b. & Q
X. r. Col paid to the managers OF that
paper, for printing alone, the sum OF
$il450.
1t requires no argument to convince any
fair minded person that the betrayal of my
confidence was cruel wrong, 1t is also
apparent, upon the most cursory reading of
the article, that there was evidently
strained and unnatural effort made to weave
into that article something that was sup
posed would have the effect of lessening
me in the esteem of large class of Cit
liens of this county. | can scarcely be
lieve that the responsible editor of the
FREE TRADER was aware of the publica-
ton of that article.
SAMUEL RICHoLsON.
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AS To MR., NICHOLSON,


Whose communication appears in another
column, few words seem TO Ne necessary
The uniform good will he processes 10 have
hitherto entertained towards the FREf
TRADER and its publishers must be taket
with considerable limitation. For many
wears, il is true, we entertained towards
him none but the most kindly feelings
We supported him earnestly whenever he
was a candidate for any office, though oc
casionally at the sacrifice of warm personal
| friendships and of pecuniary Interests, DO.
! ng so because we regarded him as rs
ing young man of great ability and prom
! ise. Eight or nine months ago however,
we found IA sudden change in his bearing
towards the FREE TRADER, The Office was
"boycotted" in the matter Of his legal
printing and advertising; and in regard to
our seniors aspirations for the postoilice
he became his active, relentless, and al
most indicative opponent, The evidences
OF this came 10 Us in forms that lett no
,om for doubt and SO direct that Mr.. X
himself would probably have been sur
prised 10 see them. We could account for
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Alleged CrookrdneSS,

Some time ago, MIR Blolgett, cookbook
ing young man of more than ordinary intel
ligcnce, judging by his appearance, was in
charge Of the freight department of tie c. r.
|. 4 p railroad company's business at Sem
eca He held the position two or three
years and gave satisfaction to the public and
seemed to have equally pleased his employ
ers, until recently, when n detective came
along and after running his nose over Blodg
ett's books, reported him and them to the
company ms crooked to the amount of
$4,000. The young man was bounced, -
the company refining $4,000 Of his salary.
Mr.. BlOdgett, being poor, had, for consid-
Grafton, obtained the aid of the Guaranty,
or Clark's Insurance Company, who became
surety on his bend to the railroad company,
and the former brings this action against
nina. He was arrested or pretended to have
been taken custody by certain detectives in
Chicago, ten days ago, by which "jjuggling,'
as States Attorney Moloney Indignantly de
nounced it, It may have been to make him
" come down" handsomely in settlement
After keeping him in charge about ten days,
he was brought to Ottawa on Thursday last,
and taken before Judge Calvin for preimi
nary examination, but the people, i. e., the
Guaranty Company, and the detectives
not being ready for trial, the case was con-
tinued until Wednesday next. M. T. Molo-
ney for the prosecution and NJ. N. Arm
strong for the defense.
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conclusiyely demonstrated by thls change
of administrator, and 10y the manner Ia
which aiI air. OF state have been conducted
since the Inauguration Of President Glove.
md: First, hi, elc, ton In itself proved
the truth oI the assertion that the demo.
crauc party i, and always has been the
party Of tie people, a. against privileged
classes and that il theory of Il republican
form Of government is the correct one
and, second, bis wise aud conservative
course rs Chief Executive during the nine
months just past has shown the iuloity OF
the charge that the welfare of the people
was not safe in the hands of democratic
president.
Despite the fact that in all the thousands
Of public places, no one whOadyOcated the
principles of democracy could be found ;
despite the debauchery of the elective
franchise through the corrupt use Of money
contributed 10y those filling positions OF
public trust; despite the odium attaching
to il, and the distrust felt for II on account
of the late civil war despite the yagaries
of iiatsm, aud lis following in the tread OF
strange political gods, the people after re-
jectng lis candidates and its political tenetS
for five consecutive presidential elections,
have recalled the democratic party 70 power
by the election Of its chosen representatives,
after campaign of villiiicatiCn, miSrepre-
sentation and personal abuse and installed
them in office. No political party, no mat
ter how seemingly strong in the past, could
have achieved such victory were it not
party "of the people and for the people,
and did not warrant the people in beliey-
Ing that IT, cardinal doctrine was "a govern
mrht Of the people, for the people, and by
the people
The democratic party has witnessed the
rise, the progress and the decline of every
political organization in the history OF this
country since the day that the federal con
stitution was adopted. 1t was present at
the birth of the federal party, and it wit
messed its inglorious death. When the
whig party came into being, it yielded the
control of the national government only to
be recalled. Succumbing for time to the
disgrace attaching 70 it, defense of slavery
to the disciples of republicanism it has
again been reinstated ut Washington, and
today is ms strong aud vigorous in its deter
to protect the people in all their
fights, political and social, "a, twas when il !
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-02

This fayoIite and world renowned musical
comedy is announced to appear at the Opera
House on Tuesday evening, Jan. 9th 1t has
been the reigning success for the past five
seasons, both in America and Europe, and
while many companies are complaining of
the dulnCss Of tie times, " Fun on the
Bristol has been turning away people at
nearly every place it has been produced.
The company is headed by Miss St. George
Ilussey, Character Comedenne, of national
reputation, who has achieved wonderful
success in her characterization of Widow
0 Brien. The company will render all the
latest and most popular songs, duets, and
trios of the day. Seats are now on sale at
Simon's music store.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-02
HOME MATTERS.


I'LL Vii Ongl cHslhhl Ilulup WAS III lle
city Wednesday.
EXEp.-Clark Albert. ex-editor Of the
Gl5s, spent the holidays in the city,
ARMorR.-Ni-s Annie Armour is spending
the holidays with friends in Chicago.
BupKG.-Dan Burke, of d. IIeenan's.
Sreator, spent the holidays at home.
ALp.-Alderman Tom Riley, Of the Fifth
ward, Joliet was in this city Thursday.
FRANK.-Mrs. A. Frank was the guest Of
Mrs s. Wolferman of Streator, last week.
CoLEs.-Albert Coles has been appointed
postmaster at Farm Ridge, vice J. II. Valley,
HARRIS. Vernon Harris, Of Ottawa, Kan ,
came to his old home to put in the holidays.
SwAN--Nr. and Mrs J. W. Swan cele
brated their silver wedding on Christmas
day.
JoNEs.-John and Miss Julia Jones, of
Henry, were holiday guests Of Geo. V. Huh
and family.
ARMsrRoNG.-IIon. =. A. Armstrong, of
Morris, was here yesterday, on visit of
business and pleasure.
O'CoNeR Rose O'COnor, of Deer
Park, who has been visiting friends at Au-
rora, returned home recently.
ARNoUR.-Miss Annie Armour, of East
Ottawa, has gone to Chicago to visit rela-
lives during the holidays
EyANs.-Lynden Evans, of Chicago, who
was here during the holidays, returns to the
big city by the lake, to-day.
WuLuAMs-L. A. Williams, of the Times,
and lady, spent the holidays with relatives
at Peru, returning Monday.
SIcK.-Chas. J. skinner, with NJ. Stefel,
has been very sick at his residence on the
South side, for the past few days,
HArHEwAY.-The Misses Della and Hattie
Hathaway, of Alton, are in the City visiting
Miss Annie Hathaway, their cousin.
BYRNE.-Miss Aggie Byrne, one of La
Sales little misses, has been the guest of
Miss Josie Heating since Wednesday.
CuLLoM.-Miss Lille Cullom, of Joliet,
niece of Senator Cullom, has been visiting
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\ BRILLIANT GATHERING.
New Years Eve Is Celebrated by the Min
Net club at the Clifton with II Re
ception, banquet and Ball.

Net club at the Clifton with Re
ception, banquet and Ball.
The informal party and reception given
by the Min Net club, Of this city, on New
Years eve was the first society event of spec.
al note of the season in this city. For days
it had been talked over by the invited ones
and about eight o'clock that evening up to
ten, each carriage as it drove up to the la
dies entrance to the Clifton hotel, deposited
its load of precious freight and then rapidly
disappeared in the darkness. BY nine
O. clock Willis orchestra arrived and the
ball opened in the spacious dining hall. The
parlors on the first and second floors were
thronged with guests, who shortly after the
music of the opening march had ceased,
were all assembled in the hall and soon the
floor was crowded with dancers. 1t was
GAY AND BRILLIANT GATHERING
There assembled The toilets of many Of
the ladies were exquisite and handsome and,
if not pressed for space, would receive more
than this passing mention. The gentlemen
were very nearly all in the regulation full
dress and kept their ladies pretty well en-
gagged in dancing during the entire night.
As will be seen by the list of names, many
of those present do not belong to the
younger generation, hut they evinced as
keen relish and delight in whirling and be
ing whirled to the music of the waltz, when
love to eyes that spoke again. OF course
those more advanced in years and possessed
of an abundance Of adipose tissue had 10
time themselves to go somewhat slowly, but
occasionally would forget and in the arms of
a younger gentleman or lady, after making
the circuit of the ball room in double quick
would find themselves almost exhausted and
compelled to stop and regain their breath.
But young and old enjoyed themselves thor
oughly if the observations of the reporter
did not miSlead him.
Al 1880 the dancing ceased and the tables
were bIOusui III ''NIPNi 'NN"t'N' "''"' '''
hour and was partaken Of by about eighty
couples. the number present, after
which dancing was again resumed until
three o'clock, when all departed vowing the
affair the most pleasant of those given by
the club Messrs. Phelps, Hook, Trimble,
Eckels and Neubert acted as ushers and
managers and had much labor and response
bility on their hands. The Clifton house
people did all in their power to make the
affair success, which it was voted by all.
THE GUESTS.
OF those invited, nearly all were presen',
"a follows, those from abroad being Misses
Cullom. Joliet: Dean, St. Paul. Jones, Hen
~. Leland, Seneca, Campfeld, Dakota;
Mr. and Mrs. Els, the Misses Douglas,
Chapple and Galloway, Messrs. Clark and
Robinson, Marseilles; Walter Marshall, Jol-
let: MIR. and Mrs. Miller, DR.. Bray, Mrs,
Crawford, Miss Reardon, II. j. and Miss
Campbell, Miss Marshall, Joseph Brown and
Walter Jones, Morris; Miss Plant, Joliet;
Miss Dunavan, Dayton; Miss Zeising, Peru;
Chas. FoOrd, Chicago. The city people pres