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The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-09
LIKE q BOOK.
How "a Lifelong F~ricnd-hip was trSuI,
and WsntouIN D--trp..I.

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nay NO 'i'-'"'S 'i''H'>- IN" NJ"
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n'"''f'" ''rp'I''- ms l. t" -
'H' a~'''fr"'l'a "ri@'ha''! IL
ol"i!'' anu inc Jhd@' met 'a'h "'h''
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n.,'N"'- "'"'.S' "''' i"'" " saloon
-" w" gentlemen mo- sever"
I''.h'> III IN ~'I"'h' ana Vh"n ih'A
"ai 4" ''"'' a 'rHN '"' coon"
s"'i
'th'''m'H- - / 80" that y"" ~.
III Il" hurry "'"'i "N' Z" tell H"'
ABOUT i man W." l. dead AMI gone
now. bat whom y"n all know Ia
- Old Stew Addison
Inc Jnd-"-i knew him ba" .
h'"".
Colonel lhno" Fou dill Go,~l "lI
fril"" a, ever lived. tor.
judy better maa uoyc9 ..y.I.
to,on'l Not sine" tn" high water.
- least, VOL. a. wa> ..in- on :.
say IN l>'9. Oh Ntvr and a steam.
boat captain named FA>nU--
judy II vs. TIA" captain If 'a,
Gray Eaglr. know him
'"."n"! ". | think hc va, ;aa
captain ot the Gray Eaglr. We'll
Jude (who had been deeply ponder
in-) No. come 90 think Il i. b." Wa
no; the captain ot IN" GRAY bale Ii.
owned an intor,-: in thc Eagle but Wa
captain # tn" Ground lIo-
Colonel Well. y mak,> no 4 a r.
enc". In IS, oh Stove and Fa.-pm.
Jud-e-Cap;ain ~ the Ground Hp.
Colonel ". captain q the Ground
HOG, IL 1879. oh H;.ve and Fal~,n-
conc!GIcd To RAJ" 4 crop Of cotton.
Stew" VI, 70 oversee tn. plantation and
Iai~1m. was - AZ" the cotton 20
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tu.oEc. I.~ WI thcg r.nt /! Z
bottom field NJ old Anthony Bowie
JUa-"-i knew him Ike \ book. I
went 70 school win n son jim i'm
wa blown mp on IN" Jun. NcCas
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-09

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CREDIT AND BLAME.
\ F~arsSrhph"r. >.~,n on a Most I'm
poTtint Subject.

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and on. rh., man ,,.., ,r...I, ,..,.t
other. tina, a mann t..,r,.. N,~.Fi.t FIR
ever, ,hirr r,,i ,L., ~. H.. mi for
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him Mr. C,r.,b l,. no., cr;,;.,-.i
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mo" "HN'>' 10 ne win mo- >h' ana i
'''' il''i nave Always l!'ti The IRE
>'''''!' i"rc' OF surroundings AMI err
'"'h>''hc'>' me woman was Younger
'l''h A'''h' >h' was weaker many
WISE mel lay IN" Is lhtc.!rctua1IE thr
ini'ri"r"i man size was a newcomer
III 'a' garden. ana Vet no" giah Your
""' -fah"ia'h'f was l" say ihat IL "i'
III your 4~rihiui''n'r lini'; anu mat
p'ihS nus L." a".ray b' influences ana
examples winch no man could control
or resist ne should not De h'id rcsp"ii-
sio'e Tor ms diN"hr'ii'h'e Ana III her
'ufh your grandmother iald II ON I"
tic SNAKE. JUS a. to-day IN CHRISTIAN
homes all over this Ian'!. the evil deeds
Of mcn and ~Scrvant> ar, laid 10 Ia" cat.
But. for all this excuse. Adam was fired
out Of the garden. and il served him
right. Now. my boy. the other man
may cal forbidden fruit until he found
crS. and not 4 bite that he swallows j.
going tAhurt Won. \ dose of ,trych-
nine biz enough 10 Kill a cow won't
hurt YOU if YOU don't swallow anv of il.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-09

&C. O D" which ha- become IN
corpora:ed into mercantile phrl~eol-
ogy. was invented In Boston 4 quarter
of a century ago bv Henry Damon.
who >o!i many boots and ,hoy, sub
ject to paymen, upon delivery. The
express order. collect N deliver.
was then thus abbreviated. - hicIf -
later c-cda-
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-09

\ WHY =iE s-4a- \ d=pp@- l;;i~
Top o: he- ssigaia,sars ~sta = A.--
ha. OF, sx--:iy .a.i COM o., o.
TIA; hat, William ikao< yoa ~. 10
il, fo- ! - Yo.s Feet"
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-09

e-An communications for his pape
=.ould be accompanied bv the name Of u
author; not ncccsSHr iy for publication b.
as an evidence OF good Ia ia on the part {
the writer. Write only on ono side OF q
reaper. BE particularly careful in givlI
uninc~ ard date, 10 have the letters gnd 4
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-09

- Nathaniel :. Ferguson. the
wealshiess resident At Reading, Pa.
has become insan- On account OF an
accident =, his mill, WHEREBY AZ mea
were killed
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-09
WRITTEN IN Hi4Oop:"
'Thc CnuNdri Wfddotr.''
Ry Adolphus Fitzgerald.

Well. AdolphuS! you have a taking
tile here. should to- almost tempted
Il inquire into this anomaly Of the IN
welded widow if YOU had just coupled
the dS in unwcddcd instead of in the
unfortunate widow. However. this
may only bc Of the ccccntricitics of
genius. Yes. Adolphus. if arbitrary
spelling" be 4 sign. you are certainly
one of the gifted. Here again we have
our heroine called the wider" PROV
Ing that you could spell her with one d
when your genius cared to condesccnd
TO the ~li.tlcness of correctness. Really
a blood-curdling narrative; AdOlphus.
written. As you say. in blood (or is it
only p~oke-berry ink?); but We haven't
enough green and yellow paint in our
establishment 70 get it out in the ar
tistic style it deserves There u nice.
large. empty wsste-baskes with its
mouth wide open Tor your widow.
Here goes!
Next cOmcs,
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-09
BOTH ACCEPTED.
The "StOry-Readcr" Asks What
ElSo Could ] DoP"

Miss Vance, Miss Vance, do you
know The time of day"
Nine, sir"
Yes, nir". and -" there Me
chemically I followed. with both eyes
and feet. the direction of the pointed
fingers. There. pik.d upon a large.
square table was Il pyramid of Mss.
reaching almost 10 tn akslight.
That pile is accumulatin@."
NJ head was bad tho morning."
said, 10y way "fcypIaining my hardness.
I should have been at work two hours
before.
"You'H have need to he all the S,,ry-
TT. With This timely reminder Irving
Winter, ST.. my employer. left me to
my work. Removing my hat and
gloves. | sat down in my chair and
sighed. IL was not my wont to sigh
before beginning work. but this norm
ing my head WAS splitting. Such a
heap! SPry. indeed. should have to
Toe to make room for the next mails
contribution. IL was sure to be- large
it WAS always large. THANK hcav-
en- waste baskets are cheap and fire
is a ready consumer of trash" l
thought. picking up the nearest roll
and splitting down the yellow wrapper
with my little finger.
lon see. I was story-rcadcr of a large
publishing-housc. Nothing to do from
morn till dcwy eve but loll back in An
easy chair and read love tales and nov
~clrttcs. .'Dclightfulr' says my unso-
phi>ticatcd reader. Try it, my fiction
reading friend. for six consecutive days.
and if You have not 4 literary digestion
strong as the physical digestion of the
OK. at the end of that time you will bc
either y maniac or a reformed novel
reader.
\ friend of mime "ncciiad Il vision of
he'll. which, If not ~ magnificent Is
Dlutr's, wasccrtainl, ingenious. There
he saw every body ctcrnally engaged
IN what had been on earth his fayoritc
pursuit and hcSrtting sin. One man
had shaken = dicc-hoN twenty million
times. Another had ccuntcd out money
till his fingers were Worn out to the
bone. and u~ncnuntcd heaps still Law al
around him. One woman had waited
a rin~ in The stone floor and still she
Nhirlcd round to the giddy one. two.
three. Another had looked one thou
sand mirrors into fragments and was
now Swcrtly grinacing in the thousand
and first. am sorry fce these. But
if there bc one sinner among them who
while here encouraged To" much a
pr,dilcctiou for talc-rcading. and is
NOW cNl,iating his gull. by being the
above the others my heart goes out { o
him in pity. had been a deyourcr of
the tale in early girlhood. lremcmbcr
how | used to steal time from paper
folding each week to read all the stories
ia that cory. Some of us begin our
term of sin cxpiation this side the
grave. BE that A. il may said l
with 4 sigh. unrollinS 4 roll of 4
script and re-rolling 1t from the other
side 10 get i, out of curl. '.bc that rs il
r:ay. the wolf must De kept from the
door" and with this homely conclusion
4 set my teeth for work:
WRITTEN IN H.oop:'
Oh
Tn jnue.ind Widtotr."
by Adolphus Fitzgerald.
Well. AdolphuS! you have a taking
title here. should to- almost tempted
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-09

'ItflU1H 4 Gt4s"Ul II -AlFT IuAI 10 fA.-
= FIR il" Three burrows formed between
hi, eyes.
How Ion~ mu., TIL. ,birc 30 oua'
.iyb-d very d.cnIv th.n ooiuy :,
the door laid nv hand on the knob.
Until | en-, j, short Tim.
STAY. Nav | ipjn YOU thi, after
noon2-
..JIow5 Whcr.3-
..To In, B-own',u
..Fav.-Jron,.rr"
IL crr yerra,."
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much and clipped a little. | admired
Irving the Younger in the direct ratio
-,
-
round. To- our present cmincncc. Cd
Irving Winter not meaning irrcy-
crcncc by the cpi,het. but merely 10
avoid repetition Of senior. YOU under
stand) was what i, yuigariy called
( clo~c-li>trd. In other words. he Wa, Il
mean. miserable. >ordid old mi>or.
Young lrying-my Irving was n free
hearted ~ the sunshine and did NOR"
charity in a year than his long-faccd
deacon father did in ten.
Irving Winter, ST. Sl.yo.' Won
would 81. in largr letter al III" top IF
every chart, subscription list: while
away down toward the hottC.n in an
unprrtoEuou, hand wa-:
"AnOnynIous, SO"
understand. "od bless him. There
was never a nonI"r man. never n
that could do NOR" good with h>
money; ana l., Margaret anc". pialn,
Pennies >t"ry-r"ad"r. would come he
tween HIM AMI Ii. Had not his father
threatened I" di>inh'rll hini II ne mar
RED me? And who know but h"
would: NO 1t must not be-. N"mu~t
drop the dream Of orr Youth, ! should
tell him :" this afternoon.
II.
"3'9 Gilmore street was part Of 4
tenement house. "'Room No. 4
Here ii i. You Just wait outside here.
Irving. till | see. Atall. gaunt woln-
an lam" I" IN" door
'lh"re Il d'ai woman III here. Il"
y"n IA iraenh' shni''"rcd ana bowed
my head \ 'oun" gIrI, apparently
ci%ht"eh years Oh was laii ont on a
snowy pea f'ii'l'iS hind hai'> hth
siro"o'u h''. hhe'iih% p"l""ch the
peu II WALL icr h'ad buried IN The
h'd ci"tlie>' was :; iit'ic girl. weeping
'i"ieh'.y' Lila. l >aih rs 'hl'
you: Hhe SHOOK Oh my mana ana
i'"N'" up "h" are YOU! 10 Won
hh"" Ellie ifi'hd' Lula 'ohh'
Win me. NO no. ahd she sank
pach on the bcu. ''" was mean I"
Luna; lie didh answer her PRAYER n
SEND her the money '"h was Mean To
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02

Wood is still the owner Of handsome lot in
said city, which he is willing to dispose Of
A man named Moore, laid out ahandsome
town in the timber, on the old Rugg farm, in
South Ottawa, which he named Mechanics
vile and enrich some of his eastern friends
by giving them corner lots therein. And all
his time, this western Brpsus, was tramp.
ing about the bluffs, with doubtful shirt,
wearing a surtout coat, tied around his
waist by rope, and selling eggs at "four
bits" dozen to Mr., Downey.
DoMEsrIcATED PRAIRIE HENS.
Once, while at Downeys hotel, he saw a
lady drive up in gig, who inquired for Mr..
Downey. That gentleman appeared, when
she smilingly enquired II he would like to
buy some "dome.ticated prairie chickens
This struck Mr., Wood as some new western
scheme, and being Of an inquistiive turn of
mind asked, politely: MADAM, how did you
dCmesticate them?" Raising her head so as
to get good view Of the young stranger, she
replied, "Sir, they ran in my corn,6eld all
last winter" The lady was Mrs Elsie Arm
strong.
SOUTH OTTAWA.
In those days, this now well populated
portion of our city, was little more than
prairie and hazel thickets, in about equal
proportions. There was no roadway up the
bluff, pedestrians climbed, or descended its
face by catching hold of the young trees.
There we're in fact no roads anywhere, and
everywhere there was IN summer and fall
luxuriant grass, large ponds or swamps on
the prairies, and the timber dense with every
manner of underbrush, with here and there
path, made by the deer, or runways work.
ed Through by
WILD HOGS.
Buchanan's hotel got out OF meat that fall
and the proprietor said "he must 60 to the
woods and "take" some wild hogs into his
PEN" He did it in this way. lie scattered
shelled corn along in streak up to the ra-
vine towards his pens, which consisted of
two parts, the front apartment opening out
towards the woods, and back into the other,
by door which was kept shut till the outer
pen had caught some hogs, then the outer
door was closed and the inner one opened,
and the hogs driven back from time to time
until enough were caught for years pork.
By scattering the corn daily and getting
them nearer andnearer, the unsuspecting pig
were at length safely penned. hog can't
be driven, but may be fooled. MIR. Wood
gives graphic descriptions Of the ancient
tribe of hogs, They were long, schooner
built, sharp backed, long shouted, head and
nose half the length Of the body, with rind
an inch thick and two inches Of grizzlt on
the ribs" Yet the pioneers did not starve
upon such meat.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02
SATURDAY. SunIries.

A man named Cobb is building a grand
hotel at Kankakee. Such an enterprise will
cost money, but how can Cobb "shcll our
Peoria wants the next State Fair. AS that
institution has become an elephant, let any
city have the animal who will agree to feed it
In Russia, editors who win the II ost nOto'
riety, are decorated With jewels ana medals
here they are usually decorated with club
A little daily here calls "Col Plumb that
4. o m" les, but they should spell il
g. u. m for they chew him and grow fat
thereby.
The Gazaus says the colored camp meet
ing at Kankakee has not been success so
far. Why don't they change the color; are
they out of whitewash?
MIR. and Mrs. Thos Foster, of Hornets
Vile, N. Y, have a lG-year-old son who is
but fourteen inches high and weighs only
eighty pounds. Why don't he proceed &c
grow? We are willing.
The Truth Journal at Kankakee has failed
for want of patronage. What sad com
mentary on the unpopularity of veracity in
that city. Where is the fellow who said that
Truth is mighty and must prevail?'
The recent State Fair at Chicago came out
short, financially, Notwithstanding its enor
nous patronage. It's way that institution
always had, whenever there was any money
in the state treasury. They will "call'' on
the legislature for $1,000 to $4,000 next
session.
Whenever an "unbeached American
down south votes the republican ticket, the
Blaine Logan orators and newspapers cry
out: "What brave and noble colored citi.
zen he is" but if he votes democratic ticket
they groan: Hes nothing but niger,
anyway, and was coerced besides.
James Beaver. near Kankakee, shelled
1868 bushels of oats in four hours and one
half, and he moved and Get the machine
twice within the time, says the gazette;
but then the Truth newspaper) is busted
and Holt, the editor of the former paper, is
no longer restricted to more than mere pos
sitilities.
Judge Wylie, at Columbus, Ohio, lately
created q commotion by ins;ructing the
grand jury to indict persons who had been
guilty of frauds at primary elections, or who
had secured nominations to Office by corrupt
means How does that judge expect repub
licans to ever get an Office under such strict
rules as theses
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized TO announce that THOMAS z.
MACNlNLAY, OF Ottawa, will he u candidate for the
office q Judge Of the County Court of La Sale county
subject 10 the decision Of the Democratic County
Convention
We are authorized 10 announce that HENRY Hell
MIG, OF Peru, viii be q candidate for Probate Clerk
subject 10 the decision Of the Democratic County Con
ventivn.
We are authorized to announce that B. G. BAR.
RErr, Of the township Of Earl, VIII be candidate for
the Office of Sheriff OF La Sale County subject to the
decision of the Democratic County Convention
We are authorized 10 announce that DANIEL MA.
son, now resident of Ottawa but formerly of serena
township will be candidate for the Office Of Probate
Clerk of La Sale county, subject To the will Of the
Democratic County Convention.
We are authorized to announce that GEORGE II.
MADDEN will he candidate for the office OF Tressu.
of La Sale county subject to the decision Of the
Democratic County Convention.
We are authorized t. announce that ASA NJ. HOFF
MAN, of Ottawa, Will be candidate Tor the office Of
County Treasurer subject 10 the action Of the Demo-
cratic County Convention.
We are authorized 10 announce that PATRICK
BARTON, of Eagle township, will be a candidate for
the Office Of sheriff of La Sale county subject TO the
decision OF the Democratic County Convention.
We are authorized to announce that ELIAS C.
HAlhEWAH, Of the city Of ottawa. viii be candi-
date for sheriff subject to the decision Of the Demo
cratic Cognty Convention.
We are authorized to announce that SAMUEL DE.
GEN, of the city of Ottawa, viii he candidate for
sheriff, subject to the decision of the Democratic
County Convention.
We are authorized TO announce that NELS NELSON
IA, Of Miller township, will be candidate for the office
for sheriff of In Sale county, subject to the endorse
ment Of the Democratic County Convention.
We are authorized to announce that CHARLES FER.
GUSON, of Freedom township will be candidate for
the Office of Sheriff of La Sale county, subject to the
endorsement of the Democratic county convention.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02

Commissioner Atkins states that since the
removal of Agent McGillicuddy at Pine
Ridge it has been clearly shown that the
number of Indians at that point Is :, 2il less
than were reported as drawing supplies
Er.
This is the same sweet. scented and alto
gether lovely gentleman" whom the most Of
the republican newspapers in the country
have so pathetically defended as martyr to
democratic maligni,y because the admins
trs,ion removed him!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02

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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
LIFE OF JEREMIAH WOOD.

The Sea Shore--A Butchers Boy--A Queer
School--A Voyage Across the Lakes--Ot-
tawa IN her BabyhOOd--frOm 1887 to
1S4O--The old Court Houses, Accom-
cluded From Last Week.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02

We are authorized to announce that CHARLES FER
GUSON, of Freedom township, will be a candidate for
the Office of Sheriff of La Sale county, subject to the
endorsement of the Democratic county convention.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02
ANOTHER CHARACTER.

Another character in those days was
Ralph Woodruff A man named Woodwork
had store where Stiefel & Co., now are
and having failed, the u s. marshels deputy
came to sell the goods. Woodruff proclaim
ed that he would pitch out upon the street
the first man who might dare to make bid.
Mr. Patrick kept the city hotel, located on
the site Of the present Gedney block. Tn
posted as to Woodruff's threat. the hotel
keeper entered the auction store and made a
bid on some articles. No sooner said, than
Woodruff carried out his threat, and left Mr.
Patrick sprawling in the mud on his face in
the street The next day the U. S. Marshal
appeared with warrant for Rslph's arrest.
His friends warned him in time, and by hid
log about he managed to escape The wrath of
the officer, till the storm blew over and all
was forgotten.
THE COURT HOUSES.
During Mr.. Woods residence here, La
Sale county has had Ave court houses. The
first was . log house, accommodating also the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02

The third Of the artesian wells at Rock
ford has reached depth of over 1000 feet,
and the Journal Of that city says, sis send
ing out some decidedly red headed water
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02

Jail, and stood upon the grounds of the o.
tawa house. The county commissioners
found il was too small and by their order it
was demolished, and the logs, or part Of
them, hauled up to the northwest corner Of
the present court house square, to be used
in building a larger structure. But the citi.
zens, or the wilder portion Of them, would
not have it, And, one night burned up all
the stuff on the square and threw what had
not been hauled away of the balance, into
the Fox river. That ended court house No l.
The companies then built frame house
on the spot, on the square, where they
would have put up the new log building
For some years a part of this frame house
was occupied by Downey Buchanan, AZ a
tailor shop, while the county used the re
mainder. In time it grew too small and was
moved bodily away, boring long afterwards,
MIR. Gays old wagon shop. So ended No. .
The next was so large and substantial
frame building, which did duty for some
time, but again the rapidly growing business
of the county left it behind, nd in lSi7, it
was moved to the northeast corner # the
basin, in La Sale street, and became the Ohm
stead and afterwards the Stietel warehouse.
So ended No 3.
The next was the old brick building
which preceded the present elegant struc
ture. The brick for this building were burnt
in town. One kiln was on the south end of
the court house square, but the smoke and
dust made it a nuisance, and .ne rest ware
burnt near the Old Pioneer warehouse, on
the sidecut, from clay that was dug out of
the sidecut
OTHER INCIDENTS,
The postmaster in early days, was named
Seebaugh, and his office was III a small build
ing where the First National Bank now
stands.
Fredenburgh & Perfume, had tailor shop
on the east side Of the court house, hear the
the alley, and Mr.. Shuler had another on the
place now occupied by Gillen's store.
"Bill' Armstrong. who afterwards became
THE Emperor of Grundy" (sheriff) built a
steam boat. and invited all Ottawa to take a
ride in it to Peru and back. 1t went DOWN
all right, but took twenty'four hours to
come back, as it wouldn't steer up stream
Mr.. Wood bought the claim for lot, now
occupied by Armory block, for $500, and
built small frame 7A9 intended for post
office. Here after enlarging it from time to
time, he ran meat market for many years,
He also bought the Bell mill, south of Mill
street. 1t burned down, some time since,
He sold the ground to the Victor Mill Co.
He afterwards built the Armory block, q
credit to to the city, and subsequently sold it
to E. r. Fay.
He lives in his comfortable home on the
east side, of this city, in quiet, peaceful, re-
tirement, in the company of his children and
grandchildren, enjoying the rest and ease
due to long and busy life.
J. J. ARMsTRoN Nc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-02

LNlSAl. SEI'rl len Il ME- sTATR OF
pNrRlCk COLLINS, DECEAsBD,--Notice IL hereby
given 10 all persons interested In said estate, that the
undersigned, AdnlulsrariN of the estate OF said Pat.
rick collins deceased, viii appear before the Probate
Court Of the county Of la Sale and State OF Illinois
the County Court House, in ottawa, In said county on
Monday, the 'th day of october. 1886. for the
purpose OF rendering account of her proceedings
In the administration Of said estate for the final settle
ment.
Dated at ottawa this 18th day of September. 1856.
CATHARINE COLLINS,
ATTEST: A. T. BARTELs. Administer trix.
Clerk Probate Court. La Sale Co.. III. scpls-8w