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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-05-05
Officers and Committees,


The following officers and committees wer'
appointed 'by the mayor and confirmed OF
Tuesday evening.
Streets and AHeys-Ttus, Catlin, Corooran
Local A.sessments-Hsyne, Kelly, Fox.
Laws and Ordinancss-Armstrong, We'll
Catlin.
FTnonee-Weil, Taylor. Hilliard.
HeaAh-Hilliard, Armstrong, Maher.
Fre-Hull, Duffy, We'll.
Gas-Msher, Hull, Fox.
Poliee-Corcorsn, Titus, Duffy.
Lieen,e-Catlin, Hsyne, Duffy.
Seperdge-Dinneen, Corcsrsn, Titus.
Building and Sidetcalk-Tay lor, Dinneen
Hayne.
Paks-Hull, Taylor, Maher.
THE APPOINTED OFFICERS.
r. B. Dyer-Heslth Officer.
D. II. Hitt-City Surveyor.
Andrew Scherer-S Street Supervisor.
Jerry Maher-Gty Marshal
Thomas Brennsn-Chief of Police.
Z. A. Nsttinger-City Printer.
Henry wolfe-Chief Engineer.
George Wsiss-Assistant Engineer.
Charles Hahn-Engineer Steamers.
John Esterline-Driver.
Thomas Lysaght-Driver.
Benjamin Jonss-Watchman.
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MANY MARRIAGES.

Thomas Sweeney and Elizabeth Farrell =,
well known young people of this city, were
married at st. COLUMBIA church on Monday
morning, by Rev. Father Conaty. a wedding
dinner followed at the residence of the BRIDES
parents on the west side.
Mr. Geo. Mates and Miss Katie Wehrstein
were united in marriage at the residence of
the brides parents, on Thursday morning, at
10 o'clock, Rev. Father Boess, of st. Francis
church, officiating.
Earlier on the same morning Monday
Stephen Richardson, of Chicago, ana Miss
Bridget Barrett, of this city, were married,
also by Rev. 2, A. Conaty, They departed
for Chicago, after wedding breakfast at the
residence of the brides parents, and will
make their home in the Garden City.
Walter NJ. Woodward and Helen NJ
Fletcher were married at Lincoln, Neb., on
Tuesday, May LIST. Walter will be remem-
bered as law student and teacher, having
resided in this city for several years. He was
a student in the office of Mackinlay u Hess,
and was prominent in society circles.
Julius Wendell, OF Chicago, who was born
and grew to manhood in this city, was mar
ried to Miss Nettie Horsley, Of Seneca, on
Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock.
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Obituary,

DIED.-Mrs. Wesley Batcheller, Apr. q, 1888.
She was born in Broome county, New
York, May Is 1904. In 1919 she mar.
ried Stephen W. Sampson, and bsth soon
after became me mbers of the Baptist
Church.
September 10Th, 1887, they started for the
then far west by wagon, the journey occupy
ing seven weeks, several streams being so
swollen by the frequent rains that one was
crossed by the use OF large canoe, Others
by rudcly constructed RATS. Arriving Nov.
- of that year, they settled near the place
now known as Harding, where she has re
sided ever since. la Aug lS49 her husband
and eldest son died of Asiatic cholera, the
husband nj sunset, the son at o'clock next
morning. Grandma Batcheller brought up
q family Of nine children, seven of whom
are now living, one son residing in Arkan
sas, two sons in Dakota, one daughter in
Iowa. one daughter, Mrs. Eliza Stevens, and
one son, l.. 5. Sampson, at Harding, and one
son, j. h. sampson, atty. of Morris, Grun
dy Co. Ill. FeHy. 8, 1872, she married Rev.
Wesley Batcheller of Harding, the pioneer
Methodist preacher, who survives her al
though in his 9Oth year. In 1880 she met
with an accident, falling upon the ice and
breaking a limb, which undoubtedly short
ened her life. She and her first husband
assisted in organizing, and became members
of the lst Baptist church of Paw Paw Grove,
ILL.,, travelling through the wiLter cold and
storm a distance Of twelve miles to attend
church afterward became members of the
Indian branch of said church, and later the
Harding Baptist church. Owing to deaths,
ko Of
ceased to hold meetings at the time Of her
marriage with Father Batcheler, she united
with the NJ. E. church. She was . con.
slant attendant at church until prevented by
the above mentioned accident, having been
Q church member over sixty years. She
retained all her mental faculties up to nearly
the last moment, always manifesting deep
solicitude for the welfare of her relatives and
friends, instead of self Her belief, and strong
trusting faith in the teachings Of the
good Book, never wavered, and in her later
years, she and her husband. Father Batch
eller, would sometimes spend hours at
time repeating from memory, portions of
that Book, and familiar hymns, he commenc.
ing the quotations and she finishing, or, she
commencing and he finishing. The funer.
al services were held Tuesday April "a,
1888, at her late home and also at NJ. L.
church At Harding, Rev. c. c. Sink preach
ing the sermon from the text, If man
dies shall he live again?'
Her remains were conveyed to the Hard
ing cemetary followed by a large conoourse
of people, relatives, trends and neighbors,
where she was quietly laid to rest by the
side of her former husband, Stephen W.
So-n,on Tbua haa closed the earthly ex-
istence of one of the pioneer christian wom-
en- of La Sale county.
How blest the righteous when he dies,
When sinks weary soul to rest;
How mildly beam the closing eyes,
How gently heaves the expiring breast.
So fades q summer cloud away;
So sinks the gale when storms are Ter;
So gently shuts the eye Of day;
So dies Q wave along the shore.
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THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

Naturally the Republican state conven.
ton at Springfield on Wednesday was
" large"-that Is, attended by full delega-
| lions from all the counties. IL could not
we'll be otherwise when nearly every
county had a candidate Of its own for one
or other of the offices to be doled out, and
the election of Cleveland having rendered
the supply of official paOuum uncommon.
ly scarce among the " faithful" for the last
few years they had become frighuully
hungry and ravenous. The night between
them, however, having ragged tiercely for
several days before the convention met in
the state house purlieus and hotel lobbies,
had so worn itself out when the convention
actually met, that its deliberations out
wardly were moderately harmonious.
The delegates having met at the hour
designated on Wednesday, the convention
was called to order by Long Jones, as
chairman of the state committee, and on
his motion Congressman l.. f. Payson was
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use. and Jones, kindly disposed to help
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In the Cnuntv Offices.

License to marry has been issued to Chas.
s. Hesgy, "a, and Martha Cooper, Y, la
Sale; Thomas Sweeney, 26, and Elizabeth
Farrell, %, city; Stephen Richardson, 80,
Chicago, and Bridget Barrett, 30, city; Ju-
Illus Wendell, %, Dundee, and Nettie M.
Horsley, 10, Seneca; Martin Hallmeyer, II,
and Mary Morsohlauser. 1S, Peru; Thomas
Matyas, %, and Mary Ships, Is, Streator
VIM. 8, Sonnewend, 26, Chicago, and Winni-
fred F. Collins, 10, Mendoza; Frederick b.
Green, 81, Smithton, Mo-, and Irene Dryer,
20, Groveland; Jos. Becker, %, and Adolf
phina Franz, 10, Peru; Stephen Coll, ",
and Mary Wargo. %, New Town; Frank b.
Schia, 81, and Gertie Hensler, 10, Mendoza;
Andrew Anderson, "a, and Anna s. Billings
ley, 21, Streator; Karl Walter, 20, Plano,
and Amelia Bets, 81, Worthwhile; Edmund
Nowski. %, Spring Valley, and Agnes
Michalske, 18, La Sale; George J. Mates.
%, and Katie v. Wsrstein. 81. city; August
8. Smith, "a, and Mary E. Butler. 20,
Mendoza.
REaoRpER's oRfIcR.
Eighty. seven instruments have been placed
on tho entry book since April 18th, Of which
the major portion, 81, we're deeds, while
only Is mortgages appear, showing heavy
increase in cash purchases and an easy
money market:
Deeds over 81 900 $5O.OOO
Mortgages over 81 900. 5000
Deeds over mortgages. ..... $4Z,ooO
Per cent of deeds NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
Per cent Of mortgages .............' .iof
Among the deeds worthy of note are:
Jas. H. Lipprant to Ed. B. Trainor, lot IL
block IA. Villa Park Add, Streator, $l,oUo:
Cyrus A. Leland to Eloi Delagneau, wh ca
seq Sec. 8, Ottawa, 81, $50.
J. c. Ames to J. G. Wilson. Ell lot Z, IN
block IS. Strestor Orig, 5000.
Same to Margaret a. Wilson, VII same los'
$1,000.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-05-05

The republicans have called their dis
tr!ct convention TO nominate . candidate
for congress, delegates to Chicago, ETC., for
May 18th at Joliet.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-05-05

The President on Monday sent 10 the
Senate the name of Melville W. Fuller OF
Chicago, TO be Chief Justice Of the L. 5
Supreme Court. The appointment is an
excellent one; aud wherever Mr. Fuller Is
known the appointment Is most cordially
approved by press and people, republican
or democratic. Mr.. Fuller Is in the prime
OF life; Is known as one Of the ablest law
yers In the west has had a long experience
in the trial and management of cases In
the federal courts, and Is therefore fully
versed In the practice; and his experience
has been for years In just the class Of cases
which form the bulk of the causes which
come to the Supreme Court for final adju
dication He Is, of course, democrat, but
Of the highest and purest type of democrat:
one from principle purely; man like Mr..
Cleveland modest In demeanOr but inileX
ible in honesty Of purpose, and who recOg-
nizes the to many tyranny OF duty and
the majesty Of right. In the West the
appointment IL regarded as eminently n
proper one. Here Mr., Fullers spotless
character, his ability, his learning and his
worth are known Of all men, and they are
N commanding that his appointment seems
quite matter Of fact. II IN generally so
regarded East The New York Uerald,
however, does not know Mr.. Fuller, but
says however, "Presdent Cleveland con
tinues TO make voyages Of discovery. With
this policy he began his administration,
and he has maintained 1t with consistent
firmness. The appointment oi Manning
was an inspiration, And there is hard
ly an instance in which the seeking ont
new men by the President has not been
credltable TO his shrewdness and common
sense" The nomination of Mr.. Fuller Is
certainly conspicuous example of this
truth
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CHAS. l.. HOFFMAN,

CHAs L. HOFFMAN,
Chairman.
LOUIS ROHRER,
). T. PARk,
DANIEL HEENAN,
sAML l.. MILLER,
r. s. BROWNE.
W. W. rAi LOR.
G. b. ERICKSON,
BY J. @. ARMSTRONG, Committee
Secretary
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-05-05

The annual banquet and reception of the
High School Alumni Association will be
given in the Armory Rink on Friday evening,
May 18th. 1t will be one of the grandest re-
ceptions in the history of the school, as nearly
thousand invitations are expected to be Is
sued.
The Alumni Association have decided THE
year to allow graduates to invite their friends
to the banquet as well as to the reception. As
this will greatly increase the labor of those
having the matter in charge, it is necessary
that the names of those to whom invitations
are to be sent should be forwarded at once to
the secretary,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-05-05
COMMIT EVENTS.

Two weddings, in which both brides are
residents of this city, popular and accom-
plished, and one of the grooms travelling for
a large Chicago wholesale house. will be eel
ebrated in a few days. One of the young
ladies will be lost to Ottawa, where she has
been belle for many moons, but it "cannS
be otherwise" Cards ale out for both: Miss
Clara Elsie Trimble to Mr.. Gibson W. Strswn,
at the Congregational church, on Thursday
evening, May 10th, at O'Clock; and Miss
Julia G. Routclitfe TO Mr.. Gillispie of Chicago,
on Monday, May 18th. at the residence of Mr.
H. w. s. Rigden, on Webster street.
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Current Events.

BY ]. G.. ARMSTRONG.
Secretary.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-23
LEGLETIES ARE TIE STYLE,
Ii Looks Like a Turkish Trouser and Is
Worn by Pfogrs ssive Women.

II Looks Like a Turkish Troussr and Is
Worn by Progressive Women.
It has been muddy spring. and the
mud occasionally reveals at the street
cross!ugs-leglettes. It is 8 barbarous
word, bpt stands for garment which Is
really finding plsce in spr;nk-
ling of wardrobes, and which
stands revelation st bsd crossing much
better than 8 draggled white petticoat.
The leglettas, so far as street observation
teaches one, are apt 10 be dark funnel on
a cold day. Sur.h silk OF almost
any shade on wsrmer one.
The legletie, the same ocular proof
makes evident, IS full, sitter the fashion
of Turkish trouser, and gathered by an
elastic bsnd about the ankle Just
above the shoe. Sometimes it is tiet
with ribbons, pirk or blue or white,
but this is the fair weather leglet
ana up. TO date less common. TIE
legletle is s convenient institution, and
dressmskers say that a good many girls
sre having them constructed to wear with
their tennis suits skipping about over
the grass this summer.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-23
HOW GLOVES ARE MADE.
An Am erican Industry which Completes
With the Best Talent of France and
England.

An Am erican Industry which Completes
With the Best Talent of Franco and
England.
The manufacture Of gloves is not by
ana means of recent date; bu. the ancient
use of this article Of dress was rare and
occasional, whereas the modern use Is
common and almost universal.
Leather, when prepared for this
purpose, underg jes an b lighter dress
ing han when prepared for any other
article Of commerce. France has long
been celebrated for its glove manu-
factories, but New York has now become
recognized as strong competitor.
The frst operation in glove
making is to stretch out on piece of
marble and render uniform with blunt
knife the surface of the skin Of which the
gloves are to be made, after which it is
to be reduced into pieces Of convenient
length and width, without cutting the
material to waste.
Before cutting, however, the skin is
dampened either by rubbing it with 6
wet cloth or by puttirg IL in 8 damp
place. 1t is then sounded and examined
with view to the discovery Of faults
or blemlshes, go that they may be
avoided in cutting out, or at least
that they may De so plsced as to be un-
important. There are regular scales Of
sizes for mems and women's gloves and
for the width OF the thumb pieces,
which are cut out at the same
time and are proportioned to
the particular size required. In
order to cut the skin to the best
advantage, it is stretched from time to
time by pulling it at the ed2es between
the thumb and the knife. When it has
been thus elongated and widened the
actusl cutting process commences. Here
it is that the American glove
makers have q great advantage
over the English and French. In
cut ing up dozen skins CT equal size, an
American will generally manage to get
one or two pairs OF gloves over end
above the number which an E1glishmsn
or Frenchm.u can cut from the same
skins, and these not Inferior or scanty,
but well and handsomely shaped as the
rest. The shape Of the gloves to be
cut is not the only thing to be attended
to; great care must be taken that the
same shade of color prevails throughout
each psir, for 1t frequently happens that
there are cloudy spots and grsdations of
color to the skin, which would
be destructive Of beauty and
good effect. The skin thus cut is in
order now to be sewed, and the
machine used is of q peculiar pattern,
the feed wheel Of which Is tipped
with q metal comb, through the
points of which the needles carry
the silk and make an unusually speedy
and neat stitch. The glove industry in
New York has achieved immense proper
tions, although quite few French makes
are imported; however, the home article
finds q resdy and increasing SALE
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-23
Terrell AsyIum Library.
TERRELL, TEX, April 81. 1888.

TERRELL, Ten, April 81, 1888.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
Owing to the many kindnesses you have
shown US in the past, take t1e liberty Of
once more presuming on the same, end
asking you to please allow US to scknoWl-
edge through the columns OF your paper
the following noble, generous donations,
received since cur last public acknoWl-
edgment, viz:
james F. Starr, Marshall, Texas, three
large boxes Containing a fine, large, hand
some assortment O! magazines, journals
and pictures que papers, all of them in
fine condition and of the lat st dates,
carefully divided and assorted between
the Reavis male library and
the Ben French female library
Now, there WAS q large assortment CT
scientific literature, and 1 can imsgine
cur friends outside saying, On, what will
those lunatics do with those scientific
monthlies and weeklies? Well, all can
ssy, believing in the Old saying, "that
seeing is believing" come and see.
Ben French, Hillsboro, one beautiful
hooking bird and cage.
The Morning News, DsnisoD.
Now, Mr.. Editor, sincerely wish to
call the attention Of the ladies' and gen,
tlemen OF Fort Worth to ourlibraries, and
everything received will be highly ap-
preciated, for instance, two good canary
birds,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-23
Ons Dog Robs Another.


At the March term CT the Circuit court
in o Greensboro, novel suit will probably
be brought up for settlement, and
one that has caused considerable
talk. Colonel j. 81. McHenry, c
well known attorney, has small
terrier dog which the Colonel sent to the
market every morning after the meat, the
master placing note to the butcher and
the money in the basket. On
Saturday the dog went to the
market and was on his wsy home
when he WAS met by an Irish setter be-
longing to Judge W. T. Owen, who stop
ped in front of him and growled, The
dog set down the basket so as to
whip the other dog. No sooner had
he dropped the basket than OWENS
dog had grabbed the meat and made of,
carrying it to q safe place where he ate
it. Colonel McHenry heard Of the
circumstance, and, going to Judge
Owen, demanded payment for
the meat. This was refused, and Col.
Nc henry will file suit for the value OF
the teak and for damages, holding this.
his sgent was robbed by Mr.. Ovens
agent, and that therefore Owen is liable.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-23
Look Away from rho Mules!
FokT WORTH. TlXAs, April q, lSS;
To the Editor of the Gazette.

FokT WORTH. TIXAs, April p, 1888.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
A gentleman from New York, having
spent some days in Fort Worth, spoke as
follows Of our horse car drivers, after
riding on the cars for several days, look
ing over our town: He said in collecting
fares he would mark the horse car dri-
vers Of Fort Werth 100. In polite stten-
tion to ladies and gentlemen he would
mark them 100. Ia picking up psssen-
gers on the street he would mark them
65. Why, said he, they lose about one
quarter of the people who want to ride,
and would lose more than that were it
not for the attention OF the inside passen-
gers. The drivers have always got their
eyes fixed on their horses tails. They
ought to be watching the street for pas
sengers. They say they cannot watch
their horses and the street also. This is
nonsense. There are ten vehicles on 8
New York street to one here, and the
drivers catch nearly every hail.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-23
AUSTIN GOSSIP.
4 Story Told Of Senator Coke by One
OF His Frieuds-Hsw He Fought
for Prestige In Early Life.
lady That He Must Have Springs
Under His Bsd-He Gsts Them.
A STORY AT coKE's EXPENSE.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX April % -Apropos of
the tslk about the senatorial race good
story is told # Coke, by friend who has
known him ever since he came to Texas.
Coke was hearty young fellow, big,
stout, active ana full of pluck. He en-
ployed to do some work On his farm &
nan who was of very much the same
phYsical mold. Coke sent the fellow
some word about his work and Re sent
back word for the fu ure
Senator to so to hi. Coke
said he knew he must either fight or lose
prestige and be run over by every body in
The neighborhood. So ne esddled his
horse and rode down to the farm. The
man for whom ne WAS looking ran terry
snd he wss in the oost when Coke found
him. Coke told the fellow he had re-
celved his impudent message, and had
come 70 make him apologize. The man
said if Coke didn't like what he said he
knew his remedy. So at it
they " went in The farryboat,
knocking and gouging, and escn
struggling to throw the other into the
river. Finally, after beating one another
il 8 terrible manner, they both fell and
rolled apart Bothwere teo much exhausted
to move or speak, and there they lay,
glaring at each other and painting. Coke
said he thought from his looks the other
fellow was recovering more rapidly than
ne. so as soon as he could he gasped out:
"I,sup -pose-you're-sat is flel amt
you?'
"Thst's for you to say" painted his
antagonist.
mo, it's just as you ssy," replied
Coke.
"Im willing to go on with the fight"
said the other.
Coke took another good look at him,
noted the fact that he appeared to be rap
idly growing better, and concluded to call
it draw.
BILL sTERRETT ON SPRINGS.
Senator Bill Burgess tells good one
on Colonel Bill Sterrett. Sterrett and
the Senator room together, and In making
bargain for their room Sserrett stip-
ulsted that he must have springs under
his bed. He said he had been used to
sleeping on them, and could not enjoy
that repose which alone can refresh q
wearied intellect without ithem. The
lsndlady agreed TO furnish the springs as
tie editor requested. Several nights
passed, and Colonel Sterrett found no fault
with his couch. LAST night he asked
Burgess fer some tobacco and when he
had taken chew ne began to look about
the room tor cuspidore. He fiutllY
looked under the bed and there, lying on
the DIOR, were the springs which he
thought had Tor three or four nights
brought rest TO his weary limbs. The
landlady, in accordance with his inten-
tons, had put the springs under the bed.
Burgess says msn has no business pre-
tending to be familiar with things he
never saw before.