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befs were found 70 be present:

BuOucK, j. ". LII sale, ItVwlAbn, H.. WAliNcc.
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Burke, I; A. 0.lswa Johnson, Henry ". Adains
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pinsmorr; ": ). Msridcn. Maerhofcr. Maj, MAnllus
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Doyle, Lake, b,nmick. McLauchisr j. La Sale.
Eades, FREQ ". Bruce. Norton. Warren II. Earl.
Gallagher. II NJ. Peru. shawUack, Mich Kchland
Gibbs, Charles, uphir stanford. X. II. vermillion.
Jrandstn, A.. Worthwhile. spencer, Chas n, Miller.
erean basil, Layton Thompson. 5. 5, Dr. Rapids
Grimm. A. +, UIica. Truu.bo. A. L. Fall River
Gum, Henry. Elen. Werner. Frsi'k &. Usage,
surD.y, WIN. Ortr Creek. WcstwVd, J. u. Bruce.
Hickoh. l. b. Troy Gro'c wylis. John. wsithaui.
The record ot the last day Of the Deceu,
her, 1887 session WAS read and approved.
On motion Of supervisor Esuss all bills
agains, the county were oidered referred 10
the appropriate committees
Petitions from K, Y. Shipley OF Mendoza,
S Carr Of Brookheld, and Il. b. Palmer
OF Ophir, praying for the correction OF
erroneous assessments in said towns we're
read ami referred to the committee on
abatements.
Supervisor Cullen presented petitions
from The Ladies Relief society Of Ottawa,
praying tor appropriations from the county
treasury for MAINTAINING inmates from Lu
sale county, ia the RAG Woman's Refuge
aud Industrial School for Boys in Cook
county, were read.
Supervisor Fischer moved to refer the
same 10 the committee on paupers.
Supervisor Gibbs moved as An amendment
TO refer the SAID petitions to the committee
on state charitable Institutions.
Amendment lost
The motion Of Supervisor Fischer WAS
ihereupon carried.
Supervisor Buuerfeld presented petition
from the commissioners Of highway Of Rut
land township praying for an appropriation
from the county treasury Of Ons-half the
cost Of bridge 10 DO built over Brumbach's
eret in said town; said petition WAS read
and on motion referred TO the committee on
roads and bridges.
Supervisor Gibbs presented a communities.
ton from the Ottawa Glass Co. in reference
TO the sale Of two acres of sand reck In tho
land wiued 10 Ia Sale county by William
Reddiok. and on motion the matter was 70.
ferred 10 The committee on judiciary.
On motion Of supervisor Fischer the board
adjourned ill O'Clock tomorrow morning
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MUSu.Y, Marsh IL, 1883.

MUNunf, MaiJh II, 1900
Board met pursuant 10 adjournment, and
was called 10 order by Henry Gunn, chair
man.
Upon calling the roll the following mem
ba., h.,
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supervisor Gibbs, chairman committee
on paupers, submitted the following report
which was adopted:

MI Chairman. &C.. Your COMMIT ttee ON psupry
U,h.ns "1u respectfully report that they have xain-
lnrd ali claims presented before them aud recommend
me pymcnt OF the following. that the clerk be
several claimants, J.wit.
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Cash 10 advance must be paid for both papers, or no
ttontion ain be paid 10 orders for the same
Entered az The POd dDics at Utdpa, Htn0s, 10
second Chiss Mai Uuthr.
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FRIDAY, March IL, 1888.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same rs yesterday.
The record OF yesterdays session was
read and approved.
Supervisor Bubeck submitted the fol-
lowing report which was adopted:
Mr.. Chairman. &c: Your committee state chan.
table Institutions would respectfully report that they
have examined Nil claims presented before them, and
recommend the payment Of the following, and that
the clerk be directed issue orders for the several
amounts to the several claimants, to wit:
Name and Tor what. Amt Allowed
Illinois Eastern Hospital for the Insane at
kankakec TOR clothing for ~ patients. 1871 rs
st Marys Training school at I>cs PLANES.
Cook county. for boarding and tn!uun ~
George Somers from Nov. is, 1881 10 Feb. l6
lbe5.... .......' :.........':.. "~
81 Mary's Orphan asylum AT het8mora for
maintenance Of james Flynn and CathsriHc
Flynn, from Nov. D. 1885, TO Feb. is. 1885,. 6W
Industrial SchoOI for Glrle NJ south Evanston.
for tuition. maintenance and care OF Lillian
blanchard. Pesrly Blanchard. Jennie Nc
vey, Anna Niccum, Catharlne Phillips,
Mary Reiner and Lettie Salyard for three
To Illinois Indus rial Training School for
maintenance of'Jscob Jacoby. .............. > 10
DOA .........,.,.,. ...'....... ....'..$ Soo 20
All Of which "a respectfully submitted.
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All o. whch IA respectfully submitted.
BASIL GRkES. Chairman.
Supervisor Norton, chairman committee
to settle with the sheriff, submitted the
following report, which was adopted:
LA sale County. State of Illinois
To Lawrence Morriseey, Sheriff Dr.,
Committing 81 prisoners To jail from Nov. 70,
1885, To March l. tSsS Disbursements 1880
Discharging n prisoners from jail frum Nov
a. 1857 to March !. 1859. Sc................. % 20
AW
Serving jurie. county and circuit courts. bee.
4 lS1, Ia Feb ~ 1858. .,............,......2 80 10
Serving grand Juries, Jan. 10 Jan. 49, is.. iss IS
Attending circuit court II days. at Z, per day
from sec. |. 1887. TO Maruh lssS. ........3 1850
Attending county court u days, At % per day
frsc Dec. !, iSs'. u March ]. istn. 81 %
Gentlemen, &C: Your committee 10 settle with
sheriff would respectfully report that they have eH
amiGed the matter Of several bills hercunto attached
aud made part OF this repor presented before them
and recommend the following:
Tint payment Of the bills for serving Jurors, for
turnkey fees. and for grand Jury subpGnas amounting
To y, ID q. be refused Nr the reason that the statute
makcs no pfovssn for the payment OF the same from
the treasury and the further met that the shcrih re
ceying nalsry and travelling expenses Tor the same In
The bill for n days attendance on county court ct Is
per day. amounting 10 t5i In the Judgment OF your
committee should not be paid from the Treasury, not
appearing 70 your committee that the services were
rendered at the request Of the Judge, that the at
tendance was actual. The bin for attending circuit
court 2ia In She judgment VI your committee. b.
legally paid. We would tLerrfors recommend that an
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THURSDAY, March Is, 1883.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same rs yesterday
The record Of yesterdays session was
read and approved.
Supervisor Mcintyre here took the chair.
Supervisor Norton submitted the follow.
Ing reports which were adopted
Mr.. Chairman, dc: Your committee
ON fees and salaries would respectfully
report that they have examined the matter
Of the communication Of the Hon. Wright
Adams, treasurer, presented before them.
In view Of the fact that the fees aud sala-
ries committee, at the time of fixing salary
for this office, took into consideration all of
the matter set forth In said communicates
and no additional duties have been imposed
since that time which render 1t necessary
to increase the $500 allowed for the
faithful performance Of the duties Of said
office, would recommend that no increase of
salary, directly nor indirectly, be made to
such office. w. II. NORTON,
Chairman.
Mr. Chdirr,aR, dc: Your committee on
fees and salaries would respectfully report
that they have examined the matter of the
communication Of Probate Clerk Helmig,
presented before them, together with the
statute In regard to the duties Of clerks Of
courts, which reads; "They shall In all
cases attend in person to the duties of
their offices, respectively, when II Is prac
tlcable 50 70 do, and shall perform all the
duties thereof which can reasonably he
performed by one person." When this
provision Of the statute Is complied with
or nearly so--in the opinion of your
committee, the duties of the office can be
performed With the addition of 50 much
clerical help as the Of 500 Der annum
viii employ when judiciously expended.
This addition making total OF $500 per
annum Appropriated for clerical work In
said office. Provided that the receipts of
the said office, after paying all expenses of
the Office Of every nature and kind, are
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WEDNESDAY, March IA, 1885,
Board met pursuan; 70 adjournment.
Present same as yesterday.
The record OF yesterdays session read
and approved
Supervisor Green, chairman committee
on coal aud gas, submitted the following
report, which WAS adopted:
Mr. Chairman. &C.: Your committee on coal and
qss claims would respectfully report that they have
annrd all claims presented bcforc them, and recon-
mend the pay ant OF the following and that the clerk
be dlroed issue ,rders for the several amounts 70
the several claimants, tVw!t
Name and for what Amt Allowed E.
CHtaw a 4, Az CompAny, Has urnlshed as
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The following reports of the committee

porting her where she Is. They therefore
respectfully ask that an appropriation may
be made to pay the expense Of taking caro-
Of her At the Erring Womsns Home, the
same AZ formerly, 10 date from Dot. l. 1887,
and 10 continue until Dot. ], 1888. II she
shall 20 long remain an inmate Of said in.
stitution. Your petitioners hope she will BE-
self sustaining BY or before the time las,
above usmsd Respectfully submitted.
Wouan's Relief Society,
helm y. BULL. President.
AppiE $. JoNEs, Secretary.
CHICAGO, Feb. II, 1888.
Miss ADDS s. JONES:
Dear Madam: Your note TO Mrs. John
Alling has been forwarded to me. We ought
certainly to have continuation Of the sum
paid by La Sale county for COra's support.
As you will see by the enclosed note, We
have received nothing since Oct. /. II you
ladies can succeed In securing US another
appropriation we shall be greatly obliged.
fuse spI locations almost daily from persons
who are willing and anxious TO pay. Cora.
being feeble minded, is not really TT In
mate of our institution, and the charity
extended her ought to be enjoyed BY some
woman, whom it is possible TO morally bene.
fit. Indeed, some Of our ladies think that
she ought not 70 be here under any circum.
stances, whether the house DO crowded or
not, even IS . paying inmate. But - there
seems to w no place for here on this earth.
We are keeping her along from pure com
passion. Yours, sincerely.
DoRMHA Y. RoLsR,
Treas. &. W. K
To the Hon. The Chairman and Members Of u.
Board Of Supervisors Of La Sale Cossty'
Your petitioner, the Woman's Relief 30
eiety Of OTTAWA, ILL.,, weuld respectfully rep
resent unto your honorable body that Jscot
Jscoby was declared BY the county court Of
this county, ~ Navigation Of yoaf Pc
Evening journal., 1888-09-22
FOREIGN AscR.

The versatile and Ingenious editorial
correspondent Of Every Evening writ
ing from Dover on the 20th instant, says
that it is charged against Mr. Charles H.
Treat, the Republican candidate for Con
giess, that he employs foreign labor
1t does not say whether he employs
Chinese, Or Hungarian, or Irish or Ger
man Or English. on New Jersey. or
Maryland, or Kent county, Or Nantco5e
hundred foreign labor Il forgets to
state whether Mr. Treat as citizen and
resident Of Georgetown hundred imports
his foreign labor from Germany or
Nanticoke hundred There are men in
Delaware and there are few Of them
employed by Delaware newspapers who,
when il suits their purpose, will speak Of
q man from the nearest hundred rs
foreigner Ia this case Every Evenings
correspondent probably means that Mr.
Treat employs a few Germans in
his factory at Georgetown Perhaps he
does He employs a good many mon and
a skillful German wood-worker Is bet
ter man for Mr.. Treats purpose than an
unskillful Delawarean. In this respect
Mr. Treat no doubt manages his business
as does every other manufacturer in the
state
Every Evening with its Know Nothing
proclivities should bear in mind that 1t
viii be compelled in the present canvass
to support foreign candidate for the
State Senate in the person Of that sturdy
Irishman Mr. John p Donahoe; that
john Ieyd Jr., Of Frederick. candidate
for the General Assembly on Every
Evenings ticket, Is FOREIGNER from
Pennsylvania. and that in this city one
half Of tho Offices are filled with 'foreien.
ers' from Ireland Germany. Pennsyl.
vania and Maryland. AS Every Evening
has 40 interest ID the Industries of this
city, but would like 70 See them All shut
up, il cannot be expected to bear III mind
an the foreigners who are rerunning their
establishments ia this city. II cannot be
expected to bear in mind such eminent
foreigners as Mr. j. Taylor
Cause. Mr. job II. jackson. the
late William e. Gibbons. Mr.
Thomas II. Slavery, Mr.. John II. Davis.
Mr William i. Swift BENJAMIN Niolds,
Esq, Mr. John Peoples Mr.. Peter j.
Ford, hr. William NJ. Field. Mr.. Allen
Speaknieni Mr. Watson r sperry, Mr.
George M Vernon, Mr. Richard P. Glib
bons, and the hundreds Of others who
have helped to make Wilmington what It
is in spite Of such Bourbons as are now
trying TO create race and class preiudices
by writing about foreign laborersn in the
columns of the Every Evening, Is ouI
contemporary trying to weld together /
sort Of free-Irade American partyg
Evening journal., 1888-09-22
rrint ID oongres..

Dover Sentinel
The Republicans Of Delaware at their
state convention on Thursday placed
their candidates before the people Of the
state. Tho ticket is composed Of mon
who are known from one end Of the state
to The other, not only for their Ropubli-
canism, but Ms men In whom the public
have confidence.
The Congressional nominee is one Of
Sussex county's largest manufacturers.
and is largely interested in many indus
trial enterprises His nomination was
asked for by Sussex county ON The ground
that for overtwenty years She has not bad
a candidate. The county, with some eX-
ceptions was unanimous for Treat. and it
was left with New Castle county To throw
her vote either for Mr. Willis Kent s
choice. or for Mr. Treat the Sussex can
didate. She chose the latter Mr. Treat
hns warm friends who stood by him ia
Ills canvass, and who now say they viii
elect him. His business relations bring
him Ia contact with all portions Of his
county. aud an unite in saying that he
will roll UP large vote in November
He is q fluent talker ana man Of untir-
ing energy.
Evening journal., 1888-09-22
wELL-KNowN PERSONS.

Mr. Barry Sullivan is still in procar
ions state Of health
Bishop Bissell, Of Vermont, is suffering
from a serious stroke Of paralysis
JEFF Daviss daughter. Miss Winnie
Davis, is visiting friends at Cazenovia
Ex-Governor Rohie Of Maine. is mem
berelect Of the Legislature Of that state
The Rev. w. r. Alger viii stay at the
Claiming Memorial Church, Newport.
another year
Mrs Ole Bull and her daughter win
not return to their Cambridge home until
late this fan
Professor A. w. Small. 81 Colby Uni
versity, win spend year at Johns Hop
kins, studying history and political econ
omy
Mrs, Ashmead Bartlett. wife Of the
member Of Parliament, always dresses in
ultra aesthetic garb, and makes her chill
dren look like some OF Kate Greenaway S
pictures.
II is rumored that NJ dc Blowitz will
retire from the Paris bureau OF the Lon
don Times next year, and will be sue.
eeeded by Brinsley Richards, that jour.
nails Vienna correspondent.
When Mr. Newdegate, for more than
forty years member Of Parliment foi
North Warwiekshire died. it seemed as
If his honored name would disappear Mr.
Newdegate was not married. and there
were no heirs. direct OF collateral, bear
ing his name. BY curious coincidence
/ his father married the daughter Of the
Evening journal., 1888-09-22
ITEMS Of INTEREST.

You can always please a woman by tell
ing her She is pretty, even il She doesn't
believe you
Trunks and Harness, bottom prices at
Yergers.
In Denmark girls are trained 70 agricul-
ture, but in this country thoy take more
kindly to hRshandry
Go TO Yerger's for trunks. 401 Shipley.
The mosquitoes have been So trouble.
some IN Henneford county, Mimi. lately
that the farmers have been compelled te
wear rubber coats while nt work In the
fields to protect themselves against the
ierOcious insects.
Evening journal., 1888-09-22
Harves. Noon and Hunters sfoon.

A correspondent sends the New York
Herald a query as to whether the present
full moon is Harvest Moon or
Hunters Moon The moon which
came to the fun yesterday morning is
harvest moon, because it is the fun
moon nearest to the autumnal equinox.
which arrives tomorrow. For several
days the present harvest moon will rise
less tkan thirty minutes later each might
1t win, therefore, in the absence of clouds
afford fine moonlight evenings, which
will supplement the light Of day and
hence greatly facilitate the work Of
farmers in harvesting the late crops
Hunters moon is the full moon Of Octo-
bsr It is due on the 18th prox, and
viii rise from about twenty to thirty
two minutes after sunset for several
nights, to the comfort and joy Of belated
hunters.
Evening journal., 1888-09-22

convention upon the vote cast lest NJ
vember. We heard no authoritative de-
cision upon this question The reading
OF the present constitution itself upon
favor Of following rigidly all canstitu-
tional requirements when they are inn
posed upon us, and favor moving for 9
new constitution only in the mode and
manner laid down for sneh proceeding.
In this case there is uncertainty The
vote Of November is, or ought TO be, snf-
ficient FOR the calling Of a convention.
and in case Of a doubt resolve that doubt
IN favor of the people
Evening journal., 1888-09-22
LETTERS FROM rAE PEOPLE.
Answering Questions About Jute.
To the Editor Of FvEslNG .iolrR~Af.


"farif issivfM seenls 10 require a
reply from me on certain points concern
ing the iute interests. If you will
kindly grant me a little ef your valued
space ! will be obliged. His first seven
questions require but few words in
reply In my opinion he is right. although
many good men differ with us. Jute is
an India product The climate Of this
country and the fact that no Americans
would be ratisded with the 10 to Is cents
per day paid to the half-civilized slaves
who do raise it, prevent at present any
attempt 20 grow it here at a profit. Then
let ii come in free and divide the go per
cent. the manufacturer would save among
the iute men, the employees and tie con
sumer That is where il would go and
the mill men would be mcky if they rot
their share. We are together SO far Mr..
Tariff Reform.
As to question No s. AS / read il. Won
wish to say that the girls and women
employed at our Wilmington mill re-
ceiye from SS 60 to $3.50 per week and
the question shows that you evidently
confuse the wages here with the amounts
paid by English mill owners. Ia the
Wilmington mills fully three ffths Of
tire. female employees earn from Six to
nine dollars per week, and the men Il
larger amount | have no access to the
pay roll Of the company 10 prove this
my statement is based rpon information
from the male and female employees. and
is as they state They ought to krow.
AS to question No g. I hope you are
right and the mills are to be enlarged
The American people should see to It that
full protection is afforded them in the
effort to build up one Of tile industries Of
this country. The plans may be there
| hope they are
AS to question No. TO- ! am not fa-
miliar enough with costs to figure out Il
profit Of even per cent on the invest
ment | viii try and 0blige Mr. Tariff
Reform by'doing so very soon. think
he win agree with me. that a manufac
tured product that brings but 70 per
cent. more; after being made up, than
the cost of the raw material, can not
! realize a much greater profit However
/ win see him again on that question and
believe that any of the stock holders Of
the company will verify my statement.
As to question No Ii. ! do not mean
to say that with 90 cent wages and free
iute and a duty of % per cent. on manu-
factured goods our iute men viii have to
close down. | never did say it and |
never viii, or anything like it, We have
not GO cent wages and | believe the Lord
does not intend we shall ever have them.
Give us free jute and the present duty oi
30 per cent. and we can pay as we do now
double the English wages, and the Ameri.
can workman can hold this market and
compete with England for the markets OF
the world That is the stuff Americans
are made Of and we know it.
Respectfully,
d. Z. WRIGHT
/ NFrilr,;,, ,,e4r,, Do1 C5,,4,., ~. On 4Qep
Evening journal., 1888-09-22

Tna remarkable case Of Forgor Bedell,
the New York real estate clerk, Is Jekyll
and Hyde over again. The man was a
respected citizen n Brooklyn where he
resided ana a gambler and debauchee in
New York city Whiskey claims its vic
Tins by the thousands, but nothing
hardens a mans heart SO quickly and So
thoroughly as gambling The gambler
must be an utterly bad man at heart,
however prudent he may be in his rela-
tions with the world Bedells conduct
when visited BY his wife yesterday illus
trates precisely the kind Of disposition
developed BY gambling, disposition
utterly heartless. 1t is safer 70 trust an
ordinary sneak thief than gentle.
manly gambler
Evening journal., 1888-09-22
Growers Little Lamb.

Grover had a little lnmh
just like the nursery maid;
With English shears hc clipped its wool,
And called the lamb Free Trade
Said Grover "Dan, wen find some day,
When at the lamb we peep,
That in our care it's grown TO be
a rousing British sheen.
The lamb got into Congress once
And lost ills precious wool;
The free Traders there cut II OF
To please old Johnny Bun
And whom the Fan elections came,
said Grover, ~ aAie dear
WeAl hear now from t4at little lamb
Which once we loved to shear.
II wonder il IT'S fleece has grawng
think not. Dan, don't yout
We clipped it very close, you know,
For England told as to-
Aud while the President still had
Ills little mmh ia mind.
A something Ike "a cyclone struck
Him very hard behind,
Criod Grover "nsniel what was thatg
I'm an broke nib. / am;
NaSsit q cyclone an tine Jump
mo, Grover; twas the lamb,N
They hound 4 red handana on
THE bruised and bleeding snat;
Thcy tried 10 whisper words 0f cheer.
But chcered he would be not
And when they raised him up t0 SEQ
HIS fleece-rohbrd little lamb
He found that he had crown t0 be
A big Protection rNm.
sNhat made the lamb hatt Grover sog"
The children asked at school.
"lt was because, the teacher said,
"lle robbed It Of its wool"
And not a soul "a ail the laad
For Grover then was sa1
Such Is the simple story of
The lamb our Grover had.
r. G. Harhaneh in Dayton J0urng