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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-24

SENECA, Nov 23.-Bilis have been posted
up about town Offering reward of $500 for
the arrest and conviction of the party OF
parties who set fire 10 the Bilharz building
they are posted by the National Assn Of
Underwriters.
The Ladies Aid Society gives a supper at
the Grand Army hall this evening.
There is u wide spread kick against the
new Rock Island time table, but all efforts
10 have 1t changed seem futile.
IT is said that the Insurance companies
have kicked on paying J. Il. Brown the full
amount of mis- insurance. He will sue.
=. K. n.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-24
81 wonder Grimes has any friends

His manner grows 50 surly;
No matter where he chances 10 meet,
Or whether late or early,
IT'S just the same; he cannot stay,
And barely answers good-day.'"
Now this Is a sad case of miscOuseption,
II is not Grimes disposition which Is at
fault but his liver He can't appear jolly
when he feels miserable. If he would
take DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
erv, the great liver, stomach and bowel
regulator, he would soon be the same hap
py fellow as of old-agreeable to the world
generally.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-24

GALLOWAY, Nov. 2O.-Plenty OF cider this
year.
Samuel Patterson, who been on the sick
list is out again; but his daugeter, Lizzie, is
still i'll.
Quite snow storm on Sunday.
Frank Trumbo of Rutland, visited at the
office on Sunday.
Mrs Guenther moved to Streator on Fri.
day.
Frank Shook saloon is nearly completed
at G,ry, his former building having burned,
November LIST, taking fire in the / itchen and
burning everything.
Zimmerman ~ Eshback are buying hogs at
Gary.
Harris coal shaft has playei out. They may
go deeper in the spring. As they went into
the mine the coal became soft
Geo Guenther come over 900 miles to
help the farmer and he voted for Cleveland
He got others, as many as he could to vote
with him.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Toni Brown gave a birthday
patty for their son Levi. About 40 guests
were present,
Miss Hattie Elliott visited at p, 0. Sun
day.
We have dug our potatoes and planted our
buckwhsat.
Oscar Studehaker came home from Con-
nesses' where he has been working all seas
SON He will help Mr.. william of Farm
Ridge husk corn
T.. Coles of the Farm Ridge store has re
moved to Ottawa Chas Valley will keep
the p O. IN the store building.
The postmaster won red calf and several
cans of oysters on the election. Xxx,
ToslcA, Nov % Miss Seery and William
NJ. Westmeier were united in marriage at
che residence of lbe brides parents, At this
place this week.
The Home Guard entertainment came of
On Wednesday evening and was largely ut
tended.
The harvest of the farmer for winter is
butter and eggs and he who gets into town
first after blizzard, Is sure to get the high
est prices.
Miss Florence Ford who was dangerously
i'll with typhoid pneumonia last week, ia nov
cut Of danger aud will recover.
The postoiiice is now in the rear Of Mill
er's. Is this thing thus because the next 7
n. would 20 desire itH
Some of the repub leans attended the rati>
fcation at Magnolia on Friday evening, and
a'e roast OK. J.K,
WEDRoS, Nov. 23.-The farmers are get.
ting through huskng corn. They all repor,
spretty good yield.
Last Sunday night the Paw Paw trair
going north, while running for a grade, wa.
signaled 10 stop. They had already cut tn,
train and stopped the head at the depot
The last half was running at good speeC
and struck the head end and shook the pas
sengers up in good shape, several Of whom
we're slightly hurt, among them being Bur
Cole and J. NJ. Debolt of this place.
We hear that while Mr.. win Miller wa
digging well at the distance Of about fort,
feet under ground he came to large o
about forty inches in diameter. 1t was a
solid as it could be when they stuck 1t bu
they could not tell what kind of wood /
was.
The grading Of the approach to Iudial
Creek bridge was let last Monday, for tn,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-24
Deer Park DOttinI

DEER PARK, Nov. 10 The first snow Of
the season In this vicinity fell Thursday
evening
Miss Lucy Hogaboom has returned TO
Dixon Miss Poundstone was not we'll
enough TO accompany her.
The weather has been very fine for corn
husklng, and many farmers have finished.
Something novel in the way Of an enter-
tainment is to be held at Mr.. Bronson's on
Tuesday evening of next week Let the
boys not forget to bring their largest ear of
corn.
Miss Clara Ross is expected home from
Merjen.
The daily mail still continues.
James Follett, Esq, recently purchased
fine lot of steers.
Charles Dunbar WAS recently In our
neighborhood buying cattle:
BUCEPHALUs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-24
juries are not lasting, although he was we'll

juries are not lasting, although he was well
shaken up.
Bert Hayes Is buildinga "what Is IT."
at least that Is the question everybody asks
As they pass the place where the material
lies. Folks, we will tell you later, proba.
bly, when IL Is completed,
We are sorry 10 note the death of Dave
Kllgour who passed away Thursday morn
Ing of typhoid fever He had been sick
for several weeks. He leaves M relatives
but many friends, as he was we'll thought
of by those who knew him He Is 10 be
buried In the g p. graveyard. Funeral at
p, m. Friday. .
The ladies' of the G. p. church cOntem
plate giving an oyster supper In the rink
on Thanksgiving evening.
Special services Ia the &. Il. church next
Sunday.
We are Informed that Rev. Hale will not
main here much longer
A pleasant evening was spent with Eva
Desrth by number Of the young folks
last week.
The hop In the rink last Wednesday
evening was success, although there
might have been a few more ladies-they
were at par on that evening.
The G., b. Il Q are running large num-
Der Of trains at present
Mr. Miller, our color bearer, Is hale and
hearty, and don't appear to be much wor.
ried over the election returns.
nuu nnnp
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31

busy working what the boys term the
'soldier racket" this week. Early Mon
day morning Judge Palmer packed up
his little grip, brushed up on his war
experiences, and posted Off to Redfleld
to let the vets know how hard he fought
in '61 and how much he likes them in
'SS. The Judge went with some ambi-
ton for the post commanderShip of Da-
kOta, but the rest of the Sioux Falls del
egation was united ON another man,
and the Judge therefore acted the part
of a prudent gentleman by retiring
from the canvass. Col. B. +. Campbell,
by the way, magnificent old soldier
and a splendid fellow every way,
was the candidate Sioux Falls put for
ward for the place. GrigSby also went
over to Redfield and is there now. he
goes not so much to bid for the support
of the G. A r. as to watch Palmer and
see that he don't make too many adj
vances to that blushing maiden-the
soldier vote. Grigsby probably would
not refuse a good chance to Solldlfy NM
self with the soldier boys if he had
chance and, unlike Micawber, he Will
be very likely to make some effort TO
get chance. Cal is also on deck where
the flags are floating and the martial
QIulH Is UcdllLS. Val HCtOl SOShNU "
cannon-nor smelt the smoke of battle
but he has an instinct which leads him
to those places where voters are want to
assemble together. He is not candi-
date for office, but he had to go to Bis
marck anyway and thought a few days
of hard tack and SOW belly with the
boys would help his digestion some.
Pettigrew is away also-not at the q. A.
r., but at the meeting of the Republican
that politics may be said to have emf
grated from Sioux Falls this week.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
CREDIT TO ORDWAY.
What He Says in Regard to His
Course on Dakota Measures.

What He Says in Regard to His
Course on Dakota Measures.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-Ex-Gov.
Ordway, having been credited with eff
fective work for the bill for the opening
of the Sioux reservation, several of the
old anti-Ordway faction in Dakota have
complained of the matter, asserting that
Ordway did nothing for the bill, and ia
vorable mention of him is unjust. The
facts are as stated by the GLOBE. Com
missioner Mcclure, Hon. John j. Klein
er and Col. John II. King will substan-
tate the fact. The matter was men
toned to the ex-governor this afternoon
in the capitol, and he said:
"There are some fellows in Dakota
who cannot stop nor control their excite
ment whenever my name is mentioned.
l am not seeking any notoriety, nor
claiming any merit or credit for the
work which have been pleased to do in
this matter. You know very we'll that
l have not haunted any committee
rooms, nor appeared before any COM
mittee. [ never did those things, and l
never shall. But, whenever any meas
ure comes up which interests Dakota
and her interests, and can see any way
to help along the right side, [ always
come to the aid of those interested if
they ask me. Judge Clifford and others
asked me to do what l could in the mat
ter of the opening of the reservation,
and did. l don't care for credit, and l
am Indifferent to cenSure. That is all |
care to say about it,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
CLIFFORD MAKES REPLY.
Claims That He Did Work for the
Bill Providing New Judges.

SldIIuS lIldU ne DIu w OFk AOT thC
Bill Providing New Judges.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-Judge Gift
ford had his attention called to the
statement that he was not working for
the passage of the bill granting two adj
ditional judges to Dakota and he denied
it. Moreover, he undertook to aid in
the explanation which has been pub
lished. But the fact remains that the
bill lies sleeping in the committee room
and nothing is heard of it on the floor of
the house. Maybe this is good work, and
maybe it is not. Democrats do not be-
lieve that the delegate is pushing the
bill. They will not believe it until they
see some evidence of it. The Demo-
Gratis of Dakota have been so often
treated to the allegation that their party
has stood in the way of Dakota that they
are anxious to, see the Republican dele
gate do something else than wisely
''cuSS" the party in power. Having
been
AGITATED BY THE GLOBE,
Judge Clifford authorized the state
ment that Judge Clifford had been con-
stantly urging upon Mr.. Springer an
early report on this bill, and the sub
committed to which the matter was re-
ferred has been giving it constant at
tention for some time" This is rather
broad and strong for the delegate. But,
in the same telegram to the Supple
ment, it is added that Mr.. Springer is
"keenly impressed with the necessity
for extra judges in Dakota, and went so
far as to say that one was by no means
sufficient, and he is willing to cOncede
to her demands at as early a day as
possible" To one who knows how
legislation is accomplished, the whole
thing is funny. To one who is familiar
with the push and energy of Springer,
the whole thing is absurd. 1t is utterly
impossible to imagine that the dele
gate is constantly urging" this matter,
and the subcommittee itself lis fav-
orable to giving two extra judges" and
Chairman Springer ''keenly impressed"
with the necessity of the matter; and
yet nothing done in matter of such
vital interest during period of nearly
four months. If..Judge Clifford has the
energy to induce Mr.. Springer to be
"keenly sensitive" for single day over
the matter, he can 60 Off in the cloak
room and sleep through the rest of the
session. When Mr.. Springer gets
"keenly sensitive to the necessity of
anything, his subcommittee have to
hustle, and he makes early reports. The
people of Dakota are probably not in
clined to ''Hector" the judge, but they
will not permit him to damn the Demo
cratic party for its negligence of Dakota,
after what certainly seems to be indif-
erence to her needs on this most impor-
tant bill.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
POLITICAL CAULDRON.
The Republicans Are Losing
Ground in the Terri
tory.
The Farmers Are Coming to
the Anti-Proteetion
Platform.
Fargo Having a Jolly Wake
Over the Political Sit
uation.
Points From Some Live Towns
Of the Dakota
Land.
Snecial 10 the Globe

Special TO the Globe.
CAsTLEwooD, OAK, March 30.-This
is the ON year in Dakota politics and
already the candidates for office are
cropping out for the race to be run next
November. AS a matter of fact and
precedent, there are many candidates
even at this early day. The battle
promises to be the most lively of any in
the history of the territory, and the re-
suit cannot be as correctly estimated
beforehand as in former years. This
latter means that the Republican party
election of a delegate to congress. There
has been very radical change in Da-
kota politics during the past two years,
and it will not be safe venture for Re-
publican leaders to quietly sit
down and proclaim victory be-
fore the fight is ended and won. In
Central Dakota especially it Is fair
to presume that Democracy has gained /!
strong alliance with the farming ele-
ment. There is large class of intelli-
gent people, who, when they came to !,
Dakota, disclaimed allegiance to either
political party and who have been ever
since constantly reading and gathering
information, and it is altogether proba-
bic that, as result, they will vote diff
ferently at the coming election. In
fact, it is confidently expected that fully
three-quarters of the farmers of Dakota
are in
FAVOR OF TARIFF REFORM,
as laid down in President Cleveland's
message. The Democratic party has
never yet been fully organized and this,
too, will have decided effect in chang
ing the result of former years. With /,
the exception of few political wire
pullers, the division farce has sunk into
oblivion and the last ray of hope has al
most vanished. People, generally
speaking. have lost all the interest
they formerly had, either for
or against division, and that,
too, will add strength to the
Democratic party instead of weakening
it as the Republican bosses in Dakota
would infer. A reduction. of the tariff
on the necessaries of life is the subject
which is uppermost in the minds of the
taxpayers of the territory to-dayyand
this subject is one that is being more
carefully studied each day among
farmers. The newspapers are very
freely discussing this matter and we
can scarcely find a paper that does not
contain more or less either for or
against tariff reform-principally the
former. Yes, the political complexion
of Dakota is rapidly changing, and it is
predicted by many that when Dakota
gets into the UniOn-One grand empire
state-she will cast vote decidedly
Democratic.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
SENATORIAL OMNIBUS
Mysterious limitations Of
Something Senator Platt
Hasn't Seen.
Gifford's Animated Pose in
the Effort for More
Judges.
Gov. Ordway Actively Friendly
to the Sioux Resepva-
ton Bill.
Clifford Was in New York
When Action Was Had
on It.
Special to the Globe


WASHINGTON, March 30.-Concern-
ing the inexplicable opposition to the
consideration of his Dakota bill, which
bothers Senator Platt SO much. it may
be said that there is really truly hen
on. 1t will develop inside of week.
1t will be remembered that on Monday
last the GLOBE correspondent tele-
graphed that Senator Platt had said:
"There seems to be no organized OppO-
sition, but something happens to come
up to interfere whenever | try to get
consideration of the Dakota bill" The
fact is that there is an organized oppo-
sition to the Infamous bill, although the
senator from the NJ tmeg state has not
yet hustled enoughto catch on. There
is being prepared an omnibus bill SINH
lar to that which Springer has prepared
for the house. That bill will soon be
ready, and will be reported to the sen
ate. On that occasion Senator Platt
will probably have his eyes opened, and
he will realize that something has been
going on right under his Roman nose,
and he didn't even smell little bit
of it,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
Verdon Jottings.

Special to the Globe.
VERDoN, Dak., March 30.-The series
of revival meetings held here by Elder
Cressy, of Aberdeen, formerly of Min
neapolis, for the last two weeks, have
been we'll attended, and are meeting
with good success.
Before the storm, preparations for
seeding had begun, and few had be
gun work.
The acreage of grain will be somewhat
greater here than last year. Owing to
the good yield and fair price last year,
fax will be sown to a large extent.
A party, in the interest of the Rock
Island railroad, passed through here last
week, and assures that the road will be
built from Watertown to Aberdeen the
coming season, and every indication
points to Verdon as the point where it
will cross the Chicago & Northwestern
road
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
A TAX MIDDLE
Will Have to be Settled IN Court
and Determine Principle Of

Will Have to be Settled IN Court
and Determine Principle Of
Wide Interest.
Special to the Globe.
LISBON, OAK, March 30.-Ransom
county is having quite a middle over
its delinquent personal tax list. The
trouble is legacy to the present board
from its predecessors in not settling
with the county treasurer as the law re-
quires. 1t seems that the county treas
urer has been lenent in the matter of
collecting personal tax, and as cOnSe-
quence many thousands of dollars have
been carried as delinquent from year to
wear, the amount increasing as the years
rolled along. The present board of
commissioners have spent a great
portion of the time since last January
overhauling the list to classify what is
cOllectable and what is no good; and the
work is not yet completed. The board
first proposed to Mr.. Koello, county
treasurer, that he pay the county 5000
in satisfaction ana full discharge OF all
responsibility for his failure to collect
these taxes. To this he at first agreed,
but after consultation with counsel de-
cided to do nothing. The board has
been consulting the district attorney,
L. ID. hOuTke, DIS 10 WldG Call Uc uOue
in the premises, and though that
point is not yet made clear,
and may not be until the
court passes upon it, the pres
ent indications are that there will be
legal combat between the county on the
one hand and the county treasurer on
the other, the outcome of which will es-
tablish an important precedent and be
of interest to the whole territory. The
friends of the treasurer claim that, as
the former board of commissioners did
not act in relation to these taxes as the
law plainly directed that they should,
the county has lost any cause for action
against the county treasurer it might
have had; and, as a consequence OF the
negligence of the commissioners, the
county can only accept the delinquent
list for what it is worth. Public feeling
has little to do with the affair as it now
stands, but, as far as public sentiment
goes it seems to sympathize with the
treasurer, who is regarded as most
honorable gentleman, while at the same
time the action of the present board of
commissioners has public app~1val in
trying to work out solution of the tax
middle. The blame seems more par
tlcularly to be laid to former boards of
commissioners in not having matters
properly adjusted from time to time as
the law required.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
A DAKOTA DIVINE.

is thirty six years of age. He was edu-
Gated at Uberlin, o.. practiced law at
Columbus, O., five years before entering
the ministry, and changed his vocation
as matter of earnest conviction. He
began his clerical life at Brainerd,
Mimi, in September, 1879; left there
for Fargo in February, 1888. The fifth
anniversary of his Fargo passionate was
celebrated the past month. He has met
great success as a pastor and pulpit
orator at Fargo, ranking as one of the
foremost divines of North Dakota. His
eloquence often fills the church so that
chairs are required in the aisles. When
he commenced his pastOrate the church
was a missionary church, One-third OF
the 81, 500 salary coming from the East.
Now it is self-suppOrting and pays
$4,000 salary land On the late anniversary
cleared off debt of $4,000. Mr.. Beard
has once been called to Seattle, w. T.,
and twice to Toledo, o., but the. mutual
attachment of pastor and people is too
strong to permit of change. and he is
thorough Dakotian, believing that no
country equals it either In climate or
opportunities for making the most of
life.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
Sod erberg Not Found.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
SIOUX FALLS, March 30.-Axel Sober
berg. the brother of G. A. Soderberg,
secretary of the Dakota Farmers alli..
ance, who went suddenly and violently.
crazy on Saturday morning, has not yet
been found. although careful and gem
eral search has everywhere been made
for him. His brother was in this city
yesterday and left for the west to-day
to continue the search. Soderberg was
well known in this county, having lived
here at one time. He was a very intel
ligent man, of nervous, eXcitable dis
position. He was greatly interested in
the Farmers alliance, and it is thought
his strange dementia was caused by
over-worry on matters political and re-
ligiOuS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
MAI. EDWARDS PEOPLE
Want an ExpIanation---The w. O..
L. U. Happy---A Jolly Row in the
Political Situation.

Special to the Globe.
FARGO, March 30.-lt is proposed to
appoint committee of experts to go to
st. Paul and explain the interstate COM
merce law to the railroad managers, as
a round trip ticket to Montana costs $50
more from Fargo than st. Paul. Our
citizens go to ST. Paul to start West, as
their photos and signatures are re-
quired. The w. G. Il. u are in ecstacy
over the prospective acquisition of Mrs.
Barker, wife of the gentleman at Cham
berlain just elected pastor of the Bap-
fist church, the president of the Terri
tOrial union and an eloquent speaker.
She can more than fill the pulpit when
her husband is absent. In the general
soporific quietude the split i'm the Re-
publican convention comes as relief.
1t even flavors of jollity. The boys cap
tured the Republican club and climbed
all over the Guptill-Edwards patentees
but the latter rallied their Democratic
contingent and got a majority in the
city convention, forcing the local option
element to bolt. The blind pig stands
upon his rear limbs and grunts. The
Democrats will nominate, and might
elect if they could get their men out OF
the Republican jambOree.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
A Business Mems Club.
Special to the Globe.

GptCIaI 10 tLt OIOUt.
Sioux FALLS, March 30.-A Business
Mems club has just been organized in
Sioux Falls with a membership of over
seventy-five. About $1,000 has been
paid in as initiation fees, the money to
apply toward the renting and fitting up
OF elegant quarters as the home of the
club. The club unites the two features
of sociability and business, taking the
place of board of trade and social
club. 1t is composed of the best bust
ness men in the city, and will have its
influence during the lively months that
are to follow. A meeting of the club,
which has now only temporary organ
ization, is to be held tonight to elect
officers for the ensuing year and to COM
plete other necessary arrangements.