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Telegram-herald., 1889-06-02

faEzou. nflT .ey.on PaT lrr IS
vars.s.. " known and evrrs-e~r t-
teeuet as tse Only Powder .rsf
improve the cor1plexio7. Grad cate tar,
lrel kles, and all ssln diseases.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-02

w have few left. W are respons-
hie for the hg reduction q priccs-
$50 - $l7 .50-jgst about oBe-half the
or gInal figure.
Here are bargains for tins week 25oo
var8- Al-Wopl Dress Goods odd
pieces every shade good youf choice
80 cents pfT ward
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-02
FLATS OF FASHION
I2NQtable as the Laws Of the
Msaes and Perslans.
PQETIi WiLGINc AND OTHER COBlS
,4iks .Ba L.es - raPs thaI AFe IA l.iy
D.<<Ia-s - .lking Gosas HAT Are
si.i>1s "a LsssiiBs.s- Bfsaain.
slyt.s Wifh Ss.4lasa seass-


&" fOaA. A4s |.-Of al the wraps
fOr very warm ~eaIL1s that la.e s~ei8,
the ssso thai are presented here are prob
ably the best adapted for tire PGrpose.
and they are both entirely novel Aod can
bs naads very easily. The little shoulder
wrap - l44ds Of silk and lace. AMI j. one
II Ehe Kind t--.t gives grace aud pi4uAncy
- a skender figure aud makes a stout one
hook sffna- The model j. of rich black
Ottoman silk. triIamed with reSd guipure
Lee, arranged much an the form of a
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-02

Our shelves and counters are orer
fou urand our pr.ce. and stvies rhal
Ieugc comparison. From Do cents te
A. cents y0u have vour choice. send
for samples e yoH desfe them.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-02

We Commence in Our Magnificent
Carpet Department.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-22
Amusement Notes,

Next Monday "Bluebesrd jr," enters up.
on the third week of its career at the Chi
cago Opera House. The reception with
which this mammoth production has been
received certainly justified the enormous
expense incurred by the management. Ii is
the most brilliant theatrical spectacle that
has ever been witnessed in any country.
This is admitted by theater. goers who have
seen oil the principal productions in Europe
and America. The house is crowded at each
performance The comedians are constantly
adding new features, and the production
already goes with such a vim and vigor that
there is not dull moment in the piece.
1.-THE Light of Asia" the second ballet, has
proved great attraction. The groupings of
the Nautch girls, odalesquss and dancing
dervishers are most effective, and something
entirely new in ballots in this country. The
Persian military march, too, with its gor-
geous trappings, is not the least notable
feature of the performance The ballet o
insects, In the second cot, with us gorgeous
scenery and bright costumes, has never been
surpassed. 1t is almast needless to say that
the matinees, Wednesdays and Saturdays,
are filled to overlooking by crouds of delight
ed children.
Stuart Robson will have only two play
next season-both by American dramatists.
i"An Arrant Knave," by Steele Mackayc,
and "The Henrietta" by Bronson Howard
Mr.. Mackaye's play is medieval comedy
in rythmio prose. The costumes will be of the
most elaborate character, and the scenery,
by. Goatcher, will present many new and
beautiful features.
The veteran actor John Gilbert is dead
and one of the bright lights of the American
stage is extinguished.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-22
PROHIBITION.

Prohibition by Constitutional amend
ment, at the election In Pennsylvania on
Wednesday, met even worse drowning
out than 1t encountered recently In Massa-
chusetts and New Hampshire. The ma
jority against 1t Is placed at $4,000 In a
vote of 100000, about two-thirds of the
ordinary vote of the State. 1t looks as
If the voters had taken lessons In the
drowning out business from the YOUNGSTOWN
flood.
TIE issue In Pennsylvania was made d.
rectly on the comparative merits of Prohi-
billion or High License as means to
check the evil of intemperance, the legls-
lature Of that State having, two or three
years ago, adopted high license law
which Is perhaps the best statute of Its
kind In the Union, and which the adoption
of the prohibltory amendment would have
superseded. Under that statute licenses
are granted In the discretion of the city or
county authorities, at high figure, and
only on the petition of certain proportion
of the freeholders in the vicinity of the
proposed saloon. The result has been that
In the larger cities, like Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh, the number of saloons has
been reduced by more than one-half, while
In many of the rural districts licenses are
denied entirely and practical prohibition
prevails. Such result Is claimed 20 be
far In advance of that obtained In strictly
prohibition States, where In the larger
cities, as In Dubuque, Bangor, Portland,
&c, the trade in whisky is practically free,
while In Kansas the statement is made that
In single county, In the last month, no
less than $4,000 registrations Of sick per-
sons were made, to enable them TO obtain
little whisky for their stomachs' sake and
frequent intirmities,- AS large number as
the calls for the beverage would have been
II the sale had been wholly unrestricted.
The result In Rhode Island on Thursday
Is even more disastrous, that In that State
the utter failure of prohibition was empha'
sized by the Qor that State enormous ma
jority which the proposition to repeal an
existing prohibition clause in the consti.
tuition received.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-22
Ransom Notes.

RANSOM, June 19.-Quite number of our
young people went TO the show in Streator
on thu 18th.
Henry Smith shipped his steers to Chica-
70 on Monday last. Mr.. Smith had fed
them corn since last September. He will
not realize % cents per bushel for the corr.
fed TO them.
MIR. Ed Wolf, Of Strestor, has been cam
wasting the Township of Allen in the inter
est of binding Irvine. l6c., l7c. and lsc.
per pound are his prices.
George Hill has left the grain employ of
s. G.. Bartlett & Co., in Kinsman, and VIM
Daimler will fill the place at $50 per month.
James Cary, W. NJ. Megher, P. Slattery.
of Highland, visited Ransom on Monday
the 18th.
School closed in Ransom on Friday, June
l4th.
Miss Mary and Katie Ryan gave their
pupils royal pic mic on Saturday afternoon,
June 10Th. Mr.. Ryan furnished two teams
and wagons to bring the children from Ran.
som to the ground. Master Johnnie and
Tom assisted the Misses. Prof. Mann came
with lemons. Mrs. Ryan turned the crank
for the ice cream. The children had grand
time. Peanuts, candy, oranges, finished up
the feast. About 60 children participated.
Among the most prominent adults were
Prof. Mann, who seemed to be in his school
boy days again; Miss Mary Ryan, Miss s.
Weber, Miss Bessie Whitemore, sang some
fine pieces.
j.Will Fisher and john Gordon have drilled
$50 feet for water but find nothing but rock.
Iriok Bros. are at work yet; depth 500 feet.
Pm. Weber will soon have his assessor
book all complete. The review Of the assess
ment will be on Monday, June oath. Board,
W. Mcintyre, G. r. Shear, P. N. Weber.
All those wishing any rebate, or think that
they have been assessed too much will please
be at the City Hall on the above date and
have the matter then adjusted, or forever
hold your peace. u.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-22

Tuesday evening was 30 sweltering in its
warmth that Mr.. Maher did not take his
accustomed place in the peace pipe circle at
the council chamber, leaving Messrs. AL
schuler and Fuchs to battle with the sultry
atmosphere Of the little room as best they
could.
Perhaps Mr.. Maher scented danger from
afar and remained wisely at home, for Q
painful series of petitions we're referred to
his committee, bearing on their faces sever
al passages relating to the graveling Of
streets. Il was the east side that clamorsd,
and it asked the grading and graveling of
Grafton and Congress streets.
Then Mr.. Armstrong produced some or
dinanoes. The first provided that all ap.
pointses in the service Of the city file Ave
hundred doller bond, except when the bond
of the officer has already been fixed and
filed. He SAID that the mayor had suggested
it. 1t was passed.
The second ordinance, fixing peddler's
licenses ct two dollars per day or fifty dol,
lars per year, instead of five dollars per day
as heretofore, met with considerable oppo.
sition from Mr.. Hull, who claimed that it
would work an injustice to the business
men. He was not in favor Of encouraging
peddlers and trancient storekeepers in any
way. On motion Of Mr. Dinneen it was
laid over until next meeting and ordered
published.
The mayor re-appointed the present city
teamsters and watchmen at the engine house,
at the same salaries they have been receiv.
ing. Confirmed by unanimous vote
Mr.. sArmstrong said that the Law and
Ordinance Committee would recommend
that the city pay but one half, eightyfive
dollars, of the damage done John Hinkey's
outfit injured at the Prairie Grocery bridge,
rs the town of Ottawa was clearly RESPONSE
BILE for one hslf the damage. Adopted.
When Mr.. Armstrong presented the tax
levy ordinance the Mayor threw in an OBJ
lection at once, remarking that it should not
be passed until the latter part of August.
Mr.. Taylor remarked that money would
h"'o w w coiioWou hB"ihob thlo ioNy W
carry on the city work, and that no action
could be taken until the passage Of the or
dinance.
The Mayor said that seventy five per cent
Of the levy could be anticipated before the
passage of the ordinance.
Another ordinance was passed compelling
property owners on North La Sale street to
build side walks.
Some discussion was occa stoned by the
gas committee not having received bids for
street lighting, bu, the matter ended by their
being instructed to adver,ize for bids and
report at the next meeting.
DR.. Trainor. health officer, asked that
some one be appointed to serve papers for
him, as there had been several nuisances
complained of but he had been unable to
have them removed on account of the lack
Of proper officer to notify the perpetrators.
| 1t seemed to be the sense of the council that
the marshal do the work.
An adjournment was taken to next Tues
day evening
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-22

committee Of the S. 8. Union is slresdv
forming plans invite the schools Of the entire
county, from Mendoza on the north to
Streator on the south, and from Peru to
Seneca. The railroads will be requested to
run special trains at reduced fares, as the
committee intend making IL the grandest
affair Of its kind ever held in this county.
Mr.. William Thomas and grand children,
Mary and Will Hspeman have returned
from Ashville, North Carolina, where they
had been enjoying the climate of the south
ern mountain regions, Their general health
is much improved.
The commencement exercises Of the La
Sale High School will be held on Tuesday
evening
On Tuesday morning at $3.50, Mamie,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Holmes was
united in marriage to Freeman Arnold, for
merly of Ottawa, the Rev. DR.. Fredericks
officiating The parlors were most artistic
ly decorated, and presented . beautiful
appearance. Only the relatives and imme
date friends were in attendance. The we'd
ing breakfast was spread at ten o'clock, and
was under the sole supervision Of Mrs.
Zeluf, who displayed much taste and ability
on this occasion. The bridal couple depart.
cd on the IL o'clock train for Chicago, from
thence to California, where they propose to
make their future home.
Miss Ellen Bagley and Edward flaming,
both Of Wallace, were married at st. Colum~
ba church on Wednesday afternoon, by Rev.
Father Houser. They will take brief
wedding sojourn in Chicago, after which
they will return to reside in Wallace.
George Holmes, Henry Meter, Otta Keim
and John O'Donuell, organized dancing
party at Turner Hall on Wednesday evening
which passed off in pleasant manner.
The Huckleberry Club gave dancing
party and ice cream lunch at Good Templsr
Hall on Monday evening, in lien of a.moon-
light excursion on the river, which the rain
made imprscticable.
Miss Grace Marks of Mendoza, is the guest
of Miss Grace Gedney.
Mrs. Csc. 8. Eldredge has returned from
an extended eastern trip.
Rev. and Mrs J. D. Holmes are enjoying
few weeks vacation in the east.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-22
The Climate OF Washington Territory ~
Taken from Signal Service Reports.


WASHINGTON, April 3.-Last July the
Senate passed resolutions directing the
transmission of reports prepared under the
direction of the chief signal officer upon
the climate and climate conditions Of Ore
gon and Washington Territory. These re-
ports, together with illustrative charts and
letter from Cen. Greedy, have just been
published, and, in view Of the emigration to
the far Northwest will be found. to be of
general interest. The rainfall on the Psci-
fc coast is the heaviest in the United States,
ranging from 70 to 40 inches annually, but
this enormous fall covers only per cent Of
the area of Oregon and Washington Terri.
tory. On the other hand. the area where
less than 10 inches fall is less than Eve per
cent of the whole. Wheat can be grown in
ninetenths of these two States without
irrigation. Owing to equable rainfall, sgri.
cultural operations are more fruitful with
the small rainfall than in some sections Of
other States with considerable larger PREF
oipitation. Remarkably equable tempera.
ture conditions also obtain, the entire range
Of mean annual temperature over this terri.
tory being but 81 degrees-from 45I at Fl.
Colville, in Northeastern Washington Terri
tory, to 64 degrees at Ashland, Ore. In 300
miles of latitude along the coast the range of
temperature In the summer time is only 8!
degrees-from sc at Port Angeles, WASH, to
593 at Fl. Stevens, Ore. During the winter
months the mean temperature Of more than
half of these States is above the freezing
point, and on the coast ranges between 4O
and As degrees. Gen. Greedy says:
"To summarize, Oregon and Washington
Territory are favored with climate Of UNI
usual mildness and equability. While the
immdeiate coast ranges have very heavy
rainfalls, yet such rain occurs during the
winter months of December to February,
and in all cases the wet season gives place
gradually to the dry season, during July and
August While the preponderating amount
of rain falls during the winter, yet the spring,
early summer, and late fall are marked by
moderate rains at not infrequent entervals.
These climate conditions favor to marked
extent the growth of most cereals. and other
important staples - Minneapolis Tribune.
ADr 4, 1889.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-22

The President yesterday made another
admirable appointment when he named
Royal A. johnson, Of Tucson, for Surveyor
General of Arizona. President Arthur
appointed Mr.. johnson TO the same posi-.
deceased, but before he had served more
than half his term President CLEVELAND
removed him because he was republican.
His restoration TO position by President
Harrison Is vindicaton of Mr.. Johnson's
course that will be gratifying to his many
friends, not only In Arizona, but In the
east, where he Is we'll known. His past
record Is a guaranty that the office, under
him, will be conducted with the strictest
integrity and for the best interest of the
people Of Arizona.--Inter Ocean, 1871.
The re'appointment of Royal A. johnson
Surveyor General of Arizona of course
involves the removal from that position of
John Hise, a former well known and hon.
ored resident of this city. The change, we
imagine Is either unexpected or unwel.
come to Mr.. Hise. The duties of the Office
to him have been intensely exacting and
laborious, which, coupled with the fact
that Tucson, where the office Is required to
be kept, nexttoYuma,is during six months
In the year the hottest hole In America,
have continued so to undermine his health
that escape from the town has become TO
him sheer question Of life or death.
Nor will It be surprise to those &C.
quainted with the situation In Arizona that
Mr.. Hise has been removed some elk or
eight months before the expiration of his
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-22

ToM.-Tom MaoKinley has been frequent
ly called on to act as referee of base ball
match, and has, in his time, made great
success at it, whether considered in its char
aoter of an exhibition Of prowess on the
diamond or Of the ring, but we had no idea
Tom was as versatile in other matters.
However, when .hs ether day he received an
enquiry from friend in the west for, "The
best Book on Theology he met the poser
with his proverbial promptness, and sent
his friend neatly bound copy Of the New
Testament!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-22

The Streator Free Press man was very
blue on Wednesday, and In q burst of
frankuess admits, between sobs, that
"Streator is remaining comparatively Idle, "
and then In a burst of indignation he "goes
for the "leech-llke brokers'" &C., of his
neighborhood This is painful; but the
Free Press man must not come to Ottawa
If the improvements he sees at every turn
are going to turn over his liver and make
him bilious.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-22

lis, and the visit was a very painful one 4
that gentleman. 1t was expected the visi
would be merely pro tornad; but SO many
complaints were lodged, that the Commits
sion found II necessary TO take of theiI
hats and get down 10 business. 1t wa!
found that Wallace had not paid very much
attention 10 the law, having discharged old
officials at will ana appointed others with
out examination; but worse than all he
had reinstated one man who, on being
called, admitted he had plead guilty 70 q
change running gambling house; and
also another man who had been discharged
being found guilty of seduction. II was
shown both had been reinstated by politi'
cal iavorism. Wallace was, therefore, or.
dered by the commission to discharge the
gambler but as the seducer was beyond the
reach Of the law, he escaped.
Another thing that worried MIR. Wal.
lace was the matter Of appointments.
He had said he would favor republicans,
but he finds that TO fill the vacancies he
must appoint men who had been examined
and certified to him as eligible for appoint
ment He has twelve places 10 fill and a
list of fourteen candidates eligible. In
IOTtuUhttlJ, vi tuC IOultCOh C'Oiy ohO 30 q
democrat This grieves Mr.. Wallace,
and he asked the Commission for q new
examination of candidates but that body
suggested that he ought TO be able 10 fill
twelve places with fourteen men, nOtwith'
standing they happened to be democrats,
and they refused to order the desired exam.
ination. Indeed. the visit Of the Commits
sion to indianapolis was anything but sat
isfactory to "the party there, and the
managers are greatly shocked to find the
law will protect democrat as we'll as a
republican.
The Sioux Commission has begun its
work at the Pine Ridge Agency In Nebras.
ka to secure the sale OF the larger part Of
the Sioux reservation. The commission
will doubtless succeed In Its endeavOr and
a large tract of land will be thrown open to
settlement but the commission were not
a little non plussed at the beginning of the
contlab by the suggestion OF several old
chiefs opposed TO the sale, that 1t would be
the decent thing for the government TO live
up to Its treaty of 1868 before II asked them
to make a new one. However, the young
bucks who control the voters will probably
prevail as large number have already &C
quiesced In the REIMBURSEMENT
VIM. +. Chandler, the hero Of the affair
of 1876, which seated Hayes In Tilden's
office, has been reelected by Vermont to
the U. s. Senate; and the bloody,shirt will
remain unburied 30 long as his lungs are
In good working order.
A destructive rain storm passed over the
State of Kansas on Friday and Saturday
last, doing much damage to growing crops.
Several lives were lost In the floods occa.
stoned.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-22

II charity begins at home" why would
1t not be as much charity to send the funds
raised In this neighborhood to Spring Val
ley and Braidwood as to Johnstown. No
actual starvation is reported from Johns
town-all the worlds eyes are directed up
on her; but starvation does actually exist
in Spring Valley and Braidwood. What
ever may be thought of the action of the
men who brought about the present situa'
tion, the suffering exists and appeals to the
charity of the State. 1t Is fashionable
now to shower money upon Johnstown;
but, on sober, second thought, is 1t as much
needed there today as at Spring Valley
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-22
A Teapot Tempest Settled.

The general docket Of the Circuit Court
was decorated with an innocent looking line,
The People ex rel, vs.. Ira Connovsr, on
Wednesday, but on investigation by one Of
the FREE TRADER reporters it developed in
to the final phase of the nuddle at Utica with
Highway Commissioner Gilbert, which has
agitated the intellects Of that burg since
April, 1888.
H. s. Gilbert, the grain merchant, says
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-22

the bill on file, was elected one Of the Hieh,
way Commissioners Of the town Of Utica
about eight years ago, and was shortly after.
ward elected Treasurer Of the Board. He
never gave any bonds and made An agree
ment to act as Treasurer for ten dollars per
year, saying nothing about commissions,
which item he said he would save to the
town. Everything went along like q sum.
mer zephyr for nearly seven years. Mr..
Gilbert as treasurer trod the earth lightly
and kept right along absorbing the grain
warehouses Of the county. Bnt in the
spring OF 1888 dark clouds appeared on the
horizon. Mr.. Gilbert had gotten into q
row with the other commissioners and
through this with the town. The Gilbert
faction and the town faction tore up the
green sod on the commons Of Utica and spat
cement dust at one another. The town re
fused to re'elect Mr.. Gilbert as Highway
Commissioner and thereupon he declared he
would collect all the commissions due for the
seven years and refused to turn over the
amount in money Of the commissions which
he said was due him. The commissions
amounted to 1921, or two per cent Of the
funds passing through his hands, and he
also retained $l60 as commissions on the
$4,000 bonds issued by the Highway Com
mission ers in 1856.
This action rolled the town considerably
and tho commissioners threatened to sue
him for the whole amount. He then got up
In the town meeting and said that il the
town would give him the $1e0 he would pay
over the balance without law suit. This
they agreed to do. but, it is alleged, after the
meeting adjourned he refused to comply
with the requirements Of the arrangement.
The commissioners then sent him written
notice threatening to have him indicted by
the grand jury for Withholding public funds
unless he Immediately disgorged. At this
he sent q certificate of deposit to Ira Con-
mover, supervisor, as a disagreement. But
it was patent to the commissioners that this
was intended as curb to their eagerness to
obtain the money, for they were compelled
to 90 into the Circuit Court and sue out q
writ of mandamus ordering Mr.. Connover as
supervisor to turn the money over to them.
Now the sky Of Utica is serene, the grass
grows luxuriantly and the COWS have la.la
time in the meadows.