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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21
COmpany DIS Annual.

Company ID will give their annua
ball in the rink on the evening o.
January %. Willis full orchestra will
furnish the music. The company vii
give an exhibition drill before dancing
begins.
Committee Of Arrangements-Ch
Gapen, Henry Kelly, Harry Scheying
Frank Cunningham, Jas. Gentleman
Reception Committee-Capt. Blan'
chard, Lieut.. Hook, Chas. Gapen, llert
Wiley.
Floor Committee-Lieut. Formulas,
Sergeant Hardin, Priyates Rising,
Kelly, Egan and Scheying.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21

body, rendered a verdict of accidental
death. No blame is attached to the
company, as it was unnecessary fol
Arthur to have climbed up to the
shafting, which is seven feet above
the floor, trap being placed at the
side of the elevator for the purpose of
cleaning.
The body was removed to thinner
mans undertaking rooms to await the
orders Of relatives, who I've at viii.
Transport, Pa, and Woodstown, n. j.
The funeral took place on Wednesday
morning.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21
SUNDAY.

Miss Mae Graves, of SeEeca, visited
in Ottawa yesterday.
The L. A. p. club will give fancy
masque ball in Willis Hall in the
near future.
Judge Dibell has intimated that 1t
will decide the Streator library cast
before the holidays.
Michael Cahill, of Sheldon, ILL.,.
formerly of Ottawa, is visiting Mrs
M. Farrell and family.
County Superintendent Stockdalt
examined several young people fol
certificates to teach yesterday.
revenue collector for this district, was
in Ottawa yesterday on business.
John HOban has transferred part OF
a lot in States addition to Ottawa tC
George w. Hensler for consideration
of $3.50.
During Christmas week the scholars
of the Presbyterian Sunday-schOol
will rendera very pretty little cantata
entitled "King Winter"
The contract for the building of the
bridge over the canal at Twin Bluffs
has been awarded to Sanders Bros. for
S1,444. Their bid was So lower than
all others.
Joseph Brown, of Chicago, was call
ing on Ottawa friends yesterday. Mr..
Brown has just returned from La
Sale, where he was engaged in deco
rating the interior of the new opera
house.
About week ago large straw
stack belonging to William Bauer, a
farmer living north of the city few
miles, was burned to the ground. The
fire occurred at IL o'clock, and is sup
posed to be the work of incendiaries.
There have been several fires in this
vicinity lately.
Clarence Hobert, principal of the
Lostant High School, was In Ottawa
yesterday. Mr.. Hobert is well liked in
LOstant, and if he chooses doubtless
has life lein on that school. Two
weeks ago he was burned out, losing
all his household goods, but fortu-
nately was insured to a reasonable
amount.
Mr.. T. Fl. Hardy, of MarshalltOwn,
Ia, was in town yesterday, and is GO
ing to spend the holiday season with
Mr.. Sam Miliken, in Rutland town
ship. Mr.. Hardy is now in the har-
ness business in Iowa, but twenty
five years ago was well-known citi-
zen of Ottawa. He built the first
house Except the Cushman house,
erected on the east side of Fox river.
now occupied by Mrs. Degen, next
door west of DIR. Harris residence
This is Mr.. Hardy's first visit to OF
tawa in fully twenty-five years, and
he remarked yesterday that if he had
been dropped into the town, not know
ing where he had landed, he would
not have known the town, it has so
much improved and is so full of life
and hustle.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21
DEATH OF w. H. GRAVES.
A Supervisor Dies Suddenly IN this CITY
Friday.

Friday.
Supervisor William Harvey Grave.
died at his room in Whites Hote
Friday afternoon at half-paSl
twelve O'Clock. The immediate cause
of his death is said to be congestion OF
the lungs and a sudden attack OF
apopleXy.
Mr.. Graves came to Ottawa Monday
and had been in constant attendance
on the meetings of the board since,
He was the supervisor from Hope
Township. Thursday he was taken
suddenly Ill at the session OF the board
and had to retire to his room in the
hotel. a doctor was called and Mr..
Graves improved rapidly under the
physicians treatment. He attended
the meeting on Friday morning, but at
IL o'clock was taken suddenly i'll and
repaired to his hotel. Shortly before
noon Mr.. Bart Maher, the supervisor
from Eagle, came into the Office at the
hotel and sat down beside his friend
Graves. When the bell rang for din
ner Mr.. Graves said he was going up
to bed as he did not feel well. Mr..
Maher assisted him up the stairs and
put him in bed. Deceased told Mr..
Maher that he had a pain IN the back.
"My two brothers were taken i'll in
Just this manner and died suddenly"
said he. Supervisor Maher went for a
doctor, but when DR.. Bascom arrived
Mr.. Graves had breathed his last.
Deceased was y years old and had
resided in this county many years.
He was a member of the board of
supervisors several years ago, and was
elected from his town at the last
annual election. A wife, three sons
and four daughters survive his death.
The daughters are all married and re-
side in Kansas. Mr. Graves was a
member of the Committee on Roads
and Bridges and also the Committee
on Equalization of Lands. Before re-
firing to his room Mr.. Graves signed
the contract for the Shippingsport
bridge, he being member of special
committee appointed to do this work.
The family and relatives, livingnear
Lostant, were telegraphed the sad
news. The remains were taken home
by his family on Saturday, the COM
mittee Of the Board eScorting
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21
CITY lind COUNTY,.
SATURDAY,.

A new trial has been granted in the
WilsOn-Shultz case,
Anton Dacman and Lydia B. Hess
got license to marry yesterday.
Mrs. Giles Roberts is visiting with
her brother, G. Il. Ellsworth, of Farm
Ridge.
r. Watson Bachelor justice of the
peace at Harding was in Ottawa yes
terday, on business.
Mrs. Smith, Of the Master-in-Chan'
cery's office, leaves to-day to spend the
holidays in Kansas City.
Judge Blanchard will return tC
Princeton, Monday morning, to pre-
side in the Circuit Court.
Stewart & Colwell are putting in
plate glass front for the Godfrey Bros.
L. Y. Griggs furnished the glass.
Yesterday was busy day in Ottawa.
The farmers were in in plentiful num-
bers, and all seemed to be buying
goods.
William Mullins and family left yes
terday for Oswego, New York, where
they will make their home in the
future.
While blasting hole at Peru for an
electric light pole Thursday plate
glass window was smashed in and a
child hurt in the arm by flying missels.
There hasn't wild goose appeared
as yet-nor even familiar squawk to
tantaliZe the local sports. Ducks. too,
are as scarce as interesting items in a
Marseilles paper.
John Tully, awaiting trial on a
charge of burglary and larceny, was
recognized yesterday, in the sum OF 500
with James Ryan as security. lie
was released from Jail.
The Illinois river within the last
twenty-four hours has risen at least
two feet. Now if she could get the
other two up and get out OF the way
of the Chicago sewage, there might be
some hopes for the atmosphere in the
future
The Republican man has been inter-
viewing manufacturers and finds that
every factory in town has increased
the number of it's hands, more or less,
so that there are to-day 4l9 more me-
chanics having regular work in OF
tawa than there were a year ago.
Competition in trading is becoming
quite dangerous. p. M. Gordon inter-
fered with ODonnell's hay-peddling
business by going out to M. Whites
farms for load of hay the other day,
and in going home to dinner yesterday
was accosted in front of Gabe Fausts
residence by James O'Donnell, accom-
panied by his brother-in-law. Pat was
taken unawareS, and while eXtricting
himself from his Overcoat to defend
himself was dealt blows and kicks
from his antagonist that felt very
different from hay fever.
He was farmer from the country
with load of hay, and he arrived at
the south end of the bridge just one
quarter of a minute ahead of the
street car He was in a hurry
couldn't wait second-he wanted to
see man" over in town, and he drove
on to the bridge just ten foot ahead of
the car, and with two wheels inside
the track. The driver of the car was
mad-mad enough tots no use, we
can't give an inkling.of how that driver
felt-he was mad, and that's all there
is about it,-and the farmer drove on
his old bone-yard aspirants moving
in the manner of funeral cOrtage:
the car meantime moving forward a
pace, and then stopping to give vent
to its irritation in succession of
electric sparks, and repeated thumps
of the bell.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21

The Lutheran Church, on the west
side, will give Christmas entertain
ment for the benefit of the Sunday
school class. the ladies belonging To
the church having already purchased
sixty pounds Of candy Of Val Ohm
stead for the occasion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21

who are afflicted with diphtheria, are
improving rapidly and DR.. Trainor
thinks they will recover. A rumOr
gained ground yesterday that there
was family sick with the disease in
the old Fox River House. When asked
about this report the health officer
said il was untrue.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21

"Peace in the family" You can en-
joy a good nights rest and retain
peace in the family by keeping Dr.
Bulls Baby Syrup in the house.
AT once popular and eficacious it has
'come to stay" We mean LaXador,
the ''golden" specific for all malarial
troubles. Price only % cents.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21

John BONNER, OF the west side, has
been confined To his bed for several
days with sickness.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21

DR.. Jones' Red Clover Tonic is the best
Alternative and blood purifier known. Boils,
pimples. tumors, letter, jaundice and all
eruptive diseases are cured by this perfect
system regulator and system renovator.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-29
NOtings by the Way.

GOOD fences make peaceabe stock.
A noted legal authority has said that
the best law for a line fence was
another top-pole.
IT is now question how much better
Farmer Rusk is than Loring. 1t GER
tainly is time to have man at the head
of the department who knows some
thing about the business.
THE total membership of the New
Hampshire Patrons of Husbandry is
now over 5000, the highest number
ever reached in the state, with a gain
of at least 400 during the last quarter.
THE largest sale of pedigreed stock
for export on record in this country
was recently made, consisting of 100
head of Illinois Herefords. The stock
was purchased by Mr.. Meek of Buenos
Ayres, S. A.
Iowa farmers last year raised corn
enough to equal in amount all farm
mortgages in the state and leave bal
ance of 100,000,000 bushels. But il is
not reported how much the mortgages
were shrunk.
NOTWITHSTANDING we have sent
abroad million and quarter barrels
of apples, it is said that large amounts
are still left over in the counties of
western New York, where such large
crops of this fruit were grown.
If the space between rows of
grape-vines is occupied by strawberry
plants, currant bushes or weeds, do not
wonder that the grapes do not ripen
early. The SUMS rays must reach the
earth and keep it warm if early ripen-
ing is desired.
The secret of making good hay is to
prepare it as quickly as possible, and
with as little exposure to the weather
and as little waste of the natural juices
as circumstances will allow. When we
are enabled to do this the hay will be
sweet, fragrant and of greenish color.
BROTHER CHEEvER of the New Eng
land Farmer says: " am not afraid
of debt if l am confident l can handle
it, but it is very discouraging to buy
place, pay all you are worth towards it.,
and then have to give it up to satisfy a
mortgage. And yet this is being done
every day by somebody, and it is be-
cause the men who thus fail do not
thoroughly know their business"
REFERRING to DIR. Loring's Iowa
cow yarn, Hoard'S Dairyman says:
at is difficult to conceive how a man
who knew anything about cow would
write such balderdash." The Ameri-
can Dairyman says: "We are quite
sure that nobody could do this but the
magnificent Loring." And the Nation
tells us that, as DR.. Loring was sent
to Portugal instead of into the cabinet
as the representative of agriculture, it
is perhaps safe to infer that the presi-
dent not only saw the article, but read
and inwardly digested it.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-29
Commissioner Tanner and the
Special Examiners.

The commissioner of pensions, James
Tanner, is dismissing a large number
of the special examiners of his bureau
for the alleged reason of want of funds.
He has stirred up something of hor-
nets nest early in the season by his
summary manner of discharging these
officials, who claim to have been ap-
pointed under the civil service rules
and can not be thus discharged. The
following is copy of one of Mr.. Tan
ner's letters:
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 10, 1889.
"M. --, Special Examiner: Your
services will be dispensed with on and
after May 90 1889, to which date you are
granted leave. Forward at once by express
to this bureau all government property in
your possession. All expense necessary to
reach your home must be incurred on or be-
fore May 20, 1899:
JAMES TANNER, Commissioner"
Mr.. Tanners attention being called
to an examiners letter, in which he re-
fused to comply with the commissioners
order, taking shelter under the civil
service act, he expressed the decided
opinion that the examiner would go,
Notwithstanding the act. He said:
The special examiners now enter the
service under the civil service act, but
any government employe may be re-
moved from any branch of the service
in spite of it. The short and long of it
is this: General Black had been treat
ing his staff of special examiners with
great liberality, and when | came into
office l was confronted with the fact
that if did not promptly discharge
large number of them there would be
deficit. l dismissed fifty and thought
all was well, but to-day l find | must
either dismiss thirty or forty more, or
furlough that number for the remainder
of this fiscal year without pay | can
not say whether any of those dismissed
will be taken back after July l, but up
to the present time no appointments
have been made to fill vaca ncies. The
condition of affairs which made re-
movals imperative made appointments
impossible. AS a general rule, in max
ing my selections for removals l Sc
lected those special examiners whose
services seemed to be least efficient"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-29
Solbisrs' Budget.
Memorial Day.

Department Commander Tracy has
issued the following general orders,
which we publish at the request of the
veterans:
Again the day set apart by the Grand
Army Of the Republic and which, by its
general observance in every state and terri
tory, has now become a national and sacred
holiday, is close at hand. 1t becomes the
duty OF all members OF the Grand Army, as
also of all veterans and all citizens OF this
great republic, to cast their minds back to the
days when the people Of this whole country
were standing with suspended breath await
ing the result of the terrible conflict that
was being waged for the life-blood OF this
nation. In looking back to that terrible
conflict and its days and nights of uneuualed
anxiety, who of those that were then living
can fail to remember the falterng steps,
the look of wild despair of the WIFE as she
hears the dread tidings that her dearly
loved husband has offered up his life-blood
for his country, or the heart-broken mother,
as she is told that her son, the pride and sup
port of her old age, lies buried in his shall
low grave, with only his army blanket for
his coffin? Only our Great Commander can
measure the ocean of blood and tears that
baptized anew this great and glorious coun-
try that we now enjoy in peace and happi-
ness. Comrades, once more are we per-
mitted to show by our acts that we, the
survivors of that terrible struggle, and COM
rades of those who so freely contributed
the last drop of their life.blood to save this
nation, have not forgotten their devotion to
the nation and the old flag that we all so
dearly love. Neither would we any more
forget the dear brave comrades, who,
through dread disease, pined and died in
the hospitals or those honored martyrs Of
the horrible prison pens in the South.
Their heroism and devotion were worthy of
a softer death-couch than the cold wet
ground or the bare floor of some strongly
guarded prison. Let us, with barred and
reverentially bowed heads, place gently the
choicest flowers of spring upon the graves
of those heroes. They are not wholly our
dead-they are the dead of our whole ma
ton. | ask all loyal citizens to take part in
this act of loving remembrance of those who
died that the nation might live. Gather
with us, their comrades, around their last
resting-place, and with tender and loving
thought of their sacrifices place flower
on the little mound that covers brave
heart. The chaplans of each post in this
department are directed to send a report,
either written or by cutting the report from
their local paper, of the observance of the
day in the town where the post is located,
with any comments or suggestions they may
deem suitable, to Department Chaplain J. Fl.
Bond, West Rutland, Vt"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-29

make the advantages of Vermont, from
the excellence and cheapness of her
farm lands and her close proximity to
the best markets of the Atlantic sea-
board, known through the press .of
Great Britain. We are not aware how
much of fund is at the disposal of the
commissioner, or what measures he
proposes to take to effect the ends in
view in his appointment. But we GER
tainly think that, taking lesson from
the Western States, in filing eastern
papers with accounts of their agricul-
tural advantages, he would do well to
avail himself largely of the British
press by liberal advertising, and such
reading matter as the editors of the
papers advertised in are willing to adj
nit. The advantages of Vermont as a
settled farming state, with established
institutions, over the untamed West,
ought, if honestly, intelligently and
vigorously set forth, to attract many
British farmers who are not prospecting
in that overpopulated island, to share
them with us, and add greatly to our
rural population. AS dairy state es-
pecially, Vermont is admitted to stand
at the head in America. Now let us
make the facts known.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-29
advertisements.
Sick Headache

is complaint from which many suffer
L and few are entirely free. Its cause
is indigestion and sluggish liver, the
cure for which is readily found in the
use of Ayers Pills.
"I have found that for sick headache,
caused by a disordered condition OF the
stomach, Ayers Pills are the most re-
liable remedy. Samuel G. Bradburn,
Worthington, Mass.
"After the use of Ayers Pills for
many years, in my practice and family,
/ am justified in saying that they are an
excellent cathartic and liver medicine
sustaining all the claims made for them"
w. A. Westfall NJ. D., V. p. Austin
& N. w. Railway Co., Burnet, Texas.
"Ayer's Pills are the best medicine
known to me for regulating the bowels,
and for all diseases caused by dis
ordered stomach and liver. | suffered
for over three years from headache, in
digestion, and constipation. 1 had no
appetite and was weak and nervous
most of the time. BY using three boxes
of Ayers Pills, and at the same time
dieting myself, was completely cured"
Philip Lockwood, Topeka, Kansas.
"I was troubled for years with indi-
gestion, constipation, and headache.
few boxes of Ayers Pills, used in small
daily doses, restored me TO health.
They are prompt and effective. w. ii.
Strout, Meadville, Pa.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-29

Connecticut valley people with paper
that fits them nicely, and the energy
of its managers is pushing its circula-
ton everywhere. 1t is good paper.
Of the New York and western papers,
much may be said in praise of most of
them. The Country Gentleman is a
heightened and rather horsey paper; and
is in some respects little harmed, we
think, by trying to live up to its title.
1t has also too much the appearance of
being printed in the interest of breed
ers and those who live out of the COM
mon farmer, rather than of the plain
country people. Yet it has much
valuable instruction in its close-printed
columns. Out West we think the
Western Rural of Chicago a paper
which will give the eastern reader as
good an idea as can well be got of the
spirit of the agricultural class in the
great interior of our continent.
AT the metropolis there is no agri-
cultural journal to rival the long
established Rural Ne,C- Yorker. 1t has
the metropolitan spirit-a wide uni
versality-but it never reflects the en-
crossing, selfish spirit of the great city.
On the contrary, it is the strongest of
all newspapers of any class in holding
up every right and interests of the
farm against every kind of corporate
aggression, in the form of rings, trusts
and all other aggressive monopolies.
In the matter of illustrations it is easily
at the head.
In these remarks we have aimed to
reply to the questions so often re-
peated, as well as we may. We have
not space to refer to all, and we have
omitted some good weeklies that are
party organs, as well as excellent farm
papers, while all the large list of
monthlies must be passed over, good
as they often unquestionably are.
There are two Boston papers that we
never recommend, because they make
themselves organs of interests I'M
friendly, as we believe, to the farming
interest. Agricultural rings for per-
sonal advancement, and all matters
allied to horse-gambling, we should
wish to see discountenanced under all
circumstances.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-29
They Let Him orr.

Some time after the war General
Cyrus Bussey, assistant secretary of the
interior, was living in New Orleans.
While there he was drawn on the jury
on case which promised to be very
protracted and annoying. He felt that
he could not neglect his important
business during the weeks that the
trial would probably occupy. He
thought of subterfuge. " Here" he
said to the officers of the court, 81
can't serve. can't take the iron-clac
oath" What do you mean?" they
said, in establishment. We all know
of your distinguished services in the
Union army and your loyalty and sac
rifices." "Well, all the same," he
answered, 81 can't swear never gave
aid or comfort to the enemy" " How's
that?" Why, l once loaned a clean
shirt to a rebel soldier, and it disguised
him so completely that he was able to
escape to our lines. That was clearly
aid and comfort" He was excused.