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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-05
The following members were presrn'

Armslruus, j, l., lirspkild u l| l'lI
Bowen. Henry, serguh. il"''I'
RurkNri. Jusr pm Ia sale. irhl'l"
Burkc. I. A. ottawa l.'lpr'
Urnuk. Ihas II so, Ottawa LuN'ti'
Cullen, & ;, OtlANt, M'l'l ~
Dln-Iuurr. ". j. M,rldcn, NEON
Dresser. T. $. GruVr.hhl. NJ! H'
DunaWal. D y. Farm iaige Nrl.An
Duiiy. Joseph, Ia sale, ",'I
DoyIe, l.utr, inulullcs. l''N''
Dunlcvy, Frank f.Nall ice'N.A'N y
EAdr-. Fred IS Bruce ~hNlrf
Ellsworth, Us Deer PARK shhiu
FISCHER. Casper, MENDOZA a"h''
gibD- Char.eS, uphlr Hptht'
Grandscu, A., Worthwhile huiiil
Green basil. Dayton. ruHn'
uunn. Henry. Edcn verne
,.urncy, VIVA, Olirr Greek WINE
HlcKok l. Is, Troy Grove. Nills'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-05
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RespeCtfuly submitted
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
OF INTEREST TO SETTLERS.

Oklahoma Land Seekers VIII Do Well to
Peruse tho Following.
WASHINGTON, April 4-E Henry Copp,
who has published several works ON pub
lie land and mining law, states that actual
personal settlement ON the Oklahoma
lands In the Indian Territory will give
precedence over o soldiers declaratory
statement fled In the land Office. All
papers presented at the Guthrie and King
fisher land offices April = will be treated
as filed simultaneously. There will
be no changes in the blank forms
used in making soldiers and other home
stead entries, except in form 4,063 two
the entryman has made q previous entry
and the other to the effect that the entry
man did not settle prior to twelve m,
April %, 1889. Soldiers and others who
have heretofore made homestead entries
Of less than $50 acres can make entry of
such quantity of Oklahoma land as, added
to previous entry, will make 100 acres
each. No land scrip Of any kind
can be used. Acts Of violence in
forcing other settlers Off the land
will prejudice the department against
the settler who commits the acts
of violence. The heirs of settler who is
killed in defending his land have the same
rights as the settler would have had il
living. Any settler who makes pretense
Of residence and improvement and fails to
comply with the law will be liable to nave
a contest commenced against his entry.
The General Land -office promises to issue
printed instructions and the new forms
to-day.
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
Notes.

Good authorities recommend alternating
the varieties in the cherry and plum trees
in setting them out The benefit is that
there is less risk of the pollen failing to
get upon the stigmas at the right time
than when this is not done.
Some early gardening can be done now
if the soil will permit
It will pay il the straw wberries were
mulched In the fall to go over them and
remove 1t from the crown Of the plants, as
a better start to grow can be secured.
In the spring is good time to fill up
vacant places and 1t should be made an
item to look to the future and plan ahead
TO keep up good supply Of fruit
In planning the garden, arrange to have
a good asparagus bed, bed of rhubarb
a few plants of sage and horseradish, with
a full variety of herbs.
On no account, says a poultry authori-
ty, omit to supply the youngsters with
fine grit suitable for their gizzards. It
W ould be just as reasonable to expect q
man without teeth to chew and digest his
food as 1t is to expect hens and chicken;
to digest their food without having the
means to grind it up.
Give the sow and pigs some Of the early
rye as q change of diet Chop it fine and
feed sparingly at first.
One cause Of trouble with churuing (pro-
vided the temperature of the cream is
right is too much milk with the cream
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
STOCK ITEMS.

Pure fresh water for stock must be tho
hrst essential from now on. Drinking
from mud puddles and other filthy places
will cause disease.
Cows can not make much milk without
plenty Of suitable food to make 1t out OF.
any more than the lsraelites 10 Egypt
could make bricks without straw.-N. E.
Farmer.
The wool from cross.bred Shropshire.
Merino sheep commands about three cents
more a pound in the market than does the
finest straight Merino. The Shropshire
Merino makes good combing wool, which
is always in quick demand
The public sale Of Holstein cattle by DR..
0. C. Wiggin, at Lincoln, Neb, recently,
was considered q very good one. the
tweney-seven head bringing an average
OF $l4O I5-of these seven were bulls most.
ly calves and these averaged $13a
As the warm weather approaches yer.
min will begin. to multiply. No kind Of
stock 10 free from lice, and especially II in
poor condition. II herded too closely, or
not given an opportunity Of wallowing in
dry dirt, lice will attack the stock.
Bedding for sows and pigs should never
be made Of coarse material. Leaves are
best but IL they can not be had use cut
straw or any other fine material. Unless
the pigs can have an opportunity to move
about without difficulty the SOW may crush
them
An English writer Of great experience
and close observer, In writing Of tour
Of inspection Of the agricultural interests
Of the United States, says: If American
stockmsn used more roots and less corn
they would have to pay fewer visits to
Europe for breeding animala"
Use the dry food literally now, - grass
will soon be ready. Cut it fine and make
it as palatsbIe as possible. Nearly all
kinds OF dry food will be relished II cut
and scalded. and . small quantity Of salt
sprinkled on it A handful Of linseed
meal occasionally added will improve the
quality Of the mess.
Be careful in handling the working
stock when the busy season opens. Calls,
sores, lameness and other difficulties will
result IL the animals have been kept toe
closely confined and given but little exer.
else. When the horses begin work Tor the
season they should be examined every
day in order to avoid chafing FROM the
collars or harness.
The hog can be made to attain very
large size. A Vermont farmer killed one
eight years old that dressed S17
pounds, but hog, only two years old,
owned by another Vermont farmer,
dressed 663 pounds Largo hogs, how
ever, are only desirable for producing
lard The best pork comes from hogs
that weigh about 150 pounds dressed
II the farmer will remember what 1t is
to be hungry himself he may sometimes
have kindly feeling for his young stock.
II he add thereto the thought that long
fasting adds no meat to exposed stock be
may feel his pocket touched, for in the
spring II the young things look we'll they
will bring double the money that Other
fellows will who took no care Of his
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
FARM NOTES.

Fork In the manure in the asparagu.
of the rhubarb.
Farmers iu Kansas report the ground IL
better condition for farming than It has
been for three years. All the indications
point to an immense crop in Kansas thii
year.
The farmers are hard at work with theil
spring planting. Sowing oats is the OF del
of the day. The wheat is looking fine and
the ground is in fine condition. n.-Caldwel
(Kan.) Journal.
It will pay to make the sweet potato ho
bed reasonably early. As q rule tht
earlier plants make the best growth anG
yield, while the danger of the roots rottins
in the spring are lessened.
Farmers In Cowley County, Kan, are
making arrangements to SOW an immense
amount of sorghum seed this season
Herds of cattle fed entirely on cane fodder
during the winter are now in fine con.
dition.
In some cases when tho seeds are to be
sown by hand it will pay to soak the seeds
thoroughly until they begin to swell and
then plant them. The principal advantage
In this is that a quicker termination car
be secured.
While 1t is an item to get some of the
early garden made as soon as possible and
also to get whatever trees and plants are
to be set out as soon as the condition OI
the soil will admit it will not pay to work
the soil too wet
The principal disadvantage in setting
out strawberry plants in the spring is the
increased length Of time they must be cul-
tivated before they come into bearing, and
on the other hand the advantage IL that a
much better growth can be secured and
the plants become more firmly established
before fruiting.
One Of the principal advantages in
growing sorghum is that the molasses is
Of known quality, and q small acreage
will generally be sufficient 10 supply the
ordinary needs of the family, and without
investing any thing but labor. In most
localities the cane can be worked up into
molasses for share Of the product
A Missouri farmer, who recently pur-
chased car load of shelled corn at Kan
sas City, estimated that the Kansas farmer
who raised the corn only received twenty
cents bushel for it delivered on the cars,
and asks: How can that Kansas farmer
furnish the land, the teams, the tools, the
labor and the seed to raise that corn for
twenty cents per bushel and support an
educate his family, pay his taxes, and
DOCTORS bills, and keep out of the poor
house?"
The best way to keep down this,les is to
cut them down as fast as they appear
above ground. Noplant can endure such
treatment, and the thistle is no exception.
They will in time become exhausted and
die. The work must be done at the proper
time, however, and must not be neglected,
as q single plant, if allowed to grow, will
cause extra work. The thistle must never
be allowed to mature seed, and if the tops
are kept down the roots will be given ex-
ira duty and fail to spread. Persistent
warfare, however, is necessary.-Ex-
change
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
RHODE ISLAND ELECTION.
The Election Very ClOse-Democrats Make
Considerable Gains.

The Election Very ClOse-DemOcrats Mako
Considerable Gains.
PROVIDENCE r. l., April The elec.
ton Of Governor is very close. This city
shows almost unprecedented Democratic
gains, every ward but one going Demo-
cratic and Davis plurality pillng up enor-
mously. His majority in this city amounts
to 1,553 East Providence and South
Kingston are yet to be heard from The
Democrats do not claim Davis election
and close figuring shows that he will lack
about 600 Of q majority. Attorney Gem
eral Slocum, Democrat is the only man on
the Slate ticket who is elected The
Democrats have hopes Of fgettlng the Legs-
|ature with tn. help Of the towns where
hew elections mdsts De held
The Legislature figures up, Senate Re-
publicans 10; Democrats IA; House. Dem.
ocrats "a; Republicans 80. Neither branch
is full. mo election" occurring in many
places The election Of Slosum. Democrat
over Rogers, Republican, and other two
parties for Attorney General Is conceded.
Rogers was largely scratched by the Re-
publicans. Democratic gains along the
Blackstone valley from Pawtucket to
Woonsocket are large. probably owing to
the new voters.
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
Put a Paper Weight on This.

CHICAGO, April 5.-The Wabash railway
has issued instructions to its agents to re-
fuse under pain of discharge any commits
sions offered them by other roads. at is
eimply a move TO get in out of the wet, :"
said Western passenger agent when his
attention was brought to the matter.
''There is going to be row between the
Eastern and Western roads on the subject
of commission paying, and the Wabash,
although Western road, is a member of
the Central Traffic Association, and, it
seems, proposes to side with its associa.
ton. You mark my words that there will
be Q row within a month on the commits.
sion question:"
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
FURIOUS PRAIRIE FIRES.

Destruction In Dslsots and Other Portions
Of the orthwest- Many Lives Reported
Lost.
ST. PAUL. Minn., April L-Leona, ,oun.
ty seat of Mcpherson County, Dakota,
thirty five miles northwes: Of Aberdeen,
was destroyed by prairie fire during Tues.
DAVIS whirlwind. The fire came from the
west and was not noticed until 1t struck
the town on account OF the terrible dust
Eight dwellings and business houses were
burned. entailing q loss Of $l50,000. The
only buildings remaining are the court
house, two stores aud six dwellings c.
w. Olds and Thomas Wardwell were
burned and q courier from the demolished
village says they can not live. LeOna Is
an interior town with no railroads or tele.
graph and further particulars can not be
obtained. Many farm houses are in ashes
and the carcasses OF dead animals are
seen along the roads
Word has reached Vermillion, Oak, Of
a very destructive prairie fire north and
west of there. A number Of casualties are
OAK, 10 being devastated BY prairie fires.
The most devastating prairie fire ever
known ragged over the prairies north Of
Lake Benton, Mimi. The wind was hur.
ricane for nearly twenty.four hours and
swept the fire along with resistless force,
passing the widest fre.breaks rs nothing
and leaping plowed fields with wild
bound, inflicted losses upon houses, barns
and IN some Instances lives. The
greatest destruction Of property and
loss Of life 10 in Dakota Dempster,
q station on the Waterton branch,
is reported destroyed. Spaulding's ranch
near there IL also reported consumed.
Crossing into Lincoln County over tract
Of land comparatively little settled and
covered with heavy growth Of grass, 1t
swept on with renewed velocity. It 10 re.
ported that Henry Keith, NJ g. Moon and
others near here lost nearly all their
buildings with contents.
About Jackson. Minn., the prairie fires
prove more general than at first believed
Additional losses are reported from all di-
rections and messengers bring news Of
stubborn fights to save property. Fires
were raging in every direction and each
seemed to pursue distinct course of its
own. ..r.-
Prairie fires below Miller, Oak, de.
stroyed about forty houses, many barns, q
large number Of cattle and houses. and
left about forty families destitute in the
southern portion Of the county. A storm
of wind added to the terrors Of the situa-
tion. The loss is estimated ut $50, 900.
In Sully and Hughes Counties $500, ,O0)
worth of property has been destroyed.
Near Highmore Miss Swesny was burned
to death, and near Lawrence Mrs. Bah
cock perished in the flames.
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
APlea For a Popular yote,

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, April 4-The Flor.
ida Legislature met yesterday. In taking
his seat as Speaker DR.. ]. l. Gaskins, Of
Stark. said: 81 can not believe it was ever
the intention of Jefferson that any man
receiving a majority of the votes of the
whole people should not take the
post Of President Of the United
States, yet the startling fact
confronted us that Cleveland received "a.
300 more votes than his opponent and still
Is not President It is the duty OF the
Florida Legislature to inquire into and
correct this defect in the National organ.
ization as far as it can" The speech was
greeted with wild applause.
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
CHARGED WITH TREASON.
Why General Boulanger Fled From Paris.
To BE Tried For Treason.


To BE Tried For Treason.
PARIS April 5.--The Government hav.
ing made application to the Chamber Of
Deputies for authorization to summon
General Boulanger before the Senate for
trial on the charge of treason. a special
committee was appointed to consider the
subject 1t consists of ten in favor Of and
one against the request. The result is q
foregone conclusion. The General will be
accused of conspiracy to subvert the Re.
public. In making the request the Gov.
ernment submitted statement to the
Chamber. in which it reviews the case Of
General Boulanger since the commute, and
charges him with attempting the destruc.
tion Of the Republic. 1t declares that his
offense comes under the sections of the
penal code dealing with conspiracy and
attempts to overthrow the established
Government The Ministry have asked
the Chamber of Deputies to sanction the
prosecution of General Boulanger. The
Bouiangists and members of the Right
denounced NJ. Meline, the President of the
Chamber, for reading the Governments
statement relative to Boulanger and called
upon the Minister of Justice to read his
own work.
the laughter Of the Opportunists and with
faint applause on the part of his followers.
Request made by the Ministry for the
Chamber TO sanction the prosecution of
General Boulanger came up for discussion
yesterday and then followed one Of the
stormiest of the many angry and exciting
debates that have in recent years occurred
in the Chamber of Deputies. 1t was q
vrh 10 haf ha Of IN
could be taken, but sanction was finally
given by vote of 353 to 1S3.
The Generals flight reads like scene
fr,m light opera Followed by his faith.
full shadows. the police, he called on
Monday night upon a certain fair lady in
the Rue de Berri-a lady who is separated
from the Generals late friends and enter.
tainers in the Royalist Faubourg St Ger
main by huge social chasm. A few min
utes later the General reappeared attired
in a fashy-looking check costume and
skulked away to the northern terminus
with his trembling charmer leaning upon
his arm. At Mons the General left the
train and there, with the assistance of NJ.
Rochefort, concocted his manifesto. In it
he says that he will not submit to a trial
by the Senate, but he is willing to be tried
before magistrates or jury.
The Journal des Debats says: "Since
madness and folly which would have
ruined nybody else made General Bou-
langer's fortuse, it is impossible to predict
that his recent weak proceeding will ruin
or diminish his prestige"
NM Laguerre, Laisant and LeHerisse
have gone to Brussels to consult with Gen.
eral Boulanger. NJ. Laguerre, before his
departure, said that he and his two asso.
ciates would return on Saturday to face
ind
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
Klein TestifieS.

WASHINGTON, April 3-John C. Klein,
the correspondent at Samoa, visited WASH
ington last week, having been summoned
by the State Department to testify in re-
lation to the outrages by the Germans
while he was there, ,and also about Samoan
matters in general. He also explained his
connection with the events leading up to
the battle of Fagall, fought December
Is when the twenty-three German
sailors We're killed. His testimony
completely refuted the charges made
against him by the Germans of having fired
upon their sailors and ordered the soldiers
of King Mataafa to do So The affidavits
of Mr.. Klein and three Of Mataata's SOL
diers who were with him at the battle of
Fagall, made before United States Vice.
Consul Blackjack at Apia, will be taken
to Berlin by The Commissioner appointed
by the United States.
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
Bismarck Watchful

NEW YORK, April IA Washington
Minister yesterday received a telegram in
cipher from Prince Bismarck instructng
him to cable at the earliest moment
the names Of the vessels Or
dered by the Secretary of the Navy
to proceed to Samoa, together with
full description of them and their
equipment He was also asked whether
the sending Of reinforcements to Samoa
will weaken the American navy In any
other part of the world to any considera.
ble extent The Minister was also in.
structed to report without loss OF time the
condition of the new vessels in process OF
construction.
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
MAY Go To London.

BRUSSELS. April 5.-General Boulanger
informed a reporter yesterday that he
would go to London if he was expelled
from Belgium. General Boulanger said
he was about to send a communication to
the procureur's agent at Paris in which he
would offer to appear at the assze court
and meet any charges that might be
brought against him in proper legal man.
ner. He declared he would never submit
to the Senate. He denied that he had
harbored designs against England. Gen.
eral Boulanger paid visit to NJ. Bernaer,
the Belgium Prime Minister.
The North German Gazette says: "Bou-
LANCER prefers to pose as pretender to
risking arrest"
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
The Proposed Change In Atchis ON.

Boston, April Yesterday T. afternoon
Messrs. Kidder. Peabody & Co. publicly
announced that the time had come for q
radical change in the management of the
Atchison, and called upon the stockholders
to send them their proxies for the annual
meeting. They say: 'These proxies will
be used in our best discretion to
secure conservative and economical
management with frequent, prompt and
candid reports to the stockholders of the
company's earnings and expenses. and Of
all other matters Of interest. 1t is impor.
tant to every stockholder that his stock
should be represented.n
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
Huge Landslide.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April IA big land.
slide occurred out Second avenue at two
O'Clock yesterday morning. A huge mass
of rock and clay slipped down covering
the Baltimore & Ohio tracks and Second
avenue. Nearly half of Bluff street slipped
away and it is thought some Of the prop.
erty along that thoroughfare is in danger.
There is danger of another slide No one
was injured.
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
street Car strike Threatened.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, April 3-Of the seven
drivers discharged yesterday morning by
the Rochester Street Railway Company,
it is pointed out that six constitute the
entire list of officers of the Drivers As.
sembly. A strike is imminent. The old
agreement on which the company and its
employees have been running expired yes.
terday,
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
Annninfed Neal Dnw.

AUGUSTA, Me-, April 3-Governor Leigh
has appointed General Neal Dow commits
sioner to the Paris Exposition. General
Dow acted in the same capacity at the
Paris Exposition in 1857.
The Iola register., 1889-04-12
win contest John Brieht,s Seat.

LONDON; April 3.-William Phipson
Beale, q barrister. will contest the seat in
the House of Commons for the Central di-
vision of Birmingham made vacant by the
death of John Bright Mr.. Beale Is a home
ruler.
The Iola register., 1889-04-12

Portable Stationary and Traction Engines, oEf.
ARAT0Ra, Horse Power. Tread Powers. and
Jaw MILL Machinery. u SEND ron LARGs
HANDsouB CATALOGUE. AAlLRD fREE
aNNAMs TINS RAPxk ssay nsSavsssA
The Iola register., 1889-04-12

mayoralty yesterday was the warmest
ever witnessed in the city. About 5000
votes were cast of which over 2. 900 were
females. The vote is very close. The in
dications are that Metsker, the Republican
nominee, has about 250 plurality.
ARKANSAS ELECTIONS.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, April a-The re.
turns are coming in very slowly from the
election yesterday. A light vote was
polled, but the indications point to the
election of Hemingway, Hughes and
Sandels, Democrats, for Supreme Judges
over Mitchell. Gregg and Hill, Republic
ans, by safe majorities
AT JEFFERSON CITY.
JEFFERSON CITY. April 3.-In the city
election held here yesterday the following
candidates were elected: Mayor, Ott
Republican, by 105 majority; city attorney.
Lucnett, Democrat 1876 majority: city
marshal, Schirmer, Republican, Isl ma
jority; recorder, Payne, Republican. l29
majority; collector, Roer, Democrat, 81
majority.
DEMOCRATS CARRY SPRINGFIELD, ILL
SPRISGFIELD, ILL.,, April 3.-The Demo-
Gratis of this city yesterday elected their
candidate for mayor, Hon. Charles E
Hay, and the entire city ticket They
also elected their candidate for county
clerk to fill vacancy and a majority of the
board of supervisors.
THE MILWAUKEE CONTEST.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 3-The result
of the judicial election in Milwaukee
County was very close. With one pre-
cinct in the city and four towns to hear
from the Democrats elect Judge Mann for
county judge and the Republicans ex-
Mayor Walber for Judge of the municipal
court Frank E. Wolley, for clerk of the
municipal court is elected. The Democrats
also elect q majority of the aldermen and
supervisors The Labor vote polled was
very small
DEMOCRATS CARRY DUBUQUE
DUBUQUE, Iowa, April 3-Stewart,
Democrat was elected mayor by $50 ma
jority over Hayden. the nominee of the
Republican and Union Labor parties.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-03

Till the time Of Pope Gregory VII the title
of pope was given to all bishops alike. He,
however, in 1915, decreed that thenceforth
it should be applied only 20 the Roman
papa" or pontiff, prefixing at the same
time the epithet sanctus, whence the mod
ern style, His Holiness, the Pope.n