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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15

OF one of the Bismarck banks says;
"I've been cashing more bills of large
denominations lately than ever
dreamed could be In existence in this
city. It's all Doodle, I'm certain. I've
noticed that whenever we had an i'm
portant measure before the legislature,
the senatorial contest, for instance,
and also the railroad bill-the banks
were kept pretty busy and no end Of
ready money was in circulation" a
canvass of the other banks revealed a
similar condition OF affairs. Even
Coy. Miller was approached by a lot
terry agent, who left package in his
charge, saying it would never be called
for if he signed the lottery bill. 1t
contained $4,000 in grecnbacks.
But the storm of Indignation and
disgust with which n Dakota was as
sailed from all parts Of the Union even
carried its boodle-mongering legjSla
turc: and the insanity of the idea of
running the school, the farm and the
state with lottery tickets seems even
to have finally penetrated the noodles
of its "intelligent and pious" rural
population. Absolutely impecuniouS
as the people confess themselves 10 be,
with state treasury hOpeleSSly hank.
rupt, no doubt persons not over rigid
In their notions OF morality may feel
like excusing them for >eiEing ~ 80
desperate and questionable shift, but
the immutable law OF ethics, that
nothing but evil can eyer come of
wrong doing, must even have lEtl the
dreadfully straitened population II
North Dakota without excuse.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15

The special committee to ''inveSti-
gate" the county agent began its
sessions in the county treaSurer's
Office yesterday. In doing so they
have reversed the order of the great
and only 'boodler committee" 10y re-
fusing to give out any information
until their report shall be sent to the
county board. If the reporters are not
to be admitted, it is certainly the only
square way Of doing business for the
committee to withhold all informa-
ton until they present their report to
the board. We trust they will follow
cut this plan to the end, or else open
the doors to the public. The working
of one side of the case by one-Sided re
ports, printed for parpose, is as un,
fair to the Investigated as it is to the
public. Open the doors to everybody
or keep your mouths closed to every
body, MeSsrs. Committeeman.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15
TO THINK ABOUT.

The meeting Of so fine a body of in
telligent farmers as were In session
at the opera house, naturally suggests
few problems of which it would be
pleasant to have them offer a solu-
ton. For example, the Agricultural
Department at Washington reports
the average price Of farm products
lower in December last than ever be-
fore in this country. The lowest pre-
vious average of corn at the scaboard
was 31.S, against 29l in 1888. Oats
were %, against 24.6 in 1878; wheat
80, against 80 in in 1873.
At the same time the strange fact Is
revealed by the same reports that,
while prices appreciated materially
for some years after 1873, and for the
past three years have again been GU
the down grade, reaching their lowest
point as above, the production Of
wheat, corn, etc, has not shown a rate
of increase to Justify any such decline
in prices. In point of fact, in 1884,
for instance, when wheat brought
good prices, the crop was over O,0OO,-
600 bushels, against 49O, 600 bush
els in 1889. In other words, while pop
tllation and consumption in the U. 5.
have been steadily increasing, and eX-
portation remains about the same,
and the cereal crop has shown an an
nual decrease rather than increase,
the demand for, or at least the price
of, cereals shOwsoa steady decline.
With no more than an equal supply
and rapidly increasing demand, the
farmer is getting less and less for his
wheat, corn, oats, etc.
Now here is an anomaly that is
worth bordering. Why, in the face
Of an increasing demand and dimin-
ishcd supply, should prices decline?
What other business in the U. S. is
subject to 50 extraordinary a deviation
from the natural laws of trade?
We suppose most other industries
find means to protect themselves
against suchs anomalies by the form
ing Of trusts, syndicates and mo-
nopolies. Is there any hope for the
farmers in the same direction?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15
FRIDAY.

The Farwell block, corner of Adams
and Market streets, took fire at Il.
m. Yesterday morning. The building
was entirely cleaned out, causing IA
loss of 100000. One fireman who fell
from ladder will probably die, while
several Others were more or less in
jurcd 1t is said the blocks occupants
employed $500 hands, who will be
thrown out Of employment, at least
temporarily.
Senator Duncan yesterday, in his
opening speech in defense of Twomb-
ley, the engineer, said he would show
that Twombley was not drunk at the
the time of the accident; that the
Semaphore signal was run up too late;
and that but for a passengers setting
of the automatic brakes Of the pas
sengcr train, the accident would not
have occurred.
May wheat sold yesterday at THO
77tc; corn reached the lowest quota
ton known in Chicago for many years
-3Osc; GA is broke to 2ltc. Mess pork
higher for May. Receipts of cattle
$1,000; prices weak. Receipts Of
hogs, $4,000; no change in prices.
Yesterday morning moving loco
motive exploded at a station near
Pittsburg killing two men tone the
cnginecr), and injuring three others,
The Mackinaw straits are now
blocked with Ice for the first time this
season.
In the Cronin bribery case, four
Jurors have been secured.
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revolt against his arbitrary sway.
His plan was to have the new code Of
House rules so framed as to cover all
his autocrauic pretensions, adopted
without giving the Democrats an OPP
portnnlty to show up their true char
acter; but when his henchman, Mr..
Cannon, made the motion to close the
debate, to his amazement some TWEEN
ty-tlve Republicans voted with the
Democrats against it. Mr.. Cannon
Immediately walked over to Mr.
Springer's desk and complimented
him as the new Republican leader Of
the House.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15
NO LOTTERY IN DAKOTA.

The outside pressure was too great
for the North Dakota legislature and
it had to succumb. The lottery bill
on Monday was laid on the shelf by
the house and will stay there.
There is no doubt that the Louisi-
ana State Lottery, whose charter is
soon to expire and will never be re-
newed by the Pelican state, has been
hard at work at this scheme to gain a
foothold in Dakota for six months or
more. 1t has had its emissaries at
work among the farmers, on whom
the dread of heavy taxation statehood
was about TO bring upon them hung
like a nightmare, and who greedily
grasped after the release this lottery
scheme offered them In its promise to
take all the expenses of the state
government en- its own shoulders.
Not only were the farmers thus
sophisticated into the support of the
scheme by sending long petitions To
the legislature in its behalf, but all
the leading business men and poll
ticians OF note, to say nothing OF mem
bers OF the legislature, were plenti-
ously piled with Doodle. The cashier
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15
The Republicans in Congress pre-

The Republicans in Congress pro-
pose to reduce the tariff on sugar 30
per cent, and then, to make up the
loss to the sugar planters, pay them Il
bounty equal to the reduction. Ac-
cording to the recent statement of the
Board of Agriculture of this State,
the corn crop of Illinois for 1889 will
not pay the farmers within $40, 100000
what it cost to raise it. Why not pay
our corn planters bounty to make up
this loss? There is powerful sugar
trust, with millions of money with
which to influence, not only Congress
men, but elections generally. There
is no corn trust, nor millions of money
among farmers for such purposes.
Money is power, and power rules.
Honesty must take a back seat with
DOyerty.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15
AS TO OTTAWA CLAYS

! mere is not IN Illinois, probably, A
man better posted as to the clays OF
Ottawa and La Sale county than Mr..
Elias G. Hathaway, superintendent Of
the mines Of the Pioneer Fireproof
Construction Company, located in
East Ottawa. Not only is he familiar
with the location and qualities of La
Sale county clays, but he is more than
usually well-read i'm the various
methods of working them into wares,
the methods in use in America and in
the Old World for purifying them and
improving their natural qualities by
scientific methods.
OF course, he ridicules the notion
that true kaolin, or the true silicate
Of alumina, will ever be found in this
county, as some ignorant people i'm
agine and have told their friends and
the public, for the reason that geOlOgi-
cal conditions are against it, This,
however, is no hindrance to the de
vclopment Of clay industries in this
county, as the manufacture into wares
in common everyday use of the baser
clays-the top clays, the shales and
the higher and lower grades of fire.
clays-would employ a vastly larger
number of men than the working of a
vein of kaolin would probably employ
if found in this county.
Mr. Hathaway thinks-and the opin-
ion, as said before, is based on his
thorough knowledge of our local
county clayS-that eventually this city
and county must become the centre of
one Of the greatest collection of clay
working industries in the West.
The great number of products that
can be made from our clays invites the
Investment of capital in directions not
at all developed as yet in this county,
while the existing institutions will, no
doubt, greatly extend their fields of
operations in the future.
There is probably no line of manu-
featuring in which this city and
county can engage more protitably
than in the working of clays, and
development of Ottawa's possible clay
industries alone should make it a town
of 30, 900 people, and it is in this direc-
ton that Ottawa should, we think,
first Of all, direct her energies. Here
are her natural reSources"-a raw
material, whose very abundance has
in the past largely bred among her
own citizens that contempt of which
familiarity is said to be the parent.
There is an old adage, drummed into
every young man: take up that pro-
feSSiOn for which nature has fitted
you, if you can find out what nature
intended you for. Why not apply the
same rule TO the building up of local
industries? If Ottawa is fitted by
nature for the successful manufacture
of any one particular line of goods par
excellence, it is wares made from clay;
and herein consists, with her glass
sands, the foundation OF large city, if
such industries, clay and glass wares,
are developed as they may be by in
tclligent effort.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15

While the surplus in the treasury
constantly shows that the government
has no need OF the money eXacted from
the people by the war tariff, the pro-
tectcd industries demand its cOntinu-
anCc for their own benefit, ClamOrlng
for repeal Of the tobacco and whisky
tax, instead of the tax ON necesasries
10 ease up the treasury. Why not re-
verse the demand and try cheap neces-
sarics and expensive luXuries for a
Whilry
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15
Licensed to Marry.

Marriage licenses have been granted
to Alexander Mclean and Katie
Well, Ophir; Jos. c. GretencOrd and
Mary Eckart, Grand Rapids; John
Binder and Maggie Riehl.
Joseph Schmitt and Katie Myers,
Eagle.
Victo Weber and Maggie Fuenfsinn,
Troy Grove.
Caspar Hitter and Christianson
Brau, Otter Creek.
Fred Glattfield and Katie Walters,
of Mendoza: Gustav Modro and Ma
thilda HIM, of Marshall county.
Fred III. Townerand Lillian NJ. Wat
son, Mendoza.
Winifred S. Gilmore, Pontiac; and
Mabel ID. Kerr, StreatOr
Duncan McDermid and Maggie
Hughes, Utica.
Ernest +. Seidlitz and Pauline
HartZ, Peru.
Horace Mills, Farm Ridge; and Mel.
lie Valley, Grand Rapids.
George w. Eichenberg and Minnie
F. SceOdensack, of Peru.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15

nobody reveres or especially respects
it. And so IL will be with the West
minister Confession. No revision will
ever be made that will suit one in ten
of those now clamorous for 1t. Each
theOlogian will continue to cxpound
it to suit himself, and every school of
eXpositors will have its followers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15

The Mendoza Bulletin claims, on the
authority of prominent local physi-
clan. that there has not been a single
case Of la grippe in that town. There
has been pretty widespread 'catarr-
hal influenza but marked by none of
the bacterial characteristics of the
grippe. Nor has there been any in
creased mortality: on the contrary, the
rate has been lower than usual at this
season. Yet the Bulletin adds, "when
nearly everybody has a simultaneous
attack. and eight members of one fam
lily are all sick in bed inside of a week,
it looks as though there was something
contagious around"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15

Give us revision" cries the Chicago
Herald, referring to the Westminster
Confession, and the cry is being re-
echoed from all quarters. But what is
the revision wanted? Some years ago a
similar cry went up for revision Of the
St. James translation Of the Old and
New Testaments, and a large body of
the most learned men Of the age
undertook the work, and after half a
dozen years Of hard work gave the re-
suit TO the public. But nobody was
satisfied. About every denomination
or classification OF Christians or theo-
logical schools wanted a revision TO
suit itself, and, OF course, none got it.
So the great revision has fallen dead
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15

The Morris Business Mems Associa-
ton has changed its name to the SCI
items Cooperative Association" and
decided to proceed on plan that COM
mends itself for its good sense. 1t is
to raise capital Of s., 900, to be loaned
to enterprises needing such help, and
to be used in ticking shares in aid of
other promising enterprises. The CIV
ing OF bonuses is not entirely discard
ed, but applications for such will be
treated with caution.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15

j. Il. Burns, General Agent of the
American Building and Loan ASsocia-
tion Of Minneapolis, publishes a state
ment denying that the company has
been forced out OF business" On
the contrary, ii is doing business right
along and is sound. He says the re-
ports grew out Of a conspiracy to
wreck the Association, get possession
of the assets, buy up the members
claims and clear a good million"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15

Corn and wheat bring less in the
New York market to-day than at any
time in the last fifty years. Let us
have more tariff and we shall soon
get our bread for nothing!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15

For once the Louisiana Lottery com
pany has been compelled TO take some
of its own poison. 1t made big ven
turc in North Dakota, putting up, ii
is said, at least $4,000, and has drawn
a blank. Usually the other fellows
draw the blanks
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15

Spring Valley winds up its munich
pal year with balance Of 81. 10 in the
treasury. That'sa better showing than
La Sale, Ottawa or Streator can make
by a good many thousands.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15

Thomas Anderson, miner working
in Plumb's Otter Creek shaft, was in
stantly killed on Monday evening by a
stone weighing half ton falling upon
him and crushing his skull.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15

Speaker Reed was dumbfounded on
Tuesday by an alarming show in the
House at Washington Of Republican
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Probate Court,

The first day of the March term has
been set for the final settlement of the
estate of Franz Bluemle, deceased.
VIM. j. Bennett was allowed a claim
for $743.2l against the estate of Alex
ander Bruce.
Two large claims have been allowed
against the David Clark estate-One
for 5000 in favor of Jacob Roadstone
and the other for $3.50 in favor of
Cynthia Beyis.
The estate of John Baars has been
finally settled.
The report of accounts in the estates
of VIM. H. Eckert and John Spangler,
decd, have been filed and approved by
the probate court.
Letters testamentary have been gran
ted to John Moore, executor of the last
will and testament of Abram Moore,
deceased. A bond for 5000 was Civ
en-, with Robert Runney as surety.
Moore died at Worthwhile Jan. 30th,
and left considerable property,
The estate Of Elizabeth Hahn will
be finally settled at the next term of
the probate court.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15
County Court.


Judge Snyder affixed his signature
to the final report of Charles M. Smith
assignee of VIM. and O. j. WILSON,
Saturday morning and entered an Or
der for distribution of the property.
This matter has been on the records
of the County Court nearly years,
and a very satisfactory settlement has
at last been reached. In 1885, Will
son Bros, bankers at Earlville, made
an assignment. Their liabilities were
enormous, and VIM. Wilson, one of
the partners, skipped the country.
There was a sale at Earl, Dec. %,
1889, and notes, judgments, accounts,
etc, amounting to $40, 900, sold for less
than 800. The separate estate of o.
J. Wilson pays all Indebtedness in full
with interest: the estate of VIM. Will
son heretofore paid IA per cent; the
estate of VIM. Wilson and company,
which paid heretofore 81 per cent,
now pays $40 per cent.
Jane Harrison, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Wafer, who resides on :
East Superior street, was adjudged in
sane Saturday. She is As years old
and her husband has been dead a
number of years. The cause of her in
sanity is unknown. During the past
week she has exhibited homicidal and
suicidal Tenderness and the family be-
coming alarmed made complaint.
Mrs. Harrison will be taken to Kanka-
kee as soon as possible.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15
THE COURTS.
New Cases,

John Harlan has commenced q suit
to recover rent from John Leis. The
parties live near Mendoza. HartOn
claims defendant owes $685.. As for the
rent Of POP acres Of land near Mendoza.
The rent came due Oct. |, 1889. and
plaintiff alleges that he has not re-
ceived any pay as yet. Constable
Degenhardt has levied upon 1000
bushels of corn, so tons of mixed
clover and timothy seed, and q hogs,
weighing 200 pounds each. This is the
property Of Les and will be held as
security until the matter is settled.
Hon. f. p. Snyder represents Harlan.
Andrew Collins, we'll known citi-
zen OF Usage township, a resident of
La Sale county for over 30 years, an
old soldier drawing big pension, and
a man who has goodly share Of this
worlds goods, wants divorce from
his wife, Mary Collins. NJ. II. MolOney
Is his attorney and the declaration was
filed Tuesday. He alleges defendant
is an habitual drunkard. In Febru-
airy, 1877, Andrew Collins and Mary
Reed were married in this county and
they lived together until very recently,
when Andrew left her--he says she
abused him while she was drunk and
made his life miserable and extremely
uncomfortable. The declaration set
forth the statement that Mary Nc
Cauley, now Mrs. Collins, was married
to man named Barney Reed previous
to the marriage with Collins. Reed
now resides in Canada, and it Is alleged
himself and wife were never divorced:
hence Collins holds the marriage be-
tween himself and the fair Mary is
null and void.
Suit was commenced in the circuit
court Thursday by Charlotte Burwell
to recover $500 damages from Irving E.
Smith. The parties live in Seneca.
The plaintiff owned a house and lot
there valued at $500 and it is claimed
Smith got possession about ayear ago,
under some verbal contract, and now
refuses to surrender the property.
A bill for divorce was filed in the
clerks Office on WEDNESDAY last by Jesse
b. Ruger. Christina Hirsch is the
plaintiff and August HirSch is the de-
PENDANT. Both reside in this city.
The couple were married in Ottawa,
Dec. 6, 1856, and a few months later it
is alleged August deserted his wife
and has not lived with her since. He
is laborer and boards at the National
Hotel. Mrs. Hirsch is about 80 years
old and her husband is not more than
81.
Prior to their marriage in 1886, Mrs.
Hirsch was married to man named
Hansman. He was employed as sex
ton at the Ottawa Avenue cemetery,
and years ago was accidentally shot
by hunters. When HirSch married
Mrs. Hansman she owned property
valued at $1,000. and it is alleged he
tried to get it in his own name and
failing, deserted his wife.
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Ottawa. Illinois. February 10. 1890

4, tered al the Post office al OttdiCd, IHtnOH as
Second Class MAJ Hdtter.
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Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, H.,
makes the statement that she caught cold,
which settled on her lungs; she was treated
for a month by her family physician, but
grew worse He told her she was hope
less victim Of consumption, and that no
medicine could cure her. Her druggist sug-
gested DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption; she bought bottle, and to her
delight found herself benefited from nrst
dose. She continued its use, and after tax
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A Good Annptita

son it is often lost owing to the poverty
or impurity of the blood, arrangement of
the digestive organs, and the weakening
effect of the changing season Hoods
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and giving strength to the whole system
Now is the time to take it. Be sure to get
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION.
ILLEGAL ACTS.

In some districts the the trustees have so far
forgotten their duties as to conveyo or attempt to
convey, school grounds and buildings to the
Mormon Church authorities. This Is wholly
without autho rity oflaw, but where no persons
in such district sare able wlling.to make their
opposition felt through the courts, the evil will
rOnfinup
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