The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-07-19

brought suit against +. Nj. Sapp
editor OF the Ottawa Ropubtcon. The
plaintiff Is justice Of the peace, and
brings suit TO recover damages OF
81, 900 for a libelous article concerning
him. -Streotor Md.- Times. The article
concerned" him only as the mistake
Of a laundering reporter, who wrote
the name Of the Justice instead OF the
man whom the justice was trying.
The error was promptly corrected and
suitably apolOgiZed for when discov-
cred yet the fact that the 'Squire's
rage is unappeased might 10y malicious
persons be construed as a triile sus-
picious.
Mendoza feels just pride in the
distinction gained by one Of her
daughters, Miss Sneed, in winning the
Chicago Herald prize of free trip TO
Europe. the Bulletin breaking out :;
La Sale county, the birthplace and
home of so many intelligent women,
has given evidence Of the true worth
Of her children by the selection of Miss
Bette NJ. Sneed as the most popular
teacher in the Chicago schools, having
won the Chicago Herald first prize,
which is trip to Europe, with all eX-
penses paid. Miss Sneed was formerly
Of Mendoza, where she commenced
her labors as pedagOgue. She sailed
last Saturday from New York.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Of this week will be great gala days in
Mendoza, on account Of the holding in
that city Of the second annual meeting
Of the State Fireman's Association.
W ,inp "A n1 tn ha
from all parts Of the state, many with
their machines" and the dlvertise-
ments will consist Of grand parade,
a prize being awarded to the company
making the best appearance; OF ma
chine contests, races. firemen'S drills,
&c. There will also be a band contest
for a prize of S75. Mendoza has made
extensive and expensive preparations
70! the occasion. and there is no doubt
the show will be both grand and in
tereSting.
The neateSt celebration of Independ-
ence day this year, so far as any news
paper reports we have yet seen 60, was
that at Tonica. The Ne,cs says: SIN
dependence Day in Tonica was cele-
brated by having baby show. Little
girls got all the babies in town and
formed procession, wheeled them in
baby carriages through the principal
streets during the early part Of the
forenoon. Following in the rear was
large number of still smaller girls
with their dolls and doll buggies. 1t
was very pretty sight, and showed
That the little folks had a speck of
patriotic sentiment. Plenty of flags
iloated to the breeze, being about the
only indication that it was our great
national holiday"
Paper mills use up great deal of
water power and employ so few people
that they add little to the population
of a town, yet the following in regard
to the new paper mill at Pontiac
shows it must add considerable to the
local business Of the place. The Free
Ir0der says: "The paper mill takes in
straw at the rate of 20 tons per day.
Two more boilers have been purchased
and rotary cooking boiler, which will
add largely to the capacity of the mill.
The mill turned out paper Tuesday at
the rate Of one ton per hour With
the new boilers and the cooker, and
running day and night, 1t will he able
to turn out from % to 80 tons every
twenty-four hours. The paper is find
ing IA ready market at S2l to S22 per
ton"
Dr. lie Roy, Of the Streator Ind.-
Times, repels the charge of Deacon
Sapp, of the Ottawa Republican, that
he attempted to read the young Demo-
cratic leader, j. II. Eckels, out of the
party. For nigh on to hundred
years" says the indignant Doctor,
'instead Of reading out, we have
labored to read people into the Demo
cratic party" He admits that he may
have faulted Mr.. e. 'for the crime,
like the younger Pitt, of being young
man, but a sound Democrat reads no
man out of the party, but, on the con-
trary, keeps the door of the Democrat
church open to receive all sinners who
are convinced of the errors Of their
ways and desire to flee from political
wrath that is sure to come"
Alderman Fogarty, of Streator, had
a narrow escape from drowning at
Deer Park on Thursday. Undertaking
to cross the river, the Monitor says,
the boat being in charge of that old
sea dog Barney Heating, a high sea
running at the time, the latter lost
control of the bark and the alderman
was thrown out. Mr.. Fogarty himself
Is d sailor of considerable skill, having
for five years navigated the treacher-
Gus crossings and sewers OF Streator in
the capacity of street commissioner,
but never sin all the course of his
municipal experience had he encoun-
tered such a state Of affairs" He has
a good case for damages against Bar
ney, but he will probably Enquire of
our city attorney what the law is in
such cases" before taking action.
Says the Grand Ridge Herdld A
fine lot of Joliet flag stone are on the
ground for some substantial sidewalks
and crossings in this little city. The
attention of non-residents is called to
the fact that what Grand Ridge does
she does well, and the substantial i'm
provements going right along speaks
volumes for the people and town. a
car load of lumber has also been order
ed especially for sidewalks, and ere an
other year rolls round we will have as
fine residences and as good streets as
many towns three times as large" JOl-
let flag stone make tolerably decent
walk il properly dressed and bush-ham-