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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
TAKING UP CLAIMS.

Following the passage OF the new
law which enabled settler to secure
q GAO acre homestead, there has been
very noticeable and gratifying in.
crease in the number of homeseekers
moving to settle on the Mondell lands
along the Burlingtons new Central
Wyoming main line from Denver TO
Billings-the splendid grass lands In
the vicinity of the new town Of Doug
las having proved magnet for set
tiers. Every train for the past two
weeks has carried one or more parties
OF from four to ten homeseekers. Sew
eral days ago a party Of fifty-one, from
points adjacent to Pittsburgh, went
west to Moorcroft and Gillette, Wyo.
just east Of the Big Horn Mountains,
and every one of them took up a
homestead
Next spring will see the annual re-
moval OF scores OF renters and sons OF
prosperous farmers to the new lands
In Wyoming and Nebraska. Many will
go to Iowa and the Dakotas and SOM
will return again, after experiencing Il
year or two 81 lean years A number
cxpec ito 80 to Texas and some 70
Florida.
Our advice is to stay in Illinois.
Crops ere rot always good, but they
are never q failure, and good farm.
or can always manage to lay little
aside II he utilities all the resources
Of his farm.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
UNITE NAVIES TO
STOP SUBSEA WAR

L-rd,u Jc' 70 The asgirr ~ Tho
'o-c c.el, entente paws~s- EaellnG,
France. Russia nd ltsly-aafc corr
pieted plans for o RELENTLESS wsr on
'hefr common enemy. Tho a1huar n
it is understood here The plan5 were
worked out at conference Of sii the
allied naval heads. juat concluded
here. II is understood chat measures
TO replace an the TONNAGE sunk by
submarines also We're outlined
In oftiial circles it is stated that tn
ravsl conference forms the last link
n the oompletc EEidcay'on o ;no
allied nations for the prosecution Of
the ra- Political and military cen.
tercnces were held in Rome some time
ago,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
GERMANS REPORT
ON SEA FIGHT

Fer.in, Jan, p tvia Sayvile wire
,cssl-Thc clash between British md
German sea forces last Sunday re-
suited 4 the complete destruction Of
enc large British destroyer. the ser
'ous dcma2ing OF another and injuries
10 TWO German torpedo boats, accord
M TO q statement given ont here to-
day b. he semi-otticial Overseas News
Agency
The German commander OF the fa-
tilla, Captain A Schultz. was killed
when shell struck the bridge OF his
vessel. the statement said.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26

Northumberland Oglesby gave
the opinion that the senators, elected
to tran act the business OF the state
should ct least be able to be present
tor three work days Il week Senator
Hull enphatically endorsed that po-
sition Senator Barr registered an
objection to Observation-Disclosures Og
lesby s,oldins the entire senate. tho
the fault lay with only one man.
When Senator Ettelson's resolution
was voted on il carried unanimously.
Before adjournment was taken
observation-disclosures Oglesby an
Houneei that the license and miscel-
lang committee, would meet At 2:3O
p. n. Ties ,ay.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
Receipts and Estimates.

Wheat Receipts, 70 cars: estimate
for tomorrow, 81 cars
Germ Receipts, EGO cars; estimate
for tomorrow, 135 cars.
Oats-Receipts, l79 cars; estimate
for tomorrow, % cars
Hogs-Receipts. $4,000; estimate
for tomorrow, $4,000.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Notice of Dissolution of PartnershiI


Public notice is hereby given that
the co-partnership OF j. A. Hampson
& Stn. dealers in automobiles and
automobile supplies, and doing bust
ness at No 2l9 w. Madison street,
Ottawa, Illinois, has this day been dis.
solved by mutual consent. Joseph A.
Hampson will continue the bus ness
and is authorized to collect ana re-
cept for all indebtedness due said CO.
partnership and will pay all liabilities
owing by IT, Parties holding or CIV.
ing accounts please cell and make
settlement
Dated January "a, A. u. 1917.
JOSEPH A. l1AMpS0N.
J. ARTHUR HAMPSON.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
Special Assessment.

All persons whose property Is as.
sessed for either paving or sewer, or
both, are hereby notified that INSTALL
ment Is due January I, 1917, and pay.
able at the city Office IN east base.
ment room OF Central Life building.
w. w CURTIS,
u City Clerk
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26

The place 10 trade for meats. canned
goods. ara vegetables is at
WlLEY'S MARKET.
--h Vain 81. Ottawa, III.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
Live Stock.

Cattle Open, steady; close. steady
Hogs--Open, 10c off close, 10 of
Sheep Open steady; close. steady
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
Chicago Markets.

FIUuy, JaauaFy ~, IJlt.
Chicago market report furnished to
the Free Trader-Journal by W l..
Etnyre. member Chicago Board of
Trade, Moloney building. Phone 104l.
Correspondent Lamson Bros, q Co.
Chicago
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26

January &c. Henry Connar,
Esq, pension agent, announces that
he has received funds, and is ready to
pay all demands which may be made
by pensioners at his home in Prairie
du Rocher, Randolph county.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
Ottawa Cash Grain,

No. 3 yellow Corn-5Ac.
Nc. 8 White Corn-54i2c.
No. 3 Mixed Corn--94c.
No. 3 White Oats-5tc.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
sNcII.as. Iuiciest orannes.

Another shipment of oranges just
received from Theodore Strawn's
Florida groves SIC arl per,dozen
q BiANCHrS.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05
A Sane Fourth.

Owing to the serious condi-
tions of war times, our nation
had the sanest Fourth of July
we have ever experienced, cele-
brations this Fourth consisting
of religious ceremonies conduct
ed by laymen in all the churches
thruout the land.
No fireworks and revelry, but
a serious consideration of our
country's needs and the dangers
facing our soldier b0ys-those
patriots at the front bearing
arms, and also those at home
bearing the burdens.
A sane Fourth at last!
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05
Food For Congressional
Thought.

The brilliant success of the
liberty loan should cause con.
gress to ponder we'll the temper
Of the american people as to ways
and means for prosecuting the
war.
1t is significant that while thou
sands of men in the humber
walks of life were making sacri.
fees to subscribe to the loan,
these same men and other thou.
sands were at the same time pro.
testing to the utmost against the
action of congress in the matter
of war taxation.
No graver mistake could be
made than to saddle upon the
people just at this time an enor-
GUS schedule of taxation. The
country is now in full swing of a
campaign of industry and pro"
duction that is going to require
the use of every dollar that every
industry can muster. But while
this is true, there are billions not
actively employed that can be
procured by the sale of bonds.
The bond issue is the fair and
equitable plan Of financing the
war. It affords the subscriber
the opportunity to do his bit with
out feeling that his business is
being cramped and hindered by
an oppressive burden of taxes,
just at the time when he most
needs all of the resources at his
command.
The people of this generation
must pay heavily enough in cash
and blood. Those of the coming
generation should assume their
share.
Bond issue will insure a fair and
equal distribution Of the expenses
of the war.
There is no safer or saner
method.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05
Wanted-A Home Market.

This town should have a home
market place for every single pro-
duct of the farm, large or small
1t should be a place where the
farmer can dispose of his pro.
duce at market prices and for
spot cash, without the trouble
and waiting incident to shipping
to outside points. When this is
done much of the farmers money
that goes out of town now will in
future be spent right at home,
with our home business men.
This world does not recognize the
policy of something for nothing
hence if we want the farmer to
help US we must be equally will.
ing to aid him. Who has the
brains and energy to make a
start in this direction? 1t means
much to the future welfare of
each of us,
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05
Advertising Will Do 1t.

The billions of dollars that our
government and foreign nations
are borrowing from our people
will be spent right in this country
for food stuffs and war supplies
of all kinds. The bulk of this
money will find its way into the
hands of the millions of wage
earners, and they will spend most
Of it. for the necessities of life'
This community will get its share
of those billions.
The shrewd home merchant
knows this, and is already y map
ping out an extensive advertising
campaign to offset the tremend-
Gus efforts of mail order houses
and large city merchants. He will
get his, for advertising will bring
it to him.
The local merchant who for
gets to advertise, who expects to
increase his business without
proportionate increase in legiti-
mate publicity expense, may dis
cover to his cost that he is de
creasing it instead.
The public takes every mans
number.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05
Who Will It Be-What Will
You Do?


With the actual draft upon US.
there is much speculation as to
who will be the first to 90 from
our community. But whoever
it may be, we who remain should
see that they are not forgotten by
the folks back home" We
should ascertain the camps to
which each one is assigned, and
then through a home committee
see that each is generously sup.
pied with magazines, home pa
pers, comfort bags, cherry letters
anything that will make life more
cheerful to them. No single in.
dividual going forth from this
community to fight for his conn
Try should be overlooked, and all
Should hs shown equa! c0ustssy
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05

and attention. When the good
people of this community organ
ize such a committee the editor
will be the first TO contribute by
furnishing a copy Of this paper
each week to each soldier who
goes from our midst. What will
YOU do?
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05
Gets Verdict For Slaves

Wichita Falls, Texas, June 40
"A verdict Of $3.50, largely tho
valuation of their slaves, with
interest at six per cent siooo
1854, was returned by jury in
district court here today in fav.
or of J. G Blagg, formerly Of
Iowa Park, Texas, but now 70.
siding in Arkansas.
Back in 1854, in Sebastian
County, Arku Samuel Blagc
father of the plaintiff in the prps.
ent case, died, leaving an estate
composed of two farms, 6ve
slaves and a number of borsas
and mules.
In 1888 Samuel Blagg's widow
married w. A. Blagg, who quail.
fed as guardian for ]. G. Blapp
then a mere lad. The elder
Blagg was delendent in the suit
the plaintiff claiming that bis
guardian converted the property
of his fathers estate and made
no accounting for it.
Two of the slaves were sold
for 1000 each and the other for
$3.50, plaintiff alleged. The re.
manning two remained with the
estate until emancipated.
Since the filing of the suit the
defendant, over 80 years of age,
died and his executor acted as
defendant. The plaintiff is now
past 20 years of age.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05

In the Matter of the Tutor.
ship of the minors, Lube and
Modess Dubois.
In the 26th Judicial District
Court of Louisiana in and tor
Washington Parish.
Whereas, J. Norman Dubois
has produced due proof before
this court that he has been ap'
pointed Guardian of the minors
Lube and Modess Dubois in the
County of Jefferson, State Of
Texas, and that said minors have
property in the state Of Loulsl.
ana, and that said Guardian De.
sires to remove said properly
from the state of Louisiana 70
the state of Texas, the doml
cile of said minors.
Now, therefore, notice is here
by given to all persons interest,"
ed to show cause Gf any they
have or CAM within thirty days
from the date Of the first adver
tisement hereof why the prayer
of the said J. Norman Dubois
should not be granted.
Notice is further given to tns
creditors Of said minors and "
all persons interested herein %
show cause within ten days IRON
the present notification Ut any
they have or can)why the accouD'
presented by j. Norman DuooD
Tutor of said minors, should n'
be approved and homolo9a's'
and the funds distributed 10 ~
cordance .therewith
By order of the Court. luz
91st day Of May, 1917.
N. A. ThigpeD'
Clerk Q! c'''N
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05

In the District Court of the
United States in the Eastern Dis.
trict of Louisiana.
In the Matter of Coleman F.
Dunman, Bankrupt.-No 1862,
In Bankruptcy.
All the creditors of Coleman F.
Dunnan, Bogalusa La, adjudged
a bankrupt on the 25th day of
June 1917 on his petition in the
District Court of the United States
for the Eastern District of Louisi-
aua, are hereby notified that the
first meeting of the Creditors of
the said bankrupt will be held be-
fore the undersigned Referee at
his office, Room 301 Nola Build.
ing 407 Carondelet St., New Or.
leans, La, on the 9TH day of July
1915, at the hour Of 10 O'Clock
a. m.
Whereat said creditors shall
present and prove their claims,
elect a Trustee, and fix the
amount of his bond, shall deter.
mine in what manner and at what
time the property of tue Bank
rupt's estate shall be sold, and
shall take such other steps as arc
pertinent and necessary for the
promotion of the best interest of
the said estate. and shall do such
other things as the law may re-
quire and as may be brought be-
fore them.
VIM. A. BELL, Referee
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05
Red Cross Chapter Does First
Work.

On Thursday last a goodly
crowd Of home patriots drove to
Sunny Hill and on to Mt Hermon
to institute membership drives
for auxiliary chapters at those
two points.
Owing to the long drought hav-
ing Just been broken the preced-
ing day, every farmer with his
horse was needed in the fields to
show their best patriotism, so the
picnic at Sunny Hill was called
off until a later date when the
drive will still be made.
While a portion of the crowd
returned home from Sunny Hill,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford, Mrs. T. }.
Hayes, Misses Mamie Sweeney
Willie Mae Jones and Marie Ma"
gee drove on to Mt. Hermon for
an evenings engagement, and
after having six o'clock dinner
| with Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Tate,
they met with a representative
crowd in the Mt. Hermon school
house, where a most enthusiastic
Red Cross meeting was held.
O. E. Brock, as acting chair
man. made q few remarks and
vouched for the patriotism of his
town and community, reading
the list of the 80 boys raised in
that section who are now enlisted
for army and navy service, there
being several of the humber who
have already received honorable
promotions.
After this he introduced Mrs.
F. L. Sanford, who graciously
and explicitly presented Red
Cross work and the requirements
of a chapter, and the fesponss
was go like the usual "bigness
of the Mt. Hermon community
that a membership Of so was al
once secured and alarge number
of pins and buttons sold. The
drive was to be taken up later
thruout tha community, but thu
exact result has not as yet beer
ascertained.
Following is q list of the Mt
Hermon soldiers: A. T. Givens
Wallie Mcmillan, Shirk Schilling
Wyatt Smith, Nathan Smith, AL
fred King, Will Afford, Boss Dix
on, Eugene Nixon, Luther Schil'
ling. Lewis Afford, Gordon Ban
lister, Ernie Watson. Talmagt
Brumfield, Percy OFT, Stanley
OFT, Roland Schilling, Alber
Schilling, ,Vergil Varnado. Raleigh
! schilling, Otho Goings, Preston
} Banister, Dewitt Davis, Victor
OFT, Esco Simmons, Otis Morris
o. W. Afford, Angus Barker
: John Watson, Esco Fortinberry
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05
John Barleycorn is pale and sad,
He's full of fear and fright;
He looks away to Congress, and
Says: "Sherman sure was right.
Memphis Commercial Appeal

The United States placed $25,.
100000 to the credit of Great
Britain Monday, bringing the
total of loans to the allies to ST..
O43.OOO,OO0,
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05

When the government COM
pletes those airplanes we sug-
gest senator's and congressman
for the crews. They are so ac.
customed to being up in the
air" that high attitudes wouldn't
bother them.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05

Reorganized Russian armies
delivered a telling blow in Galicia
Sunday, taking an important
Austro. German position and
more than 10000 prisoners.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05

Race riots continued all day
and late into the night at East
ST. Louis, Illinois. Monday, caus-
ing the deaths Of many negroes.
possibly 30, and property loss
from fire of over $3,000,000.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05

Washington announced Tues
day that American warships
conveying our troops to France
last week had fought off two sub
marine attacks and sunk at least
one Of the U-boats.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05

Governor Pleasant issued a
supplemental proclamation, in
cluding four new subjects, three
being war measures, to be con-
sidered at the special session.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05
Angie, La, June a.

Editor Era.Leader,
Franklinton, La.
Dear madam:
sec u great deal in
your valuable paper in reference
to dog tax" First, l see the
police jury was considerate
enough Of the interest of the al
ready over burdened taxpayers,
to table the proposition until they
find out the sentiments Of the
people.
have SPOKEN to several tax
payers, who like myself, are
opposed to paying any more
taxes. And doesn't it occur to
you that our taxes have been
gradually raised until the limit
has been reached? By special
taxes, and one means and an
other which means additional
burdens until the small farmer
can hardly afford the necessities
of life.
10 to the records and see the
difference in my taxes now and
six years ago. Take look at
the delinquent tax list and see
how it is increasing each year.
| | think it to the interest of the
officers to submit any increase of
taxes, in what ever form it may
appear, to the tax payers. This
is not my sentiments alone, but
the tax payers of this section of
the country are already over
burdened, and if we are not pay
ing enough now to defray all
expenses, just simply cut out
some of the expenses. And for
the sake of tho people, who are
now expected to feed the world,
give them a chance to have a lit
tie bread, if they cannot afford a
little meat with it.
| don't know who it was that
put the estimate on the value OF
dogs at 90c per head or what
Kind of hog that he based his es-
tiluate ou-But, would rather be-
lieve, was based upon bull dogs,
bird dogs and poodles, which, if
| am correct will say, that ]
think the estimate is about 95
per cent too high.
I consider my dogs as being es-
sential to the farming interest of
this section Of the country, as a
number Of my neighbors are
ready to testify to the amount of
chickens, turkeys and hogs not to
say nothing of the gardens, pota.
toes, peas and velvet beans and
other things that my dogs have
been instrumental in saving fol
myself and neighbors. Now
trust that the honorable body o1
police jurors will do as | know
some of them pr omised to do.
Namely, try to reduce instead OF
increasing taxation.
Respectfully submitted,
g Eornoor
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05
Better Go While the Go.
ing Is Good.

Famous Hymn Credited to SAINT.
A famous hymn, The Day ls Past
and Over" is believed to be trans
lation from the Greek and written BY
st. Anatolus.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05
Attention, Farmers.

Since there are appeals being
made to US from every source,
from the President down to the
County Agent. for the raising of
more food and the conserving of
same, let me appeal to each of
you farmers, as individuals, to
leave no idle acres on your farm.
If some of your land has been
planted in early or sack corn and
has made a failure, cut this corn
and put it away as fodder and
plant more corn on the same land.
OF course it would be better if
you could obtain Mexican June
corn seed and plant it, but if you
can't get June corn seed, plant
any coru seed that you can get.
Possibly the seasons will be much
better than they have been the
first Of the year and you may be
still able to raise fair olop of
corn. Plant beans or peas in ev-
cry acre of corn.
All of you that have raised oats
be sure and save plenty Of seed
for fall planting. . We have every
reason to believe that the price of
seed will be high and We feel that
you should have plenty for your
self and some for your neighbor.
Begin to plan now to plant your
oats inOctober, for we all know
that the early planted oats bave
made heavier yields this year
than the late paintings.
]. V. Rabb, County Agent.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05
Notice, Book Lovers

Anybody may read Wav-
erley Club books by pay
ing ten cents per book.
Call at the Era-Leader Off
{lce and see the collection;
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05
Ticks and Prices.

AAS "
tie over two years old in ten tick
infested states-North and South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Florida, Louisiana, Ar
kansas, Oklahoma and Texas
was 5000 on January /, 1915.
For the remainder of the country
on that date it was $4S.47. In
Georgia and Florida the average
price was $18, in Alabama $50, in
Mississippi S22, in Louisiana S24.
In every tick-free state, with the
exception of Vermont and Tell
nessee, the average value was $40
or more and in 18 the average
was over $50.
There are two reasons why cat.
tie in a ticky country are worth
less than in a tick free one. They
weigh less and they bring less per
pound. They bring less because
they cannot be sold on the open
market, but must be disposed of
in quarantine pens for immediate
slaughter only. Experienced
dealers estimate that buyers offer
from so cents to $500 a hundred
weight less for cattle below the
guarantee line and the owner,
who cannot transship his herd to
another market or sell the ami
mais as feeders, is in no position
to stand out for a better price.
Ticky cattle weigh less because
they are scrubs to begin with and
because the tick sucks the blood
they used to make flesh. Exper-
iments have shown that when the
ticks are abundant they will take
in the course Of the year 200
pounds of blood from a thousand
pound steer. They don't take it
all at once, of course, but they
take it nevertheless and the steer,
in order to live, has to make new
blood. While he is busy at that,
he is not likely to put on much
weight. Fattening ticky steers is
like trying to keep leaky barrel
| full; there is a lot of waste in the
process.
| Furthermore, as all cattlemen
know. there is more money in
grade stock than in scrubs. Else.
where in the country farmers are
turning their attention to grading
up their herds, to securing ami
mails that will respond to good
treatment and feed; in the tick
Infested sections of the South
this has been impossible for mo
one will risk bringing pure.bred
bulls into a ticky county to die
from Texas fever.
Both directly and indirectly,
therefore, the tick keeps down
the weight of southern cattle and
the eradication Of the pest is es-
sential if the southern beef pro.
ducer is to compete on even
terms with producers elsewhere,
| The matter is as vital to the small
farmer as to the large cattle own.
IT, Students Of agriculture are
all agreed that the average south.
ern farm today has too little stock
upon it for it's own good. The
reason is obvious. Under the
conditions created by the tick,
cattle raising is not a sufficiently
attractive industry to appeal to
the average man. Without the
tick, the business assumes Diff
ferent aspect. This has been
abundantly demonstrated in those
sections in which the tick has
been eradicated. Almost invari.
ably the ticks Disappearance is
accompanied by an increase in
the quantity and an improve.
ment in tho quality of the coun-
|ty's live stock.-Bulletin of U. S.
lDept. of Agriculture.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05

The next examination for
teachers will be held July 30, 81.
and August l, white teachers IN
the High School building,) and
August |, 8, and 4, 1917, (negro
teachers iu the courthouse.)
?, i, stsipsse|a, sppt
The Era-leader., 1917-07-05

We offer The Era-Leader and
New York Thrice.a. Week World
b.ib QUE year for $500.