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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
CITY AND VICINITY ITEMS

Otto J. Gondolf, former Ottawa man,
and now a resident of Chicago. visited
with friends in this city today.
Miss Viola Soloman. teacher in
the Ladd public schools. is spending
the day with her parents in this city.
Miss Florence jackson. of Marseilles
was an Ottawa visitor this morning
Arthur Linden. of Joliet. transacted
business in Chicago today.
j. II. Calkins, who has been very i'll
for the past two months with bron-
chial pneumonia. is recovering nicely.
He is now able to be out for short
walks each day.
Mart Brett of this city is critically
i'll with pneumonia in Laid, Ill. Mr..
Brett was employed as conductor on
the c.. o. K p.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lane, of Fair
bury, ILL.,. are the guests of relatives
in this city for few days.
Commissioner and Mrs. p. j.
Meagher are rejoicing over the arrival
of baby boy at their home Tuesday
afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Alschuler are
spending few days with relatives in
Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. O'Conor were
Chicago visitors yesterday
Attorney V. j. Duncan spent yes
tcrday in Chicago,
August Koenig, of Wedron. was an
Ottawa visitor this morning.
Mrs p Schlageter, of Grand Ridge
has returned to her home after a
short visit at the home of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Vernon Yockey, in West Otta
wa
John Anderson. of Freeport. has re
turned TO his nome after short visi'
Yith Ottawa friends
John Morris made a business tril
H. La Sale yesterday afternoon.
Arthur Munson, of Newark, wa
n Ottawa visitor this morning.
John DeBclt, of Serena, TRANSACTED
business here this afternoon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
FOR HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER.

Jules f. Vallat, The farmer, the ball
player. the Buffalo Rock gardener anu
coal mine operator, is a candidate lor
the office of highway commissioner
julie is a young man and is known
throughout the city and township. he
is popular among the young fellows
and is the right sort to make GOOD
highway commissioner. We has 10
travel the roads as often as anybody
ana in all kinds of weather and con
seuuenty knows what should be done
to keep them serviceable the year
around.
Mr. Vallat has been engaged in run
ming the Buffalo Rock farm since his
marriage and with the grain, fruit
and vegetables has had almost enough
to keep one man busy, but he has
found time to start little coal nine
to supply his friends who needed coal
And if the people want he can find a
little more time to look after the
roads
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
CONNECTICUT CITY
- UNDER MARSHAL LAW

New Britain, Conn. Feb. 22.-New
Britain was still under martial law
today with 200 national suardsmen
available to prevent outlawry follow
ing a night Of terror resulting from
eight incendiary fires and explosions.
Uniformed soldiers patrolled the
streets all night. Shortly after day
break the situation was so well in
hand that they turned 10 the task OF
keeping order back to the city police
force and marched 10 the armory,
where they viii remain ready for in
stan; calls.
A check up on the damage today
disclosed that it is not as extensive
us nj first feared. The monetary loss,
,0fticiala declare. would be APPROX
>mately s4o.oo0. The principle loss was
the W. l.. Hatch building, housns
several stores, which was destroyed
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
BERLIN SAYS BLOCKADE
lSC0MPLETE SUCCESS

Amsterdam, Feb. 22-Germany's
starvation blockade of England is
beginning to. bear fruit. according TO
official utteralces made in Berlin.
Both Dr. Karl Helfferich. secretary OF
the Treasury, and Vice Admiral Won
Capelle, German minister OF marine,
declared at the meeting of the main
committee of the Reichstag that Ger
many's expectations are being sur
passed by the submarine fleet, says a
dispatch from Berlin today.
These declarations are in line with
the view generally held in official cir
Giles in Berlin that the ruthless U-boat
war will bring the great conflict to an
end this wear.
The forthcoming meeting OF the
Reichstag will be a very important
one and it is expected that DR. Won
Pethmann-Hollweg will make an adj
dress upon the foreign situation. par
ticularly the relations between Ger
many and the United States.
The government will ask from the
Reichstag a new war credit Of approx
imately SS,150. goo, part of which
will be used to finance Germany,
allies.
The Reichstag session may exteni
through March and into April.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
DEER PARK W00DMEN
NAME co. DELEGATES


Delegates to the county convention
Of the Modern Woodmen of America,
which is soon to be held in Ottawa.
were selected last night at a meeting
of Deer Park camp. No. ~.
A statement sent to clerks of local
camps by Head Clerk Mcnamara.
shows that the Woodmen gained
9,S4S members during the month OF
January. and the workas are urged
to do their best in February in the
following message:
February furnishes fertile and
fascinating field for fancy feats OF
foraging by our faithful tag-bearers.
Fife and flute fuse in fiaring fanfare
and finish in frolicsome finale Of
faultless frenzy. Fare forth to the
fray, fond fellows, and fetch EN- for
ward for our fulgent fraternity. Gid
dap"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Stln, Sore Muscles Relieved.

Cramped muscles or soreness follow
ing a cold or case of grippe are eased
and relieved by an application of
Sloan's Liniment Does not stain the
skin or clog the pores like mussy
ointments or plasters and penetrates
quickly without rubbing. Timber up
your muscles after exercise, drive out
the pains and aches Of rheumatism,
neuralgia, lumbago, strains, sprains
and bruises with Sloan's Lnment
Get a bottle today. AT all Druggists,
25c. 3
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
BRITISH STEAMSHIP
CORS0 SUNK By SUBSEA

London, Feb. 90. 49, TIC British
steamship Corso, 3,2l2 ions, has been
SUNK Lloyds announced today. 1t is
believed that she was sunk by sub
marine in or near the Mediterranean.
Up to today 1879 ships, having to-
tai tonnage of more than 347,4O0, had
been reported sunk in barred zone
waters
French Report Four Sunk.
Paris, Feb. 22.-The destruction OF
four ships by submarines was Official
~ announced here today. They were
the Dutch steamer Ambon. 3,o9S tons;
Norwegian steamship Alice. 709 tons;
Russian steamer Segrid, 2,l94 tons
and British trawler.
Five Americans on Skogland.
Washington, Feb. 22.--Five mef
claiming American citizenship, were
members OF the crew OF the Swedish
steamer SKogland, sunk by subma
rine after the crew had been giyeI
ten minutes to get INTO the boats, ac
ccrding to cablegram from Consu
Hurst, at Barcelona, to the State lie
partment today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Winter BRINGS Colds to Children.

A child rarely goes through the
whole winter without cold, and every
mother should have a reliable remedy
handy. Fever, sore throat, tight chest
and croupy coughs are sure symptoms.
\ dose of Dr. Bells Pine Tar Honey
will loosen the phlcgm. relieve the con
%csted lungs and stop the cough. Its
antispetc pine balsams heal the
soothc For Group. whooping cough
and chronic bronchial troubles try DR.
rell's Pine Tar Honey. At all Drug
2ists. Bic. :
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Very Effective Method
for Banishing Hairs

At very little cost any woman can
rid her face of hairy growths II she
will use the deatone treatment. This
is made by mining some water with
Il little powdered delatone. This paste
is spread upon the hairy surface for
9 or 3 minutes, then rubbed Off and
the skin washed, when every trace of
hair will have vanished. No harm
reslllts from this treatment. but care
should be used to buy real delatOne.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
A Simple Way to
Remove DandruH

There is one sure way that has new
er failed to remove dandruff at once,
and that Is to dissolve It, then you
destroy 1t entirely To do this, just
get about four ounces Of plain, com
mon liquid arvon from any drug store
(this Is all you will need, apply 1t at
night when retiring; use enough to
moisten the scalp and rub 1t in gently
with the finger tips.
BY morning, most If not all, Of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of 1t, no mat
ter how much dandruff you may have.
You will find all itching and digging
of the scalp will stop instantly, and
your hair will be fluffy, lnstrods, CLOS.
sy. silky and soft, and hook and feel
hundred times better.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Continue New York Riots.

New York, Feb. 22-Food rioting
broke out again today for the third
successie day. The outburst against
high food prices spread from Man
haitian into Brooklyn and Markets and
Pushcarts were wrecked in many sec
tons by bands CT angry housewives.
Police are finding each successive
days brings q more serious situation In
Brooklyn four arrests were made To-
day
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Jitney Bus Schedule.

The Jitney Bus schedule for the
present will provide i thirty minute
service to East Ottawa beginning at
II o'clock a. M Tho last car leaves
for East Ottawa at 10 o'clock p. m.
On stormy days forenoon schedule
will be maintained, starting at Z a. M.
FELIX WAYCULIS.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Dresses
The Silks YOU Want are Here

What color do you want? DO you want taeta,
popIIn, crepe de chine, satin, or georgiette crepe?
DO you want plain color a novelty pattern IN a
stripe figure plaid? Whatever your preference
you can satisfy your needs at IRONS SILK depart
nent Hundreds OF pieces Of silk that will stand the
test Of wear at prices ranging from 81 Upwards par
yard.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22

When Baby was sick, we gave her
Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for
Castoria.
When she became Miss she chung to
Castoria.
When she had Children she gave them
Castoria.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
South Ottawa Taxes.

Are now due and payable. Mondays,
Tuesday and Wednesday at Farms
worth K Sons grocery, Thursdays
Fridays nd Saturdays at National City
Bank. Personal taxes MUST be paid
to the collector.
J. M. BECK, Collector
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Notice W. c. Q. Of z.

The regular meeting of ST. Column
ba Court, No. 1896, Womans Catholic
Order Of Forcaters, will be postponed
until Friday evening, March 2.
LORETTA M. GULL,
Chief Ranger.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22


The regular meeting OF st. Column
ba Court. No. 9g6, Womans Catholic
Order of Foresters, will be held on
Friday evening, March ?, instead OF
Thursday evening.
The next meeting of the Student
membership of the Amateur Musical
Club win be held Friday evening.
March 9Th, at Shabbona school.
Tie annual ball and banquet of the
Ottawa Commandery No. no. Knights
Templar, will be held this evening at
the Masonic Temple. The banquet
will be served to the. Knights and
their ladies at $50 O'Clock, which will
be followed by reception and dance.
The affair this evening will be formal
and marks one OF the biggest social
functions of the year.
q j. p
The all day meeting of the ladies
OF Christ Episcopal church will be
l:eli tomorrow at the parish house
The day will be spent in sewing and
the report from the annual bazaar
will be made. Luncheon will be
served at 1:3G o'clock. Mrs. c. J
Byrne and Mrs B. G. Crosby will be
the hOstesses.
What promises to be a novel enter
! tainment will be staged this evening
at Clapper Il Nerner's hall, where
Washington dance" will be given
Prizes will be awarded to the bes
dancers and in keeping with the sea
son the Virginia reel and other colo
NAL dances will be introduced. Stokes
orchestra will furnish the music fol
/ the occasion.
The parents who have boys in Co
G are planning TO give them a banque
on Friday evening at Clapper q Yer
ner's hall. A program will be ar
ranged ana an elaborate feed will b.
rendered the Co. c boys
y & q
Miss Theresa Erb ana Miss Cath
crime kerste will be the hostesses O
/ the Eastern Star card party Wednes
day afternoon. March I.
Miss Helen Hawkes. and Miss Ann
Hathaway We're the hostessps at tn
/ bridge party Of the Ottawa Boat Gu
yesterday afternoon. Eight table
I were filled at bridge and the most Ell
] joyablc afternoon was spent by all.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
CHAMPAIGN VOTES TO TAKE
NEW FORM OF GOVERNMEN T

Champaign. H.. Feb. 22-The city
Of Champaign yesterday voted, by q
majority Of 2S5, TO go under com
mission form of government
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
For Commissioner.

julie F. Vallat desires to announce
himself as a candidate for highway
commissioner. subject to the decision
of the Democratic town primary.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22

The regular meeting of the knights
OF Columbus will be held thts evening
at s o'clock. T. j. MCNAMARA,
6E Grand knight,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
RECEPTION TO COMPANY C

Given by the employees of Clapper
& Werner Friday evening, February %,
u917, at Clapper & Verners Hall. Din
ner at 7 o'clock. Heinrich orchestra.
Dancing 9 to y. Tickets, soc.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Cooked Food Sale.

Pie ladies of the Woman's Relief
Corps, will hold a cooked food sale all
day Saturday at Teachout's Ten-Cent
Store, Main street entrance
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
NOTICE..


All special assessments for paving
and sewers due Jan. /, 1917. and not
paid by March |, 1917, will be re-
turned delinquent on that date. Per-
sons owing same will save money by
paying in the city Office before March,
/, 1917.
W. w. CURTIS,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
SCARCITY OF FOODS
ALARMS WASHINGTON

CONTINUED from page H.
investigation of the department of az
riculture and the Federal Trade Com
mission.
Announcement that enormous dem
onstrations are being arranged for
next Saturday in number of the
larger cities caused worry here While
keeping such demonstrations under
control is entirely the task of the To-
cal authorities is realized that they
make an appeal TO natural hysteria,
which easily could result in widespread
rioting. And women ard children who
admittedly are suffering the pangs OF
hunger cannot be man handled either
by police or troops.
Embargo On All But Food.
Washington, Feb IIerculean cf-
forts were made today by high rail-
road officials To rush freight cars to
the West in order that they may be
filled with foodstulls and rushed back
TO eastern cities The Interstate Com
mission. acting under pressure from
every big city in the East has issued
urgent demands upon the heads OF
every railroad. Reports to the com
mission today indicate that the de-
mands are being met.
So drastic is the situation in some
cities that the railroads have been r.
food and fuel trains. PASSENGER scuel,
ules VIII be sacrificed ii necessary,
/ Il was declared
Can't Get Foods.
Chicaeo. Feb. %. No power On
Garth can bring Immediate. effective
relief from the food crisis Chat has
/ brought rio,inS in larger cities and
caused intense suffering among Tho
poor lhruout the country.
This was The view expressed today
I By tho big western commission men
best situated to size up the nations
food problem. They agreed that eveg
! il the eastern railways rush thousands
of empty cars into the West in al
effort to hurry food to the relief o
/ the poor in the East, the situation
! will be little improved. The erea
stcrehouses OF the West that house
! the nations food supply, are practical
! lv nyhnuStcn
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Dresses
That will be the TALK OF
the Town"

There's dress manufacturer in New York
one of the big ones--who is continually doing
things" that make his competitors wear 4 look OF
Wondernent and 'interogaton."
The "unusua' with the manufacturer this time
is selling for reasons Of his own about so OF the
stnarte3t cleverest, "stunnngest' excuse SO many
supcrlatiIes they're justfed) spring dresses we've
seen average Of about rs per cent. below recu.
lar prices, to pass along TO our customers as we
bought them. These the facts so far as figures
can talk. Come and the dresses for the rest OF
the story
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Quality WoolenS tor Your New
Spring Dress

Many woolen dresses will be made this spring.
and to comply with the anticipated demand FOR ma.
terial3 our shelves have been loaded down with doz
of bolts Of serges gabardines, popIins and repp
cloth.
Worthy of particular mention the serges and
uabardines in practically complete line Of colore
varying in price from 75c to S135 the yard.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
RAGS WANTED

We will pay DC per pound for clean,
cotton rags at this office
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Materials for The Tub Dress
are here i'm Abundance

This Is the OF the year when hundreds OF
women are doing their spring sewing and Tor these
have provided an assortment OF scores OF dainty
wash fabrics equal in quality pattern and dye with
the ghowinq of former seasons and IRONS have al
ways had pretty wash goods. DO your spring sew
Ing early.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Grant to Misses Hall.

Attorney Macarthur contended that
the O'Neil property is not part of the
land owned by the state, but that it
includes portion of the present site
of Marseilles which was granted soon
after the Black Hawk war to the
Misses Hall, whose parents were
among the settlers massacred by the
Indians along Indian creek near Hard
ing. The Misses Hall afterwards dis
posed Of the land.
In order to give the attorneys
time to look up the title to the prop.
erty and thus satisfy themselves, Jus.
ice Allen granted a continuance.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
BOYS AT PEN LIVE
ON FAT OF LAND

Joliet, Feb. 22-High Cost of Liy-
ine. the bugaboo Of everyone, from
banker to bOardcr, isn't al the state
prison. Despite the fact that food
stulfs are scarce and costly the pinch
Of high prices has been kept from
with the prison walls SO far With
bread, meat and vegetables soaring
skyhigh in a burst OF exuherant rock.
citing toward the height CT impos-
sihe prices, with potatoes retailing at
s. per bushel, the convicts wear an
Il don't worry look when meal time
rolls around And there's a reason.
There's what they ate at neon TO.
day:
Vegetable Soup
Roast Beef Potatoes
Bread Syrup
Coffee
Every day Of the week, with spe-
cials on Sunday, the conyicts are
given more Than 40 bushels OF p0ta-
toes, some hundred odd gallons of cot
fee, a small moutain Of bread and
Usually soup OF some variety. That's
Why there's no wall against the II.
! C.. Of l.. from that quarter
/ All ediblos are bought in whole
4 sale quantities for the prison. In
4 this method Of buying a considerable
4 sum is saved but with prevailing
prices even wholesale purchasing is
exorbitant, say prison officials. All OF
/ the worry from the high prices comes
outside of the walls, however, for n
matter what the prices may be, the
men are not underfed, and their ra-
lions have not been curtailed or lack
ing in variety since the first touch OF
living cost troubles according to the
officials.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Tatteta, Crepe-de-Chine
and GeOrQiette Creme

In the soft, pretty tnts of Gold Beee, Mustard Rose,
Copenhagen, as we'll as the darker coors of Navy,
Brown Taupe and Green.
We are pricing frocks at least Is
per cent. under value to introduce
this wonderful | in at $3.50,
$l5, $3.50, $3.50 and $3.50.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Claimed Canal Property.

Mr. O'Neil is represented in the
litigation by Attorney p. NJ. Mac
Arthur of Marseilles, the telephone
company by its attorney from Spring
field, while Walter A. Fanneck, of La
Sale. attorney for the commissioners
of the Illinois 4 Michigan canal, was
here to represent the state
The plaintiff claims that his manu-
featuring site extends to the waters
edge of the canal. Three years ago
the Central Union Telephone com
pany got a permit for erecting its
pole line along the south bank of
the canal butchering the large trees
and causing such other damage that
the canal commissioners called halt
by arresting the superintendent.
When Attorney Panneck arrived he
contended that the O'Neil company's
factory is located on state property
and that the canal commissioners
many years ago simply gave a lease
to il.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
MASSACRE GRANT,
ISSUE IN LAW SUIT
UNUSUAL CLAIM MAKES ITS APP
PEARANCE IN MARSEilLES ]. p.
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PHONE
COMPANY.

Marseilles, Ill, Feb. ga land
grant by the United States govern
ment to victims OF the Black Hawk
war now figures in the lawsuit of
T. L.. O'Neil. who brought suit for
$500 damages against the Central
Onion Telephone Company because
that concern erected pole line along
the canal bank in the rear of the
O'Neil Implement Manufacturing com
pany's factory
The case was set for trial in the
court OF Juice w. II. Allen in Mar
settles, hut owing to the raising of
the new issue it was continued for
ten days.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22

CONTINUED from page H.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-20
No Hatred.

Although Well car that kaiser skate,
and beef the kron prinx chap. we chant
no bitter hymn OF hate, as we 70 forth
to scrap. When we. have polished OFF
the Hun. no vengeance we'll demand:
Wen calmly put away the gun In our
umbrella stand: Some nations. worn by
William should be boiled in oil. his son
fed to q shark. But there's no hatred
in our heart. we're sane and circum-
spect: when we've upset Bills apple
cart, harsh measures we'll reject. We'll
put old Kaiser Bill away. where he can
do no harm, and set the kron prime
pitching hay on some sequestered farm.
For Hindenburg a lonely rock. an island
bleak and bare, where. gulls around his
head will flock, and lay eggs in. his
hair. We. wish to see the German state
once more q happy land, and we shall
whoop no hymn OF hate. when old Red
Bill, is canned. But she must still be
pounded down till Bill no more shall
own his ermine. scepter, sword and
crown. his scrofula and throne. Tho
kron prinz must be In a, crate, Pop Him
denburg in Jail, or Though we sing no
hymn OF hate) our work will not avail.