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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
MRS, NELLIE BARNARD
BURIED YESTERDAY

The funeral services for the late
Mrs. Nellie Barnard was held ycster.
dhy aftcrnocn at O'clock from the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. Edgar
Houston, or Jackson street. Rcv
Chcssman Of the Bapiist church, Of
ficiatcd at tho services.
The pail bearers were A. ID. Simon
M. w. Bach G. h. Gapen, David
Gregg, Milton Waterman and Charles
Bowermastcr. Burial was in Ottawa
avenue cemetery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
CITY SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERSHIPS T0bE
VOTED ON APRIL q.
JUDGE HENRY MAYO AND GEORGE
p. HILLS, PRESENT PRESIDENT,
TO SWAP PLACES JURIST PER-
euADED NOT TO QUIT AS HE
PLANNED.

Judge Henry Mayo, who announced
last summer his retirement from the
Board OF Education after more than
| forty years of faithful service render
ed Ottawas public school system, is
not to be allowed his freedom" at
least not until another year or two has
elapsed Friends have filed his peti-
tion for president of the Board, and
he will make The race with a clear
track ahead.
Recognizing MIR Mayo's worth and
to make his last years upon the board
return lin rs much in honor as is
possible, George Z. Hills will surren-
der the presidency to his veteran col
league. while he steps down into the
ranks as a common worker
The swapping" meets with the ap
proval OF both men and, unless oppo'
gition is formed, they will be elected
to each others old Office
The school election will be held
April q at which time two members
aud q president will be chosen. Mr
Hills willingness to trade with Judge
MAYO makes the election almost a
certainty. Fred Fischer, Main street
hardware dealer will be the third can
didate in the field.
The rassing Of the late Simon 9
Geieer left second vacancy on the
hoard aud Mr. Fischer will be elected
to fill that place.
Time for ming petitions closed al
midnight Wednesday There were
only the three names given the clerF
of the board and theirs will be the
only ones to appear upon the ballot
In ease opponents are brought into the
contest their names will have to be
written in.
Voting this year viii be under the
Australian system, giving the election
all the earmarks oil other contests III
which men are named to public ONCE
The rotainment OF Judge Mayo on
the board was q master stroke Tor the
city school system, He had previous
" announced his resignation and was
determined to step down and out 10
relieve himself OF a burden he had car
rieA for four decades. Now that ne
Ii back in the scrap he is determln
cd TO 40 in and win and the FREE
Trader journal bets right now tha'
ho'u win. Mr.. Hills and Mir. Fischer
/ both are highly qualified for the
work before them and their positions
on the hoard o1ly await their ascen
sicn to Office.
/ There will be only one polling place
during the election and that will be 1t
the Ottawa Hotel basement. The polls
viii be open from . in the morning
until 4 o'clock in the afternoon
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
AMI MARKESON LEFT
$99, 900 ESTATE; NO
WILL WAS PREPARED

The late Ami Markeson, wealthy
retired farnter whose death occurred
at his home in South Ottawa two
weeks ago, did not leave a will dis
posing of his $4,000 estate. A petit
tion asking that the estate be admin
istered was flied by Orville Varland
today and letters to issue were grant
ed him,
The property will be divided equal
ly among the three daughters.
Mr.. Markeson owned 1865 acres Of
farm lands in Nettle Creek township
Grundy county, and an so acre farm
in Miller township, this county he
also owned personal property con
ssting of cash and other collateral
amounting to S12,500. The realty is
held to be worth in the petition, at
$4,000.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
THREATENED TO SLAY
WIFE AND CHILDREN
NELS SWANSON TAKEN IN GUS
TODY-RELEASED AFTER HEAR
ING-WlFE WILL TRY TO Sc
CURE DIVORCE.

Living in great dread for fear that
her husband. Nels Swanson, would
carry out the threats to kill her and
members of their family, Mrs. Swan
son last evening caused the arrest OF
her quarrelsome spouse.
swanson threatened that he would
slay his wife and children with an
axe. Last evening at l0.30 O'Clock the
police were called to the home and
Swanson was taken into custody by
Captain of Police Charles Montgom-
cry.
He was locked up in the city jail
and this afternoon at ! o'clock was
arraigned for hearing before Justice
Koenig.
Mrs. Swanson represented that her
husband has On several occasions
threatened to kill her. Swanson was
released on bond on the promise
that he would not go near the homo
of his wife Mrs. Swanson stated that
she would start proceedings for q di
vorce. on charge OF cruelty.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12

LA Sale county, more than any
other county in the state of Illinois,
Is to be CONGRATULATED on account OF
tho passage today vi the $6o,o0000o
good roads bond measure in the
House and Senate al Springfield,
The bill will pass the senate and
then will go to the governor
for his signature unless there are
q few minor matters to be thfeShed
out in conference committee be
tween tho House and Senate, ana
when il reaches Governor l.Dwden
there i3 nh 'otsbt bnt that llo viii ijeu
the bill Immediately.
The State Highway Commission. N
tho appor,lonment of the network OF
trunk Zines, which are TO criSs-cfoss
the state. has assigned more improved
highways to this county than to any
other county in the state. The To-
tai milagc for La Sale county reaches
one hundred and hfty-two miles, and
will represent, an expenditure 81
$1,75o, ,cGo,oo
Tho La Sallo county mileage OK
cecds that of any Other county BY
over fifty per cent and results be.
cause of the central location cf the
county in the Illinois valley. The
plan OF appointment for La Sale
county provides for four cross coui-
ty highways, one extending from the
southern boundary Of the county
thru Streator, along the Bloomington
road, tara Ottawa and north on the
Freedom road to Leland, interSectlnS
with another cross state road At Syc'
amcre,
Another north and south Line VIII
cross tho county extending from Men
dota south to La Salc and from there
south running the enlirc length oi
the panhandle. Two east and west
lines cross the county, one passing
thru tho northern tier Of townships
thru the towns OF Le,and, FhrlVilie
Troy Grove and Mendoza The other
cross-lne extends over the Ivy Way
from Seneca, on the east, thru Mar
soilles, Ottawa, LA Sale and Peru.
The latter cross road is complete
state line running from Chicago t.
Peoria. and thence to Alton by way
OF the Illinois valley.
The plan was prepared by STATE
Highway Commissioner W. W. Mari
after a complete digest had been made
of all the county surveys and Tho
plans under contemplation for tho
construction Of state aid roads The
only changes made by the Horsc am
Senate were few minor alterations
that did not effect tho general schcmt
Of apportionment
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12

The Ottawa police department was
placed on war footing" this morn
ing when four new cops were added
to the force. The newly recruit Off
GERS are: Edward Haley, Edward
Houston, Harry Westcott and Peter
Creed, all members OF the fire depart
ment At the order of Commissioner
Palmer these men were sworn in and
granted police power this morning.
Just what the reason was for swear
ing the men into police service is not
known. Commissioner Walter B.
Palmer was out of the city today and
no statement could be secured.
Members of department are under
the belief that on account of the war
with Germany it is believed advisable
to have additional protection in the
city.
The muster of the firemen into serv-
Ice was kept very quiet none of the
men would state why they were taken
into the service.
Fireman Stevenson was the only
member of the department who had
police power and this was granted
him during the crusade against wreck
less driving by auto owners.
In view Of the scores of incendiary
| fires. some of which are said to have
been prompted by pro.German agitn
tors, it is believed that Ottawa Is fol
lowing in the same path of larger cit
les where fremen have been granted
police power
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
NEW MEANS OF COMBATING
SLACkERs FOUND IN CHICAGO

Chicago April 12-Slackers who
have sought to evade army service by
resortng to matrimony had another
obstacle placed in their already rocky
road today,
Ministers and officials empowered
to perform marriage ceremonies de
clared they would not unite In mar.
riage any couples Of which the man
was of military age unless there was
satisfactory explanation for the wed
ding.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
$1,750,00O WILL COME
HERE FOR CONCRETE
HIGHWAYS
PASSED BY HOUSE
SENATE WILL APPROVE BILL
THAT CALLS FOR MONSTER
BOND lSSuE-GREATES BENE-
FIT WILL BE DERIVED BY
COUNTY TOWNS.
BULLETIN.

Springfield, H., April. 1",--Thc
appropriation Of sSo,occ,coo fer a
comprehensive good road System
In Illinois cecmcd assured today
after the House nassed the bond
issue bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Meents, by vote OF
1C9 to 6. There was small oppo-
sition from the House and the
trip thru the Senate ie expected
10 be smooth. The issuc is to be
referred to the people in 1918.
The companion bill, providing
Cor a 20 per cent. increase IN
automobile licenses in 1919 and
another for SO per cent. increase
In 1920 to retire the bonds and
pay interest, also paced
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
Man Killed In Arsenal.

Philadelphia, April l2-- One man
was accidentally killed and another
probably fatally injured about lO:3O
last night when decorating fuse ex-
ploded at the Government arsenal at
Frankford, four miles northeast Of
here. The dead man is j Miller, the
injured man, ia dying at the Frank
ford hospital.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
EX RA
U. s. CAPTAIN PRISONER
ON GERMAN sUBSeA.

Washington, April 12-CharIes
w. Willard OF Portland Maine,
master Of the American schooner
Marguerite, was reported taken
prisoner by a submarine that sunk
his vessel in cabIeeram from
Consul Kemp at Tunis to the state
department this afternoon. The
crew Of 12 was saved after putting
in 46 hours in the boats.
The identity Of the submarine
which gave the warning but re-
fused to tow the schooner's crew
was not determined.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
WEALTHY EARLWLLE
MAN GIVES WIFE ALL

James Van Horn, wealthy Earlville
resident whose death occurred March
90, 1917, left his entire estate of $751;
Geo value to his widow, according 70
tho will which was filed for probate
today. No ether heirs are mentioned
in tho last testament.
Mr.. Van Horn owned 400 acres OF
farming property near Earlvllle ana
personal property to the value OF
$C,600.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
Not Appreciated.

"Why are you in prison, my good
MANI" asked the sympathetic visitor.
II wanted to do deed Of Kindness.
nun, but de law didn't see 1t dat way
moi"
II wuz told dat certain million
,ire's money wuz burden to him, an
[ tried to tighten his burden .'--Bir
ningham Age-Herald.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
PASS SSRESOLUT|ON
FORPAVEMENT|N
NORTH DISTRICT
ENGINEER FARNSWoRTH ESTI.
MATES THE COST AT $51, ,482.82-
COMMISSIONER HELFF RICH
VOTES AGAINST IMPROVEMENT.

The public hearing of the north OF
tawa pavement came up this morning
before the Board of Lacol Improve.
ments and there was no strenuous OBJ
jections of the original resolution OF
paving the north district. The reso.
luton providing for the Improvement
was adopted by vote of three to one.
The improvement will be Of con
crete base with a vitrified brick sur
face.
Commissioner August M. Helffrich
was the only member of the Board
that voted against the Improvement
and he said he was against the prop
osition that ninety-fve per cent of the
property owners in that district has
asked for resurfacing job.
When a call was taken on the mo.
tion of Commissioner Campbell for
the improvement Mayor Bradford,
Commissioner Campbell and Engineer
Farnsworth voted In favor OF the i'm
provement and Commissioner Helf-
frich voted against 1t.
Cost Over 5000.
The estimated cost of city Engineer
Farnsworth for the improvement It,
self is placed at s4S56S.7O. The Court
cost is s2,914.12. making total cost
Of the Improvement at $51.4S2.S2,
When the north side district is finish
ed little over two miles of pavement
will be added to the city
The high cost is account on the
width of the streets, the majority o
them being forty-eight feet in width
La Sale street north OF the bridg,
will be only thirty-six feet But Co
lumbus street. north of Marquette'
will be seventy-two feet
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
Easily Piqued.

"Ethelindn says she's going away to
10 trained nurse"
"She has been threatening that for a
ong time" commented Ethelinda's ia
thcr
"Onc of these days shell go"
III she does people will be hurting
,cr feelings Just the same aud she'll
e threatening to return home.'-
Washington Star.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
Get License to Wed,

A marriage license was issued ~
County Clerk Bach today tc {. Her
bert White and Miss Nora OBrlen
both OF Ottawa, and both aged u
years.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
FOUR POLICE ARE
ADDED TOFORCE;;
ORDER BY PALMER
LOCAL FiREMEN ARE GRANTED
POLICE POWER-MAY BE PART
OF SECRET SERVICE MOVE
PALMER OUT OF CITY.
BULLETIN.

A committee composed of Post
master Dougherty, Chief Of Police
Zurich, Joseph Boissenin and
Captain Of Police Charles Mont
somery appeared this afternoon
asking for an increase in tho sal
aries Of the fircmen and police.
Jas. j. Dougherty acted as spokes-
man for the committee. No ac-
tion was taken on account OF the
asbencc Of Commissioners Palm.
er and Campbell from the meet.
ing. The petition will be taken
up Monday at the regular meet.
ing Of the council.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12

windows may he kept clear and POI
ished II they are frequently wincd witt
n piece of chamois This prevents III
dust from caklng.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
Credit In hnslness is like loyalty IN

government. You must take what you
can find of IL aud work with II II pos
sible. -Bagchot.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12

Don't toll all yon know Keep IN
tie for seed Chicago News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12

The busy bee teaches us all n lesson
namely, not to get stung.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12

CONTINUED Oh Page 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
THE WEATHER

Rain tonight. Friday
cloudy. Probably rain.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-29

Attorneys for Plaintiff:
Names. Addresses.
r. d. Reynolds, Jerome, Idaho.
Paul s. Haddock, Shoshone, Idaho.
Longley & Walters, Twin Falls Ida.
First pub. Mar. %, last pub Anr %
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-29
BELIEVING IN OURSELVES.

Belief in self is the foundation
stone to individual success. but II
must be so strong in quality and so
resourceful in emergency that ii ut
terly refuses to admit discourage
ment There are different degrees of
belief In self and experience shows
plainly that 1t is only the most hon
estly conceived and most carefully
developed form of self-confidence
that is able to overcome those obsta-
Giles which seem to arise with such
relentless regularity along the path
of the earnest seeker after results.
says Charleston News and Courier.
Such a man tries to give the best
that Is In him In the effort to win
success. but because he lacks the
strong. hard confidence In his own
powers of accomplishment which Is
absolutely necessary to gain his ends
he becomes discouraged. He loses
his original point of view iR the con-
fusions Of his failure. because Il Is
hard Tor man to think and act In
the face Of disappointment with the
same force and enthusiasm which
characterized his more hopeful ef-
forts. That Is why we hear men who
have failed to say that the world Is
against them when they have really.
but most unfortunately, lost their way
In the darkness. The light that blazed
so gloriously at the outset of their
careers lost its brilliancy when left to
Itself, for hope needs to be cared for
sometimes to be kept alive. If the light
of hope, which after all Is faith In self,
be kept burning brightly all our lives
there would be small cause Tor depres-
sion and fewer failures.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-29

water TO drink and battle his wound In,
and to this he resolved now to drag
himself. To crawl across the space
that separated him from the pool re-
Quired all the strength he could sum-
mon. The sun was already well up
and its rays shot like spectrum arrows
through the spray of the dainty cat
aract, which spurted in jeweled sheet
over n rocky ledge twenty feet above
and poured noisily down from the
broad pool along jagged powders be-
low.
Crawling, choking with thirst, slow
ly forward, he reached the water, and.
reclining on his side and one elbow, he
was about to lean down to drink when
he suddenly felt, with some kind of an
instructive shock, that he was no long
err alone on the ledge. He had no in
terest in Analysing the conviction; he
did not even question 1t. Not n sound
had reached his ears. Only moment
before he had looked carefully all
around. But the field of his vision was
closely circumscribed by the walls
about him. 1t was easy for an invader
to come on his retreat unawares-at
all events, somebody, he was almost
sure, stood behind him. The silence
meant an enemy. The first thing to
expect was a bullet. 1t would prob
ably be aimed at the back of his head.
AT least he knew this was the spot to
aim for TO kill man instantly and
painlessly-yet he shrank from that
anticipated crash.
His thoughts, working in flashes of
lightning, suggested every possible
trick of escape, and as rapidly rejected
each. There was nothing for II but
to play the part. TO take the blow with
no more than Il culver when ii came.
He had once seen man shot In lust
that way. Braced to such determine
ton, De Spain bent slowly downward,
and, with eyes staring into the water
for reflection that might afford a
glimpse of his enemy, he began to
drink. Each mouthful of water was a
struggle. The sense of impending death
had robbed even the life-gving drafts
or their tonic each instant carried its
acute sensation of being the last. At
length, his nerves weakened by hunger
ana exposure, revolted under the
strain. Suppose it should be, after all.
a fantasy of his fever that pictured so
wildly an enemy behind. With an eff
fort that cost more mental torture than
he ever had known, he drew back on
his elbow from the pool, steadied him
self. turned his head to face his execu-
TONER, and confronted Nan Morgan.
(To be continued.)
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-29
800 Reward, 800.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all Its
stages and that is catarrh. Catarrh
being greatly Influenced by consti-
tutional conditions requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Medicine is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of the System thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease,
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The prop
rietors have so much faith in the
curative powers of Halls Catarrh
Medicine that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that 1t fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. ]. Cheney & Co., To-
ledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggists,
75c.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-29
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER lon Frontier day at Sleepy
Cat, Henry de Spain, gunman and train
master at Medicine Bend is beaten at
target shooting by Nan Morgan OF Music
dent, asks De Spain to take charge of the
Thief River stage line. but he refuses.
CHAPTER II-De Spain sees Nan dane
Ing with Gale Morgan. is later derisively
pointed out to Nan on the street by Gale
and Is moved to change his mind and ac-
cept the stage line job.
CHAPTER Hide Spain and Lefever
ride to Calabasas inn and there meet
Gale Morgan with Deaf Sandusky and
sassoon. GUNNER and retainers of the
charge Of stage driver and De Spain re-
fuses. De Spain meets Nan but fails to
overcome her aversion to him.
CHAPTER Iv-Sassoon knifes Elpaso.
the stage driver, and escapes to Morgans
gap, the stronghold of the Morgans. De-
Spain, Lefever and Scott go in after him,
and De Spain brings out Sasson alone.
CHAPTER Vile meets Nan. who de-
Lays him until nearly overtaken by tho
Morgans, but lands his captive in Jail.
CHAPTER VI-Sassoon breaks jail De
Spain boards the Morgans in a saloon
and is shot at through the window. He
meets Nan again.
CHAPTER Willie prevents her going
Into a gambling hall to find her Uncle
Duke and inside faces Sandusky and Lo-
gan, who prudently decline to fight at
the time.
CHAPTER Wilde SPAIN anxious to
make peace with Nan, arranges a little
plan with McAlpin. the barn man, to
drive her out to Morgan's gap. and while
waiting for her goes down to the inn to
get cup OF coffee.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-29
Sloan's Liniment for Rheumatism.

The torture of rheumatism. the
pains and aches that make life I'M
bearable are relieved by Sloan's Lin
iment, clean clear liquid that is
easy to apply ana more effective
than mussy plasters or ointments be-
cause 1t penetrates quickly without
rubbing. For the many pains and
aches following exposure, strains,
sprains and muscle soreness, Sloan's
Liniment is promptly effective. AL
ways have a bottle handy for govt,
lumbago, toothache. backache, stiff
neck and all external pains. At
druggists, 25c.