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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
EVERYBODY TO TURN
OUT PATRIOTIC DAY
COMMITTEE URGES ALL RESI-
DENTS OF CITY TO MAKE
EVENT MOST SUCCESSFUL IN
oTTAWAS HISTORY.

An appeal was issued today to tn
people to take an active part in Otta
was patriotic day by turning out el
masse to participate in the celebra
tion Of what gives promise of beinl
one OF the most enthusiastic demon
strations of national pride ever exhib
tied in the city.
Memorial Day has been designat,
as the day for observing this event
In their appeal calling upon all Otta
wa to join in the celebration. tn,
committee says:
TO the People of Ottawa and Vi
cinity;
At meeting of the Memorial
Day Association, held in the
court house on last Monday eve
ming, a committee from the Cham
ber of Commerce was present to
consult with the association about
tt.tNi dtlilN hSiiibl 10y th''
year as a general day of display
of patriotism. In this time of ma
tional crisis, the American people
are being appealed to from pulpit,
press and platform; from legisla-
tive halls the length and breadth
of our glorious country, to come
forward a hundred million strong
and show to the whole world that
without regard to creed, race or
ancestOry, we are all Americans
and prepared to line up together
at any cost for the best interests
of country and humanity The
sooner we do this, the greater i'm
preston will our action have on
the people of the civilized world.
Imagine for moment the impress
sion that will 20 out to humanity,
if from one and of our country
to the other we turn out en-
masse on May 30th, and present
a united front to all mankind,
We in Ottawa are prepared to do
our bit. therefore the committee
in charge have invited every or
ganization in Ottawa and vicini-
ty to send three delegates at least
to a meeting to be held In the
circuit court room in the court
house en- Friday evening at . o.
clock. All Our societies should be
represented theio. fraternal' re
lgious, labor, social, parents,
teachers and farmers associa-
tions should all he represented.
If any Of these associations
have not yet been reached, the
committee will try to invite them
before Friday The time for pre-
paration is very short Much de
tail work must be done. BE with
us on Friday evening and help
all you can as individuals and so
cietics to make this the greatest
celebration in the history of our
city, THE Mlll EN-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
; YEAR OLD Child
IS SACRIFICED TO
bONF FIRE: Of LEAVES
MAE BACON, DAUGHTER
OF Mr.. AND MRS. JOHN BACON
OF SOUTH OTTAWA TOWNSHIP
MEET FRIGHTFUL DEATH
PLAYMATES WATCH m HOR-
ROR.

Little Mac Bacon. three years old
daughter of Mir aud Mrs John Ia.
con, of South Ottawa township, met
death in a horrible fashion ycster.
day afternoon at O'Clock as the re
suit Of burns received from a bonfire,
while her sister, Irene Bacon, aged s.
and cousin John Roth. aged five.
looked on with horror.
A mothers courageous attempt TO
save the child from the Gendish
flames as they enveloped the body of
the little one was pathetic, but death
relieved the babe of her suffering,
three hours after the accident occur
red
What might be termed gross care.
IessneS3 is attributed to man John
Crawford Of Win3ter. Kansas, who al
ter starting a fire of leaves. went
away. while the three little children
played about the flames, uumindful Of
their d2nger
MIR Crawford started the fire at
noon The bright light Of flames. and
the smoke and odor OF the burning
leaves attracted the children to the
fire, which had been started only a
short distance from the Bacon farm.
house They yentured the blaze scat
tered a few leaves Oh the flames and
watched the fire with childish gleo
in her playful spirit and youthful
enthusiasm, Mac, the yoUngatcr of the
children, ycntured too near the
flames one caught hold of her dress,
and II was but a matter 0i u few
moments until her little body was a
mass of flames. ShC screamed in
pain her playmate screaming IN a
fright The mother heard the cries
Of fright that comes in panic and ran
10 the scene When she arrived only
few shreds Of the little girls cloth
ing were left A heavy wooden stock.
ing cap. had prevented the wicket
flames from catching fire to her hair,
/ Mrs pacon tore the burning cloth
rng from her child in spite of the
ract that her hands wor-, badly burn.
ed in doing So Dr i'read of this
city was summoned but the burns
and the shock were too severe ana
death relieved the child Of her suf.
roring at 4 O'Clock.
Funeral arrangements arc now be.
n9 made
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
GERBER'S MlNSTRELS
HAVE EXCELLENT TALENT

Mr. Gerber Of Gerber's Honey Boy
Minstrcis and Miss Felicia Rude will
be among the stellar attractions at
the Gerber's minstrel show on the
10th and l7th at the Gaycty theatre.
Mr. Gerber and Miss Rude will appear
in a specially dance TN the Far East -
Mr. Gerber is specialist in his line
and Miss Rude is well known thruout
the city az a clever little dancer.
The number of specialtics is being
provided under the direction Of Mr.,
charge Of the orchE 5tra.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
BhCKES CONTINUES
A u. S. PRISONER

Peter Rackea Elks' porter, who was
arrested yesterday under the govern
ments "alion enemy act continues a
nrisonor at the county jail federal
officers doing nothing with his case
today. lfnti some final disposition IS
made Of his case, friends are seeing
that he is we'll provided for and meals
are being given him from day to day.
Authorities last night were on the
trail Of another suspect, but refused
to divulgc his name OF the oilenSc
charged against him lie is said to be
Young German who has been IN this
country but few years.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
CHILDREN OF PERU
SCHOOLS WILL HAVE:
FIELD EXHIBITION

A field day exhibit. in which ft-
teen hundred school children of Peru,
viii participate viii be held Friday
May IS. at Washington park in this
city The exhibition is staged under
the personal direction of Mrs. f. W.
Wacchter, physical director and the
Wosclox Band of Peru will furnish
the music. There will be high jumps,
broad jumps, foot races, and pole
climbing for boys and girls in the
third and eight grades. In the af
tornoon there will be athletic dancing
and numerous other games. The
Peru BUSINESS Mems Association will
donate the prizes for the children
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10

Thcre win be n meeting Of the
Federation Of parcutToachers' Asso-
citation tonight at O'Clock in the su.
perwsora room of The court house All
mcmhers of every Parontreachers'
Association in ottawa or any one in.
terested In educational work is urged
to attend. JOHN SCHUMACHER,
Secretary pro TEN.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
w. D. EIChELBERGER
WAS KICKE DBY MULE;
INJURY NOT SERIOUS

W. B Eichelberger, of 1873 state
street, was painfully injured TINS
morning at 7.30 o'clock when he was
kicked by mule Mr.. Eichelberger
went to the rear of the mule with the
intentions Of feeding her. One blow
struck him on the chin, while anoth
er struck him on The side of the face
lie was taken to Ryburn hospital
and was given medical attention by
DR.. j IT, Edgcomb.
His injuries are said not to be OF a
serious nature.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10

and from $4,000 to $4,000 for q mar
riod man. This means that single
man making S. 600 per year viii have
to nay war tax Of . per cent on tho
same. and married mon making W,
GOO win pay n Ike taX As the in.
come incro0scs. the tax demand in.
crcascs. luromce Of half million
dollars or moro will pay a war tax OF
33 per cen, on Tho same. In Other
words, oncthird e such incomes VIII
be taken over by the government
Increases arc made in the inhorI
lance tax schtulr. Some Of these VIII
affect Ottawa people who are bc'nl
benefited by inheritanccs.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
WORRY OVER DEATH
Of HUSBAND CAUSES
WOMAN To END LIFE
DEATH or HUSBAND FiV (
MONTHS AGO PREYEO UPON
EiRS. JOSEPH HATTIE EWAY'S
MIND UNTIL che DECIDED TO
END HER GRIEF BY ASPHYxlA-
TlON.

Despondent over the death of her
husband and despite the efforts OF
friends to reconcile her TO her loss,
Mrs Mary A. Hathaway widow of
the late Joseph C. Hathaway, decided
on tuesday night to end her grief
hy asphyxiation Her lfeless body
was found this morning in apartments
she leased two weeks ago for light
house keeping at the Mr. and Mrs
George Forbes home, corner of Pearl
ana Grafton streets, East Ottawa
That melancholia superinduced by
the passing of Mr.. Hathaway on No.
yember % last caused Mrs Hathaway
to decide upon her rash act, is admit
ted by all who knew her intimately.
No consolation they could oner would
cheer her and release her from her
oppression She lived in the past and
her reminiscenses dealt entirely with
the happy days zone by
The discovery of Mrs lIatheway's
liioless body lying upon the floor of
the bathroom of her apartments was
made at about z o'clock today by Mrs
Forbes. who aroused by the odor of
escaping gas, instituted an inycsti-
cation, with its resultant shocking dis
closures
The last seen or heard Of the de-
ceased was on Tuesday night when
Mr. and Mrs Forbes remsmbpred Of
having heard Mrs Hathaway moving
about in her rooms Yesterday no at
tentiou was paid her under the
thought that perhaps she had gone out
for the day, until Mrs, Forbes was
first able to detect the ordOr oi gas
During the afternoon she forced an
entrance to the apartments by climb
inp into window ON gaining on
trancc in this way she discovered one
o. the valves on the gas range had
been turned Thinking that Mrs
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10

Edward Bruusbach prominent res.
idont Of Leonoro, lied Yesterday in
the Sfrcator hospital aged about AZ
years. Death occurred late in the
afternoon following a four weeks i'll
ness Of spinal menengtis.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
purchaccr Must Pay.

The bill provides that tie purchaser
Of movie picture ticket must pay a
war tax Of ten per cent on each pur
chase. If the ticket costs 10 cents
the usual price in Ottawa ,hc pun
chaser would have to 2dd one cent
additional 10 take care of Unclc SANS
demands
What is true OF moving picture
tickets ,a also true Of basebali tick
cts and all other tickets for amuae-
ment6 and entertainments
Il is proposed to assess motion pic.
ture films It the rate of one cent per
linoal foot IN some way this t1y viii
probably he passed on 10 the pur
chaser. Al al events. there are rocks
ahead for the five cent movie pictGro
house
There arc other surprises ror tho
Ottawa citizen A tax Of iy" pr cont
on light, heat ana telephone bills has
been inserted in the bill Under Ills
section, when tae houacheldcr soes
to pay his monthly bin fer electric
light ana fas, ava his bin rpr t~'c
phone service, he will Farc to pay IN
additional ; per cont ol The amount
of tho bills for the support Of the
Goyernurnt during the war period. II
your combined bin is 15 you will con
trihutn 1n additional ~ ppDl. in t.p
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
Back Taxes To BE Hit.

ono of the unpleasant surprises to
Ottawa people is u retroactive tax on
the incomes Of last year which were
subject to a tax under the old schcd-
nlc. Payment on all these income
tazos for the year ending Dec 81,
1916, is due by July ! Some Ottawa
people hayo paid their tax, and some
have not. The revenue makers pro.
pose TO add special tax Of onclhird
10 all theso claims Those who have
already paid VIII be asked 10 step up
TO the desk again, and pay a sum
equal to ono-third oI what they have
already paid. Those who have not
paid will find this spocial tax Of one
third added to their bill when they
settle. It Is estimated these special
increases will yield about $loO,OoO.ocO
The Tux on excess profits stands a'
iG per cent ON profits over y per cent
and $4,000. This means that after
concern has checked off per cent II
the way Of profits for the year, ant
has added ST., 900 to this sun, that al
surplus remaining will be subject to
war tax Of 16 per cent
$1,000 Incomes included.
Income tax exemptions are lowerc'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight
and Friday, Not much
change in temperature.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
$1,000 Incomes Included.

Income tax exemptions are lowered
from $4,000 to $1,000 for single man
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-28
A Little knowledge
May Be Dangerous
But the Door Shut

Sometimes little knowledge is a
dangerous thing, but it proved the
salvation of few Pensacola chaps
who acted as supers to Sarah Bern
hardt.
Most of them were high school stu
dents, and at one time or another had
taken smattering of French, but it
stood them in no stead, before the
rapid volubility of the attendants,
and particularly useless on the little
Frencbman, who was arranging their
costumes,
While in the midst of the toilette,
someone entered the dressing room
and left the door open. Overcome
either by modesty or the cold draught,
thy shouted in unison, "Shut the door,
but it remained open, and the attend
ants looked at them as though they
had given college yell.
After several useless repetitions, one
became reckless and mastering all his
vocabulary in one plaintive sentence
he shouted at the top of his voice:
Farmer la Porte"
And it was,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-28
WAKE UP WITH HEAD CLEAR,
STOMACH SWEET, BREATH
RIGHT, COLD GONE.

Take one or two Cascarcts tonight
and enjoy the incest, gentlest liver
and bowel cleansing you ever expert
enced. Wake up feeling grand, your
head will be clear. your tongue clean,
breath sweet, stomach regulated and
your liver and thirty feet of bowels
active. Get box at any drug store
now and get Strengthened up by
morning. Stop the headache, bilious
ness, bad colds and bad days. Feel
fit and ready for work or play. Gas.
carets do not grippe, sicken or incon-
venience you the next day like salts,
pills or calomel. They're finel
Mothers should give a whole Cas-
caret anytime to cross, sick. bilious or
Efeverish children because it will act
thoroughly and can not injurc.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-28
GERMAN SECRETARY
SENDS MYSTERIOUS LETTER

Paris, Jan PA former secretary
of the German legation in Paris re-
Gently managed to have delivered to
a woman acquaintance in Paris let
ter announcing his return to Paris
next May and expressing the hope
that their former courteous and cor
dial relations might be resumed.
The bearer of the letter left it with
the concierge of the apartment build
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-28

eral days this week.
Silas Monday of Pensacola spent
Wednesday with his sister, Mrs. W..
R. Brown.
Frank Rogers is in Chicago in the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-28

employ of D. F. Sullivan. He ex-
poets to attend night school while
there.
Mrs. w. n. Hartgrove and son,
w. N. Jr., spent Saturday with Mrs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-28

charging the plant and putting in
improved machinery.
Mr.. Bangston was a Camp Wall
ton visitor Sunday last.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-28

Battenfeld on Bay Beach and also
called on Mrs. John Haseman at the
Dye Plant. Everyone was busy at
the plant and they are producing dye
all the time. They are contemplating
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-28
FOR SAIL
One of the Most Attractive Little
Places in Escambia County

Ten Acres of Good Productive Land, in cult
vation with new cross fences;
A Coy, Six-room House, with hall and pan
try-arranged for comfortable hone-newly
painted, screened and in excellent repair;
Completely Furnished with good furniture
including every requisite of a modern suburban
home;
New Barn, Poultry Houses and out buildings;
water tank with new Fairbanks engine; water
piped to house and barn;
Two Horses, with wagons and harness;
twelve Pigs;
All Necessary Farming Implements;
Large Garden Planted; Bearing Satsuma,
grapefruit, peach, pear and other fruit trees.
Ideally Located at Brent, only three blocks
from the hard road; near railroad station school,
church and store; only short distance fom the
city
AS I am leaving Floida, this splendid, little,
completely equipped place will be sold at very
attractive price
tits just the place for city man who wishes
country home or for practical gardener who
seeks of the best ten-acre tracts available in
this section.
Come and see it,-you can motor out from
Palafox and Garden streets in fifteen minutes
you will be pleased with the land the location the
buildings and the furnishings, and you will be
more than pleased with the price at which it
be bought
STEVE ALLEN
Mail address: Brent, Florida
Motor Route CA, Pensacola
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-28
NAVAL STORES

The spirit market was firm at
so 3-4, with sales of 1873 casks.
Receipts, Casks
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-28

ing where the lady resides, then dis
appeared.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-28
JACKSONVILLE MARKETs

Jacksonville, Jan. 27.-The spirit
market was steady, at 81, with sales
of 81 casks.
Receipts, Casks
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-28
GARNIEPS

GARNIEPS
Carriers, Jan. 27.-Mrs. w. N.
Hartgrove spent Thursday visiting
with Mrs. W. R. Brown.
P. L. Hand operated his mill sew
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-28
SAVANNAH MARKETS

Savannah, Jan. 27.-The spirit
market was firm at 81 with sales of
So casks.
Receipts, Casks
Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1917-02-15
LOCAL AND Personal NEWS

PRICE.
| Jersey Dairy-Milk for SALE
Wllkinson's.
Hal D. Wheaton is in from his
Goldfield ranch.
Get your American steel corr
cribs al j. F. Anderson Lbr. Co
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kenaston
we're arrivals from Sioux Falls
last week.
Mrs. Frank Roughton WIS q
Belle Fourche visitor the past
week.
E. C. Young and George Ross
will hold a public sale Saturday ,
February 23rd. VII
Hard and soft coal can be had
in any quantity at the Anderson
Lumber Company.
Mr.. Tribby is expected to reach
mere tomorrow and again resume
mis- business of buying horses.
Having decided to leave the farm
will rent land and buildings OF
buildings separate. e. q. Young.
Mr.. Novotony was in frcm the
Noreau country the first of the
week filing on some additional
land.
Pedlgreed Leghorn roosters fol
sale from Senator Funk's egs.
farm stock. S. H. Bober q 5
tx perimental Farm.
Funeral services for Roy )
Ernest Of Mason, will be held at
the NJ. f. church in Newell at Loo
o'clock p. m. next Saturday.
Clear cypress stock water tanks.
One and one half inches thick,
six, seven, eight, ten and twelve
feet in diameter. j. F. Anderson
Lumber Company.
To insure publication of your
news items or notices see that they
reach this Office not later than
Wednesday morning. Otherwise
you run the risk of not having
them published till the succeeding
week.
The Whitewood orchestra failed
TO put in an appearance here for
the Red Cross dance Tuesday
hight. Their car, brand new
Saxon six, stuck in the mud just
his side OF the Tom Brown hill
snd the occupants were compelled
to walk nearly five miles to town
arriving here about 100 in the.
morning.
You Can Not Buy 240 acres of
land anywhere in the United
States for $500 per acre which
equals this bargain: 240 acres of
good Meade county land for $40o
cash and purchaser to assume
mortgage of $500 due Nov. LIST,
1921. Legal description sel-4 and
ely of swl-4 sec. II. twp. 10 rye.
10, Meade county, S. d. Address
owner, E. j. Walton, Port AngS-
les, Washington.
Roy S. Ernest. II year old son
of w. H. Ernest of Mason, sud-
denly and unexpectedly died at
Kansas City, Missouri. He had
went to that place about L month
ago to train at the Sweeney auto
school and was in the best of
health, but on January 23rd he
was taken sick and on the 18th
was taken to the hospital where
it was found that pneumonia had
set in and he soon passed away.
Inasmuch as no telephone or
telegraph facilities enabled in
formation to reach MIR. Ernest he
did not learn of the facts until
the 9th inst.
Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1917-02-15
Frank l. Lanouette

Frank /. Lanouette was born in
Quebec, Canada, and died at his
home four miles north of Sulphur
Thursday night, February 7tb.
at $50 p. m. following three
strokes of paralysis.
Mr.. Lanouette was among the
old settlers coming to Lead in the
early seventies. He has been en-
gagged in the sheep business for a
number of years and At one time
was quite wealthy but lately has
met with reverses which have inn
paired bis fortune.
He is the father of four daugh-
ters and two sons who together
with bis wife survive him and most
of whom-were present at It's bed
side when che end came.
Funeral services we're held at
the home Sunday conducted by
Rev. Klein and internment was
mads in Sulphur cemetery.
Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1917-02-15
NOSE CL0SGED FROM
4 COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream in Nostrils TO
Open Up Air Passages.

$3.50"
Ali What rsi.et! Ycur clogged nos
t.Tils open right up, the air passages of
your head are clc.r ed you can breathe
freely. No NOR hawking, snufiing,
mucous Discharge. headache, dryness--Io
struggling for breath at light, your cold
or catarrh is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up! Get small
bottle Of Fiy's Cream Balm from your
druggist now. Apply a little Of this
fragrant, Gn.issptie cream in yoltr nos
trils, let If penetrate through every air
passage of the bead; soothe and heal
The swollen. indamcd mucous membrane,
giving yos instant relief Ely,s Cream
Balm IS Just what every cold and "a
tarrh sufferer has bcca seeking ltS
just splendid.