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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05
SISTER MARY BERNARD
DIED LAST NIGHT AT
ST. XAvIER'S CONVENT

Sister Mary Bernard, for fitty-
three years member of the Mercy
Order, in this city passed to her re
ward at an early hoar Friday evening
May s. The cause Of her death being
heart failure.
The funeral of Sister Mary Bernard
will be from st. Columbia church at ,
o'clock Monday morning, May 7th,
Sister Mary Bernard, at an early
eye, came from Ireland with her par
ents. and other members of the family
TO Ottawa, where she has since resid'
ed
The Sisters of Mercy had resided III
Ottawa. but three years when sister
Mary Bernard realized that their work
was the vocation to which she wa-
called. Entering the novetiati she be-
came a pioneer member of the Mercy
Order in Ottawa.
A vocation to the Sisterhood
means life of sacrifice to a noble
cause the cause of God. The work OF
God the saving of souls. That Sister
Merry Bernard fulfilled her vocation,
that she lead life of prayer and sac
rifice that her life was hidden in God,
and that she lived only for God; the
angels Of the tabernacle alone can
testify. The testimony of her best
earthly friends, her daily companions
the Sisters of Mercy could not at
tempt to do justice to so sacred re-
cital
Fiftythree years Of daily attendance
at s 80 prayer is record sufficient in
itself.
For the last ten months of her life
Sister Mary Bernard was wholly
blind yet the same cold hour OF
morning found her cropping her way
TO the throne of her love waiting at
the chanel door for some one to open
/ It to LET her in. Once there hours did
not sec her depart
The Sisters Of Mercy regret the DC
parture of Sister Mary Bernard
Since her life was an inspiration ami
her example strong impulse towards
self denial and devoted sacrifice In the
cause Of God.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05
DR., ROSWELL PETIT
AWAITS ORDERS TO
DEPART FOR FRANCE

DR.. Roswell Petit left this morn
ing for Chicago to consult with Ut.
Macarthur relative to his early depar-
ture for France, where he will become
a part of the American Medical Re
serve Corps assigned to duty In base
hospitals near the Somme battle front.
Or. Petit holds a commission as first
lieutenant in the army.
He will be among the first LOCO
sent to the battle lines from the u. ).
A. and expects to get orders to SAIL
within the next thirty days. His uni.
form and equipment are packed IN
preparation for hasty departure, and
he can leave Ottawa on a minutes S
notice, his business affairs having
been so arranged that he can take NJ
his duties in the governments Serv
ice the moment the call comes
According to an announcement
made by the council of national de
fense. seven thousand physicians Will
be sent TO France as soon IA trans
port facilities can be arranged. De
tachments will follow the FIRST thous
and at frequent intervals,
Physicians in the corps will rank US
lieutenants and will be paid a salary
of approximately 5000 a month
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05
PROWLER IN CENTER
OTTAWA FR|GHTENS
PEOPLE BY VISITS.
POLICE CALLED TO TELFOR
RESIDENCE EARLY THIS MORN
NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

Police today arc making search
Tor mysterious prowler, who for the
last few evenings, ha frightened resi-
dents Of center Ottawa This morn.
inG at $40 o'c,ock the authorities
were Cclled to the residence OF Mrs
Tclfor on East superior street. when
1 man attempted to fcrce an entrance
to her home
A hurricd can was sent to the no.
lice and Officers Holmes, Reilly and
Monroe searched the neishborhoOc.
When the auto patrol crept up upon
tho Telfor resident man was seen
10 make hurried retreat, across the
aqucduct bridge, and thence into the
thick woods near Brickton. For near
ly an hour the authorities searched
the neighborhood but no trace Of the
pr1wler could be found.
Numerous complaints have been re.
cciycd at the police station of late
relative to prowlers, Jack the peppers
and "moochers.' Upon several occa-
sions, it is said. hohoes have applied
for something to eat, oftentimes late
in the evening.
The police ask The cooperation of
the people in helping them TO catch
the offenders. Some tack should be
used in sending call to the police
station in order that the prowler
may not escape before the arrival OF
the auto patrol.
This morning the police were no
tilted to round IN all "vags' and no.
boes and see TO il thai they left town
or were put in jail.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05
DOOM UNTAGGED DOGS
IN NEW POLICE EDlCT

, You will have one week in which
to secure tags for your dogs, this was
announced this morning by Chief OF
Police Zurich. The campaign to rid
the city of undesirable CANNES is
launched earlier than usual Tags
will be offered for sale by Chief OF
Police Zurich and City Clerk Curtlss.
Beginning May Is, the shooting OF
dogs without tags will BIZ started IN
cidentally this Is the same day when
autoists without license numbers
will be arrested.
The shooting of CANNES Is started
earlier this year on account OF tne
epidemic of infantile paralysis. which
was prevalent here last year. IT is
believed thai dogs carry the disease
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05
MRS. JAS. WHITE DIED
AT STREATOR FRIDAY

Mrs. James White, highly respected
Streator resident, died Friday noon at
the Streator hospital following an III
ness of pneumonia.
The decedent was born In Deer
Park township and lived many years
in Heenanville, moving into Streator
a short time ago.
Thirty years ago she was united In
marriage in Ottawa. Besides her hus-
band the following children survive ::
Harvey, Mrs. George Price, Mrs. Har-
old Parsons. of this city, Mrs. Edward
Mayfeld. Mrs. NJ. Smith, Of Streator,
and Hazel and Alvaretta, also OF
StreatOr.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05
DEAN QUINN Member
OF NEW DIRECTORATE

The name of Rev Dean Quinn, pas.
tor of st. COLUMBIA church, was mad
vertently ommitted yesterday from the
list of the newly formed Industrial
Associations trustees published in
the Free Trader.J Journal. Dean Quinn
Is one of the prime movers in the
plan for upbuilding Ottawa and his
knowledge, together with his judg
ment and foresight, will prove an i'm
portant factor in getting the new sub
sidiary to the Chamber of Commerce
firmly established upon sound fin
ancial basis.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05
Government Weather Report.

Washington, d. G., May 5-The
weather bureau today issued the fol
lowing forecast for next week
Region of Great Lakes-Cool wealth.
er for the season is probable during
the coming week. Except for rains
Tuesday or Wednesday, the week will
be generally fair
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05
Glass Windows,

The first glass window in England
wns put up in an abbey about the year
$50. Glass windows, however, did not
become general for many hundred
years, and as late as 1910 the glass
easements at Alnwick castle, the Duke
Of Northumberland's seat, were regu.
larly taken down when the family was
away from home.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05
D|MM|CK HILL lob.
WILL Be COMPLETED.
AWARD CONTRACTS.
OMAHA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
WILL DO WORK LEFT UNFiN.
iSHED BY VIM. J. BRENNAN
START TASK NEXT WEEK.

The Omaha Construction Company
the firm that built the Madison stree,
sewer in Ottawa few years bach. ha.
been awarded contract calling TO,
the completion of the Dimmick Hill
improvement within the next three
months. Representatives of the Omaha
company have been. in Ottawa several
days and thru the bonding comDany
that posted lorfeits for W. J. Brennan
now a bankrupt, and the State High
way Commission, work remaining un
finished on the hill was awarded
them.
1t is the intention Of the Omaha
Construction Company to complete
the Improvement 2s soon as possible
even sooner than the contract calls
for. Machinery, horses and other
equipment are being moved to the hill
today and Monday a large force Of
men will be put on the job.
Grading has been sublet by the
Omaha people to Contractor Ccnlin
of Streator, who is now getting thei
men and graders on the grounds
preparatory to an early start. Con
tractor Conlin will occupy Council
Cave house whilc completion is In
progress. Buildings are now being con
structed for use of men and in few
days the contractor expects to have
dirt flying on the hill.
The action resulting in straighten
ing out a tangle that has been wOr
ry and care for many months, will be
received with considerable enthusiasm
by autoists. Since Mr.. Brennan began
getting into financial straits, work or
this important piece of highway has
been abandoned and traffic up and
down the hill is next to impossible
Since Brennan failed not a shovel Was
turned on the grade and for long
while il looked as tho completion oi
the Improvement would be STAYED or
for another year.
Work On Bureau Road ~
Says the Spring Valley Gazette.
Contractors Trompeter 4 Sons. o.
Peru Friday started operation on the
construction of the mile of state aid
highway which is to be put in south
and west of Iadd this spring. The
Peru firm was awarded the contract
4 short time ago and Friday a force
Of workmcn was put on the job.
The improvement will be in the ma
ture of fifteen foot concrete high
way on each side of which will be a
six-foot gravel road, thus affording an
ideal thorOfare With weather condi
tions favorable the work will be hur
ried along as speedily as possible but
at the present time it is impossible to
predict when the job will be complet-
ed
The Improvement will extend hall
mile from what is known as the
"Schwab Corner" and Ike distance
west.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05
DIVORCE MILL ONCE
MORE IN OPERATION;
TRIO SEEK FREEDOM
CIRCUIT COURTS DULL PERIOD
is tlVENED BY APPLICATIONS
FOR MARTIAL LIBERTY, BY
THREE MiSMATED WOMEN.

The divorce mills rusting machin
cry was given new life this morn
ing in the Circuit Court when three
mismated women. the first in several
days to apply for legal separations
filed bills complaining against theiI
husbands. Streator furnished two OF
the comDlainan.s and Ottawa the
third.
Alleging that Thomas Eide, of this
city, threw her down and dragged
her about the floor until. her body
was black and blue, and upon anoth
or occasion stood over her with an
axe threatening to let it fall, as she
lay helpless upon the floor, Mrs EN-
ma Eide, is suing for divorce from
the man she says she was forced
to .eave because of his cruelty. The
axe episode, she says occurred five
years ago. On another occasion Mrs
Eide complains that Thomas tried to
smother her to death with pillow
He would have killed her at the time
he lowered over her with the axe in
his hands. she says, but for the in.
reference of neighbor.
The Eides were married January
4, 1909 and separated in February
Besides cruelty Mrs. Eide alleges non.
support
Beaten Once Month.
Claiming that she was subjected tc
thrcshing on an average of once q
month since her marriage Mrs. KATE
Curl. of Streator, is suing Mike Curl
upon grounds OF cruelty Amont
Mikes faults, according TO the wife
was one of striking her in the fac,
with his first and knocking her down
One of these blows, she says, tore
three teeth from her jaws. Occa
sionaily when she s on the floor
he would kick her
Ou hIdy anu ., VI iuio ytdi, oit
says she was beaten, and unwilling
to go thru the remainder of her life
with Mikes record in the past, she
left him on the third inst and since
has been living apart from him. They
have seven children, the Oldest of
whom is twelve years and the young
est eight months. They were mar
ried in Streator in 1904.
Another Is Beaten.
Mrs. Laura Scholtka, also of Strea
tor, Is third on the list of today's
applicants FOR divorce, to accuse her
spouse of cruelty. Besides julius
prOpensities for using his fists, she
says he is an habitual drunkard and
this added offense has made life
with him unbearable for any longer
period
On March 81 of this year, she says
julius threatened to kill her and was
prevented from carrying out his ra5F
plans only by the interference OF the
wifes mother. who drove him IRON
the house. Since then they have beef
living under separate roofs. lheI
have one child. The marriage was
performed May 20, 1918.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05

be ready to start the work juno !,
and will have the entire road In OPP
Grafton In sixteen months time
Another session will be held with
Clarence Criggs and members of the
committee at which time the campaign
for raising funds will be launched.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05
Wheat Opens Higher.

Chicago, H., May Tho wheat
opened 4 to 2Rc higher today Scat
tered buying Was the reason for tho
upturn. Com was unchanged and
oats unchanged to Ac lower, Provi.
sons were lower.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05
BUSINESS MEN SEEK
CONFIDENCE AS AID
TO RETAIL MARKET
iNDiSCRiMlNATE cURTAlLlNG
WILL WORK HAVOC WITH
TRADE-HYSTERIA SHOULD BE
AVOIDED DURING NATIONAL
CRISIS.

"lndiscriminate economy will be
ruinous."
Business must be increased, la
Dor employed and the country
kept going strongly ahead"
Excitement or hysteria ought
to be avoided by both the business
men and the buying public"
"The more calmly. intelligently
and Systematically this country
goes about its war preparedness,
the greater will be its efficiency"
"The women of the country
should continue their normal pur.
chases according to their require
ments and their needs"
These and similar slogans in behalf
Of business are being emphasized by
the merchants of Ottawa in conjunc.
ton with national campaign to keep
all branches of commerce busy during
the war. si
Business as usual" tells the story
in brief. Ottawa merchants agree with
the laudable plan of economizing on
things, and exercising
particular care in the purchase OF
food stuffs, but they agree that this
idea of economizing may be carried
to extremes.
Don't Kill the Goose.
The encourage countrywide econ
omy because of the war, until the need
for such a course is plainly imminent,
would, as one authority points out,
kill the goose that lays the golden
egg.
The industry and commerce of this
country is one of its most important
assets in times of peace, and doubly
so in times of national stress, such as
is produced by this year, the mer.
chants contend. II has been said that
more battles are won with supplies
than by fighting, and taking this view
Of the situation, Ottawa merchants
urge that the rule, business as usual"
be adopted just as far as possible
in local channels.
Eliminate waste" say these mer-
chants, "but don't hoard money thru
fear or false economy at time when
business needs speeding up to make
the country prosperous and keep
wages up"
It is pointed out that If people who
are able to purchase automobiles,
jewelry, musical instruments, and pro-
ducts of that kind should curtail their
purchases to an extreme, such a step
would seriously affect some of the
largest industries of this country In
a like manner, unnecessary economy
in the purchase of clothing and other
supplies has a bearing on the men and
women employed in these industries.
Join General Movement.
Ottawa merchants, in common with
tho merchants in Chicago and other
cities, have decided to push business
as usual if the people will cooperate.
1t is realized that prosperity Is need
ed in war times as we'll as in periods
of peace, and the only way to insure
this is for every person, according to
his or her means, to live In an opti.
mistic spirit.
In other words, as one OF the local
has pointed out. do your
bit to keep production and distribu-
ton on normal scale"
In proof of the statement that war
does not necessarily affect business
adversely. it is stated that conditions
never were so prosperous in Canada
as they are during these war days,
and In London. near the battle
ground, the big stores are doing the
largest business in their history
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05

The United States contains about
100000 stammerers,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05

Continued OF Page 80
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-05

Fair and continued cool
tonight. probably frost in
north. Sunday partly
cloudy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
DON'T WAIT.

The second Liberty Loan subsr,Jn
TONS have been tagging. There Is
hardly district. hardly a communi,v
where the total today is as high a.
II should be, considering the amount 20
oe raised and the time given TO raise II
There is no question that the loan
VIII be subscribed, with a liberal sur.
plus. 1t is unimaginable that anv sec.
ton or any city should not plav i,s
part generously and patriotically. There
are thousands of ls1ople everywhere
who intend TO buy their bonds before
the end OF the month. But all these
well-meaning folk should Understand
that subscription ut the eievoD,r
hour apparently meant to save the loar
from failure, is not what the limited
states wants. and not what the situa.
tion calls for. IL is almost literally
true that he subscribes twice who sub.
scribes now.
Delay Will arouse grave fears of tbe
loans success. IL will unduly alarm .
millions OF Americans. 1t will tend 10 /
iishearten our allies and make our eua-
niles exult. For the honor of The conn
ny and the complete s.ccess Of The
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
BRIEF FEDERAL COURT
SESSION YESTERDAY

No cases were tried in federal court
yesterday and Judge Ralph $. Campbell
only mad court nopened and adjourned
until tomorrow. The petit jury will be
present at that time and the following
docket taken up:
Bunk Allen and Tom Worsham. in
Producing liquor.
J. A. Allsup and Lee u. W Spencer.
Introducing liosor.
Henry Woody, introducing liquor.
Monte Woody. introducing liouor
Joe Dean, selling liquor to Indian
Napoleon Mccaffrey, retail liquor
dealer
$ G. Harrell, Introducing iiquet
y. H. Tipps, introducing liquor.
Fler. Introducing liquor
Ioe'oay- - 3iaEga
Bess Warren. failure TO register
O. .. bockefy, intiplucing LIQUOR
Claude Youngld dood and W. y. -IVb;,.
ord Introducing liquor.
Henry Porter and John Porter fu,r.,-
ueiHg liquor
G.. !. i-'ean. introducing li,a1r.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
WARS LESSONS FOR SCHOOLS.

IL would be strange II the biggest and
most revolutionary period OF world his
tory were allowed TO pass without hav-
ing any effect on our public education.
Nearly everything that is taught In the
schools is influenced powerfully by the
big war. Things not yet taught are
destined to be forced into the curri-
culum by the pressure OF events. The
schools cannot help changing much of
the subject matter and the method OF
their teaching. to enable their pupils to
understand the changing world and
prepare for life as II will be here
after.
President Wilson has wisely taken the
lead In recognizing the necessity OF
adapting our school instruction to the
new epoch. In a letter addressed to
school. officers throughout the country,
he says:
The war is bringing To the minds
of our people new appreciation of
the problems Of national life and
deeper understanding Of the meaning
and aims OF democracy" He reminds
them that the many lessons taught by
the war must be learned quickly il
VIC oiS " pcAciu iliStltullOnS IN
telligently and successfully. and that
when the war is over we must apply
the wisdom which we have been acquir,. /
ing in purging and ennobling the ma.
tional life"
He urges the schools especially to
increase the time and attention devoted
TO instruction bearing directly on the
problems of community and national
ife." And to make his recommenda-
ions concrete and practical, he an
,ounces that proper agencies of the
government will prepare and distribute
uitable material for use In elementary
nd high school classes
The schools are under no compulsion
o use such material, but it isn't likely
hat any Of them will refuse. They ,
hould welcome the help of the govern.
1ent in matter of such vital import. :,
nee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
THE THRIFT CULT.

from the various wareconomy propa
ganda n regular thrift litany might be
evolved. We are urged to save su.
gar because France needs IL: to save
wheat, because all our allies need II;
TO save meats, especially beef and pork:
TO cut down on fats and gasoline and
tires and lubricants; to economize on
fuel and wool and butter and milk. tn
eat corn and oats and rye and potatoes
and turnips to put up fruits and yeee.
tables for winter use Ito have our old
shoes mended and our old clothes sent
10 the dry cleaner. and buy garments
maze Tor warmth and comfort rather
than style; to avoid every sort of con.
spicuous waste
IL becomes annoying - times The
perpetual reminder to be careful, TO be
elhcieht' 10 conserve, gets on the nerves
Oh people accustomed to unthinking ex.
penditure and consumption. But II Is
good for us. 1t is slowly driving into
the national Consciousness the hasic
need OF thrift at this time of world. wide
deprivation.
IL Is teaching us. too, that we can
ave without suffering, il we use our
'rains about it. And it Is leading 10, |
is hope, TO the formation of a natural |
iaDit OF thrift. II that habit becomes
'~ed mere as 1t has long been In France.
We can save the total expense of this
'reat and costly war in few years.
no DO 1t without depriving ourselves
anything really essential for opr
ealth and efficiency.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
WE APPEAL. OUR CAUSE.

Submitted 10 the public hy the Negro
baptist Church of ArdmoreJ
To the God.fearing and christian lov'
INK people ~ Ardmore;
This comes 10 say 90 you that We
have never troubled you thus before
and would not now II conditions did not
demand IL.
our congregation. though poor. has
done we'll, II has paid it, church debt
down to $1,000. and still Is struggling
10 raise the remainder. We have only
about iift.en days In which 10 raise this
amount. We are. therefore. calling
upon the christian people and friends
To the cause at large TO come to our
rescue and helm relieve MS from finan'
clal embarrassment. W. appeal to
white and negro, rich and poor. To come
To our aid.
\ committee comprising some of the
best white citizens of Ardmore has
kindly consented 10 assist US in the
campaign to raise the amount needed,
October % IL the day set Tor the cam.
pairn. Some OF the solicitors viii call
al your home. Office business place ar
work shop wearing badge OF identt.
fcation and carrying small bank. Take
the bank and deposit your glft In H..
The little banks WIN bc carried to the
Arimore National bank late in the ar.
ternoon. There the two committees
viii have the banks opened and count
the money ana place same To the credit
OF the church.
We ask that you treat our solicitors
kindly whether YOU have anything TO
give MS or not Give as God has pros.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
BROUGHT
UNUSUAL. PATRONAGE To
ARDMOltE STORES

Ardmore merchants experienced tine
largest days patronage yesterday ~
any single day In a number OF years
The days run In almost every lin. al
business exceeded by far that OF the
preceding saturday.
Cotton is bringing "A good price and
the farmers took advantage of the op.
portunity to stock up with necessiticS
while In the city. The stores werr
crowded NIL day and until well into the
night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14

pered you and remember that to give
TO the poor IN lending Ia the Lord, W.
feel that God VIII NOV. the people of
Ardmore to do their full christian duty
by us on that day. II you should be- out
Of town or our solicitors should fail
to call on you. VIII YOU kindly mail YOU
contribution 10 Pastor w. III. Burreli.
rs T. Street ". r., Ardmore. Okla. This
viii help us much, We thank you IN
advance for all the help you may xiv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
Not Impossible.

Boston Transcript: Would.bo Con
trib-Do you think there is any chance
of my getting my poems printed in your
paper?
Weary Editor-There may be; shant
live forever.