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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
GEORGE MOVED, so DID PAINTER
AS IT WAS some" FIRE

Portland, Ore, Oct 20 - George
Thompson, "a gentleman Of color
lived up stairs over paint shop. The
painter returning from lunch, saw
George come hastily downstairs. car
rying rocking chair, three pictures,
a china bowl and water pitcher.
g 'Smatter, George" asked the
painter.
Use movin'," replied George, depos-
iting his belongings on the curb, and
returning hastily upstairs.
He was down again in minute
with another load of household ef-
fects. The painter, mildly curious,
asked him where he was moving.
Use movin right inter de street."
answered George. again Fastening up
stairs.
The painter lighted cigar ana
awaited the next trip. Presently back
came George, carrying a mattress n
one arm and a cot in the other, and
still in hurry.
why are you moving, GEORGE" the
painter inquired.
Use movin' cause your shops
afire," answered George.
And then the painter moved too-
and with more haste than George
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
SPRINGFIELD TO BE
CITY BEAUTIFUL

Springfield. Oct. 29.-'Springtiefd
the capital of the state. may soon be
city beautiful. Plans and specifica
ttons for the city's improvement to
ward this end have been received By
Secretary of State l.. l.. Emmerson
They are for identifying the staGe
house grounds. together with the
grounds surrounding the new eenten
NAL building. ana also for the con
struction of bouleyands leading to III,
Lincoln home and tomb. and ether az
tractive spots in the city. These plan;
and specifications will be discussed
and decided upon before the coming
session OF the Illinois general assem-
bly,. which will be asked for an ap
preparation for completing the work
Secretary Emmerson says.
landscape gardeners have laid our
an attractive scheme for identifying
the state house grounds, and the worl
viii also extend to the plots surround
ing the centennial building, south OF
the state house. The boulevard sys
TEN, which has been suggested b.
local organizations. is included in The
state scheme. Boulevards would leaC
from the state house to the home OF
Lincoln and also to the Lincoln tomb
The plans take a peep into the future
and provide for a connecting link t.
the proposed site of the Illinois Yves
'leyan, If it is located in this city.
The first step toward beautifyinP
the state house grounds will be taken
as soon as weather conditions viii.
permit, A large amount of dirt from
the excavations on the centennial
ground will be hauled to the state
house plot. and will be leveled ir
order that a decorative scheme. ac
cepted by Secretary Emmerson, may
be commenced early in the spring
Since Mr.. Emmerson assumed his du
ties he has given his attention to the
decorations of the interior of the
state house, which are now complete
In the spring the grounds will be
made attractive by expert landscape
gardeners.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
REPLIES TO HUN PEACE
NOTE WITH LIBERTY BOND
(By International News Service.)

(By International News Service)
Columbus. Ohio, Oct. 29.--"You're
docking pretty good this morning.
George What are you so happy
about?"
This question was asked by a well
known Columbus banker, who stopped
to buy his customary paper from
George, the newsboy.
Got right to be happy, and to
smile replied George Il just an
swereh the German peace note"
. You did, eh?" asked the man OF
money.
Il sure did" replied George.
How did you do it?" asked the
bankei
George pointed to the Liberty Loan
button on his coat lapel
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
WIS THE first
KANSAS REFORMER
CHIEF SATANTA, PRoHieiTIoNIST
KILLED MEN WHO SOLD RUM
10 INDIANS
CAUSE OF TROUBLE WITH WHITES
Declared Against Traffic Among His
Tribesmen and then Enforced
Edict

Hutchinson, kan-Long before Car
RE Nation located in Barber county
there was a prominent parsonage in
the Medicine Lodge country who was
the first real prohibitionht in South
western Kansas.
His name Was Satana. II may shocl.
those who have pictured SATANIC as Il
bloody Indian chieftain and cruel say.
age to hear him spoken of as a re-
former, but according to Judge Victor,
Of Larned, who knew the famous In
dian well in the early days, he was
really the first prohibition advocate in
this part of the country.
Satanic, who was chief of the Kio.
was, declared none of the white man
liquor should be sold to his people and
that the man who sold liquor in the
land Of the Kiowas-who then occu,
pied Southwestern Kansas as a but
falo hunting ground should pay the
penalty of death.
And Chief Sanata enforced his pro.
hibitory law. One grogseller at least
met the death penalty by Chief Satan.
as own hand at trading post south
west of Dodge City, the first enforca.
trent of prohibition law in that sec
ton without doubt
1t was this enforcement of the pro-
h.bition law that caused Chief Satanta
t. have trouble with the white man,
and he was driven finally to his death,
tragic death by suicide in captivity.
Satanic, as Chief of the Ki0was, led
his tribes in the warfare against the
ghte man in the SOS and '70s in West.
ern Kansas. The very name of Satan
Ia had an unsavory reputation amons
the early settlers and plainsmen.
And yet Judge Victor of Larned pic
lures Satanic in an entirely different
light.
Il knew Chief Satanta, and liked
him mighty we'll" said Judge Victor.
"He was fine man, even If he was
al 1ndian-large, portly, well formed
and handsome, and the soul of honor
| knew him before he got in bad with
the government. and happen to know
Just how it came about. A trader
wanted to start store upon Satanic S
territory.
"All right said Satanic. you may,
but don't sell any of my children fire.
water If you sell firewater to any OF
nly Satanta spoke of all the
members of his tribe as his children
L will kill you. have spoken.
"The trader started his store and
prospered, but one day he sold quart
Of whisky to three of Satantas war
riors and they got drunk. A few days
after that Satanic came to the traders
store and called the trader out and
said to him:
"You promise me you no sell fire
water to my children. You lie, now
YOU die
"And Satanic killed him. Then, leav
ing the store and the rest of The white
people unmoested, he left Word OF
The massacre was quickly taken to the
fort, and Uncle Sans cavalry waged
a war of determination upon Satanta S
/ tribe.'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
GOOD ROADS ASSURED
By VOTING YES

Just what the $50. 900, 900 good roads
bond issue means to nlinoisians who
own, drive or ride in automobiles is
revealed at a glance in the accom-
panying map. The measure will be
submitted to the voters a week from
next Tuesday. hut many months dgo
-more than year ago. in faet-the
state highway department, in confer
ence with members of the state legis-
lature. laid out in detail the plan by
which 1880 miles OF permanent paved
highways are to be laid out If the
bond issue is approved.
This plan is the most comprehen-
sive scheme of highway improvement
ever offered in the United States.
Already several other states have I'M
dertaken similar projects, using the
Illinois plan as pattern and turning
to the Illinois highway authorities for
advice and guidance
In the good roads bill by which the
general assembly made the bond issue
possible the roads to be paved are
grouped In forty-six routes. each con
Meeting important points throughout
the state. As a whole. the network OF
highways reaches into every county
and connects practically all the cities
and villages OF more than 2.000 popu'
latiOn, as well as hundreds OF smaller
ones.
Careful stimates indicate that GO
per cent of the people Of the state
live In cities and villages which the
system connects. or in the county Dor.
dering the road specified. Eighty-six
per cent of the population resides
either on the roads themselves or
within five miles OF them.
The law fixes the routes only in 4
general way, naming the county seats
and the larger centers of population
rs points which must be reached by
the system. 1t leaves the determin
ing Of the exact road between the
points named TO the department oil
public works and buildings Before
this Is determined detailed surveys
will be made covering the different
roads connecting the points named tc
determine the most feasible road
from the standpoint of cost of con
struction. Investigations AMI esti
mates also will be made as to the
traffic which the different roads are
carrying and various other points
which will assist in determining tbs
best roads to take
In its provisions for fnancing-pro
viding that the bonds shall be retired
out OF the automobile license fees
making sAy direct tax unnecessary
the bill Is unique among measures o.
It's kind. 1t means equipping the state
with hard roads everywhere, virtually
without cost to anyone tfor motorists
must pay their license fees, anyway
.and doing it quickly. Good roads mer
estimate. that it may be possible to
have the whole job completed within
six years after the war is over.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
The War in Summary,

London reports British overcamc
stiff resistance south of Valenciennes
and advanced on the borders of Nor.
NAL forest.
Paris reports the French have
smashed the German front from che
Disc to the Serre River and the en-.
envy is in retreat on this entire front.
Paris reports French advance be.
tween Disc and Serre rivers is gradu.
ally turning the whole enemy front
in the Champagne from Chateau Por.
cein to the Argonne.
Americans repulsed German attack
north Of Grand Pre- and the Aire
River, Gen, Pershing reports.
Berlin claims American attack
Consenvoye wood and Ormont wood
east Of the Mouse were repulsed.
Pershing reports that Bots Belleu
east Of the Mouse. is now completely
in the harids Of the Americans. Far
Their south there was lively fighting
in eastern portion Of Ormont wood.
American long range guns have
begun bombardment OF Longuyon
twentythree miles northeast of Yer
dun and the vital railway line paral
leling the front.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
ENGINEER GETS IDEA
TO PREVENT WRECKS
So Young Man Of Waterloo. Iowa. Has
u Patented-it's OF Simple


CONSTRUCTION.
Earl B. Scott. OF Waterloo. Iowa.
has come into the limelight in RAFT
load circles as the inventor OF new
steel guard rail which is designed TO
take the place of the wooden guard
rails now in use on trestles AM
bridges.
The former Waterloo boy now 70
sides In Joliet, Ill. and is employed
a civil engineer by the f., ]. * h.
Railroad. His father c. Z. Scott. is 4.
popular engineer on the Illinois Cen
trail and the son took naturally TO
railroad career.
SCOTS invention, which is REGARDED
by railroad men as very important
one, is the result of a wreck which he
witnessed. After seeing this wreck he
set about the task OF designing i new
guard rail to prevent derailments,
and last month patent was issued =,
him for his invention.
A number of manufacturers of rail
road supplies Immediately opened Mt
gotiations with him, and he has been
made several handsome cash offers
for his device.
The Scott guard rail is regarded by
railroad experts as compact, easy to
install and economical. II may be
made in. one piece or in sections,
which allows it to conform to varying
conditions in railroad construction.
From its simple construction and
strength it is believed that it will be
In great demand, especially for rail
road building in mountainous sections
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
FAMILY REUNION DANCE
MAKES EARTH TREMBLE
Seven Tons Of Husky Hooeys Join in
Celebrating the Birthday of One

oS'cH ipHo VI t'uohJ r1ouS(S JUN III
Celebrating the Birthday of One
saltwater, y. J--Daniel Hooey Of
this city celebrated the seyenty-firat
anniversary of his birth Monday and
was aided in his celebration by fam.
~ assemblaEe of seven tons.
With an average weight Of more
than 200 pounds apiece, Hooey's sew.
en- sons and three daughters contrib
uted over ton.
Three Of the sons are blacksmith
and their father was one until his re
tirement a few years ago.
Sixty-fiye immediate relatives of
the family joined in the celebration
and most of these persons big OF
build. II is figured that they contrib.
uted the remaining six tor of the
family gathering.
A part Of the festivities Of the day
consisted Of family dance in which
Virginia reel and other old fashioned
numbers proved most enjoyable. l.
was on this family festival day that
earthquake disturbances were report
cd in news dispatches, but no one YET
has connected mother earth's unusual
vibrations with the terpsichoroen evo
lutions of the Hooeys.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
MISSOURI 9TH INFANTRY,
NATIONAL GUARD, IN CAMP

Nevada, Mo-, Oct. 29--The Seventh
Infantry, Mlssouri's only regiment of
national guards, is in camp here for
fifteen days, at the expense of the
United States government The regi
ment was organized after the United
States entered the war, and is one of
eight in the country.
The war department has allowed
$4,000 for the expense of the en-.
campment and the men will be paid
for their time in camp ami mileage.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
Centennial Money Issued.

tBy International News Seryice.)
Springfield Oct % Bearing the
face of Abraham Lincoln and just out
Of the mint. the Illinois centennial
half dollar is now on sale at various
banks in the state. The coin was is
sued through Especial act of Congress.
Only S25.tC0 have been made They
sell for 81 each, the money going to
defray expenses OF the celebration
and severa. war activities.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
MILWAUKEE HAS LESS"
SUNDAYS TO STOP GRIP

Milwaukee Oct. Churchless,
theaterless and gasless Sunday-the
FIRST combined day of its kinds ever
experienced by Wisconsin in it's his
tory-is believed to have accomplish.
ed real results in the statewide bat.
tie against the Spanish influenza.
Health officials report that check
had been placed ON the spreading OF
the disease by the absence Of gath.
erings OF any nature ON the Sabbath.
The ban on meetings OF all kinds and
ON theatres, movies, etc, is to contin.
ne for a time.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
OF No Consequence.

The other day, since so many
young people were called for to help
on farms, one boy. who was willing
and eager to help but wholly un,
acquainted with farm work was as
signed to farmer who was extreme
ly careless in giving directions as to
the work to be done. One day he
told the boy to grease the wagon, An
bour later the boy came in and said
"Ive creased every part Of the wagon
except the sticks that the wheels turn
On. ! didn't bother with them. They
don't show much"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
he COULDN'T DIE FROM
"Flu"-NEVER HAD 1T

tBy International News Seryice.)
Cleveland. Ohio, Oct. 29.-All one
day friends and relatives Of Sig Spira,
son OF a Cleveland banker. called at
the Spira home To extend sympathy
over the young mans death. Many
floral offerings were sent to the home.
while friends planned attending the
funeral
That night Sig callel up from Camp
Sherman. Chillicothe. Ohio. Il couldn't
lie dead of Spanish fiji never had
it, was the burden OF his converse
ton. The funeral has been postponed
indefinitely.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
ARREST SUSPECT OF
MINI. FOREST FIRES

st. Paul, MINI, Oct. 29.-The first
arrest resulting from a state investi-
cation of the recent Minnesota forest
fires was announced here today by c.
Louis Weeks, state insurance commits
sioner. J. X. Peters Of Carson Lake
was taken into custody on a charge
Of setting a fire in the woods. Weeks
declared that Peters could not give
any satisfactory reason for starting
the blaze The state insurance COM
missioner estimated that the prop
erty loss alone from the forest fires
totaled between s25000,OO0 and $50
100000.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
INTERESTING IMPRiNTs FOUND
cne Bears the Imprint Of a Tropical
Palm

Seattle, Wash.-Stones bearing
strange and interesting imprints have
been found recently near Chuekanat
Mountain one of the best specimens
was huge rock bearing the perfect
imprint of a palm, which has been
presented TO the University Of wash
ington. The impression on the stone
Ii a perfect impression of a tropical
Jungle palm and is taken by gooio
glsts to mean that the pacific North
west once had torrid climate.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
ChIld's Musical TRAINING.

The child who shows marked mu-
steal talent in early years, together
with good voice, had best be al
lowed the opportunity of such mu
acal training as he will receive in con-
necti0n with the study of the piano,
violin or other instrument for few
years. rather than overtax the powers
Of his immature vocal organs. The
more Of general musical training he
hns had the easier and more satisfac
tory will be his progress in vocal mu-
SIC when the proper time arrives for
its serious study. Exchange.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
John Burroughs and the Chipmunk

A chipmunk came and dug bis hole
in broad daylight within few yards
of my bush camp under the apple
trees, and | have had daily opportun-
ity to watch the proceedings.
have never known anyone who has
been so fortunate in this respect, nor
have | ever seen in print any account
IF the little rodents proceedings or
such an occasion. For several year,
have been an observer and an ingcsti-
gator of their little mounds of freshly
dug earth along the margin Of the
highways or the woody borders of the
fields, but until now have never
caught one of the little miners at
work. had fancied that the digging
was done at night, and that the eartI
was carried out to the dumping place
in the cheek pouches, But such is not
the case. My little neighbor worked
by day. and his cheek pockets were
never used in transporting the earth
from his hole to the dumping place.
had often found a fresh pile of earth
two or three yards from the hole out
of which it came, with never a grain
of soil litterng the grass between the
two and no sign Of trail had also
been fairly bewildered by finding
stones in the pile Of fresh sol, so large
that they could not be forced back ln-
to the hole out of which | was sure
they had come. On three occasions |
had found such freshly dug stones.
and they were all too big for the open.
ing that led to the chipmunk's den, BY
what magic or sleight of hard had he
got them out? From what | had seen
one November after the earth had
been frozen and then thawed once or
twice, | concluded that the little en-
gineer had made niche in the side
of his hole just deep enough to make
room for the passage of these broad,
flat stones, and then he packed it full
of earth again. In one case where a
red squirrel had apparently been try
ing to force an entrance, such niche
was disclosed, as if the softer earth
there had dropped out. But AS had
found other holes the rims of which
had evidently never been tempered
with, and yet the dump of which held
one or more stones larger than its di-
ameter, | was hopelessly puzzled. !
had found still more holes that had 40
dump at all-not grain OF frese
earth anywhere in our neiehborhood.
There Is one by the roadside in front
of Woodchuck Lodge now, eight feet
from the stone fence. into which the
Chipmunk is daily carrying his winter
stores, but which has not the slightest
vestige of an earth mound anywhere
in its vicinity If the squirrel ever car
ried the dirt away in his cheek pocb-
cts | might conclude he had "oatterod
Il along the roadway This mystery Of
the holes that have no visible dump
ing place I have not yet cleared up
Were there a woodchuck hole near
any of them I might think that the
loosened soil had been shot into that.
As the problem glands with me now,
It is an insoluble mystery, A friend
suggests, that like the lrishman, he
probably digs another hole to put tho
earth in -Harper's Magazine.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29

Nearly everybody who visits Jeru
aalem rides to the Dead sea, down
through Jericho. BY starting from
Towards hotel. outside the wall neal
the Jaffa gate, at daylight, and having
4 fresh horse to meet you at Jericho
on the way back, man used to equi
tatiOn can have a swim in the Dead
sea and return by dark. II is about
40 miles, round trip. OF course, "thc
pull Is on the return, especially from
Jericho onward, for the city of Jeru-
salem Is almost mile in the air above
the Dead sea!
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
Gard Of Thanks.

The brothers and sisters of the late
Corp Silas Gallup wish to extend their
thanks 10 the friends AMI neighbors.
to the Red Cross and soldiers for the
sympathy extended after their late
bereavement and for the beautiful
floral tributes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
iNVENTs NEW GAS GENERATOR
Especially Designed for lighting Farm
Buildings

A Puyallup, Wash, plumber ana
timer has patented farm gas gen
orator, which he is now manuiactur-
ins and putting on the market. II is
arranged TO make the pressure unl-
form, and by a secret chemical pro-
cess greatly improves the usual car
bide gas light. The inventor calls it
The Artificial Sunlight Generator, be-
cause of the closeness with which TIE
light approaches the quality of sun
light.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
Women Read Oil Meters.

tBy International News Service)
Drumright, Okla, Oct. 29.--Women
to read meters in the place of men is
the latest stunt in the oil fields here.
The Oklahoma as and Electric Com.
pany has number of women for
meter readers, and others will take
the place of men called to army serv.
Ice.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
Women Clean Arc Lights.

tBy International News Service)
Green Bay, Wis, Oct. 29.--Because
of the shortage of male labor here
on account of the war, women have
been employed to clean the arc lights
in the city and are making good at
the work
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
Just WIshino.

A little boy was visiting one day
In home where woman was baking
cake. While she was beating the
Chocolate icing, he looked up ut her
wiStfully, and said: II wis some of
thnt chocolate would splash up In my
face
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29

The largest steam hammer In the
world is in the gun factory at Wool
witch arsenal II is capable Of striking
blow Of nearly 1000 tons yet it is
80 carefully adjusted and accurately
timed that It is possible to place a
nut beneath the huge hammer and to
crack the she'll without injuring tho
kernel.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report Furnished to
the Free Trader-Journal by W, l.
Etnyre. member Of Chicago Board O,
Trade, Moloney building. phone 1c4i
Correspondent Lamson Bros. & Cv..
Chicago
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29

Germans abandoned 1900 tons of am
munition.
Three Planes Down.
With the American Army North
west of Verdun Oct. 80 Il p. ny
Three erman airplanes ware shot
down over Banthevilie this morning
in great sky battle between eight
American planes and thirteen Ger
man machies.
None of the American planes were
lost
Washington. Oct. 29.-Partnerships
and individuals, as well as corpora
tons, are to be subject to war and
excess profit taxes under a plan
adopted this afternoon by the Senate
finance committee in further consid
ering the eight billion dollar revenue
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
The loss of friend adds one to the
list Of your enemies.
Cjvilization's Restraints.

Wise laws and Just restraints are
30 noble nation not chains. but chains
Of mail, strength and defense, though
of IN REMEMBRANCE. Rus
kin
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
SOCIETY NOTES

d 3 =
The all day meeting OF the ladies'
aid and missionary society Of the First
Methodist church will be held on the
first Friday after the churches open.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29

When Baby was sick we gave her
Castoria.
When she was a Child she cried for
Castoria.
When she becare Miss, she chung to
Castoria.
When she had Children she gave them
Castoria.