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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
ROCK ISLAND TO STOP
GIVING GRAIN DOORS

II. Il. Duval, division freight agent
Of the Rock Island, in letter to the
Manufacturers club, announces con
sideration of a plan to discontinue
furnishing free of charge, grain doors
for bulk shipments. In his letter he
says:
Referring to previous advice with
resect to proposed changes in rates,
rules regulations, etc, Of the Rock
Island tariffs:
Under the above docket the st.
Louis western district freight traffic
committee, which has jurisdiction ov.
er rate changes from this territory to
points east of the Missouri river, will
shortly consider the question of dis
continuance by carriers Of the prac'
tice of furnishing free of charge
grain doors for door boards or bulk
freight, pther than grain and fax
seed. Such side or end door protec
ton for freight shipments in bulk are
to be furnished by the shipper or a
reasonable charge made for the same
if furnished by the carrier
Mr.. Duvai asks shippers, In The
event they wish to protest, to file out
line of complaint. in duplicate, to him
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
FOUR ESTATES IN ONE
FAMILY TO BE PR0BATED

Petitions for letters Of administra-
ton in the estates of Henry Tower
and his three sons, who died inside
of two weeks Of influenza, were filed
yesterday in the probate court.
The estate of Henry Tower consists
Of a home valued at $4,000 and stock
in the j. d. Tower Co. valued at $780,
900.
The estate of We're II. Tower con-
sisted of an undivided interest in the
estate of his father, valued at $1,000,
and $500 in personal property,
The estate of George Il. Tower con.
sisted of an undivided interest in the
estate of his father valued at $1,000
and $4,000 in personal property.
The estate of Henry Stanley Tower
consisted of an undivided interest ii
Ithe estate of his father valued at $500
and personal property valued at 81,
500
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
ZION EVANGELICAL
Church To HAVE A
BIG FLAG RAISING
NEW FLAG POLE TO BE DEDi-
GATED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW
ING THE SERVICE TOMORROW
MORNING.

The Zion Evangelical Lutheran
church will hold peace flag dedl-
cation of their new flag pole raising
tomorrow Immediately following the
morning church service,
The service will be held in the
church yard, just west OF the church
on Jefferson street and the general
public has been invited to attend. The
service was planned for several weeks
ago, but was postponed on account OF
the inlluenza epidemic
The following excellent program
will be given:
Song. America" Sunday school and
audience
Address, James f. Farrell secretary
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce.
Prayer, Rev. J. l.. Mueller.
Flag raising.
Address, Al. f. SCh0ck.
Song, THE Star-Spangled Banner,
everyone present. ---
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
SURGICAL SUPPLY
WORK Of RED CROSS
IS D|SC0NT|NUE
LOCAL CHAPTER ORDERED TO
STOP MAKING SURGICAL DRESS.
lNGS UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS
-WoRkRooMs IN HIGH SCHOOL
CLOSED,

The surgical dressing branch Of the
Ottawa Chapter of the American Red
Cross received orders this morning
from Chicago to stop making surgical
dressings until further notification
and not to ship the supply of finished
dressings on hand until further orders.
This in all probability will mean
the closing down Of the surgical
dressing work permanently and the
discontinuance Of all hospital supply
work.
Since the Red Cross was organized
here the Ottawa women have turned
out hospital supplies second to none
SO far as workmanship was concerned,
and have filled larger quotas than al
most any other city the size Of Ottawa
in the United States.
They have worked untringly and
have received letters OF appreciation
not only from the division headquar-
ters in Chicago, but from the national
headquarters in Washington Their
work has always been accepted upon
arrival at the national headquarters
and has never yet been turned down
on account of poor workmanship.
Miss Susanne Swift was the first
local surgical dressing chairman, and
when she left for France to cake NJ
cantonment work short time agt
Miss Pearl Bayne succeeded her as
head of the surgical dressing depart
| ment.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
TOO MANY SKIRTS
WEAR OVERSEE CAPS
SAYS MARINE

Listen to this from the Great Lakes
Bulletin, official paper OF the great
naval training station just north Of
Chicago, and then pass ii along to the
women.
1t was one of those wounded ma
rines who came up from Chicago to
sec the big review. He was on
crutches. He was tired. The wounds
he received over there" hurt like
bla2es He was enthusiastic about
the gobs and the sham battle and ey-
erything, but he had a crouch about
something and some one wanted to
know.
ITS these here danes with the
overseas caps that get my goat, he
said. Il was fool enough to think
when it was made an order that only
che fellows in overseas service were
to wear those caps that the dinky lit
tie headpece would be badge OF
honor when a guy came home.
But from the Battery in Manhattan
to Chicago and up here every skirt
from Bertha, the beautiful scrub lady
to Miss Mazuma from Easy street ha:
an overseas cap perched upon hel
/ dome.
And it wouldn't be so bad if they'C
/ keep EN- for home consumption. But
no. they must come UP here and wall
around among the birds in service, t'
whom those hats mean something
Oh, it gives me pain, Sink me, if
don't believe the giddy old dear
would wear plug hats il the oyersea
crowd adopted them
If the girls want to stand well wit
soldiers and sailors they will leave tn
overseas caps to the men who ar
entitled to wear them.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
LOCAL BOARD CAN
NOW ACCEPT BLANK
QUEST|0NNA|RES
ORDERS GIVEN TO MEN I'M
CHARGE OF THE SELECTIVE
SERVICE TO ALLOW THE CUES
TlONNAiRES TO BE RETURNED
UNSIGNED.

The local draft board will now al.
low Questionnaires which have not
been filled in. following orders from
the Provost Marshall General today
It was reported that such action was
to be taken several days ago, in press
reports from Washington, but the
board had not been given such orders
and could not accept the question.
naircs UNSIGNED until this morning
Practically all the men in the 81
to As division Of the September draft
have been returned, they were mailed
out Wednesday afternoon and each
man has seven days time in which
to make out his QUESTIONABLE.
The following statement was is
sued this morning by the local board
concerning the return Of the question
naires.
The President directs that re-
gistrants who on September 70. 1918
had attained their 37th birthday and
who have received questlonnairo'
need not fill out such questionnaires
but they are immediately to return
such document to their Local Boards
No charge Of delinquency will be en-
tered against any such reglstrant fo
his failure heretofore TO fll out ant
return his auostionnaire even thOugl
the time set for such return has pass
cd. and all charges OF dellnquenc
heretofore entered against such regis
trants of such ages who have faile
TO return their quesiionnares With
the time limits set therefor Will b
; cancelled and made Of no effect
Discontinue Military Drills.
The weekly military drills for a
. class / men have been discontinue
} until further notice.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
OLD OTTAWA RESIDENT
PASSES AWAY TODAY

Mrs John Holmes, widow of the
late John Holmes, died this morning
at HIS o'clock at the family home,
2l7 Norris street, following an illness
of three weeks, due to the intirmi;ies
of age.
The decedent was born in Akron,
Ohio, and came to Ottawa from Mich
igan to make her home in 1881. She
had resided here ever since
Surviving to mourn her loss she
leaves five sons, AL, Jesse and Arthur
Holmes of this city, Bert Holmes of
Laporte, Ind, and William Holmes of
South Center MINI; and three daugh-
ters, Mrs Sam Coyle of this city, Mrs.
Jennie Crosby of Marseilles and Mrs.
John Baum Of Wisconsin She is also
survived by eighteen grandchildren
and seventeen great-grandchildren.
The funeral service will be held
Monday afternoon at the family home
and burial will be made in the Ottawa
Avenue cemetery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
CURT AYERS, THE new
SHERIFF, MAKES A
CLEAN SWEEP
TWO Jobs UNTITLED
CHARLES CAMPBELL NAMED AS
FIRST DEPUTY IN THE OFFICE
OF SHERIFF.

There will be a number Of new
faces around the court house Monday,
Dec. 2, when the newly elected officers
will be indicted into office.
The most conspicuous change will
be in the sherifts office. On that date
Sheriff Davis and his staff, with the
exception of Arthur Barratt and Night
Jailer Peter Catour, will give UP
their offices to their successors.
Sheriff Davis and Deputies Mischke
Goebel Hetter and Carr will soon take
up new occupations
Curt Ayers, the newly elected sher
iff, announced the members of his
staff today, as follows;
Office deputy-Charles Campbell,
Ottawa.
Deputies-T. NJ. Frazier, Ottawa,
Darwin Osmanson Miller.
Jailer--Al Holmes, Ottawa.
Janitor court house-Charles Dayey,
Ottawa, Arthur Barrett to remain un-
tn April 1st.
Edward Zilm, the present probate
clerk, will give up his office to VIII
liam Flick his successor. Mr.. Flick
will have only two assistants. His
first deputy will be Harry Lee. his
present deputy in the treasurers Of
flee. and Miss Sophia Gunderson Of
Sheridan
Thomas Ferguson, the new county
clerk-elect, has not yet decided who
will serve him as first deputy, Miss
Nellie Maher and Miss Ella Henkle
will both retain their positions. An
drew Bach, tho present incumbent.
who has served the county so long and
efficiently, will take well deserved
rest before engaging in any other oc
cupation.
George NJ. Reynolds of Utica will
have more duties to perform than amy
other previous treasurer. The new
law makes it incumbent on the treas
urer to collect the taxes, and with all
this extra work the board OF super
visors will allow HIM only two depu
ties. His first deputy will be Rober'
Smith, present deputy county clerk
No choice has been made as to who
will be cashier, but Mr.. Reynolds eX
poets to make his decision in a few
days.
Judge Mayo will retain his presen
office help, and Judge II. ID. Mills vii
retain his present clerical force.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
OTTAWA TEACHERS
HOLD MEETING

The regular monthly meeting of the
grade school teachers Of Ottawa was
held in the childrens' department at
The library Friday afternoon. After
the business OF the meeting had been
disposed of refreshments were served
by Miss Ruth Knapp. the Juvenile
librarian. who was assisted by her
two pages. Camille Hadley and Cath
crime Bradford A pleasant time was
spent By the forty teachers who were
present They agreed that the juve.
nile department was very attractive
and thoroughly appreciated by ;h'
children of Ottawa.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
GOVERNMENT READY TO
COMSOLIDA POSTAL
AND WESTERN UNION

Washington, Nov characterization
into the feasibility of consolidating
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
facilities. begun by special com.
mittee when the government assumed
wire control last summer, has been
practically completed. Orders provid-
ing for the consolidating in number
of cities over the country probably
will be issued shortly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
START FOR FLORIDA
ON DIXIE HIGHWAY

William J, Graham, wife and daugh-
ter Mary will start for Deand, Fla,
tomorrow by auto. Dwight Cook of
Marseiles will do the driving. Mr..
Graham expects to hit the Dixie trail
at Danville and follow IT as far as pos.
sible They will spend the winter in
Florida.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
Funsral Of Charles n. Henkle.

The funeral of Charles II. Henkle,
who died at Las Vegas, n. NJ. was
held yesterday afternoon at . o'clock
from st. Columba's church Burial
was made in the Ottawa Avenue cem-
etery. The pallbcardrs were Axel
Heiberg, DR. Hathaway, William Dun
can, William REM and Harry Chawgo
of Aurora,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
2 KILLED, 20 INJURED
IN ARK. CYCLONE

Fort Smith, Ark, Nov. lG Two
women named Simpson and Smith are
reported dead and fifteen to twenty
others injured as a result of q cyclone
which late yesterday struck the town
bf Prague Okla. Every member of Il
family named Fancher is reported Sc
riousy injured About twenty build
ings including church, are said to
have been demolished.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
SECOND APPEAL IN
WEEK IS MADE FOR
OTTAWA FLU NURSES
RED CROSS MAKES URGENT AP-
PEAL FOR OTTAWA NURSES TO
HELP FIGHT FLU-CONDlTlONS
CRITICAL.

Another appeal for nursese to help
fight the influenza epidemic, the sec.
ond appeal Of the kind to be received
in Ottawa within the last week, was
received here this morning by Miss
Elizabeth Aseseltine, suerintendent Of
Ryburn Memorial hospital. The ap.
peal today came from Miss Minnie
Ahrens, director Of the nursing branch
OF the central division Of the Red
Cross.
Miss Ahrens asked for either prac.
tical or registered nurses in her tele-
gram, which follows:
Miss Elizabeth Asseltine,
Ryburn Hospital,
Ottawa, Ill.
Conditions most critical in division.
Emergency situation still aggravated.
Red Cross called to relieve great suf.
fering. Please advise Immediately if
graduate or practical nurses are avail,
able. Hour not arrived for private
duty yet Great body of people af
hicted. Nurses entreated to respond
to this public need Please help.
Minnie II. Ahrens.
Mrs. George Zurich and Miss
Amelia lrion will leave tomorrow ii
answer to this call
Responded to First Call.
On Wednesday Of this week an ap
peal was received in Ottawa from
Norris, asking for nursese to assis
at the emergency hospital in tha
city Miss Florence Duncan. a regis
| tered nurse, left at once to assist viii
this nursing.
The condition of the eidemic il
| Morris, asking for nurses to aSsis
ginning Of the week, but Is slight
i improved now The quarantine bar
which had been lifted was agai
o clamped tight and every effort is b,
S ing made to keep the epidemic tror
t spreading
Volunteers Apply at Once.
= Any nurse, either registered or pra
tical, who can respond to these call
- is requested to apply to Miss Asseltir
d. at once.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16

The G.mmths.old daughter of Mr.
aud Mrs Thomas Meagher died this
at o'clock at the family
home in Dayton after a short illness.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
WEATHER

Rain. with continued
mild temperature tonight.
Sunday unsettled and
colder: probably rain.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
Volunteers Apply at Once.

Any nurse either registered or prac.
tical, who can respond to these calls,
is requested to apply to Miss Asseltine
at once.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1889
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16

OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Established tS4e
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-06-21
votes For Women

Under the 1917 statute women may
vote, providing they have the necessary
qualifications Of age, residence and citi.
zenship for the following candidates:
President, electors, county surveyors
and tables, and for all officers Of
cities villages and towns except CITY
police, magistrates and justices, and also
upon I'll questions Or propositions cub
mitted 70 voters. 5s
Women may vote st al township
elections for clerk. assessor, highway
oversesr and constable. g..s @.s
aA pfsyiaus ststnte had alrsady given
sufIsags 6 women on Ill candidates for
school lesrs and upon all school sques-
ions md naads III school canaid dates
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-06-21
BUSINESS MEMS RESOLUTION

"Whereas. Senator Walter Wexford,
whom we believe to be loyal citizen,
vouches for the fact that no disloyal
speeches will be made, the business men
Of the city of Pembina extend an invita-
ton to the Nonpaftisans to hold q
political picnic in this city on Monday
next"
We regret that we have been unable
to see the original copy Of the resolution
as signed by the business men, but by
the writer and others. we are assured
that the above lis correct IN substance
though not exact in wording.
AS usual, when men attempt to
measure wits with their wives, they
made mess OF it. It will be noted that
the resolution OF the men practically
admits all that the women's resolution
charges. Otherwise there would have
been no object in the resolution. The
business men say, IN effect, "We believe
Townley to be disloyal, but if Senator
Welford will guarantee that Townley
will not talk sedition as he has done else.
where, we will invite him to talk here"
That is to say, 1--WE know the dog is
vicious. but if Senator Wexford will put
muzzle on him, we will allow him to
be shown on Pembina streets for exhi-
bltion purposes only"
And Senator Wexford and Mr.. Town
ley both took occasion on the platform
to thank the business men of this city
for the above cordial invitation.
Now, the fact is that after the ladies
had expressed their feelings, the men
called a meeting at which Senator We'll
ford was present. The question was the
elimination of Mr.. Townley. Senator
Wexford put the issue as "Townley or no
picnic" And the business men, (said to
beevery business man from the bank
corner to the Heneman corner) signed
the above resolution.
But not all the business men of Penn.
bina signed the "muzzle." Not all the
business men were even invited to be
present.
To really loyal man no greater insult
could have been concocted than is word
ed and implied in the above resolution.
Not that the business men are Nom
partisan, not that they are not patriotic.
They wanted to treat the farmers as
farmers, as neighbors ard customers,
but they didn't know how to separate
Townley and politics from personal
friendship.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-06-21
MINNESOTA HAS SPOKEN.

On Tuesday last the people of Minne-
sofa decided in an imphatic manner that
they had 10 faith in Mr.. Townley and
his anti-American ideas of popular gov
ernment. Burnquist, the loyalist can
didate for governor defeated Mr.. Lind
bergh, the Townley candidate by over
$4,000 according to the latest returns.
One of the most significant parts of
the returns show how the disloyal COM
munities voted. New Ulm that gained
such unenvlable reputation at the be-
ginning of the war by holding sedlcious
meetings and anti-administration rallies
until the governor had to remove the
mayor and,chief of police. After they
we're cornered they promised to be good
and to show change of sentiment. The
citizens of New Ulm called loyalty
meeting and invited Governor Burn
quist to help them show their change of
sentiment which was attended by twen-
ty thousand "loyal" people. The returns
of Monday shows majority for James
a. Peterson, the Minneapolis attorney.
who is convicted of violating the espion-
age law rs against Knute Nelson. The
vote for governor stood 8O1 for Lind.
berg, the Townley League candidate,
who wrote the famous seditious book,
why are we at war;" as against 234 for
Bnrnquist. Other places in the state
where people had been openly disloyal
TO the government in the present crisis
showed about the same ratio in the re-
returns. The whole loyalty state ticket
in Minnesota was nominated. Let our
state do as we'll.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-06-21

surveyor and four county constables.
She will also receive las will also all
male voters) non-partisan school ballot
on which is printed the names Of N. G.
Macdonald and Minnie ). Nelson. rival
candidates for state superintendent Of
public instruction. and Charlotte A.
Jones unopposed as county superin-
tendent.
That Is the only real contest in which
women may take sides at this primary
Is that Of the state superintendent.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-06-21
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

Along the lines in France there has
been rather a remarkable quiet for the
week until Tuesday when the Germans
started a considerable assault in the
vicinity Of Rhines but made little or no
progress. That the Germans will have
to do something soon is the verdict of
all. the war critics. Most think the
Germans will again strike for political
morale for Paris, though the seaports
would be better strategical objectives.
Beng inside the salient circle keeps the
allies guessing where the next German
grand assault may occur.
In Italy, the Austrians said to be a
million strong. attacked over hundred
mile front and after two days fighting
made very little progress at any point,
and at most places were repulsed with
ont even! penetrating the italian first
lines. The fighting to the northwest il
among mountains and here the advant-
ages are mott measured by miles 90 much
as by heights. The lower half 81 the
line to the southeast isIn the yalley 81
the Alava river and s crest deal 81 tie
terrianis Hat and mushy particularly
that portion near tue Adriatic and
between: tho enemy and Venice. Heavy,
fighting q still going on.
The casualty lists Of the American
sfrnSr,a 4 a UrnSuin, lsrUor spha =, /. ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-06-21
moay appear. They don't allow indicted
= men out on bail waiting appeals to
the supreme court to speak in any town.

s.
Townley's project Of seizlng land and
giving it to the returned soldiers is
almost identical with that of the Boil.
shiviki and by which they broke up the
whole military organization and govern
ment of Russia. 1t also embodies the
purposes of the I. w. w. whose platform
is general divide of all property. For
bonding the state for such purpose i'm.
plies such divide. In fact why confine
the idea just to landss Perhaps some
OF the boys might prefer we'll stocked
store in Pembina. AS Mr.. Townley re-
marked, nothing is too good for the
soldiers-the new young soldiers.
Mr.. Townley also remarked that the
farmers present and their women "had
tanned hides," that they were slough
looking lot" and looked different from
the town people.
Mr.. Baer appears and talks very like a
mammoth infant and his off hand car.
toons were childish in the extreme,
lacking wit or point and hardly credit
able to an ordinary school boy with some
talent for drawing. He IS apparently a
sort of toy Teddy bear. Mr.. Baer will
never eat up anybody. He is very tame.
Mr.. Townley refrained from mention
ing the possibility of the establishment
of rival Farmers Cooperative store in
this city in the near future. It would
have hardly been polite, for him as the
guest of the business men.
Only "honest farmers are admitted
to Nonpartisanship. Mr.. Townley so
vouches.
OF course the number of people pres.
ent in such cases varies according to the
views of the guesser. Perhaps that
there were approximately one hundred
automobiles parked in and about the
grove at two o'clock may help to get the
facts. By our own count and estimate
there were about one thousand visitors
present on Monday. 1t was beautiful
day. sand we really believed that man
SO widely advertised as Townley would
have brought more people out of mere