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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03

a private. May we not fondly hope
that from somewhere beyond the blue
empyrean, his keen eyes once sad
bun now forever Illuminated with ce-
lesbial joy, look down upon us as
we honor him today
May not this sun dial which now
present to the City, recall to us and
every passer-by, through all the com
ing years, thought Of this heroic
soul"
At the close of Mr.. Griggs addres,
little l.ura Florence Strawn stepQet
forward and unveiled the sun dial,
Mayor Bradford accepted the sur
dial for the City of Ottawa, saying:
am pleased on behalf of the City
Of Ottawa to accept the splendid me.
mortal erected here to commemorate
one of the acts of Illinois most Illus
trious son, Abraham Lincoln.
Through the kindness and generOs.
ity of Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Griggs
this marker has been provided &c
that future generations may know
that on this spot once stood Abraham
Lincoln performing his duty as a sol.
der and patriot much the same as ON
boys of today have been performinS
their duties. and for the same cause
love of country and Of home.
This monument will be protected
and preserved through the years tc
come so chat succeeding generation,
may be reminded Of the man, the
place and the time.
At the close Of the ceremonies a
the Boat Club the procession, headed
by the High School Cadets and Hen.
richs Band, proceeded to the armory
where the fountain erected by Hin
Chapter of the D. A, II. was dedicated
The band played patriotic selec
tion and the entire crowd Of peopl,
! who were witnessing the ceremonie
Joined in repeating the Lords Prayer
Greetings from the state regent o
Continued on page 3, col. l.)
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
MONTHS REPORTS.
OF CITY OFFICIALS.
MADE THIS MORNING.
DR.. w. A. PIKE REPORTS FEW CON.
TAGIOUS DISEASES. II FIRES
DURING MONTH

A meeting Of the city council was
held this morning in the city offices
at which time the reports for the
month were presented. Aside from
this there was little else Of interest
in the business transacted
The health officers report showed
Ottawa was an exceedingly healthy
city, there having been very few
cases OF Influenza reported during
the month, and only one case of con
tagious disease. aside from the flu.
This was a case or diptheria, that
the patient had contracted in another
city. and became sick soon after com
ing home.
The bond of William Mischke who
was recently appointed a policeman,
was presented, signed by Lee O'Neil
Browne and II. C. Wiley and was ac-
Cepted
Owen Fox superintendent Of streets
presented bills for street repairs for
street repairs for the month Of Nov
ember amounting to $3l9.90 which
was allowed
City Treasurer Fred Gerding pre-
sented his report, showing that on
November lst. there was a balance of
Sc 1881 credited to the city's ac-
counts During the month the treasur.
ers receipts amounted to IS, 730.0t
and the disbursements amounted to
s6,63s IS leaving a balance of S5Ij52.77
in the treasury on Dec list
Treasurer Gerdngs report of the
hospital fund showed that on Nov. Isl
there was a balance In this fund OF
S14,S742Q During the month $4,000
was paid to Sanders Brothers Manu-
featuring Co., and $4,000 was paid to
Mueller Electric Co. leaving balance
On hand Dec. Of S12,G7420
The report of City Clerk W. w
Curtis showed that on Nov lst there
was a balance on hand in the city
treasury Of s2O,715.72. During the
month the receipts amounted tC
$5.7250i and the expenditures
amounted to s15.720.59, leaving .
to- al on hand Dec 1st of s26. i5059.
Fire Chief Bossenn reported thf
department. had responded to 12 fire
alls during the month, but there has
been no serious fires
City Sealer Burns reported he hat
made 90 gas tests during the month.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
DEDICATE C0L0NNADE,
FOUNTAIN AND SUN
DIAL
DICKSON NOT HERE
ADJUTANT GENERAL DETAINED
BY THE ILLNESS OF HIS WIFE
SENATOR WENDllNG TAKES HIS
PLACE.

Centennial day the only official ct.
tawa centennial celebration to be
held, was celebrated today on the one
hundredth anniversary of the entrance
of Illinois into the Union. Prcpara-
tions had been made for week to
make this the largest celebration
ever held in Ottawa. The c0.onnade
at the extreme west end OF Ottawa
avenue, the sun dial on the lawn OF
the Boat Club and the fountain on che
lawn in front of ArmoryC were dedi-
Gated, and special centennial eXer-
cises were held in the high school
Adjutant General Dickson, who was
to deliver the address Of the day and
was to accept the fountain on behalf
of the State of Illinois, could not at
tend on account Of the illness OF his
wife, who is suffering from an attack
on influenza. and Senator Frank
Vending of Shelbyyil.e was secured
by tile adju,ant general to take his
place.
A luncheon was held at the CLIFTON
Hotel at II O'Clock in honor Of Scna-
tor Vending, which was attended hy
more than 100 guests. The dining
room was beautifully decorated with
American flags.
At the close of the luncheon the
guests left the hotel in machines for
the west end OF Ottawa avenue. where
the colonnade. which was erected by
money sent by The descendants OF the
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03

pioneer residents of Ottawa and vi
cinity, was dedicated Money came
in from almost every state In tho
Union to help erect this cOlonnado,
the amount needed for the erection
OF the monument being raised. The
structure is one Of the most handsome
monuments In this section Of the
country, and can be seen from the be-
ginning of Ottawa avenue to the hill
just this side of the county farm At
the colonnade short dedication was
held
Attorney Clarence Griggs. IN the abb
sence of Miss Leila Lincoln, chairman
Uf the centennial committees. in a
short and appropriate address pre-
sented the colonnade to the city, say.
Ing in full
''They whose names we honor here
today came to Ottawa in the prime
of life or while the shadows still were
falling toward the west.
In this beautiful valley for a time
at least, they lived and moved and
had their being.
Many are buried in yonder GENE
terry; others lie scat tered far and wide
Their work Is ended We, the liv.
ing. must solve the problems Of to-
day.
Well may we emulate their ambi
ton, their patient industry, their in
domitable spirit.
In this stately Colonade are com
memorated their names and we pre-
sent 1t to the City as their perpetua
memorial.
Mayor f. + bradford on behalf o
the City Of Ottawa, accepted the colon
made with The following remarks:
On behalf OF the city of Ottawa
am pleased to accept this splendil
memorial erected to the memory o
the early settlers of ottawa and Vi
cinity, and assure you 1t will be pre-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
FIRST SHABB0NA BOY
KILLED IN ACTION

Word has been received in OTTAWA
of the death Of Frank Kelly Of Shah.
bona, who was killed in action in
France on October 9Th. Mr.. Kelly is
the first gold star soldier for Shah.
bona, and was also the first Shabbona
boy to go overseas,
He was 26 years old at the time
of his death and entered the service
October 4, 1917. at Camp Grant.
He Is well known in Ottawa and Is
a nephew OF Mrs. a. J. Ward, III
Mulberry street.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
Aerial Cornpasses.

Many difficulties had to be overcome
In the production Of satisfactory
compass for aerial work. Chief among
these was that Of neutralizing the mag
netsm of the engine (and in particular
the magnetic and Of preventing tho
effect of nuifugal force, which
caused the card or dial inside the com
pass to swing in a direction quite indie
pendent of north when the airplane
was banking on Il turn. However, Il
truly excellent compass Is now In use.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
ALLIES WILL DEMAND
KAISER'S SURRENDER

London, Dec 3.--Tho conference of
allied statesmen which opened here
yesterday has decided to ASK Holland
for the surrender Of the exkaiser
without delay, the Evening New
stated today
The Daily Express understands that
the interalied conference has decided
upon joitn plan TO press Holland for
the extradition Of the former war lord
soon
The suggestions for the bringing Of
The kaiser to trial have been dis.
cussed
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
FRANK BARRON SENDS
CABLE HE IS SAFE

Mr. and Mrs. William Barron of 9l6
Clinton street received a cablegram
from their son Frank, who has been
at the front several times, The cable
gram contained only three words,
Safe and sound" but they we're wei.
coined joyously by the parents, who
had not heard from him in several
weeks.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
It, HOWARD MORLEY
EN- ROUTE TO RHINE
OTTAWA BOY CABLES HE is SWELL
MEMBER OF DIVISION THAT
HAS SUFFERED MORE THAN SO
PER CENT CASUALTIES


The Chicago morning papers carry
ing a list of the divisions which we're
~, ro,ta 70 po,lir ,isted tbo u,,vaptv.
,.,,
''N'ii ''0" i''e'''"'' " VI '''0'' "
WAlch Lieut. f1o"aru MORLEY Vi thlS
city is an officer. This division was
the first one to arrive in France and
hos hoa mora oosro,tios than my
o'l'e'' N00o'u'''s " ''0 ''''''n ! ''''
script OF NOV. %, the name OF every
other man in the TWenty-siXth will ap~
near ON the rasualtv list as being
.. ,., ,a, , A.. -
.'''N' '''''~
'l9loi' mas oeen Ulloush lnoie o"''io'
than any ether.
During the last three davs before
hosti.ities ceased Lieut.. Morley was
in charge of COMPANY f. of the TWen-
tv-sixth Division where an att2ck was
made at a place where The Germans
did not retreat. according to a letter
written by him the day after the sign
ing of the armistice and which reads
in full.
France, Nov. II.
Dear Father and All:
More mail last night. All your let
ters through in good shape and time
presume YOU are all very glad
that the war is practically a thing of
the past. So am |. This is simply to
let YOU know thai survive without
a scratch The last three days we
drove or attacked the boche on one of
the strongest fortified parts. and at a
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
Wool Of the Llama.

The wool of this curious animal Is
largely In use In Bolivia, where the
traveller may see Indian women, sit
ting before their huts and spinning
the wool while they watch their
flocks. These women use hand looms.
on which they mAAe blankets and
shawls.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03


which the United States
entered the war was in
troduced in the senate
this afternoon by Senator Knox of
Pennsylvania. The resolution would
declare II to be the sentiment of the
senate thVt the discussion of nay
league Of nations or any alteration in
internatinal law as it relates to the
seas which be put over for discus
sion at future time to be partici-
pated in by all nations of the world.
The resolution speaks for a perma.
nent association with the present al
lies of the United States for dealing
with any further dispute should the
same necessity arise
1t recommends the removal of
American naval and military forces
from foreign territory and water as
complied With. IN addition it would
strip from the President all his ex-
traordinary war powers in the inter-
ests Of speedy return to the condi-
tions of peace.
The resolution declares the United
States entered the war lin order to
vindicate the ancient rights Of nayiga.
ton as established under International
law and to remove forever the Ger
man menace to our peace"
No Delay in Casualties.
Washington Dec. 3.--Speed has
been sacrificed to accuracy in report
ing casualties among the American
| forces abroad, Secretary OF War Ba-
ker told the senate military committee
today.
In the beginning the reporting of
casualties was distressingly slow, Sec
retary Baker said, but there has been
| an Improvement in the system up to
!
to be fairly efficient when the magni-
| tude of the task is considered.
| Baker denied that any casualty lists
| have been held up, The only delay
after the casualty reports are receiv.
ed in this country is the policy Of
/ notifying the families by telegraph be.
fore allowing the publishing of casu.
altles in the press and the system of
releasing casualties for publication by
mail rather than by telegraph.
Fear New Flu Outbreak.
Springfield, H., Dec. 3.--Fearing a
second outbreak of influenza in Hi.
uois, H. c. Drake, state director Of
health today issued IN order warning
all physicians to report any cases Of
the disease Where physicians are
not in attendance the household them.
seHes will be held responsible, Dir.
Drake says. In addition the order in
stucts an immediate quarantine Of
all cases.
Amsterdam Dee. 2.-Holland today
stopped the export of goods to Ger.
many i'll reprisa for the action Of Ger
Imany in refusing to send any more
coal into Holland
Empress Returning With 1olGiers.
Washington Dee. The steamer
Empress Of Britain sailed from Liy-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
LEAGUE Of NATIONS IS OPPOSED BY KNOX
OTTAWA OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY
Of ILLINOIS ENTERING THE UNION

tected and preserved through this
and succeeding administrations.
1t is appropriate that this memorial
colOnnade should be dedicated on
this day. the l0oth anniversary of
the admission Of Illinois into the
Union. Many of the early settlers
whose memories are being perpetuated ID
here today had not small or unim-
portant part in the making of the
history OF Illinois during the century
just closing.
May This monument dedicated here
today stand for untold years to keep
fresh in the minds Of this and sur.
rounding generations pleasant recoI-
lections Of the early settlers who In
choosing their abiding place chose 50
we'll and bulded even better than
they knew.
Sun Dial al Beat Club.
Tho party returned to the down
town district and joined in the street
parade in the loop, They proceeded
to the lawn OF the Boat Club, whore,
after a patriotic selection, the sun dial
which had been erected by MIR. anC
Mrs. Clarence Griggs to mark the
spot where Abraham Lincoln was mus.
tered out OF the Blackhawk war as g
captain and re-enlisted as a private
was presented to the city
Mr. Griggs in the following well
chosen remarks presented the sun dia.
to tho city.
May | ask you to stand with me
in fancy on this spot one May day four
score years ago Look about you and
behold 1900 men, Illinois Volunteers
enlisted for service in the Black
Hawk War They have marched down
the west bank of the Fox from In
dian Creek, nine miles north, where
six days before the Sauks had mas
sacred the Hall, Pettigrew and Davis
families in all. The soldiers are
weary OF the war and Gov. Reynolds
has given the order for their dis
charge. see the tall form Of Capt
Abraham Lincoln calling off the roll
Of his company of SS men; then he i.
mustered out as Captain by Col.
Robert Anderson of Ft Sumpter fame,
see him again on the following
day with characteristic disregard OF
personal preferment. feeling that there
are still duties to perform, enlisting as
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
RESOLUTION
WOULD WITHDRAW
army and Navy
(By International News Service)

Washington, Dec. "a resolution limiting
the American delegation at the peace conference
to discussion of the aims for the attainment of
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
How to Get Rich.

% men would have no trouble In
u they held on to the mon
hey do to the money
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Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday,. Some
what colder tonight, with
lowest temperature near
freezing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1899
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Continued on page 3, col, ~
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along the east front of the cemetery
Enclosure that the ancient north and
south post-road runs. that road which
led from New York to the Carolinas
and Georgia, passing through Balti-
more, Bladensburg, Georgetown. AL
cxandria. Dumfries, Fredericksburg
and Richmond. At Bladensburg the
road turned to the west crossed the
site of Washington and reached the
Potomac river somewhere near the
foot of what is now 32d street There
was ferry at that point long before
bridge was built across the river.
Then the old road took up it's way
to the south from where Rosslyn now
stands and through the lands of the
Arlington property. running along
the east base of the ridge.
There also was n private road across
the Arlington lands between the foot of
the ridge and the river, those lands now.
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4. 1882. Congress by act of March
3. 1883. appropriated the sum of $780,
900 for the purchase of this property
and March 81, 1888, George Washing
ton GUSTS Lee conveyed to the United
States by deed all title to the prop
erty in question for the sum appropri-
ated."
South tablet: by an order of the
Secretary of War dated June Is, 1864,
the Arlington mansion and the grounds
surrounding 1t, not exceeding 200
acres. were appropriated for a mill
tary cemetery to be laid out and in
closed for the burial of all soldiers
dying in the hospitals of the vicinity
of Washington and Alexandria. The
boundaries of this inclosed plat have
since been extended by orders of the
Secretary of War to the southern
boundary of the estate and the actual
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this estate or property are part of an
original grant Of 5000 acres from Will
Robert Howsen in october. 1869, in con-
sideration OF the said Howsen having
transported q number Of settlers into the
colony in the same year. Howsen con-
veyed these lands to John Alexander,
the consideration being six hogsheads Of
tobacco. and on December rs. ITS, Ge-
rard Alexander. to whom the property
lad descended, conveyed the Arlington
tract. about LOO acres, to John Parke
Gusts, the consideration named being
LOO pounds in Virginia currency. John
parke Gusts was the son of Martha
Washington by her first marriage. He
was aid -de- camp to Washington during
the revolution. and upon his death, Mo-
vcmber 5. 1891, of camp fever contracted
4 Yorktown. Washington adopted the
!oungest OF his children, George Wash
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dolph: Her intrinsic worth needs eulOgium.
The deceased was born the 9th of August.
1852. Mt Ampthill, near Richmond, Va, and
died the 23d day Of January, 1923. in WASH
ington city. victim to maternal love aud
duty.
On the slope before the mansion il
the tomb of Gen. Horatio Wright.
Beyond that and directly in front
of the mansion is .he tomb of Pierre
Charles LEnfant. The inscription is:
the direction of George Washington,
designed the plan for the, Federal
City Born in Paris August 9, 1855;
died June IA. 1925, while residing at
county. and was inferred there. Re-
inferred at Arlington, April %, 1903.
Major United States Engineer Corps
1892 Charter member of the Society
of the Cincinnati. Designed Its Ger
tifcatc and Insignia"
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riage, Thomas William Swami, mar
ried Helen Mary Chapman of Thor
oughfare, Va. and they built a house
on the ridge south of Four-mile run
and overlooking Potomac yards and
the villages roundabout. They called
that section of Preston Mount Au-
burn, and tho house is standing to-
day, being the home of their daugh-
tor, Susan Pearson Alexander Swami.
wife of George Edward Calvert. This
is the only part of the big tract re-
naming in possession of descendants
of John Alexander, who bought it
from Robert Howsen. to whom it was
granted by Sir William Berkeley of
Virginia, in recompense for the inn
portation of settlers.
A great majority of the visitors to
Arlington enter the grounds by the
west gate--that is, the gate which
opens upon the Fort Myer military
reservation. The volume of travel by
that route has come to be so large
that thS west entrance is called "the
main gate" The original entrance to
Arlington was from the east. 1t is
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American Warriors to Be Buried at Arlington

covered for the most part by the agri-
cultural experiment station. That road
connected with the toll road from "the
great BRIDGE" or 'the Potomac BRIDGE"
which in after years came to be called
the Long bridge" to Alexandria.
That was the route which Mr.. Custis
used in passing between Washington
Lee Travelled between the old war Of Of
Lee travelled between the old War Or
flee and Arlington after his marriage
to Mr. Custis' daughter Mary Ann
Randolph Custis. The course Of the
old road as it climbed the. ridge to
now starts from the gate called the
Sheridan gate" that gate whose four
tall. white pillars and heavy entab-
lature were a part of the war office that
was torn down in 1879.
The old post road is now modern
automobile road. Four lines of tele-
graph poles heavily strung with
wires parallel the road On one side
is an electric railway over which a
shuttle car runs between Arlington
Junction, on the Alexandria line, and
Rosslyn. To the east are the fields
OF the experiment station. now PROS
porous In appearance, but which
few years ago presented most dis
couraging outlook to one who would
seek to make crops grow. Along the
west side of the road is a wall of
red Seneca sandstone topped with
slabs of bluestone. 1t runs straight.
the convolutions of the land. The
southernmost of the east-front gates
is an arch gateway of red sandstone.
On the top block of the entablature
in the stone and then gilded: The
gilt has faded and some of it has
vanished Beneath the name one can
read this: Here Rest 1905 of the
remainder of the inscription cannot
be read by man standing in the
road because of projecting slab in
the structure on top of the arch.
The next gateway as you travel
north along the old road is the Sheri-
dan gate. An inscription in black let
tering on the entablature tells that
the columns were part of the por-
tico of the old war office which was
erected at Washington in 1918 and
removed in 1879. The four columns
are inscribed successfully. Scott"
Lincoln" stanton" Grant" Further
similar columns. one inscribed ord"
and the other "Wetzel"
The walk from the Sheridan gate to
1.-The mansion house leads through fine
woods of oak mingled with some
df ers T hs part Of he oe p
but on the left of the walk at the
base of the steep incline toward the
mansion is an Enclosure of four brick
walls and at the bottom of this struc-
ture, which may be likened to an UNI
rooted vault. is a marble tombstone
marking a grave. Nothing concerning
the identity of the person buried there
can be had from the official records.
The inscription on the tombstone fol-
lows:
Sacred to the memory Of Mrs. Mary Ran