Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-16
COUNTY TO BUILD
MEMORIAL TO ITS
WORLD WAR HEROES.
SUPERVISORS VOTE $1,000 WITH
WHICH TO ERECT TESTIMOn.
IAL TO cOUNTY's YOUNG MEN
WHO DIED IN SERVICE.

soldiers, sailors ana marines OF Lt
Sale County who paid the supreme
sacrifice during the late war are Jt
have a $4,000 memorial erected tc
yesterday with little or no argument
at the final session of the board Of
/ supervisors. The form and style Of
| the memorial as we'll as its location
/ Will be decided upon at future date
/ While the monument. or whatever it
happens to be. is intended as test;-
monial to the heroism of the county's
brave lads who gave their lives in
the armed service Of their country. the
youths who came back are to share
IN whatever slories the memorial
/ hands down from one generation to
the other
Plans being only in the formative
stage, the committee having the task
OF selecting the kind of memorial and
its location will hasten their work by
making inquiries elsewhere as To what
other counties are doing for their
'Iehtlng men. Ottawa, being the
county seat, doubtlessly will be Sc.
leetel as the site for the memorial
The solons yesterday had their an
nual pOWWoW over apprOpriating
funds fer the Home Bureau, a reuue It
being made to Them that ST 800 be
paid into the department, the same
amount allowed heretofore. In draw.
ing up the tax levy the amount was
omitted, either by accident or design.
and a committee headed BY Miss Gl0t-
feIter the adviser, Went before the
board Th"ir persistence won the
point and the $500 awaits demand
from the bureau as result OF the ar.
Gument pnt mp by the ladies in wait
ing. 1t took considerable argument
TO win the supervisors over to the
proposition. but in the end the point
was won. when the item was ordered
entered in the levy as part of the
funds which will be collected by gen.
eral taxation.
Adjourn to December
The corn field legislators. after con.
pIetns their work, which ran into tha /.
second week, took an adjournment
unlI December but not until Super /.
visor John Wylie of Waltham made
a motion that they be paid for their
services. Their pay includes mileage
ana per diem. The motion made
quarterly, Is the only salary PROPOSE
'lon mat passes the board without a
dissenting vote Yesterday, like Nh
al former occasions il was adOptrd
unanimously Employees OF the court
mousse who petitioned for more pay
nan fare so we'll the majority bein:
et OF with paltry increase in their
salaries not commensurate by any
means with living expenses of the
lay. But then they were promised
NAT next year maybe they would be
'lNon another raise The petitioners
,noNlnG the average Supervisors pro.
'ehSl'l"' tor disposing Of a disagree.
ibIe subject with maybe" didn't
cave them with any better taste IN
heir mouths nor with any more kind.
Itf feeling toward the men of all men
vho should recognize the Imperative
l''d OF their getting at least enough
aIarl to live half way decently upon. {
Board Notes. 1;
y foSoIu ion advancing the salary !
! IN" probate court reporter from {
Hio to 5000 was approved. l
me board VIII determine what {
nan be done with $t1,o76.52 earned
y tn" county treasurer. for collect
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