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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
City and Vicinity
News

Mrs. Ella La Clair and Mrs. Lothroi
Perkins and two children have re
turned to their homes in this cit.
after spending the winter IN Florida
Will J. Andrews. Hospital Corps
L. S. A., left the navy camp al seal
tie. Wash, Saturday evening and l.
now en- route for "a receiving ship a.
New York City. He will stop at chi
caeo IA few hours Wednesday morn
ing where he will be met by hi
mother. Mrs. J. A. Andrews. lie vii
reach his destination Thursday.
J. A. Andrews, the Equitable o
Iowa man, was looking after his pat
rons in Macon last evening.
William Reardon went to Chicago
this morning on short business WISH
Private Oscar Sieffert left today 10
Camp Grant, where he will agall
enter the hospital. after spending
ten.day furlough with his parents, Nj
and Mrs. Philip Siefiert, 4l9 Lelan'
street.
l.. NJ Lucey went to Chicago thi
morning on a business trip,
f.. f. Achard went to Chicago thi
morning on a business visit.
G. w. Irion is spending the day /
| Chicago on business.
Charles De Barnard was a mornin
passenger for Chicago.
John nlinich Sr. is spending the da
in Chicago on business.
A. Warsaw of Congress street
spending the day in Chicago on
business visit.
DR.. A. f.. Herzog went to Chicae
this morning on a business visit.
James d. Kelly 2i2 West SUPERB
street went to Chicago this mornlf
for short visit.
Lyle McCalcb, a member OF Il
Office force of the Hamilton Club
Chicago, spent the week end at h
home in this city,
w. r. Foster went to Millington tn
morning on business visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. w J. Graham al
daughter Mary have returned tro
DeIand, Fla, after spending the W
ter months there.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
PRIVATE GEORGE BELL
KILLED IN ACTION
ON NOVEMBER It

A letter received today from the
American Red Cross Headquarter
in Washington, announced tae death
of Private George Bell, Co. A, 35Sth
Inf, well known Ottawan, who wa
killed in action on November leth.
just one day before the arnistice wa
signed. Earlier reports gave Bell a.
missing in action.
He is about % years of age an,
resided in Ottawa all his life. He i
the son OF William Bell OF this cit
and of Mrs. Margaret Bell, 1909 y
Everett street. Streator. His parent
were almost overcome by the new
of his death.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
NORTHWESTERN MEN
HOLD MEETING HERE

A meeting of Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance agents Ct the Ottawa
district is being held today in the of.
fee of District superintendent c. f
About twenty agents who work undo
Mr. Anderson in Marshall, Putnam
and La Sale counties are in attend
anCe General Agent II. O. Becker o.
a short talk
The meeting opened with a lunch
con at the Clifton, following which
pans were laid for making a $1,000,
0C1 agency out of :he Ottawa distric
during the next year.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
Will SHIP TO
SAIL APRIL II

Washington, April - The trans
port George Washington, which Pres
ident Wilson has requested to sail
for Brest at the earliest possible op.
portunity will leave April II, the
date having been advanced from
April IA, it was announced by the
navy department today
The department claimed to be
without information as to any plans
ne president may have for return
ing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
Power of Imauination.

tn those who see only with their
eyes, the distant Is always indistinct
and little. becoming less and less as
it recedes. till utterly lost; but to
the imagination, which thus reverses
the perspective of the senses, the far
off is great and imposing, the magni-
tude increasing with the distance
Mrs. jameson (Studies).
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
so PEORIA MINERS
OVERCOME BY GAS

Peoria. Ill, April S.--Fifty miner
employed at the Herbert mines, cas-
OF Peoria, we're overcome by gas and
imprisoned in the mine for more than
an hour today, when power operating
the ventilating fans failed. Three men
we're seriously affected and late this
afternoon had not been restored tC
consciousness.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
Notice..

Don't forget your trees. Please call
Thursday, April 10, at Novelty Feed
Yards, Ottawa, Ill.
J. w. Nc MULLEN.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
Minneapolis Bank Robbed.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April - Five
auto bandits robbed the Peoples
State Bank of $4,000 in Liberty bonds
and $4,GUN in cash today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
Why Not the Best?

Costs no more. HOckaday's Wal
Finish for Kitchens and bath rooms
Willis w. Wilcox, Phone 364L.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished to
ne Free Trader Journal by w. l.
Etnyre, member of Chicago Board o.
Trade, Moloney building, phone 1O4I
Correspondent Lamson Bros. & Co..
Chicago,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
Coffee.

A coffee will be given by the Ladies'
Aid of the Zion Lutheran Church at
he church hall Thursday afternoon
and evening, April 10.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
Notice.

Don't forget Your trees. Please cal
Thursday, April 10, at Novelty FeeC
Yards, Ottawa. III.
J. w Nc MULLEN.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
FOR QUICK RESULT5 TRY THE
"WANT-ADS" IN THE FREE
TRADER-JOURNAL.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
(Main want add section page five.)

FOR SALE Monlton residence. 1117
Paul lSt., and household good. In
quire at residence for information,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08

Try the free Irader-Journa Want Ads
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
Notice.

The w. C. T. L. meeting to be held
at the home of Mrs. Reed tomorrow
is postponed one week,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
TWO W0MAN'S CLUB
DEPARTMENTS HOLD
ANNUAL ELECTIONS
HOME AND CONSERVATION
BRANCHES MEET AT HOME OF
MRS, PRICHARD-ClTY HOME
ADVISOR GIVES TALK.

Forty ladies attended the meeting
Of the Home and Conservation depart
Tents OF the Ottawa Woman's ciub
yesterday afternoon at the home 81
Mrs. Arthur ID. Prichard, COL State
street. Election of officers for the
two departments were held, as FOL
lows:
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-14
Caddo's Refinery.

A refinery will also be built in Caddo soon.
This refinery will be owned and controlled
mostly by local men with the aid of some East
land capital. The refinery will be of sufficient
capacity to take care of great deal OF the
production of the Caddo field. There is no re-
finery at Caddo at present and all of the oil IS
transported from the Caddo field to the nearest
railroad point by pipe line connections. There
are three eight-inch pipe lines running into the
Caddo field with daily capacity of about
$4,000 barrels of OIL The refinery as planned,
will not only refine crude oil, but will handle
the by-products of crude oil.
Caddo is field where there has been but
very little operation by Independent companies
Most of the land was originally leased by the
Texas Pacific Coal 4 Oil Company and later
released to the other large companies, which
have been operating in the fields. Each Of
these companies has spent thousands of dollars
for suitable living quarters for their employees;
when these quarters are more complete, more
extensive drilling campaign will be carried out.
There are now three banks at Caddo, and the
fourth one will be opened soon. There are pic
ture shows and restaurants and hotels which
serve tranSients. Many homes are being built
for persons who intend to live permanently in
Caddo. but there are hundreds of families who
still occupy tents and board shacks in the town
proper and out in the oil fields surrounding
the town. Population in all the Texas oil fields
triple and double in few months time
The Y. NJ. c. A. established its first indus
trial oil field hut at Caddo. Several of these
huts are scattered about over the West Texas
oil fields and serve a useful purpose in dis
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-14

was something very touching to me about these
girls. They seemed somehow so left out, so
forlorn. and / could not but admire their cour-
age | liked to talk to them. They were so full
of wonder about this new land to which they
were going and so full of faith. They were 50
sure that they were going to love their new
home. I've heard great many people say that
they believe that most of these girls married
out of excitement, because they wanted to come
to America or because they knew that men IN
England are very scarce and that If they dldn
marry these boys they would probably be old
maids don't believe it, ! am sure that they
were love marriages pure and simple. | VIII
never forgot one of those girls face as she
looked at me with her big brown eyes, heaved
a great sigh and said "My husbands not good
looking, but, oh, God he's good"
A number of the boys had married widows,
some of them with as many as three children.
The pet of the ship was youngster of about
four years Whenever he would appear the
BOYS would yell: Hello, Limy," at which he
would stamp his foot and scream, I'm not a
Iimv. I'm an American" The stepfather con
fided to me that he had known that his wife
was widow, but that he didn't know of the
existence of the child until after they were
married.
An Amusing Incident.
| had worked in England for awhile and
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-14

AS we approached the big transport that was
living in wait for us | got the shock OF my lie,
for what did my eyes behold but a deck lined
with soldiers and girls. They were In couples
hanging over the rail watching us with the
greatest interest, but can assure you that we
were looking at them with far greater In
terest. The big captain enlightened me:
"War brides" he said. "You see this ship
went to Liverpool first and picked up these sol
diers and these are the wives Of some OF them.
A young officer in front had heard US, and
he turned around grinned at me and said:
"Well, there's one on there that got picked
up without her husband. AT least I'm hoping
shes there"
She was He had hardly spoken when we
noticed a smiling face, crowned with head
of glorious red hair. She was alone waving
frantcally. With a cry of There she is ne
gave a wild leap through the crowd. He was
going to be the first one on that transport.
There was no doubt Of it.
There were "a of these brides, all English
girls. You see a great many of our boys never
reached France, but were kept in England the
entire time. 1t was a great disappointment to
them, and 7 suppose they thought that they
deserved some sort Of a consolation prize. Take
IA girls all in a bunch and you're going to find
all kinds, no matter where they come FROM
There were fat girls, thin girls, pretty girls
and ugly ones. But each boy seemed abso-
lutely happy and perfectly satisfied with his
own.
The other boys didn't approve at all and they
didn't fail to say so, sometimes in tones so loud
that would beg them to hush
"You don't want to hurt their feelings" l
would say.
"Huh." they would snort ga lot we care"
al guess there're plenty of girls in the y. S.
A. without marrying any of these Limys," one
would say, and 'Pll say there are" would
answer another.
The most general remark though was: "Well
there's little girl back home who's got 'em
all heat and she's good enough for me-"
However much they might lambast the boys
for marrying over there, there was one point
on which ali agreed. 1t wasn't fair the way
tbe bovs were being treated. No, sir! The
az; az Of man being allowed to talk to his own
1uI only during certain hours of the day and
of of being barred from her by ropes and of
., D standing guard at these ropes They, all
s~eIled I'D with Indignation whenever they
- "a lhxa lnI
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-14

Other times the boys had to stay on their side
of the rope, the girls on theirs. And at the
ropes a man did stand guard.
Il tell you what" one of them remarked to
me one day, 81 don't like my job. | tell you
it's hell of JOB this standing up here with
gun to keep man from talking to his own
wife,"
If any one ever tries to hand you any Of that
stuff about the English being undemonstratlve,
don't you believe it; certainly not if they are
talking about the girls. ] can't tell you about
the men. Such a Lovers Lane as that deck
was during visitors hours was never seen. No
one seemed in the least embarrassed, though.
There were the couples down at one end of the
deck billing and cooing at the other end were
the officers promenading while aft and back of
the ropes crowded the rest of the boys watching
the demonstration as though it were penny
poppy show At o'clock all troops and all sol
diers and sailors wives were ordered below deck
and if one happened to look toward that sepa-
rating rope at quarter of nine one could surely
see the girls on one side, the boys on the other,
kissing good night, while the man on guard
stood by, grinning from ear to ear.
When Hubbies Weren't There.
Not all of the girls were with their husbands,
though Some of them were coming on to join
theirs who had had to precede them. There
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-14
EARLY TIMES IN TEXAS.
Continued From Page 81

(COntlnueu FROM rage o.
Hello! strangers which way are you travel
ing?"
Uncle Seth who as usual was in the advance,
replied that I'VE weren't bound fur any place
in perticler-only lookin' roun' at the country"
''Well," said the one who had first spoken,
we're mighty glad to see you, any how, for
you're the first white men we've laid eyes on
for the last four months"
He then informed us they were on their way
back to the settlements from a trapping eX-
pedition-that they had been as high up the
country as the head waters of the Llano, where
they had found beavers very abundant and had
been very successful in trapping them-that
their pack animals were loaded with their pei
tries, etc He told us, also, that they had had
several narrow escapes from Indians on the
waters of the >Llano, and advised us TO keep a
good look out for them in that quarter. He
said they had not tasted bread for two months,
and we gave them a few pounds of hard tack
and some tobacco In return they presented
us with dozen dried beaver tails Ga great
frontier delcacy) and as many buffalo
tongues. After some further confab with the
trappers we bid them goodbye, and proceeded
on our way, and they again took their course
towards the settlements.
(Copyri0hted).
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-14
= COMING Overseas With Warbndes w %ssH 8
By a Girl
War,Uorker

great many of these boys had known me there.
Most Of them hailed me with delight and proud
ly introduced their wives. But one of them
didn't seem at all glad to see me, and at his
first opportunity drew me aside to say: Look
here, I've gone and got married since | seen
you and my wifes on this boat"
At first | couldn't place him, and when did
remember, how | laughed. | had found him
in Winchester Cathedral one gloomy afternoon
Just about the bluest most lonesome boy in the
world, and | had taken him to the "Y' hostel
for tea. He had in doughboy fashion made vio-
lent love to me. He was greatly relieved when
| assured him that | would never tell his wife.
The prices which have been recently been
paid for cotton are the highest since the civil
war, some counties reporting the record price
of 10 cents per pound. In 1866 cotton brought
30 cents per pound in Texas and in 1864 it
brought $l90 per pound in Texas, but this
was in Confederate money.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-14

Sing song of happiness, let your bright
eyes shine,
These are all such glowing hours, beautiful
and fine;
Smile for very gladness your troubles will
be Ger,
And for us so many joys lie just at our
very door.
Lift little all the while, even thought it
may
Seem to you. the little help you can give
today
Will not count for very much o, we need
you, friend.
Need the strength that you can give till
the very end
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-14
Bw


Ranger sand But few wells in the Ranger
field have to be shot to make production. Nearly
all of the wells in the Caddo field are shot and
then make good permanent producers.
The wells around Caddo are drilled to prac-
tcally the same depth as the Ranger wells, but
the sand is very tight and after deep test
will not always show signs of OIL until shot.
then they invariably make good producers. This
was especially true of the Knox well, one OF the
best producers i'm Stephens County, which has
been producing nearly 1000 barrels day since
it came in several months ago.
1t is claimed for Stephens County that it has
the fewest number of dry holes, in proportion
to the number of oil wells drilled, of any
county in Texas. Over one hundred and sixty
three wells are now producing from the deep
and shallow sands, and their daily production
is about 5000 barrels. More than l25 wells
are now drilling at 5000 feet. Stephens County
is the first county north of Eastland County
and Caddo is in the eastern part of the county.
Breckenridge is the county seat.
Some of Caddo's Rich Citizens.
Probably the man who can remember the
most about Caddo's primitive days is Homer
Lee, who until recently, operated the largest
mercantile store in Caddo. Lee has been there
longer really than he can remember. But he
does remember the time when, if his store did
a business of thousand dollars a month"; 1t
was doing a tremendously large business, most
of which was longtime credit. During the
past few months this same store has been do
ing around $1,000 worth of business daily.
Mr. Lee, like nearly all of the other old
timers, has made money out of oil. True
enough he had but 800 acres of land, which was
close in to town. But who wouldn't like to
own 800 acres in the Caddo oil field? He had
200 acres of his farm in grain this year, and
after cutting it, he found he had lost about
81 900. He figured that by threshing it, he
would recoup his loss, but after threshing
the grain he still came out $40 in the hole and
this despite the fact that it was the largest
grain crop ever harvested in the county. The
reason is obvious: 1t cost too much to hire
help in an oil field where rig-builder is paid
$500 per day
His brother, r. @. Lee, who was associated
with him in the store for many years, owns
{, 900 acres in the Caddo field, and it would be
no eXaggeration to say that X. @. Lee is sew
eral times millionaire. He now lives at Cisco
and is the man who is promoting the railroad
from Cisco to Caddo Work on this road-bed
has already been started from Cisco and will
soon be completed into Caddo. Caddo will raise
100000 90 for the road. 1t will have the dis
tnction of being the first railroad to reach one
of the richest oil field towns in the world.
w. w. Wright is another one of the old
timers in the Caddo field. Practically all of the
present townsite of Caddo is situated on his
and he now has several producing
wells on his ranch and farm lands. He lives at
Mineral Wells and is a very rich man.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-14

phens County fields and It's growth is evidently
permanent.
Caddo was so named because Of its location
on Caddo Creek, which runs south of the town.
The creek was named after the Caddo Indians,
who roamed the Texas prairies prior to the
days Of white occupation At this remote period
no one ever dreamed that under the buffalo
trails, the Indian trails, the scraggy mesquite
trees, and rocky hill sides were millions of
barrels Of crude oil.
Caddo's Oil Fields
The Caddo field is not an extension of the
Ranger field but is a different sand from the
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-14

Two years ago no one
could offer an excuse for
the existence of Caddo,
the center of the Steph-
ems County oil field. As
far back as the present
generation can remem-
Der, more than thirty
years ago, Caddo was
nothing but a postoffice,
a store and a schoolhouse
on the banks Of Caddo
Creek.
The town neither in
creased nor decreased in
population until a year
ago. 1t is now the fast
est growing oil town in
the Eastland and Ste
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-14
Sing A Song of Happiness.

Look up, laugh and love and smile, throw
your cares away;
Let your light shine far and strengthen
every day.
Toss the little worries down till your
spirits rise.
With the sun to happy heights in the
splendid skies.
Do the deeds you've longed to do, choose
the friends you need
For their true sincerity and their noble
creed;
Live up to the best you know, give and
give and give,
Standing firm, and life will be o, so sweet
to livel
-MyrteIla Switzerland.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-14
5 have become very wealthy through

seminating good reading matter and recreative
pursuits
Editors NoeThis is the Of Getting Rich
in the OH Game The third win appear in early
her OF Magazine Section
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-08
Estate Of HARRIET y. Stafford
Order Of NOttce Of Will

state OF Vermont. District OF Man
chester, rs.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District OF Manchester.
To all persons interested in the es-
tate of Harriet r. Stafford late OF Ru-
pert in said District deceased.
Greeting.
At Probate Court. holden at Man
chester within and for said District on
the 18th day OF April. 1919. an instru-
ment purporting to be the last viii
and Testament of Harriet p. Stafford
late OF Rupert in said District. deceased,
was presented to the Court aforesaid,
for Probate.
And II is ordered by said Court that
the sth day Of May, 1919 at the Pro-
bate Once In said Manchester, BE- as
signed for proving said instrument;
and that notice thereof be given to all
persons concerned. by publishing this
order three weeks successfully In the
Manchester journal q newspaper cir
cuiating in that vicinity. in said Dis
trict. previous to the time appointed.
Therefore. you are hereby notified 10
appear before said Court, at tn. time
and place aforesaid. and contest the
probate Of said will IL you have cause
Gwen under my hand at Manchester
N said District this 18th day or April.
EDWARD GRIFFITH.
z-Sw Judge
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-08
Estate Of EMMA c. LATHROP
Order of Notice Will

S4tAtC VI k1WM MA &s In nNOB
Order Of Notice Will
State Of Vermont. District Of Man
chester IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District of Manchester. To all
persons interested in the estate OF
Emma c. Lathrop late Of Arlington in
said District deceased,
GREETING:
At Q Probate Corut, holden at Man
chester within and for said District or,
the LIST day Of May, 1919, an instru-
ment purporting to be the last viii
and Testament Of Emma c. I.athrop
late Of Arlington in said District, de-
ceased, was presented to the Court
aforesaid, for Probate.
And IL Is ordered by said Court that
the 29th day Of May, 1919, at the Pro-
bate Once in said Manchester, be
assigned for proving said instrument;
and that notice thereof be given to all
persons concerned, by publishing this
order three weeks successfully in The
Manchester Journal newspaper cir
culating in that vicinity, in said Dis
trict, previous to the time appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified
to appear before said Court, at the
time and place aforesaid, and contest
the probate Of said will, If you have
cause.
Given Under Ny Hand at Manches-
ter in said District, this LIST day Of
May, 1919.
4-3 EDWARD GRIFFITH, Judge.