Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-13
c. OF c. ISSUES NEWS
BULLETIN; PLAN A
MEMORIAL BRIDGE
SECRETARY FARRELL GIVES Dip.
Lie SOME "INSODE DOPE" orr
WORKINGS or clrYs GREAT.
EST BOOSTER ORGANIZATION,

A newsy bulletin compiled by Secre-
tary James +. Farrell was issued this
morning from the office Of the Cham.
Der Of Commerce. The publicity dc.
partlnent has had its eyes and ears
wide open, as the appended stories
will attest
BY SECRETARY JAMES FARRELL
t,lgges'ions nave com" into t,.e
Chamber OF Commerce office within
The past week in the matter of new
bridge ere sing the Fox river ON Main
street .le idea Is to have new
bridge constructed OF the most ufld
ern type and have it known az tn"
Mem oriaf bridge in honor OF the
soldiers and sailors who fought in tn
late war
The bridge WORK construction nov
Is very expensive and the thought Of
some Of the eitizenry expresses the
hope that funds from the war Ghest
and other avenues cOllA be diyerte !
toward the payment OF this bridge III
honor OF 'he Young soldiers. II Is ar
sued this would be a fitting tribute.
The matter will undoubtedly De PR
sented to The local DranCh Of the
American Legion with suggestion :
nom them as 10 their ideas in mat
ters OF this sort. some mark Of an.
lreciaion should. OF course. be shown
onr young men aud il is believed OF
many citizens ana sol liers that u
bridge nigh. mark the loyal pa rio'ic
sentiments Of the people e this cit
one Of the leading business men Of
Ottawa suggested that a meeting be
neld OF all the organizations Of 0tta
wa, where Il general exchange Of ideas
could be expressed, and it Is believed
that with every individual and every
organization backing up ne city aG
mnistration that a magnificent bridge
dedicated to the heroism Of our sol
ders would be the first Cf its kind col.
5truC;ed as fitting memorial to the
boys who fought
Or, Benjamin \ Sheperd of Kald-
mazoO, Mich. visited Ottawa yesttr-
day and called at the Chamber OF
Commerce Office Dr. Sheuerd Is
owner OF a Sanitarium at Kalamazoo.
Mich, and came To ottawa with some
OF his associates yesterday TO lnt,s,.-
gate the plans and methods in use a
The La Sale County Santarium an
he Ottawa Tent Colony The visitors
expressed much surprise at the mod
ern equipment. together With the
splendid service rendered the patients
at these Institutions, and all were q
one mind, that there was nothing bet
ter in his country,
Dr. Sheperd Is contemplating on
larging his institution at Kalamazoo,
and he was SO pelased with Architect
Richardson's plan for tIe Id Sane
County Sanitarium that he will have
him go to Kalamazoo to do the arehi-
tectural work for HIN there
Prepare "Pathtnder" Maps.
Mr.. Rice of Rice's Pathfinder" ANA
route Taper was in Ottawa yesterday
and spent most OF the day with Sec.
rotary Farrell in the Chamber of Com
merce office Mr. Rice in his 1920
route book is playing up Starved
Rock and Deer Park, and the best re
sorts in this part Of this country, and
he predicted hat this would be The
banner year in point Of attendance at
the state park.
Books o. x.
+. V. Ciothier OF Chicago. rublic
accountant, was Il guest at the Cham
ber OF Commerce office yesterday
where he put in the forenoon with
Secretary Farrell counting the money
in the strong box OF the Ottawa Cham
Der OF Commerce The cash balanced
n a