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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-02-25

OF FULL FLOODED POLAND
will sell public auction place Grand Rapids township
our mile south Grand Ridge
THURSDAY, MARCH g. 1927
d 1 O'Clock. the following:
FLOODED POLANDCHiNA HOGS
gifts by Defender the Great; End dam Ridge Maid
t. March %; bred to
Jack, & April 13 No. bred to Noble berator Dec a. due
April IL.
TwoGi by Gypsy
April y; No 5, bred to
Noble Iibcaor Dec u. due April II.
End NagIcs Queen
Nagle Cansman Dee March 81; No T. bred to
Iibeator, a. due April IA.
by clansman Model Muer's
bred Noble liher
H. TO- bred Noble Iberator Jan 49, due
One Fall Gilt by Defender Great; End Wonde
II, 0 Jack II, April T.
Backed HaIVor; Dam Black Bcss
No y, bred to Nagics tlansnan Dec 20 due April TO-
Gilt, Sired by Cansman Wonder; Dam Lady Crow
l., Smooth joe Dec April 10
One Gilt Sired by Jack
Including roll Shohcn bulls months old: heier with
FELLOW BEEEDER0 AND FRENDS We extend cordial
all good for feeders and breeders They show size
feeding and prolific strain This offering
what could be expected herd built blood lines and
this know will like
the not will be
inspiration efforts
Every guaranteed be breeder and not in
privilege until ALL HOGS DOUBLE MMUNED
TERMS OF SALE.
A of months will be with approved
paid when due If paid will be
charged property
Col James Auotoneer
frank Hook W. Redwood Clerks
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-02-25


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AN ORDINANCE,
Whereas, The Clty of Ottawa NIL
nuis is about to conslrlct an artificial
waterway for the diversion OF the
water of what is commonly known as
Goose Creek in the northern mart of
said city of Ottawa. and
Whereas. Also il is necessary for
said city in the construction OF said
waterway tu acquire the ri.ht Of way
over and across certain lands owned
by the heirs of J T. Porter. deceased.
and
Whereas, The Mayer Of said city
has negotiated with the lcirs ol said
j. f. Porter. deceased. Il contract for
|surh right OF way ON the terms aud
conditions hereinafter set forth.
Therefore, BE il Ordained by the
Council Of the City oG Ottawa. Hi
nois.
Section That the Mayor and city
Clerk Of said CITY of Ottawa be. and
they are. hereby authorized. en- behalf
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-02-25

Meeting eff the Council of the City
I of Ottawa Illinois. sitting and exer,
cisjng the duties assigned by law to
tbn Ros ard az ""', oc,i moroyements
Present. Mayor Geo V b Weeks.
| commissioners VIM Bradley, EdWd,
n Dongherty. Dana NJ Palmer. Chas.
IT SticElan.
1 Absent. None.
Nayor Weeks presented engineers
final estimate of work done by Leo
S,robmeyer on alley pavement in
Rlocl- 81 states Addition. AS follows
TO the Council of the City of OF
ta,., IN
|Gontlemen.
the announcement known as The
|aI,av Dayrment i'm Block S. states
. Addition to the City Of Ottawa, has
. been completed and the cost OF the
same is as follows.
/ Excayating -l9 ca. yds of ma
/ tCrial in preparing sub
grade. at $lg5 ........,..$ 2l3.15
/ CONSTRUCTING 1922 en-. yds.
of concrete pavement, at
$l62J ...... .....,,.,,,,. 2.93l61
---
Cost Of construction, ,,.$3 ,26J.42
Recapituiation
Estimated cost Of improve
/ ment ...... ......,......, $3,4l9.u1
| Assessment ron as 'ohirLHo" .,o..,
/ by court ''.'. '''' '.''''''' or 80
/ Amount PAID contractor ''''' - - -
Amount due contractor .''..' i''i''''
Court costs ana necessary eA' -o,.
/ penSeS ..... ..''''''''''. l'".'I
Amount estimated 10 pay aC'
crulhg interest Oh oo'uS
ana vouchers ISSUED 10 an
/ ticipate coll or assessment ..
roll ..,..'... ..' .,.',.''.' 'V.oo
Respectfully submitted,
! GEORGE l.. FARNHNOhi H.
fuDIlc Engineer
The Council of the City OF Ottawa
and each member thereof present,
being fully advised IN the matter ana
each member Thereon present ilaVihg
inspected Sald Improvement HeItp3
certltes that said Improvement hd7
been completed III al respects III
/ Workmanilke manner ana Supstah-
tally IN accordanc" WIN the CONTRACT
heretofore entered INTO by Leo
Strohmeyer and the ordnance, plans
and specifications proVldea therefor
the following resolution was oHefeI
by Mayor Weeks
Be II Resolved. That the improve
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-02-25
AN ORDINANCE.

Be It Ordained by the Council Of
the City Of Ottawa, Illinois, that the
ordinance authorizing the Mayor ana
the City Clerk to purchase certain
land from the heirs OF J f. Porter,
deceased passed on the ID day Of
February A. d. 1921, and approved
or the 9th day Of February, A. d. 1921,
and recorded in Book Seven on page
- Of the ordinance records of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-11-02
WAGE BOARD ISSUES DRASTIC

Last Saturday the United States
railroad labor board, in effect forbade
railroad union labor from striking
without the boards permission, and
declared that all strikers who, violated
the order would be classed as outlaws
who had voluntarily removed them
selves from the, protection Of the trans
portation act. e: t''7:s'
The board today issued its decision
in the hearing held Wednesday to de-
termine the responsibility for the
general strike threatened by the big
four protherhoods and the switch
mems union.
The board made three findings.
These we're:
Ffrst-That all such disputes must
be referred to the board before any
strike action is taken.
Second-That any Interruption of
traffic would be blow aimed at the
peace. prosperity and safety of the
entire nation.
Third-That any union going out
ON strike will forfeit it's right and
the rights of its members in all az
listing contracts and lose all benefits
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-11-02
INCREASE IN IOWA RAILROAD AS
SESSMENTS KNOCKED OUT.

More than S55,O0O,0OO was cut Of
Iowa valuation of railroad property
by the federal bench of three judges
which heard the pleas of seven rail-
roads for reduction of taxes.
The court not only wiped out the
entire increase in railroad taxes Or
dered by the executive council las
July but ordered a further reduction
of 10 per cent in assessed valuation:
of last year.
The injunction restraints county au-
ditors from spreading railroad assess
ments in excess of certain valuation
per mile, different in the case of each
road. This decision will greatly in
crease the work OF county auditors
1t will also embarrass the members
of the Executive Council who are not
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-11-02
MARSHAL FOCH.
(From the Chicago Tribune.)

(fTOLu tne chicago 1Tlpuue.)
The welcome which Marshal FOct
receives in America is a spontaneous
tribute to a great patriot and a great
soldier. He after all, is the most
eminent figure of the world war, the
hero who welded the sword of victory
AS commander in chief of all the
allied armies, as the strategist and
tactician whose genius directed the
onslaught which brought victory, as
the great theorist of war whose con-
ceptions dominated the military lead
ership which finally prevailed, Fer
dinand Foch will 60 down in history
among the greatest of soldiers. Pro-
fessional students of war will differ
as to his exact place as they differ even
as to Caesar, Hannibal, or Napoleon
But in history and in that legend,
which is perhaps more potent over
mems minds than history, his name
will shine down ages with the bright
ness OF a star of first magnitude. r.,r
To Americans, Foch Is not only the
greatest soldier of the war;. he is al
so the patriot who never for a mo-
ment yielded to encouragement, the
patriot whose passionate devotion to
his country is without flaw. 1t is
our perception of moral. qualities, of
supreme strength, ,conquering reso-
luton, profound love sof country, and
faith in the invincible might of the
moral nature of man which raises
him higher in our admiration than
any intellectual genius. in the science
of war could do. J." 90
ihFoch is with Us Us and those who are
able to see him in the flesh will pass
the memory down to their children
and children's children, as did those
who saw Lincoln and Grant America
appreciates the fact, that the. great
soldier has been willing to make the
long journey to see our America, to
greet the soldiers of whom we are
proud as his comrades in the great
struggle, and to receive the sponta-
neous tribute Of our admiration ana
gratitude.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-11-02
DISORGANIZED.

(From the Des Moines Register)
my conclusion is that the worlds
capacity for making war is infinitely
more effective than its capacity for
making peace"
Walker d. Hines. whose services
as railroad administrator during the
war will be esteemed more highly
someday than they are today, has
just returned from Paris where he
has been acting as arbiter for the
council of ambassadors, and in that
capacity has distributed the river ton
mage seized by the allies on the
Rhine, Elbe, Danube, and Oder riv-
erS.
If this significant observation quot
ed above is analysed what does it
come to? Merely to this, that the
able of closer cooperation and a
better organized effort than in the
relaxation of peace.
The trouble with the world today
is diSorganization, reaction from the
intense cooperation of war, disorgan-
ization of industry, and shipping, and
finance, but behind them and vastly
more important, DISCRIMINATION of
spirit, reversion to the tribal mental
state in which every isolated group
tries to care for itself in disregard
of everybody else.
That it should be America that led
the grand retreat, just when, as Mr..
Hines suggests, we were in position
TO become the world arbiter, has
been the real calamity of the war.
What might have happened if Amer
lea had been ready nobody can now
know. But we may know that some
of the efficiency of war destruction
would have been carried over into
the work of peace rehabilitation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-11-02
ALMOST WITHOUT A FRIEND.

Congress is hard at work these days
formulating legislation which will en-
able the government to procure bill.
lions of money every year. The big
financial interests OF the country are
again in the saddle and they are in
sisting upon being relieved from the
larger part of the burdens of taxation
imposed upon them during the Will
son Administrations Other shoulders
must be found upon which to place
these burdens of taxation, and those
that will give up the most blood with
the least outcry are eagerly sought
for.
Special legislation for big corpor-
atoms commenced several years ago,
and since then those engaged in diff
ferent industrial pursuits have formed
organizations to secure favorable leg
islation for themselves. These organ
izations have multiplied until they now
number at least $50 AS a rule these
organizations embrace all sorts Of
men except taxpayers. Primarily they
were organized to protect their mem
bers fro mthe adarice of the big cor
porations. All of these organizations
have branches throughout the coun-
try, with headquarters in Washington
where their Hobbies, christened "Com-
mittee on Legislation" are active and
vigilant. Between these militant fore
es large part of the American pub
lie stands almost without a friend.
1t is true that few Senators
and Congressman have formed an Agri-
cultural Bloc for the protection of the
Agricultural interests of the country,
but it is quite probable that this Bloc
will be overborne and that agricul-
ture will be bled white by the pro-
yisions Of the new revenue and tariff
acts. NJ mid
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-11-02
donated freely Of money and means
for so noble an enterprise.

donated freely Of money and means
for so noble an enterprise.
In 1903 plans and specifications
were secured from Mr.. Martin Heer,
an architect Of Dubuque, who built
one of the finest churches OF Iowa.
The Church is of Gothic design, built
of massive rock and cut stone. Its
dimensions are "a it. wide and $50 it.
long and at the transepts the church
is "a IT. wide. Three beautiful spires
adorn the front of the church and I'M
der each of these there are massive
arches and at the transepts also, sup
ported by strong buttresses giving to
the structure five large portals.
On loking into the interior one is
struck with awe and admiration. Five
large affairs, beautiful in design, the
pulpit, tabernacle and communion ia
BILE are made Of highly polished Ital-
ian marble with mosaic work. The
church is electrically lighted, having
five big chandeliers and four lights
about each pillar. Fine stations, pews,
mural paintings and numerous other
striking ornamental statues and works
of art adorn this church at Peters,
burg.
The church has the distinction Of
being the first consecrated church in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-11-02

the Archdiocese of Dubuque. To be
consecrated, church must be free of
all Indebtedness, which the Peters,
burg church was upon it's completion,
a fact which reveals the loyalty and
sincerity of the members of the con-
gregation who literally made dona-
lions to this end. The church, on its
completion in 1906, was consecrated
by Bishop Augustine Schinner Of Su-
perior, Wis, a personal friend of
Father Sassen.
On April IS, 1916, Father Sassen
breathed his soul into the hands Of
his Maker, leaving in loving memory
a host of devoted souls whose lips
shall ever speak Of him, who led
tn EN- on the paths of virtue.
Father Loosbrock came to Peters,
burg in May, 1916, and is still pastor
of the congregation.
In 1917 Father Loosbrock built the
magnificent parsonage at cost Of
$4,000, and it stands precisely on the
same spot where the first parsonage
stood over fifty years ago.
Electric lights have also been added
with several other improvements, and
Petersburg boasts of one of the best
church properties in the eastern part
Of Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-11-02
1851 & IsqmoAoN iupssupsM
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS PILING
UP GOLD.

The last published report shows that
the twelve Federal Reserve Banks held
gold reserves on the 21st of September
1921, which aggregated the enormous
sum of $2,711,22S,00O.
The World Almanac and Encyclo-
pedia estimates the stocks of gold OF
the principal countries of the world at
the commencement of last year at
$S,339,1S5,OOO.
These figures show that our twelve
Federal Reserve Banks are holding at
the present time more than 80 IL per
cent of all the gold of the world.
This last report of the Federal Re-
serve Banks also shows that the Fed
eral Reserve notes in circulation ag-
gregate only $2,474,626.OOO, or about
two-thirds as much as were in cir
culation year ago.
Present conditions demonstrate that
great boards of idle money, like all
other idle things, are of little use
This boarding and contracting mon
etary policy undoubtedly benefits a
few, but it falls like plague on the
producing masses of the people.
The "Annalist" of October Gath
shows that this country's stock OF
gold amounts to little more than
$1,000, 900 900, or $70O,OOO,OOO more
than it was year ago, but this vast
increase when boarded is of no bene-
fit to the laboring and producing mass
es of this country. Sooner or later
the people will learn what is hurting
them, and when that time comes the
scarce money schemers will get what
is coming to them 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-11-02
HIGHWAY COURTESY.

(From the Des Moines Register)
The increased use of the automobile
seems to have crowded out, almost
entirely, the highway courtesy that
once was one of the most pleasant
things about travel. We still have
rules of TIE road, to be sure, but
they are obeyed, if at all, strictly in
accordance with the letter and not the
spirit.
Before the auto came, courtesy was
the foundation Of highway rules. In
deed, rules were unnecessary and If
laws existed few knew of them. Ina
CINE, in those days, one stranded by
the wayside because of some minor
accident being passed by other tray
elers without so much as kindly
inquiry as to possible assistance. To-
day, one in distress is more likely to
see only a derisive grin as other
travellers go whizzing by. There are
exceptions, it is true, but certain it
is that the coming of gas as a means
of locomotion has greatly reduced the
courtesy that used to be in evidence on
the highways.
And the finer the car the less the
courtesy, as a rule. The story is
told of two girls living in an Iowa
town who walked far out on one of
the highways to put the courtesy of
travellers to the test. They sat on
an embankment by the roadside as
though nearly exhausted from long
hike. Car after car passed them
without so much as slowing down.
The driver of a full Ford stopped
and made inquiries, expressing re-
greet that he had no room, and finally
man with a lumber wagon provided
ride into town.
Are we, then, getting greater COM
fort and speed in the use of the
road at the expense of some of the
finer human qualiti es? Is the ever
increasing hurry to get somewhere
resulting in less and less good fell
lowship?
Perhaps it would be we'll to pause
a moment, and think it over. 1t
may be that we shall find that we
can continue to be courteous, after
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-11-02
sHERIFFs SALE.

Notice is Hereby Given: That BY
virtue Of General Execution, to me
directed, dated October "a, 1921, ant
issued out Of the office of the clerk OF
the District Court of the State Of
Iowa, in and for Delaware County
upon a judgment rendered in said
Court on the Is day of October 1921
in favor of John Evans and against
P. ]. Deluh sry and Catherine Delu-
hery l have levied upon the following
described personal property as the
property of the said P. J. Deluhery &
Catherine Deluhery to-wit:
I corn planter, disc, gang pillow
! grain binder, / mower 1 corn pillow
stirring pillow, buggies, pair bob
sleds, cutter, 1 gasoline engine,
ladder, all oats in bin, all corn in field,
all hay in barn, all straw, l stove. l
Iron barrel, l wagon, l pair heavy
springs, all harnesses, chicken coops,
L pair dump boards, scoup board,
L barrel fruit jars, bay mare. / bay
horse, ball face mare, l three year
old with white feet, l Jersey cow and
1 cream separator.
Situated on the farm described as
follows: The South West quarter of
section (16) township (S9) and the
n. E. "a of N. e. 4 and N. w. 4 of
N. E. a section (2D township (S9).
all in Range Co West of the 5th P. M.
in Delaware County, Iowa. And that
on the 18th day of November, 1921,
betw cen the hours of O'Clock am.
and o'clock pm, sale to commence
at the hour of One o'clock pm. of
said day at the Farm Herein Described.
County of Delaware and State OF
Iowa, | will proc eed to sell said prop
erty, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy said execution,
to Sixteen hundred ninety
seven and 1900 Dollars debt s per
cent per annum from Oct IS, 1921,
Dollars Attorneys fee. and Sixty-eight
and 47-100 Dollars Costs, together with
interest and accruing costs, at public
auction, to the highest and best bidder
for cash.
Dated this 2Sth day of October, 1921.
LIE. PRIDE.
Sheriff of Delaware County
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-11-02
"SCRAPS OF PAPER TEACH An
OBJECT LESSON.

The German Empire entered into
solemn treaty not to invade Bel
GUM, or attack France by marching
an army through Belgium. France re.
lied upon that treaty and did not for
tify her Belgium frontier. &c.,
When the Kaiser and his military
party got ready to. commence the con
quest Of the world! they wantonly in
vaded Belgium, and when Earl Gray,
the British foreign minister, protested
and called their attention to the treaty
he was fippantly told that the treaty
was only "a scrap of paper" The
Kaiser's armies marched on, and had
it not been for the heroism Of the
Belgiums, which delayed their march
into France for a couple Of weeks.
this country as we'll as all Europe
might today be under the iron heel
of the Katser, That two weeks "a clay
enabled General Joffre to mobilize his
French soldiers On the banks Of the
Marine River where they struck the
Germans crushing blow from the
effects Of which they never afterwards
fully recovered So much for that
treaty Scrap Of paper"
The German mark. of the face val
ue of 1913 cents, is the German mon
etary unit Of value. Today the Ger
man mark is worth less than one cent
almost as valueless as a scrap of
paper. =. "a ~
These two scraps of paper teach
an impressive object lesson. The ma
tion that wantonly violates its treat.
les becomes an outlaw among the ma
tions of the earth. That German En-
pire has gone down never to rise again.
In its place German Republic has
risen that is striving heroically to
bind up the wounds inflicted by the
Empire. Their burdens are greater,
almost, than any people should be
asked to bear Their burdens are
greater than they would be asked to
bear were it not for the fact that
their former government considered
an all-important treaty no more bind
ing than "a scrap of paper"
The nations of Christendom want to
impress, not alone upon the German
people, but upon the people of all ma
tions that the violation of solemn
treaty calls for punishment as great
as can possibly be borne. That is
the lesson taught by these scraps OF
paper
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-11-02

The pilgrimating persuaders, who
are unable to sell any more oil or
other blue sky shares of stock here in
Iowa, might, just for a change, try
selling shares of stock in the Aurora
Borealis. That kind of shares wou Id
be more artistic and just as valueless
as the ordinary blue sky stock which
has heretofore been exchanged for so
much good Iowa money.