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The Ordway new era., 1921-05-06
GENERAL

Filling stations in the Middle West
have dropped gaSolioe from - to -
cents gallon, it was announced by the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana.
Gasoline at tank wagons is now 20 in
stead of % cents.
Plans for recruiting harvest hands in
Kansas this season We're discussed at a
conference of heads of employment
agencies in the various cities and the
labor department of the industrial
court. 1t was estimated 10000 to 5O.-
900 men would be required to gather
the 1921 crop.
Reports from districts swept by a
violent windstorm shows that the
counties of Hamilton. Webster and
Adams We're visited and the property
damage is considerable. Fifty farms
within a radius of twenty-five miles of
Hastings, Neb., We're swept. On a
number of farms the barns and out
buildings We're completely destroyed
and the houses damaged On several
farms horses and sheep were either
III III llIt vicinity
Guide Rock the wind took the form of
tornado, unroofing several houses
and in one or TWO instances completely
destroying them.
Cutt off from the fortune of George
VI. Oyster. the widow, Mrs. Cecil Ready
Oyster of Syracuse. y. Y. will wage a
bitter legal battle for a large part of
the estate, it was predicted here when
word came from Atlantic City that
Oyster shortly before his death had
executed codicil to his will by which
the society girl he married January 10
was disinherited.
With the definite selection of
'Boyle's thirty acres" adjoining Mont
gomery park in Jersey City, as the site
of the arena for the Dempsey-C Carpen-
tier heavyweight championship bout
July 2, training plans of the contest
ants were laid accordingly. It is gen
orally understood that the champion
will select Atlantic City, while the
Frenchman will train on Long Island
Miss Lucia Russell Briggs. daughter
of Lebaron Russell Briggs, president of
Radcliffe College, and dean of the
faculty of arts and sciences at Har-
ward, has been chosen president of Mil
waukee Downer College at Milwaukee,
Wis. She succeeds Miss ElIin c. Sobin.
Miss Briggs is a graduate of Radcliffe.
and since 1915 has been connected with
the English department at Simmons
College.
Papers filed in the county clerks
office at Buffalo, N. Y, state that
Ethel j. Mahan, owner of grocery
store, became so worried over fear that
the government would conffscate her
business, because of possible errors In
her income tax report, that she lost hey
mind. She was committed to the state
hospital for the insane by Acting Judge
Ottoway.
Floods threatened several parts Of
Milwaukee and residents Of the south
shore faced the loss Of their homes
through continued crumbling Of the
shore q the result Of steady rains.
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-06
WASHINGTON

Secretary DENLY has asked for S25,-
coo for use in obtaining historical
pictorial record of the American fleet
in foreign waters during the war
Should the money be provide ]. the
sscretary said. Burnell Poole. an artist.
would be engaged to do the work.
By direction of President Harding
the federal reserve board has under
taken special inquiry into the prob
lem of debating industrial values with
out serious injury to the agricultural
interests. 1t is understood that some
steps to aid agriculture in connection
with the deflation trend may be taken
by the board in the near future.
After having reposed with moth balls
for a number of years, the principal
articles of dress uniform formerly worn
in the navy have been restored to use
by an order of Secretary DENLY. II
authorizes the wearing. on stated occa-
sions, of the frock coat, full dress
trousers, cooked hat, dress sword and
sword belt and epaulets- Special full
dress dinner dress and mess dress uni
forms were not restored.
The House judiciary committee
ordered a favorable report on the Vol
stead bill permitting organization by
farmers, ranchmen, dairymen and fruit
growers for purposes Of collective
marketing. The secretary of agricul-
ture would have supervisory powers
A brigade of railroad artillery has
hopp cont m rho uo icIapdy rar
the better protection of that distant
post. This force has in large part al
ready arrived and as its name indi-
Gates, is intended for instant mobiliza-
tiOn in case of emergency. The great
problem of the army so far as the
island of Oahu and Pearl Harbor are
concerned is to safeguard them from
sudden attack in the event of war
A vacation trip to the Pacific coast
for President Harding late this fall is
being urged by some of his friends, and
is understood to be receiving favorable
consideration. The President is said
to have indicated that if he finds op-
portunity for a vacation this year he
will spend it in the Northwest. The
northwestern trip first was suggested
as part Of a trip to Alaska, but it has
been Indicated that the President has
little hope Of getting that far away dur
ing the present summer.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has granted authority to the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Railroad companies to issue $3.50, ,OOO,-
900 Of joint nfteen-year convertible
gold bonds at not less than 91.5 per
cent, and authorized the comany to Is.
sue and pledge $33, 600 of other
bonds to aid in securing the joint
bonds. The issue was authorized to
enable the two roads to retire joint
hosds amounting to $216,227,O0O, H.
Seed h 1901 for the purpose Of pur-
enesins the Chicago, burlington Z
20facy railrpa1
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CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper
WESTERN

Francis NJ. Goodwin of Spokane,
Washington, has been nominated by
President Harding to be assistant sec
retary of the interior.
He spanked me so hard that for a
long time couldn't sit down" testified
Mrs. Irene Gerstad. known on the
screen as Irene DeVoss. She was
granted divorce in Los Angeles from
Harry W. Gerstad. wielder OF the hefry
palm. In addition, Gerstad, a motion
picture camera-man, was ordered TO
pay her $50 a week.
Dancing in the cafes OF San Fran
cisco's once-famed uptown tenderloin
ceases May by an order promulgated
by the police commission. The order
forbids further dancing in the Pup and
Black Cat cafes, the last two of Il score
of establishments in the once-noted
district, and leaves only few resorts.
all in the Barbary Coast, where dane
ing is permitted
Carl Nordiander. 16 years old and an
orphan, was found asphyxiated in his
room in San Francisco. The police
version of his death was that he lost
his life through his devotion 10 art.
Lacking the prepared charcoal which
artists use for drawings, he apparently
had been charring in gas jet splinters
of wood to finish drawing which was
found uncompleted in the room. but
had retired without turning the jet en-
tirely off
Tagged for a journey of several
thousand miles by boat and rail
Tommy Bradford, o, and his sister,
AIargie, 3, are on their way to theii
father in Calgary, Alberta. They were
shipped by the prosecuting attorney of
Seattle, Wash. Held as security for "a
board bin, according 10 information
reaching the prosecutor from the
father and the American consul at
Calgary, the children had been with
Mrs. H E. Sloan at Roy since she
brought them from Calgary last sum
mer. Mrs. Sloan gave them up as soon
as an officer called. A collection was
taken up to aid the children in their
Journey
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FOREIGN

The Tivou gambling establishment.
one of the largest of the kind ever
operated in Mexico, has closed its
doors in compliance with orders from
Governor Enriquez of chihuahua. The
place has been in operation since the
first of the present year and during
that time paid S5O6.0O0 gold in license
fees to the state government.
Physicians of Dublin, regardless of
politics. have ignored the order of the
government military authorities TO re
port at once the arrival in hospitals of
persons suffering from gunshot
wounds Thus far no proceedings have
been taken against them The order
was intended to aid the military in
identifying their attackers. many of
whom escape though wounded.
Reports from Paris from an author+
tative source say the Council of the
League of Nations has decided 10
award the Aland islands to Finland.
Sweden insisted ON ownership of the
islands, but the decision states that
-Finland's right is incontesIable.- The
soviets refuse to recognize the alloca-
tion of the islands 10 anyone except
Russia. as they control the entrance
TO Petrograd-
ReBe Viyiani. special French envoy,
en- route home. in wireless message
of congratulations 10 the American Le-
siOn, its national commander. Col F.
W. Galbraith. Jr-, an1 General Perish
ing. invited the legion men TO visit
France and declared he Rever would
forget the courageous soldiers of
America. among the great people who
love them. they viii find anew the i'm
age of the great country which they
honor? the message concluded.
DR. Koudish. Russian Soviet repre-
sentative at Constantinople. who was
given a British passport wise TO 90 TO
London to confer with Leonid Krassin.
Soviet minister Of trade and commerce.
was assaulted ANA beaten by a Russian
colonel while dining with his wife in
a restaurant The colonel exclaimed:
How dare You drink champagne
among the victims Of Soviet Russia -
British police who were called in told
Koudish; You are free 10 strike
back He demanded British official
protection
Ricardo Zanella, leader of the Fl
nme peoples party and head of the
communistic faction in the Italian cleo
tions, by coup d'etat. occupied the
city hall at Fiume Count Caccia-
Dominione, the Italian minister. left
Fiume aboard a torpedo boat destroyer
owing TO the riOtinc. The frontier has
been closed by a brigade of infantry.
When the Autonomists claimed they
hay won the election by more than a
thousand votes. ZanelIa and his forces
stormed the city hall and elected the
old administration.
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suggestive:
Spring Cabbage Seal
loped With Tomato
Cook a six-pound head
of spring cabbage until
tender. drain and chop
Put a quart can of to-
matoes through a colan-
der. season with a table
spoonful of lemon juice
two teaspoonfuls of salt.
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them at home, fol
they are cry
S i IN ply m a d e.
The baking is
quite as impor'
tant as the mix.
ing.
Cream Cakes
pnt nna-haIf
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Riqht Thinking.

Let the words of my noun
the meditation Of my heart w.
ceptable in thy sight. o LolS y.
strength, and my Redeemer-'A
XIV, IA.
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-06
The Kitchen
Cabinet IN
7iliN,IIIIlIIiIiIIllIIlIiiliIIIIlIliIIIlilllIi

He knows the most who knows
what sweets and virtues are In the
ground. the waters the plants and the
heavens and how to come at these en-
chantments. is the rich anu io'"
mau.-Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-06
WHAT TO EAT.

Those who enjoy the little French
cream cakes need not fear to make
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-06
SOME SPRING DISHES.

With the new vegetables coming IN
10 add variety to the MENU tne ioi'
lowing dishes will De
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-06

Some men find IL easier "
drunk than sober.
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-06

Fearless minds climb soonest unto
crowns.-Shakespear
Stick to the friend who makes YOU
believe in yourself.
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-06

The Alps mountains harbor more
than 1000 glaciers.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01
LEADING PARTS IN
FAIR MILK PAGEANT
ASSIGNED ADULTS
PRINCIPALS OF PIPER CAST ARE
A N NJ o U need - REHEARSALS
WHIP p Err r 0 r M E r S INTO
SHAPE FOR CHiLDRENS DAY
FETE.

Solo parts in the milk pageant
which the Home Bureau will stage at
the county fair on children's day,
Sept. 13, have been assigned. There
are only three solo parts, but on
them hinges much of the success OF
the enterprise. Miss Dallas Spier-
ling of Herman will be queen of the
milk fairies. This is the most prom
inent of the childrcn's parts, involV-
ing solo dancing and considerable dra-
matte acting. Dallas had been as
signed to the Otter Creek group,
hence there is a vacancy there to be
filled.
The warder of the gate will be
played by Miss Mora Sillers of Troy
Grove, Cne of the authors of the pag'
cant, The leading part, the milk pi-
per, was to have been played by Miss
Margaret Sillers, her sister and CO.
Guthor, but she finds is impossible to
leave her college work. Mrs. Arthur
Kuhn formerly Miss Lille Higgins OF
Streator, has consented to take this
difficult part. These two characters
the warder and the piper, played by
adults, really superintend the presen
tation from the stage, The piper tells
the story to the audience, thus re
quiring well trained carrying voice
for out Of doors. The warder needs tc
be a person of dramatic skill to follow
the story the piper tells and summon
the proper groups to the stage.
In spite of the absence Of Mrs
Harry Hage, chairman OF music and
dancing, work on the drills Is pro
crossing briskly. Mrs Hagie has SCI
all thirteen groups to work with lOca
leaders and will meet each groul
again during the next week to inspect
progress.
Several townships have held spe
cial meetings to make the costumes
and posters for their groups.
In the meantime the other commit
tees OF the milk campaign are lining
up their work. The milk bar is ex
pected to be one of the most attrac
tive features of the educational can,
paign. The hot school lunch exhibit
to be held in the regular Home Bu
reau booth will be interesting and
original, Plans for the rest room
where babies and tired mothers will
be cared for are also under way. A
trained nurse will be employed in the
rest tent. The essay and poster con.
test will not be announced in detail
until after the pageant week is over.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01
OTTAWA MAN WEEDS
IN CHICAGO CHURCH

The marriage Of Miss Lillian
SchmooS and August J. Zellor. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Zeller of West
Main street was solemnized on Sat
urday evening, Aug. 27, at o'clock
at an Evangelical Lutheran church in
Chicago. One hundred guests were
in attendance.
Miss Matilda Erttman acted as maid
of honor, Miss Florence Schmook and
Miss Lila Shuman were bridesmaids
and IIilda Kominske and Renetta
Schmook were flower girls. Harry
Zeller of this city served as his
brothers best man, Elmer Kominske
was groomsman and Carl Erttman
and Carl Myers were ushers.
Following the ceremony a recep.
tion was held at the home of the
brides brother Charles Schnook Jr,.
4345 Mozart avenue, and wedding
supper was served.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01
CONTRACT AWARD.
BRINGS CLOSE TO.
CREEK TROUBLES.
COUNCIL BELIEVES 1T HAS ELM
MATED NUISANCE WHICH HAS
BEEN A DISTURBING ELEMENT
TO PAST ADMiNt tSTRATIONS--
TASK PUT UP TO oLTENDoRFF.

Final disposition of the Goose CreeF
problem, a problem which has giyer
Ottawa decades and decades o.
trouble was accomplished last night
when contracts for Kidding the city OF
the pesky water course by diverting II
around the northeastern sections int
the Fox river were awarded the Often
dorff company.
The award was carried out sans
iormality inasmuch as the OltendorIi
company was the low among a list Of
four firms trying for the job at tn"
opening Of bids asst Monday night,
Oltendorff, now employed at con.
structing the South Side retaining
wall, guaranteed in his offer to do the
work for Sl5,296.50, $2,704.50 below
the remaining funds in the bond issue
available for that purpose.
Eighteen thousand dollars remains
in the Goose Greek allotment after
$1,000 had been paid property owners
for right of way and easements for
the diverted stream.
There was apparent relief among
the counclmen when the creek tangle
advanced to within reaching distance
of the day it will cease to be trouble
to the present and future administra'
tions. Mr. Oltendorff has made ar.
rangements for moving some Of his
machinery from the hill job TO the
new contract so that a start can be
made on the creek just rs soon as the
retaining wall is completed.
To Open Aqueduct.
Until such time as the state has
Definitely decided on what it will do
with the now old and dilapidated
aqueduct, which only recently showed
strong tendencies of Immediately fall
ing apart, there will be no more tam
pering with the Superior street bridge
across the Fox river. By tampcring
is meant the opened and closed pol
icy suggested by the canal commits
sioners as means of furnishing them
a free scaffold at the excpnsc of the
travelling public. Commissioner
Dougherty announced during the
meeting last night that the state was
in a quandary over what to do with
the overhead water course, and may
eventually have to build an entirely
new aqueduct, for which, of course
large sums would have to be extract
ed from the Illinois eXchequer.
Until final decision is reached, Nj.
Dougherty said the bridge will be
kept open for use Of the public.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01
HOFF TO GRADUATE
FROM CHICAGO u,

Among the names of some 400 stu
dents who will graduate from the Chi.
cago university tomorrow afternoon
at 4 O'Clock, will appear that of John
l.. Hoff, musical professor at Ottawa
high school, and also teacher of math
ematics Mr.. Hoff, having successful
ly passed examinations together with
numbers of other students will re.
ceive his diploma, after studying the
major work of the college with an edu-
cation for the past nine summers.
Instead of attending the regular
classes of the school, Mr.. Hoff has
been attending summer school for
that time and also has been taking
correspondence courses. The course
Mr. Hcff has taken consists of the gen
eral college study, but is the same as
taking four straight years. Mr.. Hofi
will be presented with the p. Fl. B
degree, signifying that he has finished
the course.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01
FORD IS WRECKED.
BUT OCCUPANTS ARE
NOT BADLY INJURED
MACHINE TURNS COMPLETELY
OVER WHEN WHEELS SINK
YOUTHS HAVE MARROW ES
CAPE FROM DEATH.

Edgar Gerber, operator Of the South
Ottawa bakery, 629 Chambers street
and Ernest Douvia, 704 Catherine
street, narrowly escaped serious in
jury last night about 1880 o'clock
when Ford touring car in which
they were riding turned turtle on tht
Chicago road, about three miles
northeast of town. The fact that tn
car turned a complete somcrsault anc
both occupants of tho machine cs.
capped with only minor bruises anC
cuts as the result Of flying glass il
considered nothing short of a miracle
Shortly after the accident Mr.. Ger
her and Mr.. Douvia were rushed tc
Ryburn hospital, whore Dr. A. J. Rob
erts attended them For a time il
was thought that Gerber was intern
ally injured, but X-ray photographs re
veGled tha he suffered no fractured
bones. His face and body were cut
and bruised by the windshield while
Douvia also suffered minor cuts and
bruises.
According to the two occupants oi
the car they were going north on the
Chicago road. near spot here this
road is being regarded. An automo
bile was coming from the north al
the time and Gerber, who owned Tho
Ford and was driving it, swung to thS
right side of the road so the big ca
might pass AS he did so the wheels
struck soft spot consisting Of soc
and gravel The car swCrvod anc
Gerber turned the steering whae
quickly. Then the car lost its bal
ance and turned over on its right side
The car then rolled completely owe,
and brought up on its loft side Pee
pie who happened to be passing aide(
the two young men, who were takeI
to the local hospital.
The car WAS almost totally wreck
ed. The top was torn off, the from
and rear axles smashed both from
wheels torn off, windshield smashed
headlights broken and the sides ben
in
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01
EATS MUSHROOMS;
DIES OF FUNGUS
POISON IN "a HOURS

The first death of occur of fungus
poisoning in La Sale county for many
years took pace in Grand Ridge at
11:20 today, when John Weltner. ageG
CT, a well known resident of that city,
died after a twenty-four-hour illness.
Mr.. Weltner gathered mushrooms yes.
terday morning. and it is supposed he
got toad stool mixed in the bunch.
He ate the mushrooms and was taken
vioently ill short time later. DIR.
Smith was called to attend him.
He was removed to the home of
S G. Lehr. two miles from Grand
RIDGE last night, where he died this
morning. An inquest will be held To-
mrorow morning.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01
Quiet on One Front.

Logan, w Va. Sept. /. Runners
reaching Logan from outlying posts in
the mountains reported at noon today
that quiet prevailed III the sections
where the deputy shcriffs and youn
teerfs under Sheriff Chain Of Logan
county and Sheriff Hatfield of Nc
Dowell county were prepared to meet
an advance of armed bands from the
cast Of Spruce Fork Ridge.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01
Martial Law Inevitable.

Charleston, W. Va. Sept. l-Whon
state officials reached their offices
this morning and glanced at last
nights reports from Logan county
they expressed the opinion that mar
tial law in Logan and other nearby
counties was inevitable, Should it be
declared Kanawha county, in which
Charleston, the capital, il located,
would be included 1t was in this
county the first march had its incep
ton q fnrtnieht AGO
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01
FATHER OF ACCUSED
GIRL UNDER ARREST

John Morrell. 715 Catherine street
father of Dolores Morrell, who on
Monday morning was taken into Gus
tody by the police on charge of dis.
orderly conduct. Yves arrested yester.
day afternoon about o'clock by Po.
lice Officer Hisler and Commissioner
Dana NJ. Palmer at the corner of Main
end Clinton streets Morrell was
charged with being drunk and disor-
derly. This morning he was arrGign.
ed before Judge Thompson and plead
guilty. He was fined $40 and costs.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01
WEATHER

Unsettled tonIuht and
Thursday. w arm Q =
Thursday.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01

The Very Rev Dean Thomas E.
Madden arrived in Ottawa on the 800
Rock Island train this afternoon from
Peoria to assume his new duties as
Dean of Ottawa and pastor of st. Co.
Iumba church, Dean Madden took
charge of the ottawa parish imme
diately upon his arrival here, without
any sort of formal ceremony,
He will occrpy the pulpit of st. Co
lumba church and preach his first ser
mon to the members CT his now parish
en- Sunday
Rev. Michael Tracy of Peoria, who
is to become assistant pastor of St
COLUMBIA, will arrive here the latter
part of the week
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01
JAMES T. DON0GHUE
BUYS TANNING FARM

James T. Donahue has purchased
100 acre Wallace township farm
from I'd Tanning. While the price
has not been made publir. it is under
Tanning paid in 1919, when he pur-
chased it. The deal was made thru
the John Meagher real estate agen-
cy.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01
Nature Keeps Her Secrets.

Mans conquest of nature Is very
likely an uneven conflict. Many OF
her methods and secrets she has not
revealed; some she may never reveal.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01
TEXAS BUYS ITS GAS
FOR ID CTS. A GALLON

Forth Worth, Tex, Set. 1.-Gasoline
was being sold generally at filing
stations here today at II cents a gal
Ion The former price was Is cents.