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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
MQrseilles News
MARY MACARTHUR
once phone' Black 49, House Phone
once Theatre.
SATURDAY, AUGUST G. 1921


very SICK boy VINO Is slo" in re-.
7Punaihg TO treatment
victor Myers OF chicago arrived this
"IteIaooll TO spend the week end at
'I,' haIeho"sNE nome on Bum street
"hsIe ms WHO ana child nave been
entertained Tor several days. On
MONDAY. Win MS wife and child, h.
VII. return To ms nome IN Chicago.
AIRS. Mafen Anderson OF Ransom
ana Harvey Anderson OF Ottawa were
week ehd guests at the home OF Mr.
anu MIS-. Aeary PETERSON OF Highway
Ihoihas HousaS or the north prai-
re- VINO was taken serlouslj Ill Few
ua'S ago. IS resting trihe easier now,
-lo'sA IN other ways there Is llttle
| cHange
Mr' ana Mrs. Emmett Corrigan and
AIr. ana MIS-. FIoyd Lawrence OF OF.
lava Hotoied up last evening to visit
at Iile nome OF Mr.. ana Mrs. James
'ol'i@dR OF Inlon street
'it9. Mems luIi OF Otta"a Nlsltec
Eg'tei"d| AZ the nome OF MIS- nate
mines ~ Armstrong avenue.
r - DAVIDSON ana O. A. hrochnke
played Oh match IN the hroehnHe
trophy series yesterday Davidson
won up.
bIia Ehgel writes from Pam Beach,
: a. tnat she IS enjoying every MN
ute Of her VISIT there.
IheIesa cray ana Margaret tlnne-
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
Big Time at Barn Dance.

Bcrton Brumbach of Rutland town
ship held a big barn dance last even
ing to celebrate the completion of d
fine new barn. The barn is 80 by 60,
two stories high and has a concrete
basement in which is situated the
stables for horses and cattle. Above
that is the wooden structure for has
and the granarits for storing grain.
The dance was great success and
was attended by large crowd from
the surrounding country as well as
some visitors from Chicago, Deer
Park, Dayton and Marseilles Music
was furnished by local talent, consist
ing OF a violin and an organ. lee
cream was furnished the crowd. and
all enjoyed dancing until an early
hour this morning Every attendant
reports enthusiastically that they had
q inC time.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
UTICA

Misses Rose and Mary Eta, Rose
Mary Hanley were ottawa visitors
yesterday,
Miss Rose Dimmick visited in Otta
wa yesterday
Mrs. Earl DeBolt and children re.
turned home yesterday after a three
weeks visit with her father, l.. d. Hol.
land.
The c., 0. & p. railway is building
an addition to the freight house.
Miss Margaret Donavan left Sat
urday for a visit in Kewanee.
Birthday Party.
The playmates of Howard COmpar-
ion gathered at the home of his par
ents yesterday afternoon to help cell
citrate his fifth birthday anniversary.
A delicious lunch was served and
games played. All departed wishing
him many more birthdays to follow,
The body of Private Keith Pierce
arrived in Utica yesterday morning.
The funeral will be held Sunday with
interment in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Phillips and
baby from Indiana are visiting Mr..
and Mrs H. n. Fowle.
Mrs Chas Flynn was a La Sale
shopper yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs K. ID. Wheeler and lit
tie girl and Mrs. Alice Wheeler mo-
tored to La Sale yesterday
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
H0LDEMAN, OF MORRIS,
AGAIN A-FISHING

jim Holderman of Morris is fishing
again He is in the Flambeau region
in northern Wisconsin. with his moth.
er and sister, among the muskellunge,
bass and pike. That the Holdermans
are enjoying their vacation is proven
by a box of samples received this
morning by 3. F. Lincoln. Jim is
some fisherman, and always remem.
bers his friends in Ottawa in a sub.
stantial manner.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
Vanity Amonu Animals

The investigating scientist who has
been studying wild animals has
learned that members of the feline
tribe do not play with their long claws
on the bark of trees to sharpen them
as is popularity supposed. but the
antics are display of vanity on the
part of the male, to show how agile
and powerful he is.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06

The July-Ausust meeting of the
Manlius,Rutland Township Historical
Society, to be held at 2:30 p. m. in
the public library next Monday. Aug. S.
WIZ be iuIly as Interesting, ii not
more so, than any previous one No
member can afford to be absent. Each
is asked to come prepared to aid in
making up an excellent program.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06

Water will be shut out OF the north
head race tomorrow, during which
time repairs will be made at the Ger
tainted Corporation factory, and the
entrance to the old hume that was
under the building recently occupied
by the Kohl Printing company will be
closed up by concrete wall.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
Provisions

Chicago, Aug. POTATOES receipts
g. cars, market strong rs to 80 cents
higher, Kaw Valley early Ohios sack
d 200 a 225 cwt. Nebraskas 3,20 a
3.25 cwt; tdahos 325 3,35 cwt; Vir-
ginia Eastern stars 600 a 6.25 barrel
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
53-DAY FAST FATAL
TO URBAMA WOMAN

Urbana, H., Aug. 6.--Mra j. NJ.
Chase, who had been fasting fifty
three days as a result Of stomach
trouble, died early today, Up until
the end she retained consciousness
and realized her condition
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
Today's Markets
WHEAT ADVANCES AS
MARKET is OPENED

Chicago Nur a. \\rbn,t gtortol
. practically UNCHANGED from vestrrd.y
close but advanced when local traders
/ bought on the strnueth or birbnr nri,..
as at Winnipeg. 4 house sn,bn1rd
/ with connection also did some hpyinq
/ Initial prices llSi, IN 1IN2-i for
September l2lls TO 90 for Do,em.
/ her The early buyinp died down
after advances of "a to "a had. heen
recorded but prices held fairly won ,n
reports Of HAN damage in sosl,atrhn.
/ wan and Regina.
RrarIsh sentiment prevailed I'M corn
/ 4 half million bushels stored In chi.
caao were posted as retrogradinr and
/ there was some selling In ronsp.
Quence. September opened at 5Ga.S
| 10 80 5.N and December al 81 Sent
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06

Mrs. John Adler is a guest at the
home OF her mother, Mrs. Jennie
Humert at her home in Delton. Wis.
for several weeks visit.
A ID. Hunter has gone on his yaca.
ton and will be gone two weeks ON a
visit to Danyille, Ohio
Mont Bass OF East Bluff straat ba
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
- EryeI1yvxly for
% MHH JoCS~tL)
EslM4ICK- ~
'':.;s.4IMAcK
RAkoluMA
Remember, Away
Back, WHeH--

The Ottawa chemical laboratory ano
Medicine mandatory OF Allen G
Gflcgs, j. n. Bigelow and S, A. Jones
was IN operation at 9 La Sale street
back Of the stores OF M. Stiefel, J. L.
Fiergue and (. Y. Griggs? The con
Germ manufactured medicines of va
rlous kinds
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06

The national oncampmont Of tine
Grand Army of the Republic will be
held in Indianapolis during the week
beginning Sept 70, This news is
given in general orders No. 3, issued
by lncz j. Bender, national president.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
Members COMPANY c

Are requested to attend funeral o.
Comrade Keith f Pierce at Utica
Sunday, Aus. Z. Leave Ottawa on
1855 p. m. interburban car.
Il. c. WOODWARD.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06

FOR SALE-Pure Kohenbred winter
wheat, an improved variety of Tur
key red; made 80 bushels to the acre
this year; $3.50 per blu. LEWIS &
HARLCN, FAN River township, Mar
settles, ILL., Telephone 9025-1, Ottawa
line
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
Notice.

The War Mothers are requested to
attend the funeral of Keith Pierce
sunday afternoon in Utica at tho Rap.
list church at 2:30.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
Stage struck girls should think
twice before they begin to act.
STRIPED srocklNGs2

Freed Sox Barred Forever by Ian
dis. Headline. Still, being barred
is not SO bad as being black, is it?
o.
After selling thousands Of dollars
worth Of moonshine 1.-The law" lets
bootIeggers go with bail Of one
thousand dollars. Not bad, at all
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Butter no session.
Eggs no session; receipts 6,409
cases. Poultry alive lower; fowls 90
a %; broiIors u.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06

Chicago market report furnished by
H. W, Kirby, manager Simons, Day
y Co. Room 3l2 Mooney Bulldtng.
Phone 80.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
ZOWEE!

y good way to stem the crime wave
sentence the lawbreakers to live u
few months in Zion City.
Governor Small now knows what it
feels like to be barred" from his own
community Like Grover Cleveland
5ergdolI, Big Bill" Haywood and
other ilGitiVes, he may give in sooner
or later, like Jack johnson did.
America ships cotton to Germany
who, in turn, makes fabrics out of
same and sells them back to us. Blu,
wait until the new tariff goes into ef
feet
A visiting Californian tells in two
columns in the Globc and Commercial
Advertiser why | Hate New York"
That man must be a master of con
densation!
But few people have been injured
by the accidental discharge of their
duty
Authors, as a rule, sleep very little.
but they provide lots of sIumber OF
others.
The board Of health three square
meals a day
Stage struck girls should think
twice before they begin to act.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
Farmers Produce Market.
Office phone. Black 2S6.

We will have a truck at Grand
Ridge from IL to u o'clock Monday
OF each week ana at Ransom on We'd
nesday from II to IL o'clock and 2t
Seneca grain elevator Thursdays from
IL to u o'clock.
Phone or write us and we will give
your calls our prompt attention.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06
AUTO WARNINGS.

Sign on Chicago boulevard Autos
will slow down to a walk
Sign in London. Ohio Drive slow
and see our town Drive fast and see
our jail
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06

American missionaries to China ex-
planned to the natives that foot bind
ing was all to the mustard, but after
looking over present prices on shoes
the chinks told EN- they had the
wrong dope-they knew when they
were we'll Of.
O.
How many ways are there of spell
ing cantalOpe?
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06

Try theFIee Trader-Journal want ads.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-06

y good way to stem the crime wave
sentence the lawbreakers to live a
few months in Zion City.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-23
Strangest Mystery
of Sea Unexplained

WASHINGTON. June 23.-The
fate OF the vanishing ships" today
threatened to 60 down In history as
one of the unexplained mysteries of
the sea.
Officials OF the department Of COM
merce admitted that the search for
a goth century pirate. undertaken
after all other theories to explain
the disappearance OF half dozen
boats off Cape Hatteras failed. so far
had produced no results.
I've heard many tall yarns OF the
sea-" said Eugene +. Chamberlain,
commissioner Of navigation. But in
this case the facts are there. The
Carroll A. Deering and the Hewitt
met some strange fate beyond that
of ordinary vessels come to grief"
The Deering was the schooner that
sailed on the shoals. abandoned. ap-
parently in calm seas, and with the
ship and cargo intact. The Hewitt
and her crew dropped completely out
of sight about the same time.
"Of course, we don't say fatty
that these ships were victims OF pi-
racy, but we have been and are in
vestigating that angle" Chamber.
lain said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-23
MAHONEY TO Be
IN COURT TODAY

James f.. Mahoney is scheduled to
be arraigned this afternoon to plead
to forgery charge In Judge King
Dykeman's court, wnen his attorney,
Lee Johnston, plans, IT is said, to
attempt to force the state to show
the evidence on which Captain of
Detectives Tenant and Prosecutor
Douglas had hoped to convict the
prisoner of murder.
Search OF Lake Union for the mys-
terry trunk believed by the authori-
ties to contain the body Of Mahon-
ey's aged and wealthy bride is still
going on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-23
Says Carpenter
Prefers Privacy
BY MAX BALTHASAR

MANHASSET. l.. l., June ga
Taking the word Of Jack Curley, the
one American close to Georges Car.
pentier, the latter is showing no more
in his secret" workouts than he has
shown on the days that newspaper
men are permitted to look him over
while going thru his training stunts.
IAN of this secret stuff talk is non.
sense" said Curley.
1T is not secrecy, but privacy. that
Carpenter wants, causing him to
throw barrage around himself.
"lf, after 15 years in the ring. he
Is still SO inexperienced as to consider
IL necessary to work in secret, then
he has wasted many good years of
his life. But he is not doing any.
thing In the so-called secret workouts
that he does not do in public.
II see him work every day and he
has not shown me anything more in
secret than he has before the news
paper men.
Talk OF secrecy naturally leads to
the conclusion that Carpenter is try
ing some new tricks that will be re.
vealed only when he faces Dempsey.
That Is not SO.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-23
BOLSHEVIK PIRATES CAPTURE
SHIPS, SAY NEW YORK POLICE

NEW YORK. June 23.--Support Of
the theory that at least a portion of
the vanished fleet" OF score OF
merchant vessels had been seized by
agents OF the Russian soviet govern
ment was offered today by the New
York police department..
The police bomb squad" Was said
to have discovered plot more than
a year ago to start mutinies among
the crews Of merchant men. seize the
ships and take them to Bolshevik
ports. This information. IL was
started. was turned over to the de-
partment of justice at the time.
Much OF the information was al
legged to have been obtained In a raid
in which 300 men and women were
arrested. Many Of these have since
been dcported.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-23
Planning Flight
Across Continent

LOS ANGELES. June 23.-The
big biplane in which Eric Springer
and David r. Davis will attempt n
nonstop trans-continental flight, was
moved from Goodyear field, Los
Angeles, to March field. Riverside,
today.
The hop will be taken from the
latter field tomorrow morning. some
time between 3 and o'clock. regard
less of weather conditions. Aviator
Springer told the United Press.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-23
Jones Denies Hart
Selling Insurance

TACOMA. June 23.-Jesse s.
Jones. former state senator and
later a member Of the public service
commission, of the insurance firm
Of Hart & Jones, came to the de-
fense of Governor Hart here today.
1T Is fact" Jones said. that tho
firm of Hart & Jones sold s137.0
worth of surety bonds to the state
to protect certain officials and em-
ployes.
"But these bonds were sold thru
personal solicitation. not by Cover.
nor Hart or thru his influence"
Jones intimated that while tho
firm name Is still Hart & Jones. the
governor is no longer a member Of
1t; therefore, he could not derive
any financial benefit from the sale oe
the bonds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-23
GIRL leads
DETECTIVES
TO F0RCER
Teacher Unwittingly Causes
Arrest OF Man She Was
on Way to Marry

Detectives broke up the 70
nance of n Seattle school teacher
when they tore from her em
brace at Portland yesterday her
intended bridegroom. s. Il. Mur.
dock. alleged cxconvict ard
forgcr. and brought him back 10
thi scity today 70 face charges Of
dcfraudinE several hotels and
banks with bogus checks
According TO operatives of the
William J. Burns International De-
tective agency, Murdock's intended
honeymoon was TO have bccn n.
nanced with money derived from his
alleged Illegal penmanship.
SCHOOLTEACHER
II HI;ARTBROKEN
The schoolteachcr. whom he had
tclcphoncd from Portland TO come
and marry him. In said to have been
heartbroken when she saw her lover
led away by Detectives A. J..
Waechtcr. and Tom Hayden of the
Seattle police department.
Waecher and Hayden, shadowing
the girl. learned that she had re.
ceived long distance call from MUIR.
dock and followed her when she
boarded the train for Portland to
meet him Wednesday.
When the train pulled Into the
Oregon city Wednesday evening the
two detectives watched her leave her
seat and get out OF the coach and
followed her to the Portland hotel. A
man stepped from the curb and held
out his arms to her.
As the two met. the detectives
seized the man. disclosed their iden.
tity and served him with a warrant.
The girl. at first astoundcd. broke
into tears when she learned the
truth.
According 10 r. 8. Masters, local
manager OF the Burns agency, and
Capt OF Detectives Charles Tennant,
the prisoner made full confession.
SENT TO PEN
FOR FORGERY
February ~, 1917, Murdock was
sentenced to serve five years In Deer
Lodge. Mont. penitentiary for forg-
cry. While working on a road gang.
August Z. 1918. he escaped and went
to Salt Lake City. where he met the
school teacher.
They became engaged last sum.
mer. He was then posing as n rep.
resentative OF Dun's Mercantile
Agency. Last May Murdoch came to
Seattle and registered as Il. Il. Ed
wards. at the Frye hotel.
He opened an acconnt at the Ma
tional Bank OF Commerce with 500.
When he presented his check for
$50 Manager Dan Bass OF the Frye
became suspicious and called the
bank. Murdoch, thru a trick, con
vinced Bass that his credit was good
for $500. Bass cashed the check
and later sold him $500 In travellers
checks.
Murdock left that night and regis
tered at the New Washington as j.
II. Tobin, and cashed the travellers
checks. He left May 81 and went to
Portland. where he registered at the
Multnomah hotel as II. Il. Coyne.
Thursday evening he called the
school teacher In Seattle by long
distance. Friday evening he called
her again. telling her to meet him
at the Portland hotel. where he had
registered as J. ID. Donovan.
The teachers name Is withheld by
detectives.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-23
Children
SAVED BY
RAT farm
Experiments on Rodents Re-
suit in Scientific
Dieting

You may look fie and deceive
the world. but yUu'll decline BE-
fore your day II your diet isn't
right
Pay . little attention 10 food
and be what you seem. And II
you don't seem fit It's easy 70
fix the matter by q balanced
ration.
Experience and experiment have
proved IL SO the dieticians OF the
Anti-Tubercuiosis league and the
home economies department OF the
University of Washington declare.
YOUNGSTERS THRIVE
ON MILK DIET
Just two days OF proper living is
already showing on the 20 young
sters sent by the two organizations to
Fred s. Stimson's Hollywood Farm.
officials announced enthusiastically
yesterday.
There isn't a shadow Of doubt"
said the dietician OF the Anti-Tuber-
cuiosis lcague. but that the young
sters will thrive on Mr.. Stimson's
generosity. The value OF good diet
has long been established.
"If the average American
would eat only about half rs
much meat as he doe-s, consume
more greens and drink more
miIk-about quart n dsy--he
wouldn't hit the toboggan M
early In life and would retain his
vigor TO a ripe old age. HIS
sight would be much better. too.
Have you heard OF the rat farm
Of Prof. f.. N. McCollum OF Johns
Hopkins University" she asked.
with what he calls his colony
OF rats Professor McCullom has
experimental for Is years in food
values. His family Is said 20 have
progressed to something like the
50th generation and his experience
proves that the rat that isn't
properly fed is like the child suf-
fering from malnutrition. while the
one receiving the necessary amount
Of butter fats and other required
food allotments Is a fine specimen
Of the rodent family.
Before much attention was
given to diet. lions. tigers and all
manner OF wild beasts in the ZOOS
and circus menager1es suffered
from rickets and other diseases re-
sultlng from improper feeding. The
animals died off quickly. Today
they are fed scientifically. and altho
confined to cages they are as
healthy as their progenitors in the
| jungle were"
The dieticlan added that children
of the wealthy suffer more in numer-
ical proportion from malnutrition
than do the offspring of the poor.
She explained that this is because
the rich youngsters feast on sweets
and rich foods, while the poor put
substantial meals into their stom-
achs.
I'll health" she concluded, "is no
longer regarded as stylish, even
among the wealthy. In fact, the
really bon-ton thing now is to be in
fine fettle physically"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-23
HELD AS FIRE
BUG SUSPECT
Apartment House Owner
May Have Set Place Afire

Suspected of being an incendiary.
Evan Sarakov, manager of an apart
ment house at 716 Madison ST.. was
arrested by Sergt. J. II. Thomas and
Patrolmen @. r.. Norris and =. Nc
Nance at 2:3o a. m. Thursday after
fire in the building had damaged
an apartment to the extent Of 5000.
Owing to the suspicious nature Of
the fire, the police investigated.
search revealing bundle OF charred
kindling wood In vacant room.
Sarakov was found In bed. fully
clothed. and with a maclSinaw on.
Suitcases, packed and apparently
ready for departure, were in the
room.
lie is held on an open charge for
investigation.