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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
w. r. c. in Meeting.

The Woman's Relief Corps held
their regular meeting yesterday after
noon In Odd Fellows hall. One can
didate was initiated News from sey.
eral absent or invalid members was
given. Mrs. Hayes write to a friend
that nse expects to attend the ma.
tional encampment in indianapolis
the latter part of this month, and
would stop over in Marseiles for a
short visit
Mrs. Mary Stone, first president of
Joseph Woodruff Corps, will visit Mar.
seilles in October. and it is planned
TO give her cordial welcome, as well
as Mrs. Hayes, who will probably be
here the same time.
1t was decided to have a postal
shower for Mrs. Celia Dewey, whose
address is 919 Washington avenue
Mishawaka, Ind. Mrs. Dewey Is max
ing her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Oscar Brubaker, of that city
Mrs. Jennie Evans of the Ottawa
corps was the only visitor Mrs. r.
Pitcher, who recently returned from
visit with her son in Minneapolis,
was welcomed by her friends present
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
LIVESTOCK ON THE FARMS IN 1919.

Comparing the reports of with those of
they relate to the live stock products of the farms the United
States appears that values than doubled during the decade
The total in placed at $II779747o3, while the
value was $667803 or an increase of 1905 per cent The
products of the diary likewise increased 1884 per
S59o43463 to SI48I 462oo Chickens and eggs increased
value 1858 per and honey and 1853 per
stated by the officials submitting the reports that the
increase the value of live stock due part the high prices
which prevailed during the 1919 The well be
said OF the value of the other products reported upon
AS regards the purebred live stock the farms 1910
census reports show that purebred animals but
per cent OF the whole OF the Io8o33 horses the country
only 2o54o purebred stock But three per
6Iooo cattle were per cent of the sheep and IS
cent of the included that classification Illinois led
IN the states reporting puebred horses reporting 1850 fifth
purebred cattle 100000 and second puebred OF this
class OF animals the entire country reported 100000 there
were credited to Illinois, 2I5o65.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
UTICA

MIR. and Mrs. Casper Kaiser attend
ed the County Fair in Ottawa Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Edwin Thompson and Mrs.
Bessie Huffstodt spent Wednesday
visiting friends in Joliet.
Mrs. Tom Clancy, Misses Margaret,
and Mayme Clancy. and Miss Ruth
Bauman attended winnie roast Civ
en- at the Knuff home Tuesday even
ing.
The Deer Park Community Club
will give a home talent play. "An Old
Fashioned Mother at the Mystic
Workers Hall, Friday evening, Sep
TENDER 16.
Mrs. William Myers and daughter
Ida were La Sale callers yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Anderson
we're passengers for La Sale yester.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Maloney and
Mrs. Pat White we're Ottawa callers
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Reynolds and
daughter Helen. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Reynolds, Mrs. ~ ]. Cary. Mrs. VIM.
Manly and children. Mrs. W. e. Cros-
lar and children, Misses Mayme and
Loretta CLANCY attended the County
Fair in Ottawa Tuesday.
Miss Marie Kohn of Joliet is visit
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
Today's Markets
FRESH DECLINES ARE
RECORDED ON MARKETS
5s,Ms

Chicago, Sept. l5.-Fresh declines
In the price of wheat resulted froE'
rain In Argentina, further relieving
the drought in that country. On the
other hand. complaints that unseason
able weather in the Dakotas was spoil.
ing wheat in the shock failed to at.
tract much notice. Freezing temper.
aturen in Canada failed. also to stimu
late buying. Initial quotations, which
varied from unchanged figures to q C
lower. with December Sl.30 to $780,
and May 1914 to s1.3412. were follow
ed by slight rallies, and then by a
moderate downturn all around.
Corn went lower with wheat after
opening ha3Sc off to a shade advance,
including Dec 81 3-S to SAY then I'M
derwent a general sag.
Oats were weakened by the action
of other cereals, starting is to u
down. Dec 39A and later showing a
decided setback.
Provisions had no aggressive sup.
port.
Wall St.
New York, Sept. 15.-Shorts were
active at the opening of todays stock
market directing their efforts mainly
toward oils, equipments, motors and
coppers. Mexican Petroleum, Shepp
transport and Royal Dutch fell / to
IL points. Baldwin, Pullman, Har-
vester and Studebaker averaged one
point declines. Anaconda, Utah and
American Smelling sustained frac-
tional losses with American era and
Westinghouse Electric. Offsetting
features included United Drug, Amer
lean Linseed General Asphalt, Cen
trail Leather and Sumatra Tobacco,
these gaining large fractions to 21s
points.
Liberty Bonds.
New York, Sept. 15.-Liberty bonds
noon: 31a S76S; first As $500; second
As 1926; first AIS $685. second Ans
1914; third 4hs 92.46: forth AIS
$3.50; victory 3&s 1904 B; victory
ANS 1904.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
SOUTH OTTAWA ELEVATOR.
Wheat ............ s1.15
LOCAL MARKETS

ford to postpone a thorough study Of
it, says J. l.. Mclaughlin. Superin-
tendent of the division.
1T regulates the grading, packing
branding, and sale of apples in closed
packages closed package meaning
one whose cover or head must be re-
moved before the contents can be in.
spected," he went on.
"All apples sold in such packages
must be graded. There are four
grades, the first three being hand.
picked, each package to contain but
one variety, uniform in size and
quality. The fourth grade consists of
all apples not conforming to the high
err classifications. S@
Every apple container must bear
on the outside. In plain letters and
figures, the name and address of the
packer or the person by whose author
-ity the packing was done, the true
name of the variety. the grade of the
apples and their minimum size or
numerical count.
"Only apples graded and packed in
this way can be legally handled and
sold in Illinois. Violations of the law
are punishable by fine of SIS for the
first offense and not more than 800
for subsequent offenses.
THE department will be glad to fur
nish copies of the law to anyone ap.
plying to the Division of Foods and
Diaries. 1914 Kimball Building, Chica-
go, Illinois.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
Marseilles Club Meets.

The Greater Marsellles Club met
last evening In the pavilion OF the
Country club, There was n good At
tendance, and much interest shown,
The committee on markers on the
roads reported that they up 10 date
/ placed nifty markers on the roads, and
time was extended at request of the
committee TO properly complete the
work
| The committee on highways report.
| cd that they. In conjunction with the
city council had taken up the matter
OF the Improvement OF highway. The
city council had the proposed i'm.
provement surveyed, and IL was decid'
ed that 1t would not be possible to 10
anything on the work this fall but that
gravel would be placed on the low
places on the street SO that II would
be passable this winter.
/ The committee on folders had re-
port on their work to the effect that
they had consulted with the different
heads of the factories and other in
dustries OF Marseilles, and had read
the reports of those industries, which
was very encouraging. They intended
TO incorporate in their pamphlet the
Information thus obtained. or such
parts of II as would he of interest to
new citizens desiring to come here.
Their time was extended to the next
meeting to permit conclusion of the
work begun.
Chairman Collins appointed new
new enterprises. which consisted OF
4. r. Workman. chairman. S. r.
Lewis, S. H. Montgomery. j. d. Me
CURE and George Sterrett. The duties
OF this committee will be to meet any
parties who seek information about
the advantages OF Marseilles, and
show them over the city.
After business was concluded. re-
freshments of ice cream. cake and
cigars were served by the committee
in charge.
The next meeting of the club will
be the regular monthly meeting on
the second Wednesday in October,
and the chairman especially requests
that this date be reserved by members
of the club so that full attendance
may be had OF members. for business
OF Importance will come up for con-
sideratlon of the club.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
Twenty-six at Main Street Party.

There were twenty-six present a.
the Main Street Girls party with
Meta Harrington on Clark street. Th'
girls played five hundred, at which
Anna Schultz took the first prize, {
handsome pack Of cards. Mrs. Will
liam Denniger unanimously acquired
the consolation prize, beautiful ant
elaborate parcel containing one odor
ferrous onion.
The refreshments served consisted
of sandwiches pickles, doughnuts, cot.
fee and candy, and were excellent In
quality and ample in quantity.
Miss Bennett, the community nurse,
whose office is on Main street, is con
sidered member, SO cannot be class.
ed as a visitor Mrs Charles Barker
was the only invited guest for Miss
Buck Is a teacher, as is also Flossic
and Alice Barber.
The house was profusely decorate
with golden rod and purple and white
asters, and presented festive ap-
pearance for the girls to admire
which they were not slow in doing,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
HARDING PAYS VISIT
TO WEST POINT ACADEMY

New York, Sept. t5--President
Harding continued his yachting cruise
today by coming from Southampton
Long Island, where he played golf
yesterday, and going up the Hudson
to West Point.
With Mrs. Harding and friends he
had night trip the length of Long
Island on the ocean side and an early
morning view fthe sky line of lower
New York. Weather conditions were
unsurpassed for observation.
The President hoped to review the
cadets this afternoon and then see
If he could do better at golf than he
did yesterday at Southampton, where
he said, Going out made eight holes
in AZ. Then | blew up"
Attorney General Daugherty and
George B. Christian Jr. occupants Of
the Mayfiower's sick bay. SO to speak,
were much bteter today. The excel
lent yachting weather contributed to
Mr.. Daugherty's recovery from a
slight touch of ptomaine poisoning.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
Remember, Away
Back, When--

Mike Carr used to stand beside his
horse-dfawn omnibus, at the railroad
depots, and shout: BUS here!?"
3
Now that the wall around the south
side hill has been completed. wonder
il the place will soon be made safe
for pedestrians?
Such puzzling life! Southern
planters have been worried about two
things--the boil weevil and the low
price of cotton. Now it seems. the boil
weevil has come and destroyed SO
much cotton that the rest of II has
gone skyhootng to a lofty price. May
be the planters will take to encourag-
ing the weevil instead of poisoning
him. But just as soon as they begin
taking away the bug poison and sub
stituting milk and honey, the boil Vice.
vii very likely will become delicate
and perish
Before we can enjoy a long, coll
winter we've got to get wet fall.
Signs OF activity are noticed over
at the King field.
s.
Lay low. There's fall poem on
the way. Wait until autumn opens
up.
The U. S. has always been success
full in war but we sure make mess
of things in peace.
It's true, Phil. Prohibition doesn't
prohibit. Still, we've got laws against
crime, and criminals are running wild.
What good are the laws?
$
What viii Maid Of Athens Say?
New York surgeons have restored a
lacerated heart to normal. showing
that the breach-of-promise lawyers
can't have all that business WASH
lngton Post.
Since the penitentiaries have be-
come unsafe the only place for re-
spectacle hound like Church and his
gang is at a neck tie party. AS DR..
Harris used to quote in some of his
articles in the Free Trader-"Let the
emedy be applied"
-
Have all members of the X. K. K.
got the password?
&C. Nv. w.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
Local Notes.

Mrs c. ID. Eckler has rented the
house of Mrs. Charles Laws, furnished,
on Bluff street. Mrs. Laws will go to
East St Louis. where Mr.. Laws has
been for some time Mr.. Ecker ia
night superintendent OF the Crescent
paper mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thompson, of
Waterloo are being entertained at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hinch OF
Washington street They are on their
return journey from Buffalo. N. Y.
Mrs. Stokes Poole is Ill at her home
on Clark street from appendicitis.
The Misses Cora Peterson and
Grace Brooks went to the fair today
at Ottawa.
The Public Library will be closed
today.
The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega
tional church held a meeting last Mon
day at the home OF Miss Addie Marsh
on Clark street. at which plans were
made for holding bazaar on Nov. 3
and a supper In the evening.
Mrs. Buchanan of Lincoln street
and her daughter are moving to Chi.
cago, where they expect to make their
home.
Margaret Dix goes to Joliet this
morning to spend her last afternoon
of freedom in tho city of the pen"
Mr.. and Mrs. Kellett and daughter
of Chicago drove here this morning to
visit her mother, Mrs. Werhane OF
Broadway.
Miss Anna Hines is suffering from
relapse, and her brother Albert OF
Chicago and sister, Mrs. Joe Stalk Of
Carroll, Iowa. arc here to assist Mrs.
Hines in caring for the invalid.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
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Superlatlves.


The young husband glanced up from
his paper, hesitated second, and
then laid II aside,
Listen, my dear" he said. DO
you realize how absurd that stats'
ment was? You said you'd been darn
ing HUNDREDS OF my socks. Hundreds
Of EN-; I'm no centipede, and, besides.
I'm not at all hard on my socks. Your
habit of eXaggerating In growing. l
can never get an accurate idea from
you regarding the size or number or
extent OF anything
1T Is AN evidence of haphazard OBJ
servation, my dear, which think you
ought to break. II we have littla
shower. you say that II Just poured
down, II you have u headache ana
two children play bit outside, It's a
whole regiment OF bowling dervishes.
In the telling even my faults grow
alarmingly. Wen pass that by, how.
ever" he continued. Il mention II
only by way OF example. But exag
goration is u great evil. No one but
Il man In business can realize how dis
turbing II is to have reports colored
by the imagination of the reported.
Only the other evening. when We
were visiting at the boss house, l
heard you tell his wife that the store
was just packed that day. And ! was
tryisg to explain to the boss why out
sales were so low for the day. Now,
that sort Of"
Then and there the young house
wife began to sob, and hubby imme-
diately consoled her.
You're just the sweetest and best
littln wife In the world" he said,
soohingly
DO you stll think I'm one in
milion?" she asked.
One in a billion" protested tho
husband
And you aren't exaggerating?" shs
asled.
Not Bit" he replied.
Domestic peace again reisned.
The town Is fairly we'll crowded
with fIvers these days, They know
where to find free parking space.
Has Fatty run across any new funny
ideas lately7
Heretofore the chubby comedian
has been charged with mans laughter.
Nov it's manslaughter.
3
la Sale, not to be outdone by Chi.
cage, now brags OF baseball bat
murder.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
Ninety Years Youna,

Joel Bevington is 80 years old to.
day. and his family are gathering to
celebrate the event His daughter,
Mrs, Frank Richmond of Peru, camo
up this morning to bring n cake which
viii be adorned with ninety tiny car.
dies. The members OF the post have
been invited to be present and assist
the oldest member of the G. A. Il. In
observance OF this anniversary.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
CLUB WIEL'DER HELD
FOR MANSLAUGHTER

La Sale, Sept. Is Especial. Joe
Rodi was ordered held to the grand
jury by the coroner's jury this morn
ing on manslaughter charge after
an inquest had been conducted over
the remains of John Yech. Rodi tes-
titled that Yeich came to hi shouse
and called him abusive names. He
claims that Yeich then drew a knife
and stabbed him on the arm A scar
corrcborated this statement. He al
legged that he then picked up a stick
lying along the grape arbor and
struck Yeich In self defense.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
TRAIN SLEUTHS SHOOT
TWO T. & P. BANDITS

Fort Worth. Texas, Sept 15.--Two
would-be bandits were shot last night
by federal agents and railroad detec.
tives when they attempted to hold up
Texas and Pacific passenger train
ten miles west Of Fort Worth.
A heavy guard had been placed on
the train as follow up on a tip
received by federal agents that ban
dts had planned to rob the mail car
of the train on Tuesday night.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
APPLE LAW NOW IN
FORCE IN ILLINOIS

Springfield, ILL.,. Sept. 1.-THE Hi.
Department of Agriculture,
Division OF Foods and Diaries, is urg.
ing all apple growers and dealers to
acquaint themselves at once with the
apple law which went into effect in
Illinois on September l, 1921.
so many of its provisions are now
in Illinois that no apple man can af-
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
APPEAL SUIT TO
GET COAL LANDS

Springfield, Ill.,. Sept, 15.-(Spc.
cial.)-Joseph H. Kinder, Alfred c.
Kinder, Anna f, Jackson and Thirsa
Kinder Olds filed an appeal in the Su
preme Court today from the La Sale
County Circuit Court in their suit
against the La Sale County Carbon
Coal company to remove the title to
the coal right of some lands which
the Circuit Court had decided in favor
of the coal company.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
$500. 600 Vacuum Cleaners.

It is claimed that there are now in
use in this country 100000 vacuum
cleaners. of which over 100000 were
manufactured and sold during 1920.
1t is not every family that can pos.
sess one of these labor-saving house.
hold inventions. especially il the
cleaner is electrically equipped. There
is a gradual forward movement to
put electricity into the farm house.
but it will probably be some cons!d-
cradle time before it become house
hold convenience.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
A. r. & A. M. Banquet.

The local lodge A. r. 4 A. NJ No.
All, had work yesterday afternoon in
the third degree. After the work.
eighty-seven of the members sat down
to banquet nj $3.50. Three members
were Initiated Raymond Green,
August TitSloss and Thomas S. Far.
rell
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
De VALERA WILLING
TO MEET BRITISH

London, Sept 15.-(By the A. Pr
Eamonn De Valera's latest letter to
Premier Lloyd George declared q
willingness on the part of the Irish
negotiators to enter the proposed
conference at Inverness. but only as
representatives of sovereign state
1t was learned here today.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
MANY BACK SMALL'S
VENIRE CHANGE PLEA

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. i5.-The nun.
Der of affidavits to be filed next Fri.
day supporting Governor Smalls petit
ton for a change of venue will be
somewhere between fifty and 500, At.
torney Schroeder, attorney for the
governor said today.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
C0FfEY NAMED HEAD
OF DUNNING ASYLUM

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 15.-Forma'
announcement of the appointment of
DR.. Daniel Coffey as superintendent
of Cunning state hospital was an
nounced yesterday by Director Jel.-
kins of the department of public wei
fare.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15

Chicago, Sept 15.-Hogs Receipts
$1,000 head; held over. 1854; steady
to strong with yesterdays average;
quality fair to good; average cost yes
terday, 1855.
Cattle-Receipts, $4,000 head.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
Farmers Produce Market.

ing her aunt, Mrs. Sofia Kaiser.
Misses Francis Condson and Jose.
phine Neary and Bessie Farrar and
Mae CLANCY attended the show at the
La Sale theatre.
Miss Mary Clancy called on friends
in La Sale yesterday.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
DOCTOR CRITIC OF
VETS BUREAU FIRED

Washington, Sept 15.-The sum.
mary Dismissal of DR.. Haven En-.
merson, medical adviser of the United
States veterans bureau, who was
quoted as having said in speech at
Columbus that the bureau was being
made the football of politics." was an
nounced yesterday.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
Provisions

Chicago. Sept. IJ.-Butter, higher
creamery extras 43; standards 37H
firsts 33ls-41; seconds 1892.
Eggs higher, receipts 4.726 cases
firsts 301a-321a; ordinary firsts 1928
miscellaneous 29.30.
Poultry alive, lower; fowls 1927
springs 22la.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
Produce
Potatoes.

Potatoes.
Chicago, Sept 15.-Potatoes steady
receipts 6S cars: total u S. ship
ments l,0O2 Idaho white 2.S0-2.90
cwt; Red River Ohios 2.S0-2,95 cwt;
Wisconsin white 2.65-2.S5 cwt; Min.
nesota sand land Ohios 1.75-2.00.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
South Side Coal,

$3.50 per ton In two ton lots or
more. 1915 per ton for single tons
and on the hill. For prompt delivery
phone Black No. 6.
Manufacturers Coal Co.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
Admire Beauty Of MarseilIes.

Two soldier boys, Ernest Sons and
Wayne Cox, both from Fort Worden
in Washington. have been here for a
few days visiting friends and admit.
ing the scenery of our pretty little
city.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
Well, Isn't cynlc AboM Rioht,

The expression, poor but honest,-
wasn't coined by a cynie. A cynic
world have said 'and therefore" In.
stead Of but"
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15
Dance For Football Team.

The Marseilles Rugby football team
will give dance tonight at the Legion
Hall. Music by Johnson's orchestra
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15

Try the Free Trader-Journal Want Ads
For Quick Results
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15

Chicago market repor. furnished By
G. ". Kirby, manager Simons, Day
& Co.. Room 312 Mo)oney Building.
Phone IS.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15

Mike Carr used to stand beside his
horse-drawn omnibus at the railroad
depots, and shout: BUS here!?"
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15

la Sale, not to be outdone by Chi.
cage, now brags OF baseball bat
murder.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-15

Heretofore the chubby comedian
has been charged with mans laughter.
Nov it's manslaughter