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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
RANSOM

Mr. and Mrs. j, b. Thompson OF
Streator spent the past week with
their son,--JeSse, and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Newcum of
Hammond, Ind. spent a few days viii.
her sister, Mrs Martha Richards.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kelley of Plain.
field, H.. Misses Esther Dooley OF Jo'
lict, Mabel Keeley OF Odell spent Tues
day at the A. h. Ryan home.
Harley Enger and family returned
home from Sheridan and Chicago
after u short visit there.
Misc Elyra Wallng Is visiting IN
Marsoilles with Mr.. and Mrs. Heppner
Miss I.auTstta Walling is visiting
In Streatorat the A,sKoeneke home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Games kearns OF Sen.
oca and John kbarns OF Chicago spent
the latter part OF the week with their
sister, Mrs. h. NJ phelan.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Hoover of ke-
nosha. Wis, Mr. and Mrs. william
Hoover OF Minonk were called home
owing to the serious illness of their
mother. Mrs J. ID. Hoover
Miss Ruth Baker spent the week in
Minonk with friends.
Ransom chautauqua Sept. 8, 1, .
and G.
Mr. and Mrs. Transeau OF Pennsyl-
vania are visiting the formers broth
err, James. and family.
Karl Bewlah has been under tho
weather the past few days
Mrs. Cunningham of Chicago and
Miss Jeanette of Streator are guests
at the Frank Mcintyre home.
Miss Rose Sepesy Of Streator was
calling on friends here a couple o;
days the past week
Mrs ARIA Allison Of Sire ltor Is
visiting with Mrs. Henry Weber.
Misc Aylce Mcintyre of Chicago is
visiting her sister. Mrs. NJ. OLaugh-
lin. .t
Mrs ]. II. rhelan and Mrs. William
Transeau are spending the week
camping near Kankakee
Mrs, Merit Casey is visiting in Au.
rora with her sister.
Miss Dyok. OF Ancona spent the
week With. Miss Ruth Baker.
Misses Ruth Hagi and Charlotte
Gondolf are visiting in Chicago.
Or. C. A. Trainor and wife motored
to Chicago Monday, where they will
spend the week with relatives.
Miss Anna Baurle CT Dwight was a
guest of Miss Reta Seguin during the
week .
Gilbert Solsberger, 4. F. D. carrier
on ga, is enjoying a two weeks vaca-
ton. Albert Hates is sub carrier.
Everett Sulzberger of Ottawa spent
few days the past week with his
grandmother. Mrs. Mulvihill
Buster Fisher Of Gary, Ind, is visit
ing his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruner
Mrs. Tim Dooley and Miss Ida Pht.
Ian We're Tuesday Chicago passengers
Mrs. F. Ramme. is visiting at Hoyt.
vile, Ohio at the Rohwer home
Mrs. Bradish was a passenger to
Gary, Ind, Thursday.
J. B. Chinn is enjoying vacation
in Chicago.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
KILL Eighth MAN IN
CHICAGO 18TH WARD
POLITICAL FEUD.
HeNcHMAN OF TONY p'ANpREA
SHOT DOWN IN SIGHT OF Chill
pREN IN THE THIRD ATTEMPT
ON Hls-tiFe. #fFN-' ''..

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chicago, Aug. 15.-Joseph Sinacola,
hsnchman OF "Tonyp DAndrea and
business partner Of Joseph Laspisa'
both OF wb0n, were killed in the Nine
teenth ward political fead was assas
sinated yesterday. II was the third
attempt oh,hls life. -a'i
He Is the eighth man to die In the
feud,, which began with a political cor
test between Alderman John Powers
and D'Andrea for control Of the ward
SInacoia was shot down q few min
utes before noon as he set in a rock
ing chair In front of his home, 721
LOOMS street, with two OF his chill.
dren. Josephine. 10, and Benny. b,
PLAYING about his knees.
The killing bore the marks OF The
"mysterious avengers" OF the Nine
tecnth ward who killei Laspisa and
"Two-Gun, Johnny Guadno and made
the previous murderons attacks upon
Slnac0la.
According to the story OF Josephine
Sinacoin. her father was seated in the
rocking chair. watching the game she
and her brother were playing while
waiting summons TO dinner. Two
men, one tall and strongly built, the
other heavy and short, approached
from the south.
The larger, Josephine said, wore a
blue serge suit, a brown cap, flow
ing bow tie Of the type affected by
artists and had about weeks
growth of beard.
The other wore brown fedora,
pepper and salt suit, was clean shaver
and very dark" she said. Their
right hands were thrust under their
coats.
When the pair were ten feet away,
Josephine said. her father apparently
recognized them.
He jumped from his chair. trying
with his left hand to push the Chill.
drun toward the basement stairs,
while with his right he attempted TO
get his revolver from his hip pocket.
The hands of the two assassins
flashed out of their c0ats-their guns
blazing bullets into Sinacola's body.
His own gun appeared to hayel
nght in his pocket He staggered
against a corner of the house and
managed to Jerk the pistol free The |
guns. Of tho killers 'barked again. VA
His Irepolved dropped from 'Sina. |
cof.Ss hand as he turned from his as
sassns and staggered toward, the
steps of hts basement home
Again tic guns spokeA6hs lbulleti
crashing through the window of the
arartmentNof Emf Eulah in the rear
fs725 Lsoniis street Sinacola grasp
sd THE basement rail and slowly
crunfpled to the walk. fft
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15


liam bookings and Mrs. Elizabeth
Johnson Missel, who are we'll known
here. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong, Mr..
and Mrs Peter Zimmerman and Con-
rad Zimmerman autoed to Streator
Saturday evening,
John Welsbrock and family spent
Sunday in Ottawa visiting relatives,
Charles and Ruth Thiel and Sarah
Howe autoed to McNabb Wednesday
afternoon,
Misses Helen, Julia and Louisa
Myers and Mrs Mary Moore assisted
Mrs Conrad Myers In threshng Wed.
nesday,
Word was received from Mr.. and
Mrs. John Loeback of Cattam. Onta'
80, Canada, announcing thas ,arriva.
Of a new baby girl q HN8Is
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
GRAND RIDGE

The Royal NeighLors held their
regular meeting Tuesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs J b. Read on East
Liberty street, with good attend
ance, The ladies devoted the time to
quilting In all probability the Sep
TENDER meeting will be held in the
hall, the regular place of meeting,
We regret to note that Miss Sarah
Crawford is not as we'll as her many
friends would like TO hear
Miss Margaret Jeiires has return
ed TO her home in Dwight after q visit
with relatives here,
Among the young peop;e from this
vicinity attending the chautauqua at
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
LEoNoRE.

A number OF Miss Marie Killen's in.
innate girl friends reminded her OF
her birthday anniversary Tuesday
ture OF surprise, the girls meeting
at the home Of Ella Dietrich and pro
ceeding to Miss Kiilens home. They
brought an appetizing lunch along.
A large dinner party was given at
, 1921-08-06
STORY HOUR ARRANGED
FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS

Under the supervision OF Dean
Morgan, a story hour will mark Park
school playground this week and will
continue indefinitely On Wednesday
from seven to eight O'Clock the chill
dren from three to seven will be en-
tertained and on Friday the older
children will be entertained ut the
same hour; Mrs. Clara Baker will
conduct the F~y hour. using The
Book House for Children for mate
rial for the stories. This set of books
is well known in this city. as many
mothers r using them for their chill
drsn- They are the very best and
latest books .in graded fiction yet
published.
A few weeks 6 Mrs. Baker start
ed a story hour in Cody while on a
visit there and this proved to be very
popular with parents and children.
Parents are cordially invited to bring
or send their children and a good
time is promised each me-.
, 1921-08-06
SITUATION IN CLOTHING
TRADE STILL UNCERTAIN,
LULL IN MANUFACTURING

J. E. Scott. OF the Scott Clothing
company. has returned from an ex-
tended eastern trip nmong the pro.
ducing mills and manufacturing on
Germs that produce clothing. He
found many small stocks on hand but
n widespread hull in manufacturing.
The general expectation in the large
clothing ccnters is for resumption IN
production next month. There are
stfl some labor troubles due to CON
tracts entered into during the reign
OF high prices which arc grinding on
some manufacturers. others more
fortunately ituated are free TO ac-
eept ORDER promptly but arc at III
same time accommodating no surplus.
The tariff and taxation bills are fac
tors in a continued unsettled condi-
ton In manufacturing. However Mr..
Scott found that spot cash was potent
in securing fall and winter goods at
attractive figures.
, 1921-08-06
LIST OF AMERICAN
PRISONERS PREPARED.

RIGA. Aug. 6-American officials
here have prepared. at the request OF
h Washington state department. a
full list of all American citizens in
Russia. including those in Bolshevik
prisons. This list will be turned over
to Walter l.. Brown. European di.
rector of American relief. who will
confer here with the delegates OF the
Russian Soviet government. Whether
the United States will demand that
ell these Americans be sent out Of
Russia. or that only the six or seven
persons imprisoned be liberated. is
not known. 1t is certain that a
least 100 claiming to be Americans are
in Russia and are seeking to leave the
country. and it is believed efforts will
be made to facilitate their speedy re-
turn to the United States.
The departure from Russia OF
Americans had not been reported up
until late yesterday afternoon. The
hospital car operated by the Amer
lean Red Cross, however. went to the
frontier to greet the prisoners when
they had actually reached non-Rus-
sian soil.
, 1921-08-06
BODIES
FOUND, MURDER
IS REVEALED

CoRB1N, Ky. Aug. e.-Richard
McHargue, 45 years of age, n machin
list. his mother. wife and step-daugh.
ter were found lead in their home
near here today with the partly in.
Generated body of his step-dsughter,
Theima Atkins, II years old. The in.
dications are. the authorities an.
nounced. that McHargue. who had
been on a prolonged spree. shot his
mother, heat his wife to death with
n club and after staying the girl and
building n fire aroun her, shot and
killed himself.
The bodies were found by a neigh.
Dor. B~loodstained bed clothing indi-
Gated. the authorities believe, that
McHargue slew the members of his
family while they slept. The women
were lying near their beds and the
torso OF the girl was in a heap of
charred wood in the center of the
ROOM.
, 1921-08-06
TWO PICKED UP
FOR ESERTION.
OTHERS SEIZED
Lincoln Man and Lusk Woman
Involved in Separate Cases
Brought to Attention
Here by Arrests.

Cases involving wife and FAMILY
dcsertion were in the majority com
ing under the investigation of the
sheriffs office here today. One case
involved ar outsider and the other
n former Casper resident.
Frank Murphy was picked up here
on n warrant issued by Lincoln. Neb.,
authorities charged with descrting
his wife. The arrcst was made at his
home in the Alexander apartments.
He announced that he would fight ex.
tradition to Nebraska.
Mrs. Louise Roberts. wanted in Cas-
per for deserving her husband and
children was arrested at Lusk yester-
day. The warrant for her arrest WINS
signed by the husband.
Mike Van Courtner. il facing q
charge OF selling bootleg whisky as
h result OF a raid on his residence
on North Burlington street last night.
The sheriff's office reports having
confiscated a quantity OF the contra
bind. He was released on a s25t APP
p~earnnce bond for trial in justice
court Monday.
, 1921-08-06
OUTLOOK HERE
BEST IN MANY
CLAIM
Casper Realtor Points to Ac.
tivity of Usually Dull Sea-
son as Barometer of
Local Business.
BY HOWARD w. BAKER.

. Casper's outlook at tho present is
the best IL has been for many months.
July and August are naturally sio,.
or OF the hot weather. While
we have not had 1t so hot in Casper.
h business situation is affected
throughout the country and 1t natur-
ally reflects here. There is no reason
to feel other than optimistic regard.
ing the future OF Casper. A business
man OF the east. Harry X. Goodail.
says Confidence and courage are the
w qualities most needed by business
men today. confidence in the iuturc
prosperity of the country and courage
TO go ahead" The future, to n
marked degree. depends largely on
u confidence in the future. Bust
ness would not be at the present low
cbb II there had been more optomists
and not so many pesslmists. n few
days ago, In talking with n man in
n good position at the Midwest rein.
cry. he stated there IL n much better
feeling there than existed thirty days
ago Things will get down to n nor.
NAL working basis. With the new re.
nnery going In. with the plan prao-
tically assured for putting In irriga.
ton TO water some 1926. 900 acres OF
land adjacent TO Casper. the people
who Tbok wisely into the future can
see great things in store for Casper
and u community. as wen as the
state. some predict much better
lines in September. just how soon 1t
Will come no one can say. 1t is very
certain that the best way to insure
activity and better times is by show,
ing u confidence in Casper and look
to that end.
, 1921-08-06
Los ANGELES
BROKER SHOT
Continued from Page y

Kennedy long ago hui he could moi
overcome the objections of his moth.
or, who he told me. disliked me.
have known Nj. Kennedy five years
and was to marry him. but for some
a I married Mr.. Oberchain. My
relations with Mr.. Kennedy ave al
ways been of the best. Nothing of an
improper nature eve occurred.
HE came to my room ~ .hc Alex.
andria hotel the other night. He
kept pleading with me to marry him
and to tell him SO he would leave Cal.
. ifornia and go cas- with me. | finally
induced him to leave the DON and
he said he would If l would promise
TO meet him when he telephoned.
This 1 did yesterday. 1 ont know
who shot him or anything more than
I have told"
Mrs. Oberchain in ar informal state.
ment said she and Kennedy m0tored
to a beach resort carly in the day,
returning late in the evening. They
had planned to dine at a country club,
but finding it closed. went to Ken.
nedy's cottage. They stopped. she
said, at the entrance while h looked
for a lucky penny she had buried
there: as they were searching for tho
coin the hot was fired.
Mrs. Lizzie Beznty. a neighbor. told
the Beverly Hills police she heard
two shots. followed by the screaming
of Mrs. Oberchain. She said she saw
an automobile disappearing down a
drive near the cottage.
Examination of kenucdy's clothing
showed he had a number OF important
papers and n wallet containing S56,
Several articles of jewelry worn by
him had not been disturbed.
Police records here show that Ken.
nedy was attacked and beaten on the
street about four years ago by two
/. men who he said were strangers to
him.
Investigators said the shot which
killssi Kennedy was fired from n dis
tan-- of about thirty feet. A revolver
fully loaded, was found beside the
body. Mrs. Oberchain said this be
icnged to Kennedy. She said the lat
ter was o instantly killed but said
Good Night. Madeiaine," to her be
fore expiring.
Officers found bushes trampled
down in the place where Mrs. Ober
chain said she saw two men disappear
The surrounding country was beinr
searched today for the suspects
Mrs. O~berchain was detained at tho
sheriff's office while the investigation
was proceeding today.
, 1921-08-06
DENVER|TE IS
CHARGED WITH
EMbEzzLEMEN
Formal Charge Filed Against
Manager of Realty and In
vestment Concern Places
Sum at $1,000.

DENVER Aug. s-cornelius C.
Scanlon. manager OF the Hibernia
Realty and Investment company here,
today was formally charged with en-
bezzlement. grand larceny and larceny
as bailee in three informations filed
In criminal court following his arrest
yesterday in connection with alleged
shortages in his company. Thu infor-
nations were filed by NJ. c. Harring-
ton. secretary OF the company.
The alleged shortages total at
least 81 500 and will possibly reach s..
900. Harrington AYERS. The Hibernia
Realty and Investment company is a
subsidiary organization of the HI
hernia Bank and Trust company.
II don't know anything about it,"
Scnnion said today. The bank is al.
ways blaming the investment depart.
ment II anything is wrong and I sup
ose that is what has happened again."
, 1921-08-06
RICH PEASANTS
ARE EXECUTED.

RIGA, Aug, 6.-tBy The Associated
Pressl.-The beginning of the food ta1
collection by h Russian soviet au'
thorities was marked by the execution
of a group of rich peasants in the
Mariopol district of south Russia. who
had concealed their grain and were
trying to dodge their tax. says a dis.
patch received by soviet wireless from
Moscow today An example was made
OF these peasants to prevent the prac-
tice of boarding. 1t is declared. The
district mentioned is in south Russia
neal the sea of Azov.
AT the same time. the message adds,
anti revolutionary bandits in the
Yolga and IRA, Giatricts are destroy
, 1921-08-06

year.
This situation is due to the fact
that efficiency measures recommend
ed by the postoffice department were
Instituted under the management of
Edwin L. Bean. acting postmaster.
also that / service employees were
put In all departments and because
OF the wider facilities or handling
mail because OF the increased accom-
modations at tho office. The act that
efficient n trained postal employees
a yea ago could make more money
elsewhere also has some bearing on
the changed situation.
The tremendous amount OF first
class mail that is being handled by
the month OF July which ehowS hat
mating machine This is in addition
marked by hand-
Receipts OF firstciass mail n
dropped off slightly during the sum
mer months. a normal condition in
p~ostoffice. according to Mr.. Beans
statement. There is. however. nor
liberal patronage of the parcel post
department than eve- before.
For the past several weeks there
has been an average OF 100 cases of
eggs a day received at h OFFICE.
This includes small shipments to
local merchants and case lots for in
d~ividuais in Casper. Also there Is an
average OF Approximately rs cases of
small fruit and vegetables being re-
ceived at the office daG'y. This Is I'm
edition to the normal functions OF
the parcel post department.
The lock boxes in h basement and
the other departments which were
placed in to basement are ali func-
tioning now. The basement contains
the C. o. D.. department. carrier dis
tribution cases and other minor de-
partments which tend to relieve the
congested first floor. Half of the ss1
lock boxes which were placed in the
basement have already been rented.
Every post In the office that can be
filled by civil service employees has
been provided with trained postal peo-
pie. There are now 10 civil service
| Clerks and IL carriers. Only -four
auxiliary men are hired at the office.
This compares favorabiy with ;lic 1920
Y fisca, year report in that there were
16 civil service clerks. II carriers and
10 auxiliary workers employed. Work
ing te auxiliary assistants wherever
they are needed during the day has
relieved the necessity of opening a
ditionai civil service jobs.
Besides the increases in h first
| class mail and parcel post depart
ments the following departmental in
| ~creases arc of interest
Register mail as compared with ~
report at the close of the fiscal year
OF 1920 shows a rs per cent increase.
The money order DEPARTMENT has
shown an increase OF 1874 per cent
which indicates hat the postoffice
here daily handles in trust about on
an average of SO 900 for patrons. This
volume of business being confined
mostly to. small amounts is handled
nv one uIi time clerk and by two
thirds Of the time OF another clerk.
The insured parcels department
shows the greatest increase. h per-
centage approximately 400 per n in
favor OF this years volume of bust
ness.
AS a general thing the postal situ-
alton is a barometer of the business
condition of a town and when closely
studied the report submitted by Mr..
Bean compares favorably with the
volume of business Of p~ostoffices in
towns much larger thai, Casper.
, 1921-08-06
State Agency Is
Located in Casper

Casper is to be the headquarters
for the state distributors of the Air
Friction c~arburetor. according to the
statement of A. b. Toliiff and IL
C. Dearinger, state agents. They
have secured temporary headquarters
with c. c. Jain in the Henning hotel
until a location for which they have
contracted is open on Second street.
A large supply of h corburetors
will be carried in stock for distribu-
ton yer the state and for local pur-
chasers- The best recommendation
which the new carburetor a is the
number of satisfied users in Casper.
On demonstration and in actual use,
the instrument lives up to scientific
claims that it will increase motor
power and decrease fuel consumption
from 20 70 so PEI cent and more.
, 1921-08-06
FRANCE NOT TO JOIN
IN FAMINE RELIEF.

PARIS, Aug. 6,-France will not
participate officially in famine relief
measures in Russia, it is declared by
the Petit Parisien. She will leave the
whole problem in the hands of the
American relief organization and
other American bodies. France unof-
fcially has planned TO help meet dis
tress in southeastern Russia.
In making inquiry at Washington.
France is said TO ha.c declared she
would be glas TIC join the United
States in any plans. a reply was
received yesterday. thanking France
for her offer of cooperation and 1t
was stated the United States would
be glad to see this country second the
i efforts of Herbert Hoover.
, 1921-08-06
DOGS ALLOWED TO RUN
WITHOUT MUzzLES TO
Be SEIZED BY POLICE

Finding n dog infected with rabies
on the sandbar this morning has re-
suited in a police edict which requires
the muzzlinS OF all animals that arc
allowed TO run ut large. The dog was
killed while It was In the early stages
Of the infection and before It had a
chance 10 do any damage.
During tho past few weeks many
animals suspected OF having the dan,
gerous infection have been killed. The
increasing number constitutes n men.
ace that police authorities decided on
the muzzling requirement. This in.
cluded licensed as well as unlicensed
animals. Dogs not muzzled will be
shot without the Formally OF impound.
ing them.
, 1921-08-06
, PLANS ID WAY
FOR SPEEDY RELIEF.

NEW YORK. Aug. 6.-From two
sources asst night came word of prep
'arations being made to relieve Rus
sia's starving millions.
A cablegram from the Russian Tel
egraph agency received here by the
publication Soviet Russia" stated
that the alI-Russian Famine Relief
committee had sent out two relief
trains from Moscow. August 1 to aid
$500, 900 starving children in the
VolEa drouth district.
At the same time the American re-
lief administration announced that its
child feeding operations in Czecho-
Slovakia would end in 60 days, releas-
ing an experienced staff for Russia.
, 1921-08-06
WYOMING FUR SHOP IS
OPENED TO THE PUBLIC

Combining all essential depart.
ments of a women's clothing store un-
der the name of the Wyoming Fur
shop. A. l.. Rose has opened an ut.
tractive establishment in the Hon.
ming hotel building on North Center
street.
The furs. millinery. and ready.to
wear departments OF the establish
ment are especially complete and at,
tractivc displays nre being arranged
In n way that prevents the articles
from becoming shopworn. Mr.. Rost
has n similar institution In Butte,
Mont.
Mrs. Marguerite Watson. formerly
connected with the women's depart
ment at Webel's. has been placed in
charge Of the ready-to-wear and toG
gerry department. Miss Moore is in
charge OF the millinery department.
, 1921-08-06

Ryan.
The Identification was made ever
al months ago but Mrs. Ryan said
she was unable Il bear the expense
OF burial and 50 remained silent. Ed
ward. she said. found a home in Red
field. s. d. after his father died. For
is years. however. she had not heard
from him
II vas in church hat Holy satur-
day when the minister preached the
funeral and called my Ed some
mothers som and l cried aloud. I
wanted to go to the cemetery but the
carriages were fnled and there was
no pace for me-"
Wanderer was convicted OF IN
murder OF his wife and sentenced TO
25 years Imprisonment. and then was
retired and sentenced TO be haged for
the murder OF the stranger" He
was reprieved last Friday for a
month to allow a sanity commission
TO examine him.