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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-21
FIRE SWEEPS FARM
BUILDINGS; LOSS
FIGURED AT $1,000
AUTO, 1000 BUSHELS OF GRAIN,
MACHINERY A ND 9TH ER
EQUIPMENT DESTROYED IN
BLAZE AT JAMES sTUpEBAkER
HOUSE WEST OF GRAND RIDGE.

flames Of an unknown origin caus-
ed loss of approximately $1,000 last
evening between and o'clock on
the james b. Studebaker farm, four
and one.half miles west of Grand
Ridge, when a large corn crib, a
garage, one thousand bushels of grain
and large touring car, besides farm.
ing machinery and tools were destroy.
ed. According to the members of the
Studebaker family Il small amount of
insurance was carried on the property
which was reduced TO ruins.
The fire was first discovered by Mr..
Studebaker shortly after s o'clock
during the snow storm. He happened
to look out of the rear window of the
dwelling house when he noticed the
harm and garage were enveloped in
fiames. He sent out an alarm about
the community and neighbOrs rushed
to the scene to offer what assistance
they could to help save the buildings
But by the time the volunteers arrived
the fire gained too much Roadway.
There was no chance of saving any of
the contents of the buildings. The
garage in which the auto was stored
was a mass of burning embers and it
would have been very dangerous UNI
dertaking for anyone to attempt to
save the car.
Attention of the volunteers, who
formed bucket brigades was then
turned to nearby buildings which they
succeeded in saving. The sparks
from the burning structures were car.
ried to other buildings and for time
it was thought that they might be
destroyed.
In the corn crib, five hundred bus
hels Of corn, five hundred bushels OF
oats, buggy, and farm implements
were stored. The garage and the
corn crib We're connected and whether
the blaze started in the garage or in
the grain bins from spontaneous COM
bustion is unknown.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-21
localities

Mr. and Mrs, r, II. Doolan, 52l Mar
cy street, returned yesterday morn
mig from an extended trip through
California. While there they met $50
Ottawa or former Ottawa residents
Mr. and Mrs. s. A. Preisler have
gone to Chicago and Indiana, where
they expect to spend the next several
weeks with relatives, returning home
to ottawa early in March.
r. l.. Bowers, motorman on the
south side car line Is patient at
Ryburn hospital, suffering an attack
Of pneumonia.
Mary Beck, the little daughter OF
Charles Beck, is seriously i'll at her
home on First avenue suffering OF
pneumonia and diptheria.
Floyd Adler Of Marseiles, was an
Ottawa visitor last night.
Miss Mary Boyle Of Chicago has
been spending week visiting her
sisters. Mrs Frank Eichelkraut and
Mrs. Alex Gray and her brother Frank
BOYLE in this city.
Thomas Bakalar Of Streator. was an
Ottawa visitor last night.
Mrs. Cora Warren of Christie st,
went to Chicago Yesterday for a visit
with friends
Neil Burns of Chicago, a former OF
tawa resident is spending the week
end visiting ottawa friends.
Leland Swindler of Champaign, is
visiting frineds in Ottawa.
Elmer Southwick was Streator
visitor last night.
Mr.. and Mrs G. +. Kuhn, lll6 west
Lafayette street, left today for trip
to California,
Mrs. w. F. Carr of Ottawa avenue,
was a Streator visitor today.
X. l.. Bowers, motorman running
on the south side street cars, is re-
ported to be seriously i'll with pneu'
monia. He was removed to the hos
pital Yesterday for treatment.
p. d. Crane was passenger for
Chicago this morning,
j. j. McDermott made business
trip to Chicago this morning.
Charles A. Moore of South Ottawa
left this morning fer Moline, ILL.,, to
drive a 1922 model Velie touring car
back to this city.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-21

Mrs. James Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Hill, Gale Hil and Frank carmean
visited Sunday afternoon at the home
OF Pede Peterson.
Mrs Charles Kiss and daughter
Pauline spent the past week with he,
sister in Streator
Mr. ana Mrs Albert Orsulap and son
RussCll Of Canton. H., and Miss Anna
ralya Of St Louis visited Thursday OF
last week with Andrew Lucas and
family.
Kenneth Sampson Of Chicago spent
q few days at the Pede Peterson
home
Mrs, Cecilia CASTILLO Hudson and
Mrs. Arthur Breeham visited Wit.
Mrs Frank Birtwell last Wednesday.
There was a large attendance at
Good VIII hall Tuesday evening All
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Hill
at an oyster supper There also was
shower on Mr.. and Mrs. Hill, wha
received many beautiful presents.
The evening was spent in dancing,
Mr.. aud Mrs, Amiel Jaeger spent
Sunday in Streator.
Mrs r. Il, Harry and II. c. Harder
assisted Mrs. Herman Benckendolt
with her butchering.
Herman Steidle shelled and deliv.
cred corn to Richards Friday.
Mrs Herman Steidle and children
and Mrs, Yeager and son William
! spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. r.
! Harry,
The annual meeting of the Herman
! Shipping Association was held In Ker.
nan Wednesday afternoon.
| Rev Appleby spent Sunday at the
/ William Reese home.
Rev Appleby took dinner with Mr.
1 and Mrs. william Poole Monday.
About seventy young and cid peo-
pie enjoyed an oyster supper at the
Old Hopewell church Friday evening.
given by the Epworth League.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-21
PLEASANT VIEW

The Seneca High school gave a mas.
querade party in the school rooms
Friday evening for the seventh ana
eighth grades. About fifty were pres.
cnt. All sorts of characters were rep
resented. There were girls dressed
as boys and boys dressed as girls
The evening was spent at dancing
games ard singing and having Il gen.
oral good time. Two prizes were
given The first went to William
Bennett who was dressed as a tramp,
and the second to Frances Erlandson,
who was dressed as Il soldier.
Herbert Maier made a brief call at
Allen Olson's Monday morning.
\. Labolle called at Frank Maier
hofer'a Sunday.
Vincent and Joe Scneller spent Sun
day morning with her parents north
of Seneca.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Maier and son
Joe and daughter Hldegarde visited
Sunday with John and Mary
Schwiertz, south of Marseiles.
Catherine and Arnold Olson spent
Sunday evening at the home Of Andy
Maier.
Frank Maierhofer and Allen Olson
were Seneca callers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Olson and son
Arnold and daughter Catherine spent
Saturday afternoon at the John Schef
fer home, near Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Varland and
son Allen visited Saturday and Sun
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Varland. north of Marselles
w f. Varland and Nick Nelson
shipped two car loads OF cattle anC
one car load of hogs to Chicago Tues
day morning.
Mrs. Wilbur Varand and Allen are
staying at the home of her parents
this week end.
Jack Johnson of Ottawa made a
brief call near Seneca Thursday morn.
ing.
Mrs. Ben Sinclair spent Friday in
Joliet.
Orion Johnson, Anley Larson and
Bill Degnan spent Friday evening in
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-21
New Ornan of Balance.

Or. G. Vital, the Italian naturalist,
has discovered that birds and bats
have Il small sense organ or vesicle
situated on the middle wall of the
tympanic (drum) cavity of their ears.
When this is removed they seem to
have no sense of balance. Vital con.
cludes that this organ, which reacts to
variations of pressure within the
middle-ear. thus enubleS the bird to
determine the density of the air
through which it is moving, and regu-
lntes its muscular movements accord.
ingly.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-21
TONGA

Elmer Roeder was in Springfield
last week.
G. II. Forster and family Of Streator
called on ToniCa friends Sunday
Frank Schofeld is now the new jan
itor of the high school, taking the
place of c.. G. King. who resigned.
Bert Smith CT Chicago was weeF
end guest CT his parents Mr., and Mrs
+. o. Smith.
Mrs. Mary Lambert and son Merlin
left. Thursday for Los Angeles, Cal,
to spend the remainder of the winter,
visiting her mother and other rela'
tives.
Alice Pauline is the name of the
seven and one-half pound girl born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Rilnour on Jan,
II at St Mary's hospital in Streator.
Harry B. Swaley, formerly of Leo
more and a brother of Mrs. William
Barnes of this place. died in st Mary s
hospital, Streator, early Wednesday
morning after a short illness Of pneu-
monia.
A telegram received by Mrs. T. c.
Henning Tuesday from Rev. 7. h.
Egerton of Blue Island brought the
sad news of the death of Mr.. Edger-
tons second daughter, Mrs. Hazel
Zerby. She passed away on Monday
after an Illness extending over two
yers. She had been with her parents
the greater part Of that time, She is
Survived b. her husband, Rev, Ray
burn Zerby and a 2-year-old baby.
Funeral services We're held at Blue
Island on Thursday afternoon.
The Woman's club was entertained
at the beautiful home of Mrs. ,E. H.
Child on last Friday afternoon, There
was a good attendance after the en-
forced vacation and the program was
enjoyed. especially the original story
by Miss Foote. Refreshments were
vserved. At the next regular meeting
there will be book exchange. The
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs, II. B. Elmer Jan 30
Miss Leila Nudge entertained for
Miss Marie Churchill at her home,
south of Peru, one afternoon las
week. Many beautiful gifts were pre-
scented to the bride-to-be. Several fine
piano and vocal numbers were en-
joyed by the guests, and Miss Leila,
who Is attending school at Rockford,
gave two readings. A two-course
luncheon was served. The guests
were from Peru, La Sale. McNabb,
Oglesby and Tonica.
James w. Sargent, son of Henry and
Ann Sargent, was born in Sussex,
England Oct. 10. 1910, and died Jan.
s, 1922. being 81 years old. He came
to America with his parents in 1913,
settling on a farm in La Sale county.
north of Utica, where he grew to
manhood. Dec 10, 1868, he married
Mary L. Kemp in Ottawa, Ill. To this
union were born four children, Mrs
Eva Bassett of La Sale, Ill.,; viii Sar-
gent of Delphi, Ind, and Fred Sargent
of Monticello, Ind, one son having
ded in infancy In the spring of 1873
he purchased a farm in Iroquois
county, Illinois, where he resided for
fifteen years. Thereafter he moved
to Tonica. ILL.,, where he lived for
about twelve years, thence to Month
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-21
OTTER CREEK

Walter Renckendorf was n Ransom
caller Tuesday,
Mr., ANA Mrs, Earl Morrison spent
sunday in Ottawa,
Mr., and Mrs. Walter Beuckendurl
called at the August Benckendorl
home Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs, Ernest King spent the
latter part Of the week In Grand
Ridge visiting relatives.
Joe Naugntou Of Pocahontas. Iowa,
Is visiting his sister, Mrs. Herman
StCidlC,
Mr., and Mrs. Herman Steidle and
children spent Monday evening at
the Herman BencL.adorf kCme.
Mr. ana Mrs. Howard Phillis are
visiting with Mrs. Parkers parents
Nh. and Mrs Bert West
Mr. and Mrs George liroman Of De.
catur Ill.,, spent from Tuesday until
Wednesday with Mr., and Mrs. w. H.
Chatham,
Irwin FUNK spent New Years with
friends in Joliet
Mr., and Mira Lew Stasse enter.
tanned at a New Years dinner Hem,
StaSScl and family and John Kahn
and family.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Kuhn and Mrs
Ed Kuhn called at the Edward Jones
home Wednesday afternoon.
Edward Jones and T. f. Harry as.
sisted Herman Benckendorf with his
| butchering on Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. =. Harder and chill.
drcn and T. L. Harry spent Monday
| evening at the Amicl Stebar home.
Mrs. Jennie Greener and daughter
Marjorie Of Streator spent Monday
with Mr and Mrs. Clarence Weights.
Mr., and Mrs. William Bryant and
oon of Streator dined Tuesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Chatham.
Chris Wolfanger and family spent
Sunday at the home Of Pede Peder.
son.
Galan Birtwell returned to his
studies at Champaign Monday afte,
spending the holidays with his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Elgy Birtwell.
Ezra Schools and family attended
the banquet OF the ElKs and the re-
ception at the Masonic Temple of the
Odd Fellows on Thursday night.
Bert Flanagan, Paul Seller and
Chester Reynolds spent Monday even.
ing at the Edward Jones home.
Roy Peterson spent q few days at
the Streator hospital, where he was
treated for an infection on his right
hand
On Wednesday of last week Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Birtwell entertained
at dinner ElpV Rirtwnll and family
Mrs. p. Birtwell Raymond and son
Dean and mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Brit
well Of StreatOr.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-21
TWO PLEAD GUILTY
TO GAMBLING; PAY
COURT $500 FINES
HEAVY PENALTIES ARE IMPOSED
ON LA SALE MEN INDICTED
BY LAST GRAND JURY FOR oP.
GRATING GAMES OF CHANCE.

Two La Sale men who were indict.
ed by the grand jury last week, charg-
ed with gambling, appeared before
Judge Reck In the county court just
before the tribunal adjourned yes.
terday afternoon, and signified their
desire to plead guilty TO the charges
preferred against them, These were
the first pleas entered on bills re.
turned by the grand jury.
George Dervin pleaded guilty to
four counts OF the indictment and
was fined 800 for each ofense, or a
total of $500, This fine he satisfied in
open court. Dervin was charged with
running a game of chance, with al
lowing people to play in the game and
with playing himself.
Michael Cannon, OF La Sale. who
was also charged with gaming, plead
ed guilty on two counts and paid
fine of 5000.
Prisoners Arraianed.
The prisoners in the county jail who
were indicted last week were ar,
raigned in the Circuit Court this
morning to be informed of their in
ult1fllBHl. 'IlN llll'N VI bhN ~ 'i'ci'
ers indicted last week are prisoners
in the county Jail Dan McInerney,
who was indicted by the October
grand jury on charge Of robbing the
Leonore bank, and was Just arrested
in Galesburg last week, was arraigned
alone with the other trio.
All four signitied their intentions
of contesting the charges which have
been brought against them.
McInerney refused the offer of the
court to appoint an attorney for him.
Raw Stevenson and James Kelly of
la Sale who were indicted for the
theft of an auto, asked the court to
appoint an attorney for them. Roy
Wilhelm was named to defend them.
]. w. Taylor of Streator who was
indicted on a forgery charge, asked
that the court appoint lawyer for
him. Judge Eldredge appointed j. w.
Applington to defend him.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-21
cello, Ind, where he passed away.
Tonica Community Hiqh School.

Mr.: Eaton spent Thursday Of last
week at a big corn show at Eureka, in
which lis farmers had grown corn to
see who had the best type of corn
to produce the largest yield under
WoodfOrd county conditions. The
best corn yielded in a three years
trial seventeen bushels more than the
lowest yic'd type. The highest twelve
oomplts yielded eieht bushels more
than the lowest twelve samples. Mr..
Eaton. in cooperation with the Farm
Bureau, is inviting all the farmers
around Tonica to bling in q ten-ear
sample Of what he considers the best
type grown on his farm. This will
be held about Friday afternoon, Feb,
10. Mr.. Brooks will speak and will
try to secure J. G. Hackleman, extern
sion crop man of the University of Hi
nois, who is addressing farmers on
diseases of corn this winter.
We would like to have hundred
or more ten-ear samples at this time
This is vital subject with the farm.
ers today, and let us make this a big
meeting. The date will depend part
ly upon Mr. Brooks and Mr. Hackle-
man or some other representative to
speak to us.
Those who saw the Swaney Hi2h
school and Tonica Community High
school play basketball at the high
school gym last Friday night enjoyed
clean sport The closeness of the
score, ? to II, made it CT more than
particular interest to the average fan
And it was fast and furious game
too The grade schools Of each place
played the opener and the Swaney
lads copied this one, although they
played mighty good game.
After attending basketball games
for several years in the old hall it was
truly pleasure to see the sport when
one could sit in a comfortable chair,
in comfortable, heated building and
not be in tle way of the players ana
ball.
Last F'rioay night Minonk played
Tonica in the new gym. 1t was a
good, clean, fast game all through,
Minonk won. 20 to 9.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-21

Hayne the Harness Man
113 Main St Ottawa, H.
Will buy your green
Hides Wool and Furs
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-21
No Chanae in PROGRAM.

Members Of the American Legion
stated today that the full presenta-
tion of THE Jolles of 1922" with all
the scenery and with full costumes
would be given tonight. A rumor
was circulated around the city that
only part of the play would be Civ
en- tonight
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-21
CLASSIFIED ADS.

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3 rooms, furnished fer light house
kceping, including heat; convenient
to Free Trader-Journal Office pre-.
ferred; middle aged couple, quiet
c2rcful and prompt paying; posses
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dress tby letter only, stating loca,
ton and price, A. G, ARTHUR, Court
Hotel
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-21

"Education don do muffin fOh some
folks, said Uncle Eben. "ceppin' 10
teach EN- how to bother der friends
Wit lot O long words"
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-21
LYNDON BANK OPENS,
THEN CLOSES AGAIN

Sterling, H., Jan. 2l.-The Lyndon
state bank, which former Cashier Ar
thur Buzzell was said to have wreck
ed by his populations previous to his
disappearance. reopened yesterday.
but was closed again when Frank
+. Fitch took his passbok to the in
stitution to have it checked The
book showed deposits Of $4,000, but
the bank record showed his account
overdrawn, and it was charged Buzz
Zell used this money also.
Hayne the Harness Man
l13 Main St. Ottawa, Ill.
Will buy your green
Hides Wool and Furs
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-17
Applications Clog Bureau of Patents

TT WOULD appear that the bureau
= of patents is in bad way, SO far
as getting action on applications is
concerned. In debate on bureau sal
aries Representative Kelly of Penn
sylvania said in part:
Mr. Kelly. / had a conference last
Friday with the commissioner of pat
ents on very interesting matter. One
of the large manufacturers in Pitts
burgh, a man who has been in bust
ness for years, who himself is an in
ventor of several nationally used de-
vices of various kinds, came to my
office. He showed me that he had per-
fected a process by which he can use
a waste product, which has never
been used before, producing many val
liable products worth millions of dol
lars; ample capital was ready for in
vestment as soon as patent protection
was afforded to the investors.
took this manufacturer to the COM
missioner of patents and explained the
situation to him. / showed him how
the money was available and how thou
sands Of men could be put to work.
The commissioner told us that in the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-17
YOUNG MANS HOUR OF FATE
Many Substantial Reasons Why 1t Has
Been Placed Precisely at
p. M.

What is the hour of fate in a young
mans life? 1 should say p. m.
That hour is the springboard from
which most men leap to success or
fall off to failure.
am convinced also that p. m. is
the fork in the roads, one of which
leads to character and the other to
the lack of it. There are % other
hours in day, but there is no hour
so potent as this p. m.
Why? This is the answer. A
mans waking hours are divided be-
tween industry and leisure. To the
majority of mankind, seven in the
evening marks the end of work and
the beginning of leisure. 1t is the
hour when a man makes his choice of
the kind of leisure he is to have. Ii
he turns to the leisure that means
improvement to his mind, his body and
his soul, he wins; If he turns to the
pleasure feeding frivolities, he loses.
1t is a cold-blooded proposition, but
it is true. Genius is 90 per cent hard
work and the best of leisure is a shift
from one kind of work to another kind
Of work. Ninety-nine out of every
100 men who win in this world use
the time when they are not at work,
in activities which look like work to
the loafer.-Victor Murdoch in Assoc
citation Men.
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VSiS3<,1is01lfS


of the elections, qualifications and re-
turns of its own members, and as con-
gress may by law regulate the times,
places and manner of holding cleo
tons, the National government is not
without power to protect itself against
corruption. fraud or other maltgp IN
fiuences."
The rule which l present modlfies
the corrupt practices act so as to make
it rule Of the senate, and thereby
avoid the constitutional question
which was decided by the Supreme
court. If 1T should be adopted and en-
forced, the method of relief against
extravagant expenditures will be the
same in the senate that it would have
been under the act if the act had been
held constitutional
The rule offered is long. 1t provides
for the filing by the candidate OF item
lied statements of moneys received In
aid of his candidacy; of moneys ex-
pended by him, and of political prom
ises made, the same being forbidden.
No candidate shall eXpend any sum In
the aggregate, in excess of the amount
which he may lawfully eXpend, under
the laws of the state in which he re-
sides; provided, that no candidate
shall expend any sum, in the aggre-
gate, exceeding $4,000 in any cam
paign for his nomination and election.
Wilful violation by candidate denies
him the right to seat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-17
General Pershing's Military Policy

ENERAL PERSHING, chief of
~ staff, appearing before the house
military affairs committee with respect
to military policy, urged the follow
ing:
That the regular army should not
under any circumstances be reduced
below 10000 men.
An efficient force of 1900 officers.
and creation of ''plucking board TO
weed out insists in the officer corps
Retention of nine camps for train
ing centers, one in each corps area.
and seven supplementary camps for
training and mobilizing national guard
and reserve units
Retention of the following camps as
military training centers was recon-
mended by the general: Devens,
Mass; Dix, N. j.; Meade. Nd; Nc
Clennan, Ala; Knox, KY; Custer,
Mich. Fort Riley, Kas.: Travis, Tex.
and Lewis, Wash
Under no circumstances, General
Pershing said, should the enlisted per-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-17
Blanton on the scandals" of Congress

of the United States to buy with gov
vernment money. Take, for instance.
carving knifes and forks, with steels
like this. Exhibiting them.) This Is
a leather-bound poker set. with four
decks of cards and full of red and
white and blue poker chips And they
furnish you with dozen extra decks
of cards TO go with it. Exhibiting
them.) Lady's manicure set; all these
pieces, every one of them with pearl
handles, that in the stores of Wash
ington would sell for about $40. Over
here 1T sells for about $40.
Now, you know they had so much
demand for this little article (exhibit-
ing). pocket pint whisky flask. COW
cred with ostrich-skin leather, during
Christmas time that they sold ont
Ladies' bags of this character covered
with genuine ostrich leather.
| went to the dean of a delegation
He says. TON. this was here so years
before you and l got here He saws.
IF you ever get up on the foo of the
house and say anything against II. they
viii call you demagogue." and they
did.