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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
IL. WAR MOTHERS
TO MEET HERE: FOR
STATE CONVENTION
DATES HAVE NOT BEEN DECIDED
UPON, BUT ASSURANCES ARE
GIVEN THAT MEETINGS WILL
TAKE PLACE SOME TIME IN
APRIL.

Ottawa will be the meeting place
Of the 1922 convention of the Illinois
War Mothers. The ladies of the or.
ganzation will assemble here during
the latter part of April for a two
days meeting. AS yet neither the
exact date has been set, nor has t-e
program been arranged.
1t is expected that 100 out of town
visitors will be in attendance at the
convention. All sessions will be held
in the American Legion hall in the
Gayety building An officer of the
national organization will come to OF.
taWa for the session.
Several social events will be held
in connection with the convention.
The War Mothers organization,
which was formed by the maternal
parents OF the soldiers of the world
war at the close of hostilities, is ono
of the most enthusiastic organizations
in the state. in spite of its youth, Al
the present time there are ten active
chapters in the state, and the out
look is that several other branches
will be formed in the near future.
Mrs. Hugh Mccullough of Ottawa is
the first vice war mother. The other
state officers are:
War mother--AIrs, Carrie Root
Gardner.
Second vice war mother-Mrs. Mil
lie Dawson, Chicago.
Corresponding secretary ry-Mrs. Cert
rude Carey, Joliet.
Recording secretary-Mrs. Ella
Mickela, LOckpOrt
Treasurer-Mrs. Jessie Green, Raw
enswOOd
Historian Mrs. Minnie VIM, Chi
Cago Heights
Parliamentarian- Minnie Ma.
hanna, Dwight.
Censor-Mrs. Jennie Fuller Aurora
All of these officers will be in OF
tawa to attend the meeting.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
SEDAN AND STREET
CAR IN COLLISION

A large Paige sedan and a street
car figured in a minor collision last
night in front of the Leader Furniture
company on La Sale street. The
auto was backing from its parking
place when it and a street car collided
The steps of the car were damaged
and the running board of the auto was
broken.
The auto was driven by Anthony
Jackson. Lawrence Decker was the
motorman in charge of the street car
After the accident the auto was able
to travel off on its own power.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
FINAL TESTAMENT
Of NONOGENARIAN
FILED FOR PROBATE
DOCUMENT WRITTEN WHE N
TESTATOR WAS "a AND WHO
DIED AT 95 REQUEATHs $1,000
TO HER DAUGHTER.

A will drawn twenty-one years ago
by woman who was then n years OF
age was filed for probate in the local
court this morning The testator,
Mrs. Karolina Lamps, died on Jan. S
at her home in Peru, leaving an es-
tate valued at $4,000, By the terms
of her will her daughter, Louisa
Lamps, receives all the real estate
and personal property.
$4,000 in Haage Estate.
The late Anna c. Haage of La Sale,
who died Jan. 4, left an estate valued
at $4,000, according to petition filed
with Mrs. Haage's will in the Probate
Court today.
By the terms of the will the testa-
tors husband, Gottlieb Haage, will re-
ceive all the personal property and
all the real estate for his lifetime in
lieu of the share the state law would
give him.
At, Mr.. Haage's death the property
is to so to the testator's children.
The will provides that Il son Albert
G. Haage Of Nebraska. to whom the
testatOr alleges She has advanced
money, be given a 81 legacy. and that
a daughter, Emma Cassidy of San
Francisco, who has already received
a share of her mothers estate. re-
Ceiye $1,000. The residue Of the pop
cray is to 90 to two daughters, Mrs
Rose b. Doster OF Franklin, n. Y, and
Mrs. Katherine SChwarz Johnson Of
Chicago.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
MISS SARAH BLACK
DEAD AT BLOOMINGTON

Word was received in ottawa this
afternoon that Miss Sarah Black, for
merly an East ottawa resident, pass
ed away at the old ladies' home,
Bloomington. ILL.,, yesterday after
noon. The remains will arrive in OF
tawa Thursday at 1910 a. m, and
will be taken direct from the train
to ottawa avenue cemetery, where
brief burial services will be held
Many of the earlier citizens will re-
member Miss Black as the daughter
of the late Il. o. Black and as the
sister of Miss Harriet Black, for
years teacher at Washington
school.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
STOCKHOLDERS HEAR
ABOUT ELEVATORS
FINACIAL AFFAIRS
BULLETIN.
The loss late this afternoon was
given at $29,749.96. The elevator
will remain closed until after a
second meeting scheduled for next
Tuesday afternoon at 1;3o.

The meeting of the stockholders of
the South Ottawa Cooperative Eleva-
tor Co, was held in the supervisors
room in the court house this after
noon, to take action in regard 10 the
future of the company. Operations of
the elevator were suspended two weeks
ago, while an audit was made to check
up on the company accounts, The
meeting was called to report the find
ings of this audit. The meeting was
attended by a very large PERCENTAGE
of the stockholders of the elevator.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
EIGHT JURORS ARE
IN SUIT
TO SET ASIDE WILL
SECOND DAY OF STUDEBAkER
CONTEST OPENS WITH ONLY
PART OF PANEL FILLED-PRlk.
ClPALs ARE FROM FARM RIDGE
TOW NSHIP.

The second day OF the Studebaker
will case opened without a jury hay.
ing been secured. Just four men had
been accepted as favorable to both
sides when court adjourned yesterday.
This morning the work OF securing
the other eight men who will decide
whether the will OF the late jeremiah
Studebaker was his true will was got
under way as soon as court opened
for the day
The four men who were selected
yesterday We're Byron Gage of Brook
held, Nick Mcrtes Of Oaage, James
I'rancCmb of Manlius and Allen Rus
sell OF Utica.
The case is Of great interest, as the
tostatOr was one of the best known
old residents of Farm Ridge township
He drew his will disposing OF his large
estate when he was so years of age.
Mrs. ley |enora Gregory, the daugh.
ter Of the testator, is the complainant
Paul Richey, her nephew, who was
one of the principal heirs of his grand
father, is making the principal fight
to keep from having the document set
aside.
During the morning session four
other jurors were chosen. They were
August Wendell, Ottawa, William Doc
ley, La Sale, l. j. Hypke, La Sale and
William Aaron. Peru.
The work of selecting the remaining
four Jurors got under way this even.
ing
Charges Breach of Contract.
A $500 suit for an alleged breach of
contract was started in the Circuit
Court this afternoon by Randall Olson
against Andrew Boyd
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
ORDER ELECTRIC ROADS
TO INCREASE RATES

Washington. Jan. 1S.-Rates charg
ed by electric railways and short
line steam railroads in Illinois for
transportation Of freight and Of milk
and cream wholly within the state
must be increased the Interstate Com
merce Commission decided today to
conform with the levels Of interstate
rates on the same products. The
commission decided that the existence
of state rates on lower basis that
the interstate rates constituted dis
elimination against Interstate traffic.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
PERSHING FAV0RS
CAMP AT ROCKFORD

Washington, Jan. 1S.--Retention by
the war department of nine main
training centers, one in each corps
area. and of a number of other spe.
cial camps was recommended today
by General Pershing at hearing be-
fore the house military affairs com
mittee.
As supplementary camps for mObili-
zatiUn and training of national guard,
reserve units and special detaChments
the general recommended retention of
seven camps, including Grant, Illinois
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
WOMEN I'M AUDIENCE:
BOXER APPEARS IN NUDE

Peoria, Jan. 1S,--When Jimmy Kel.
ly, Chicago bantam threw off his
bathrobe and stepped out to shake
hands with Stanly Everett, Pekin
boxer at the Majestic theatre last
night for the beginning Of q ten
round bout, he discovered he was
wearing nothing but smile His
seconds hurriedly flung an overcoaC
over him and rushed him to a dressing
room. There were women in the
crowd. The bout was held and Ever
EFT was given the newspaper decision
at the end of ten rounds.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
O'DUFFY AT HEAD
OF REPUBLICAN ARMY

Dublin, Jan. 1S.-(By the A. PD-
The appointment of Owen O'Duffy as
chief of staff of the Irish republican
army was announced to day. He sue
ceeds Richard Mulcahy the present
minister of defense
O'Duffy who is 30 years old has
been Sim Fein liaision officer in
northern Ireland since the truce.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
STEALS LOCOMOTIVE
AND CAR OF CHEESE

Milwaukee, Jan. 1S.-Police today
were seeking Robert Sporintz, pro-
prietor of produce company and
a formsa railway switchman, who
single handed stole a c. & N. w. To-
comOtive from the New Butler yard
and ran it fifteen miles west during
an alleged attempt to steal a car
load of cheese. John Beasley, a
butcher, and companion of SpOrnitz,
is under arrest and is said to have
confessed.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
GARAGEMAN IS
BURNED TO DEATH

bloomington, Jan. lS.-Fred Sailor,
3S, was burned to death when partly
filed lubricating oil drum which he
was carrying exploded in the garage
of a motor company here today. Ac-
coding to witnesses Sailor was carry
ing the steel drum when there was a
flash, the drum shot to the ceiling and
falling knocked Sailor down spraying
him with blazing oil
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
SAYS TOBACCO TRUST
KEEPS PRICES UP

Washington, Jan l8.-Three of the
principal tobacco manufacturing com
panies-the American Tobacco Com
pany, the P. L. LOriIlard and Liggett
and Meyers Tobacco Company-were
charged with engaging in conspiracies
with numerous jobbers association to
keep up jobbers' prices in a report
transmitted to the senate by the fed
eral trade commission.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
SNOW HITS EVERY
WHERE BUT OTTAWA

Snow fell everywhere last night but
in Ottawa. At Bloomington the fa'l
was reported at foot, and in De Kalh
county another twelve inches was re-
corded. Marseilles had a slight fall,
with the amount increasing eastward
until at Joliet two inches was re-
ported.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18

voices, and the solos Of some of the
city's very best yocalists, make the
production tuney, whistley affair
bound to captivate anyone with even
a particle of fondness for good mu-
sic
The oleo is resplendent with snap
py stuff sans the baClsfre that
sometimes accompany jokes on
home folks 1t is clean, clever and
comical all in one.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
BERLIN PAYS MILLION
MARKS ON WAR DEBT

Paris, Jan. 1S.-(By the A. PD-
Germany made her first payment to-
day of 31,000,000 gold marks. in ac-
cordance with the recent decision of
the reparatiOns commission at Cannes,
providing for such payment every ten
days pending a decision on the whole
reparations issue.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
Form New Law Firm.

Senator Thurlow Essington, W. c.
Jones and Paul B. Heltiin. three Strea-
tor attorneys have formed a new law
firm. The barristers, who have prac-
ticed law in La Sale county for a
number of years will have offices in
the Murray Building in Streator.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
POPE BENEDICT
ILL OF SEVERE COLD

Rome, Italy. Jan. 1S.-Announce-
ment that Pope Benedict was indis-
posed was made today The pope. it
was said, was suffering from a cold.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
GRAND JURY REPORT HITS BOOZE Gambling
SWEEPING INQUIRY
THROWS MANY I'M
CLUTCHES or LAW

Ending sweeping inquiry into conditions thru
out La Sale county, the grand jury late yesterday
afternoon returned twenty-five indictments, six
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18
Weather.

Probably snow tonight.
Thursday colder.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-22
sECRE>T. PIONEER
CITIZEN. CALLED BY DEtTH
Resident OF CaFbondale. ILL.,. Fifty
Years onfederate Veteran OF
Civil War-NatiVe of Union

The Carbondale Free Press. Car
bondale. H.. has the following 10
say Of the death Of a native of Tn
ion county who has many relatives
here:
Tillero TiZma Secrest. for more
than half a century resident of Car
5ondale township and successful
farmer. died at his home at the end
of West Main street. shortly after
ten o'clock this morning. Death is
said TO have resulted from a general
breakdown in health and old age.
Mrs. Seerest was the father OF Mrs
Frank Caldwell of Carbondale and
of Mrs. John Venerable of Albur-
querque. y. NJ. He was S5 years
old.
He came 10 Carbondale in 1867
during the reconstruction period fol-
lowing the Civil War. from Monroe,
North Carolina. his birthplace. En-
listing in the Confederate army at
the outbreak Of the Civil War. he
served until the close of the conflict
and is said TO have been the last
remaining Confederate veteran in
Carbondale ard vicinity.
Engaging in farming he became
the second superintendent of the
Jackson county farm for the poor.
During his administration il was said
the farm was made self supporting
for the first time. Resigning he
bought farm about two miles west
of Carbondale. owned recently by j.
c .Huudley and the Webbs. After
farming there fifteen years or more
he went to Williamson county
and lived on farm near Pulleys
Mil for ten years. Then with his
return tc Carhondale he bought his
present farm at the end OF Main
street where he continued his farm
and trucking until death.
In farming he was thrifty and
careful OF his earnings and as a re-
suit OF which accumulated holdings
and Investments of considerable vat
ue. He was the owner OF 3OO-acre
farm northeast of Carbondale near
the tie plan: his home place and other
He leaves his wife and two chill
dren, Mrs. Frank Caldwell or this
city and Mrs. Venerable of New Mex
leo. wife of Attorney John Venerable.
former States attorney OF this coun-
". and eleven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be semi-pri-
vate at the home though the time
Is not announced. Rev. I. 5. john
sou will conduct the services Friends
of the family and relatives will at
tend The body will lie in state at
the home. Burial will be made at
Oakland cemetery.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-22
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE

Having qualified before r. ".
Lemmond. Clerk OF the Superior
Court OF Union County. as Admins,
tratriI OF the estate OF W. II. Nor
wood. deceased. this is TO notify all
persons holding claims against said
estate to present same duly verified
on or before the Goth day of Decem-
Der. 1928. or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted TO said estate
will please make prompt settlement.
This December Goth. 1922.
MRS. HATTIE NORWOOD,
Administrative Of the estate of w. II.
Norwood. deceased.
Love 4 Hawfeld, Attys.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-22
NO JOKE

NJ JUN r
An alleged Ford joke that is handed
cut by the Wall Street Journal is no
Joke at all. II is the illustration of
a great principle.
A fellow dreamed that Henry Ford
was dead. The pall-bearers were car
rying the easket when suddenly :
lid flew open. Ford had came 10 lie.
He sat up, ran his eye over the six
pall-bearers and instantly ordered:
Here. put this ccasket on wheels
and lay off five men,"
The significant thing about Ford is
that while he does and will. lay off
four men out of five. when one can
DO the job. he goes out and provides
jobs for the other four by increas-
ing production and reducing cost, and
thus provides an output that more
people can buy because il comes with
n their reach.
There is sn all too common idea
hat men should work just for the
sake of having a job, regardless of
the result of that work. All labor
saving devices were at first opposed
2n the theory that they would turn
men out of jobs, and in China where
there are no labor saving devices. hu-
man labor is the cheapest on earth,
while il is highest in America where
labor saving machinery is most EN-
ployed
The first effect Of labor saving
machinery is to turn some men out
Of work, but the increased production
soon provides other work for them to
do. And the sum of il all is that
mankind as whole is required to
work less and less all the time. The
standard work day is now eight
hours and it may one day be four,
with more being accomplished in the
four hours than is now accomplished
in the eight.
Why. Ford alone has created more
jobs for men than existed in the I'm
tied States a hundred years ago out
side of agriculture. Every town in
the United States has an army of
Ford mechanics, and this is no joke,
either.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-22

how Is likely 10 BE run over by the
crowd who know nor the meaning Uf
tie word. Meeting some one at the
door Of a public building try this:
las,ead II pushing through first. step
bass Politely and hold the door aiar
fer ,he Other 10 pass through. Note
how many say thank you. You viii
find hat about one in ten will re-.
ogui-e he courtesy in any way. The
other nine will brush by with the
satisfied air Of having put one oveg
on YOU.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-22
NOTICE OF SALE
S25.000 SCHOOL BONDS
Of
Benton Heights School ID strict
County Of Inion. y. q.


Sealed proposals Will be received by
the School Committee Of Benton
Heights School District at the law
office Of ". B. Love. Monroe. y. C.,
until the 25th day of January. 1928
at l2 o'clock W.. for the purchase of
S25. 900 School Bonds of Benton
Heights School District. The bonds
Will be coupon bonds, registerable as
10 principal and interest, and Of the
denomination Of 81 900 each. They
will be dated January l. 1928, will
bear interest at the rate of six per
centum l6e,) per annum, payable
semi-annually on January LIST and July
lst each year. and will mature serially,
viz: One bond on January lst in each
OF the years 1926 and 1850, inclusive.
Principal and interest will be payable
in gold coin of the United States Of
America at Hanover National Bank in
the City Of New York. n. Y.
Proposals should be addressed TO j.
II. Myers. Secretary of the School
Committee. Monroe. \. C.. and must
be accompanied by certified check
drawn TO the order of said School
Committee upon incorporated bank or
trust company, or cash, for or in an
amount equal to two per cent (2os)
of the face amount of bonds bid for.
to secure the said Committee against
any loss resulting from the failure of
the bidder TO comply with the terms
of his bid. Purchasers must pay
accrued interest from date Of the
bonds to the date of delivery.
Successful bidders will be furnished
with the opinion of Messrs. Reed,
pougherty & Hoyt. of New York City,
that the bonds are valid and binding
obligations of Benton Heights School
District.
The bonds will be printed under the
of the United States Mort
gage & Trust Company, which will
certify as to the genuineness of the
signatures of the School officials and
the seal impressed thereon.
By order Of the School Cimmittee.
Dated December Goth, 1922.
j. H. MYERS, Sec.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-22
THIRTY-FINE YEAR-0LD
WILSON MIRROR FOUND
Mr. Henry Blount Was Editor of the
Mirror in ;he Old Days-Clip
pings from the Paper

Possibly some Monroe people will
recollect Mr., Henry Blount, who was
the editor of the Wilson Mirror in
the eighties and nineties. He was
famous far and near for his use of
adjectives A thirty-five year old
copy of The Mirror has been found
in Wilson and the following from the
new Mirror concerning the copy is
Of interest:
4 thirty-five year old copy of the
Wilson Mirror is the property Of John
W. Blount Of this city. The news
paper holds especial interest for the
publishers OF the new Mirror, but il
would be interesting also to those
who knew the weekly Mirror in the
old times.
The copy referred 70 was issued
on Tuesday, August rs, 1887. 1t is an
eight page newspaper, five columns
IN width, columns only fifteen inches
deep, with patent" insides.
On the front page the most notable
feature is story called Heart
Tnrobbngs, the tale of the death of
ar old minstrel, done with fine re
gard for the pathos of the situation,
and recounted in Mr.. Blount's favor
lte style. In this story may be de-
tec,ed the sympathy of the editor
for the members Of the dramatic pro-
iess!on. 1t is a well known fact that
Mr.. Blount was subject to frequent
attacks of longing to become an ac-
tor.
There is news story telling of the
slaugh er of over a hundred people
and the wounding of nearly a hun
dred more by the wreck OF an excur-
sion train near Chatsworth, III. A
satlrical poem, presumably by the
editor, occupies small space in the
lower right hand corner of the front
page, and the center column is de-
voted to Editorial Etchings Euphon-
lously Elucidated-Newsy Notes and
Many Merry Morsels, Paragraph
lcally Packed and Pithily Pointed" F."
Here are some of them:
Up N arms-tke squall.ng infant
at midnight.
England wants Peace--a piece Of
All lit WuflG.
1T has been discovered why man
going fishing always carries a bot
de with him. 1t is IN order that he
may have the cork to use as a float
for his lines.
"A man who was hugged by a
grizzly remarked, on being rescued.
that he had never had such a tre-
mendous pressure brought to bear on
him before.
1T seems no more than right that
men should sieze Time by the fore
lock, for the rude old fellow sooner
or later pulls all their hair out.
Cant butchers shop be called a
joint concern?
When a miner has been eaten by
a grizzly the western people speak Of
him as having been admitted to the
bar.
The happy man who is blest with
a numerous wife and daughters knows
what is meant by the sweet buy and
buy.
"A poor. thoughtless. old gentleman
sat down the other day on the spur
or the moment. His screams were
Contained in the paper are mary
short Eews items, but The majority
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-22
is MODERATION A LOST VIRTUE

lmpetuosity is not only a modern
characteristic, but it is peculiarly an
American one. Poise and moderation
are to large extent lost virtues.
From a history written for the in
struction of youthful minds, the fol-
lowing extract is made:
We modern people love the sound
of the word Big" We pride our
selves upon the fact that We belong
to the biggest navy and grow the big
gest oranges and po atoes and We
love to live in cities of millions Of in
tabitants, and when we are dead we
are buried in the bigges. cemetery
Of the whole state.
A citizen of ancient Greece could
re have heard US talk, would not have
Known what we meant. Moderation
in all things" was the ideal of his
life, and mere bulk did no. impress
him at oil. And this love CT modera-
iior was rot merely a hollow phrase
used upon special occasions; L in
flIeneed the life of the Greeks from
the day of their birth to the hour of
their death. 1t was part Of their
literature, and it made them build
email but perfect temples. 1t found
expression in the clothes which the
men wore and in the rings and brace.
lets of their wives. 1t followed the
crowds that went to the thea.er and
made them hoot down any playwright
who dared to sin against the iron
law Of good taste and good sense. TIE
Greeks even insisted in this quality
~ their politicians ard in thei- most
popular athletes.
i.-c man WHO practices moderation
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-22

Notice is hereby given that the
law firm Of Stack, Parker 4 Craig
has been dissolved by mutual con-
sent, to take effect December 31st,
the senior member retiring from the
practice on that day. Messrs. J. j.
Parker and Gillian Craig will con-
tinue to occupy the same Offices in
the Law Building and will do a gen
eral practice in all the Courts. both
State and Federal, under the firm
name of Parker e. Craig.
This December, 21st, 1922.
A. NJ. STACK
J. J. PARKER
GILLIAN CRAIG