VOL. W.
OTTAWA, ILL., SATURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1882.
NO 34.
SCOTT BROS. '& CO.'S
M
F mi
BEAT
From now till Jan. 1st, 1883, we shall offer
unprecedented bargains in "FINE DRESS
GOODS," 4 SILKS," -PLUSHES" AND
'VELVETS," "CLOAKS," "SHAWLS,"
"MILLINERY." "LADIES' AND CHIL
DREN'S SHOES." and "CARPETS."
OTT Tu t.
t-nty pieces more
1 1 IV Cm"
Silks now
produced in America. Thousands of yards of this
make now being worn in this county and giving universal satisfaction.
CLOAIvS. v
"he largest
tinc irarments
IfflS.
MILLINERY.
CARPET
To close the season in this
department we have made
Visit our "SHOE DEPARTMENT."
Ladies' and Children's Shoes and Rub
mi
bers in first qualities
than usual prices.
A Di Tumble!
A Fearful
"Where? Hw? Whn?"
"Why, at KorlieM c Ijoniaux."
"Whin's up with them n w ?"
"Why, nothing m up. but a jsreut many things ur.1
down.''
"What's down?"
"Why, their Roods !"
"Down where down cellar ?"
"Why, no, you dunce; down in price."
"Oh. now I tuinlile, too. I wight have llioiiuht of
that, and would, only their prices are always o low I
don't we how tney could make them nint h lean."
Well, they did."
"What have they Rot f"
"Well almost everything yon ran think of for the,
the holidays. Al usual, they will have the highest
The above referred to
feifc -,r 7j - -r-
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HOME
snrauce Couinany oi New YorL
GASH CAPITAL, - - $3,000,000.00
Reserve for Re-Ins. & all other liabilities, 2,189,328.36
Net Surplus, - - - 1,806,180.90
Total Assets JanM, '82, - - $6,995,509.26
Losses Paid at Ottawa Agency, $9,346.75.
Losses Paid at the Great Fire in Chicago, $3,150,000.00.
Total losses paid since Organization:
S32,504,103.34.
GEO. W. RAVENS, Agent, - - S. E. comer P. 0. Block.
tm
ouDav
GOODS.
of those celebrated "Golden
The best Wearing Silks ever
in.
assortment, latest styles and best tit-
will be tound in this department.
'cry low prices on all Cloaks this month.
A superior assortment of India, Cashmere
Paisley, Wool, Beaver and Opera Shawls, at
extremely low figures.
The finest stock in the city.
Prices on everything in this
from now till Christmas.
Very Low,
department
n
S
considerably Lower
GO RTAIM
SCOTT BROS. & CO.
An Awful Crash!
Splash!
utock ot toys, (lolls, wagon, sleighs and t;nll carriages
In town. 1 heir old stock ot uooKa. vou know, they
sold oil nt a sacriilce, and are ottering now only choice
new books, all new and fresh, and at prices that make
you stare like the cat In the picture, they are so low.
Their stock of Juvenile hooks is Immense, and they
use certainly more beautiful than ever. liAlbums,
plush and leather, tney have a flue assortment. In
Toilet ('(', gold, celluloid and rubber, they
have a rich variety. They take the lead and make a
specialty of XjucIipm Hiiu-Ih'Ih, of which they
have from the cheapest to tha choicest styles fur wed
ding or holiday presents. Well, 1 can't tell you all they
have. Their store Is cliurk full. Oo and see for your
(elf, ami den't fail to ask thslr prices that is the best
advice I can give you."
FORBES & LORRIAUX.
i.
SALE EXTRAORDINARY.
Ell
TT i 1 1 TT l r i t
Mil
AT H. J.
TO
tvmm hib
THIS SLAUGHTER
Includes Dress Goods, Silks, Velvets and IMuslies,
Miawis, uanneis, liiaiiKeis ana all Woolen
Goods, Underwear, f Knit Goods, all
HOLIDAY GOODS, Hosier ,
Gloves and Notions.
i( 1W . J .. . ll. mar
fw" m mis immense
ITO Holiday Goods will be reserved. All inclu
ded in the sale. Call and see.
H. J. G-ILLEN.
Tlmt Sale.
II.. J. Gillou's great slaughter of winter
goods as announced above was the most no
ticeable feature of the holiday trade In this
county last week. Ills trade last Saturday
was simply enormous, which day has been
followed by a week unusually lively for a
week following Christmas. It is unquestion
ably truo that this Is owing to the great re
ductions made in prices on a Btock ho great
It Is customary to make low prices to clear
out a broken stock or special lines, but a
slaughter of a complete stock like this Is un
usual, as every buyer knows. The reduced
prices will continue until further notice, and
if buyers want the greatest valuo to be ob
tained for their money they will call at Oil
lex's at once. Inspection of stock invited.
A f trd.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walther wish their
friends, the general public, a happy New
Year, and many a "merry Christmas'' and
"happy New Year" in the future.
We wish also to expresB our grateful
thanks for the generous patronage with
which our store bus been favored by every
body during the holidays, and hope, if we
remain here, to still merit the lavors of your
liberal custom. Respectfully,
Henkv and Mits. Wai.theu,
This afternoon and evening the
will be given at the opera house.
World"
The Churches).
Cimfnyational. Subjects of discourse In the
Congregational church Sunday: Morning
"The New Year," Evening "Christ Preach
ing to the Spirits in Prison." I Pet. ill. 19. '
Fisko '& Beem's new Invoice of ties and
mufflers attracted considerable attention
yesterday.
All persons interested in the proposed Art
Loan Exhibition are requested to meet at the
Clifton parlors on Wednesday evening, Jan.
3d, at 7:30 o'clock. J. W, Eiibksoi., See.
A report has been In circulation that the
Ottawa city schools were to have two weeks
vacation. This Is an error.' Schools In all
the wards begin aaln on Tuesday of next
week, January 2. The high school will not
be in session next week, but recommences on
Monday, January Sth.
I'ny Your Taxes.
Your stale, county, city, sctiool and other
taxes are no w due. Vou will save trouble and
xpense if you pay them now; and you will
IUW , BUU JUU WIN
pels me to collect
heretofore. You
em em her that tbe law com
them a month earlier tlinn
dll find me and the books at Hapoman
irahatn's book store. Wm. J. Gkauam,
Collector.
Ice cream that is iee cream made to order
for New Year's calls, parties, fanjiliet-, dances,
iVc, atWalther's. Always warranted to be
pure and O. K., and hereafter will not be un-
ersold. Don't you forget it.
KiupliHtic.
The closing out sale of the entire stock of
boots and shoes at J. MegafTin's is final and
absolute, as his health compels him to
change his business. All those wanting good
goods at recklessly low prices should take l
advantage of this opportunity.
-
We will make it pay you If you como and
sea us when you want un overcoat.
Prices
away down at Stiefel's.
Thanks,
L'uJine Hose Co. wish to return thanks to
Mayor Allen and Asst. Chief L. Perkins, each
of whom sent to headquarters on Christmas
a box of cigars.
Beat lunch In the city, at Pierguc's.
Such of the farmers of the vicinity as feed
crushed corn to their Btock, are obliged to go
to Dayton for the purpose of having it
ground. There is no mill in this city adapted
to grinding corn and the cobs together, so a
prominent farmer informs us. He use
about three loads a week, necessitating thut
many trips from south of the river.
Trll it Out.
Why not'r food news uuffht to be told, aud
it is good news that Hunt's Remedy ha.
cured the worst of kidney diseases, and can
do it again and again. There are abundant
testimonials to this fact. Mr. Joshua Tut
hill, of Saginaw, Mich., was cured of Bright's
Disease; Mr. John Hunt, of Providence, of
dropsy, when death seemed irnmineLt; Mr.
8. G. Mason, of Providence, of rheumatism
which crippled him; and a host of others of
similar diseases which threatened dissolu
tion. And what Hunt's Remedy has done it
will still do. It is the great kidney and liver
medicine of the age. ''Tell out tbe good newt
to all.
iiaf ea winter sua
filLLERI'S
slick no line oi tinier or
TIio I.Hsr, We Hope.
Our mistaken friends of the Timet and He-
puMiean have seen tit, in a spirit of hunillia
tlon and semi repentance, to take back a
part of ihe unpleasant things they have been
eayinjr about Fisko A Beem, the clothiers of
the northwest. The former, to be sure,
stoops to a low sort of forgery in publishing
a pretended statement which was born In
tuj fertile brain of the Time man alone, but
as no one believes anything he ever says no
offense is taken. This is a part of the Timr'
admission :
"As to tine goods we find we are mistaken.
The extensive stock of this great house of
Fisko Beem affords a place tor the rich as
well as the poor to buy their raiment. We
mustnree that tlicy oiler the same extensive
chance of choice as does the New York, Phil
adelphia or Boston houses."
That is all very good, and it Is the point
we were contending for.
The Itiyutilictm scribe Is about us reckless
in his state incuts as the other, but ho con
tents himself with uttering a few common
place delusion-). It will bo remembered
that some time ugo hu said that if overcoats
were ouly $ each we thought he could buy a
"bandaner," If it was sold at a proportionate
price. It is needless to add that the weather
has been too severe for him to be out, aud
consequently he knows very little of what
Fiske it Beem, or anyone else may have
XMevertneiess he now says, (which is nearer
the truth than His Stupid Highness usually
gets) that "of courso Fiske & Beem have all
tcjidi of clothing for everybody, and of quali
ties and prurt to suit, though there la one
thing In which they ue remarkable, and that
is tbey have an uniform system of prices and
the same prices on the samo goods for every
body. They mark their goods in plain fig
ures, so that he who runs may read, and they
never vary them. Unit is, they never ak
one figure and drop to another. Tbo buyer
aud salesman must be governed by the price
marked on each article or suit of articles.
They never allow any variation in this rule,
but live up to It strictly, and woe to the clerk
who dare disobey it for anyone. Ills fate
would bo promptly Indicated by the "g. b."
We were satisfied, too, in our observations
made yesterday, that Fiske it Beem keep as
fine a quality oi clothing and of clothes as
can oe found anywhere in the I'nlon; that Is,
they keep only the better classes of the more
desirable goods, that is, there are certain
goods that go into business men's suits.
Tbey buy such goods as unite fust colors, all
wool or wool mixed, flexibility, durability
I
li,u' n"! finish, with the ben workmanship
l'"kt tncy cun ",J' So t'en,lt:"li;n's I"5
,tj',1"Ul8 for Sl,n,,:l' M tm'v not only buy the
best that are made in this country, but the
finest tln.t are Imported, and they lay in tbe
linest possible trimmings, together with the
substantial, and so on dowu through all the
different grades."
Now, that our brethren of the press are
making so bumble acknowledgments, wo ad
mit (what we have never denied) thut Fiske
t Beem's stock of clothing contains t.ot only
the highvr grades, but also the cheaper
adapted to every condition of life. We will
even anmii wmt ine nrm may nave nau over-
I001 ror M low u nre '"r"1,-,(1 J
- veral that such is the fact.) Hut, wc do
claim, ami una in an sincerely, mai uie oei-
tor grades oi goods are ine enrapcsi to nuy.
n tbe end the suit of clothes that is guaran-
teed by this (Inn to bu wjll made and of ex
cellent niiiterliil will pay fur itnelf twice over
as compared with tliu low (?ri.dt-. fiood
goods at fitir prices will pay every lime.
In order to meet the ever inereiisintf de
mand I'lUe & Hcc in piircliaist- ull grades of
clothing, aid offer tlieln to tiie trade ut tot
toin prleec; nor do they mirrejirem-nt either
quality or workmanship. Thin is tlie place,
then, lis we have piuvinti-ly Bt:lleil, for u!l
clagaes to lie clot hed ami wo hope the t-x-j
chequer of the .''uWirm. will uliow It local
to Invest in aoniethliiK more auhgtunthtl than
a haud.iniiii mid a -j-'inuitof Kiimmcrclothln,
and the Timm limn to purchase al '.enct u f!0
overcoat.
Best Milwaukee, Chicago and I:idweiscr
family bottled beer, at Picryue'.
Thotaa Hart, XV) Clark street, Chicago,
111., aays: "Afier ftutK-rint; front typhoid fe
ver, lirowtiV Iron liilu-r.-t restored my
strength."
Officers of Tontl Lodce N j. XM, I. O. O. F.,
will be publlcully imtalled on Monday t-ven-'id
next.
We usually leave It to doctor to rcoom
nietid medicine, but 1'arker'a (tinker Tonic
baa een so uaeful in our family in relieving
sickness aud sutferin, that we cannot say
to.raucn la itn.prame. Saum Argu.
tWL
ISEFF
To please the public have met with their unbounded
approval. The amount of business we are doins
now surprises us. Houest principles and a de
termination to please are the motiyes of
our house- Nowhere in Ottawa can
you buy better Ready made Clott
ing for Men and Boys than at
M. STIEFEL & CG7S.
Resides, think of the assortment: it can
not be equalled anywhere.
Grades aud finalities to suit all Classes,
And plenty of light and lots of room.
Whether it bo a Pair
Overcoat for Yourself,
OR AN OUTFIT FOR YOUR BOY,
YOU C-AJN"
BY TRADING WITH
M. STIEFEL & CO.,
The Square Dealing Clothiersj White Corner.
Telephone No. 57.
BURKE BRO'S
DEALERS IN
Staple ail Fill!
2: La Salle Street,
OTTAWA, ILL.
Every Family in Laj
Salle County. !
Whether now trailing In Ottawa or not, are
lenpectlnlly
INVITED TO CALL
AT THE ABOVE 8T0EE
Anfl Learn Prices and Eiamine Goods.
A FI LL (JI AKANTEE
That the Stock is First Claw in Kvery Re-
spt-ct, and roia at
BOTTOM FIGURES.
i
if Keep SI Fall Stock Of
the Best Grades of
IStLtlUM.
Tho
"Victor Mill
31 iniiesot
And llje i-'ot Itrand from oilier ini::.
Highest Prices Paid for Farmers' Products.
Plea tive u- a call wh.-n in the eltv. or aend Jour
ordera by mall, telegraph or telephone,
and the will recrne
PROSIPT ATTENTION.
BURKE BROS.
Ottawa Auf. 31. 1
P'
of Pants, a Suit, or an
SPECIAL NOTICE
TO THE LADIES.
TIip Woman's Chrhtlan Ti'inpcriinrt I'nlon of Otft
wa will hulil met-tlnmt nt the reldeuc of Mr .1 W
l.ynn. went ulile. near V. 11. A Q. Depot, every Thor
ility afternoon, nt a o'clock. All Indies lnterwtw ni
temperance wurk sre eetlHllv Invited.
Mn. Bmitii, Sec. drc2&-iiK
UEBER
PIANOS
ikST .V TDK MA.11KET.
WHEELOCK
PIANOS
UK ST MKIllil I'lllt'Kl'.
cwhTwahren
ORGANS
They captluitc tin- world!
.1 r VERY M ODER A TK J' RICKS.
j lUvlDrfnecun-d Hie Solo Agency of the- cele'jrati-.l
ilnntrumeniK, I wlli to My to tlumt interested tht.
ihavliiituoMorereiittopH), with little or no eipen.-.
hind IiuvIiik direct frmii the factories, I will rito the
UOWKMT I'UK'KHwn known In th J Vf
jilon. I'lwuc call and w me. I will nmke it an ob t.
tatuWica aenl fret Ucpectfully.
ANTHONY 1). SIUON,
t'pera Honae Block, np talr, north vntniaw.
! MEAT MARKET.
I'lilillc attention la called to
ON LA SALLE STREET,
w et of ()-ra House Plk., here all flmt ?rd if
Fmh and 8alted Meats. Smoked Ham, Sioil
ders and Bacon. Sausage, Lard, 4c,
r i-e.-taii'lT kp' on hand. Fn-Vi Lake F jS .vi.I
Came Mi itn in their Mmt.
1 1 il..--t lriii I'mil tor t,Hxl futtl...
C'n'.er t) Ti-!e:ho.ie No. 6L
' H-la-.oa S. ti:KIFt&i. Vrir.
'.K- vaLivery &FeedStaM8.
PETER EGAN
;woti.J n-;ct-ui:v announce to thceitiieua of (Hwwa
.and iiiutiy tliat lie ha one f Ihe choiceut Livrrj
8t. k in lh city, at the City Stable, auch aa t!ie
Latest Stvrs of Hacks, Cirrlajw lad BogyH
itolrtat prireato anlt thrtliura. Parti.-. .Jilac,
i tunerala, .irnlm. 4c, supplied itk tod r.r on ah..-t
Duticr. fiineral In the country adiolutn tooa
) promptly ato-ndnl to. IVraon Uken h and from ts
!depot.ort.'thecountrr aiithtordny. I V KetnemVr
the plae-n Main atm-L. et of aid rut. one M.rk
1 arrHt of new court hutnr. I'ET tU lt S.