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10 THE PUBLIC.
Authority h4 been giveo by us U Mu.
C. L. Calkins to act as cau aMinjr mid
..,iuptln' nL'i-nt of the Hbrk Tradku
thrnnvhout tLe couutr until furiber no
tice. All receipts given y bim tor nub
ncrlptiona to the Fkkk Tiiauku will be
binding on in. Wm. Osmasi fe Sox.
Supiluint.
With this lue we send our reader a a bud
fluent In the shape of eu Annual, which
we trust will be rttce Ived with favor in sa-itc
f Ita many Inipurfct'liouii, wliii:b the Kral
pressure of othsr work upon uh bat made tin
avoidable
The decree prohibiting the importation
of American Hides, bacon and sausages In
to Germany haa been published.
Ait "Independent State Convention" in
lUtode Island, on Wednesday, nominated
ex Governor William Hpraguo lor (Jov
oroor. The Democratic Slate Convention,
next week, is ex pee ted to indorw) the nom
Lnation. mmmi
The venerable and famous Russian diplo
mat and statesman, Prince GortKcbakofT,
aled at liaden-Hadeo, Germany, on Mon
lay. He waa 85 years of age. He was the
Chancellor of the Ruxxian Government
from 1850 until a few months ago. He was
one of the most remarkable men of mod
ra times.
Kx-ttenator David Davis, of Illinois, was
married on Wednesday at Tokay, the real
deuce of the Hon. Wharton J. Grecu, four
miles Irom Fayette ville, North Carolina,
to MIfs Addie Iitirr, Rev. J. C. Huskce, of
the Episcopal church, performing the cer
emony. The lady is said to bo beautiful,
aoooraplished, and 85 years old. The
bridal party will make a tour of the North
and Wefct.
Illinois is the defendant in a case of
much Interest in the Supreme Court of the
United States, soon to be argued. It is the
ease of the' Illinois Railroad and Ware-
lunua Commissioners against sundry rail
road companies who contest the constitu
tionality of the state law limiting the rate
of passenger fares. Kx-Attoroey General
Edsall is attending to the case tor the stale
and J. W. Jewett and Wirt Dexter Appear
for the railroads.
!. VI J
X national gathering of leading demo
crata is to take plat at Chicago on the
13th of next mouth at the Invitation of the
Iroquois Club, on the occasion o! ita aB
nual banquet. The invitation includt
some 500 leading dcmncralo, and it is si
ready announced Uiat Thomas. F. Yiayard.
of Delaware; Goorga If. Pendleton, of
Ohio; W. F. Vilas, of Wisconsin; W. C
P. Breckenridge and Henry Watterson, of
Kentucky, hav agreed to be present and
respond to toasts.
' Railroad has Just
'rift 'i lino U Cw . .
i.lU.t tU ihahal icttort. ebtilflli tbe la
io have been an excepUMiHy Jirosperous
ear for that corporation, lie groea earn
ings In I8a were 8.905.3U.18, being an
iacrewc of $318,914.14 over the preceding
year. The oct traffio earningl were $3,
M0.709.1Pi a increaio of f 433,58? 41.
Outlay of the year for permanent Improve
mants, $1,271,4S1.C3. Tho company sold
23,455 acrei of lu lands during lPb'J, at an
average of 4.87 per acre. It still has 200,
C87 acres unsold,
N. A. Dukes, the man who last fall so
ruthlessly murdered State Treasurer Null
at TJniontown, Pa., had his trial last week,
aad, greatly to the disgust of the people,
as well as the Jadge who presided at the
trial, was acquitted. The Judge told the
jury that it was possible they had acted
conscientiously, but their decision render
ed dlsaatlht action to the court The people
held an indignation meeting and hanged
Dukes and the jury is effigy. Meantime
Dukes has been obliged to place himttlf
under the protection of the sheriff.
THZ WISOIBI ITOEX.
While there were, no doubt, sufficient
disturbance en the (Kh, 10th and 11th
lost on oar northeast and middle At
lantlc seaboard to lend some color to the
theory on which Prof. Wlggius claims to
hare based bis prophecy, thoy fell so Ira
meoecly short of bis predictions in magnl
tude and importance as to show that his
calculations were sadly at fault. The Pro
feasor was no doubt greatly encouraged by
the severe storm in Canada on the fitb,
which he claimed wai an "arm" of hit.
great, storm; and whn, on the night of the
10th a euaden window struck tbo Nova
Scotia and Newfoundland coast, rapidly
increasing in strength until it attained a
velocity of 46 milei an hour, accompanied
with rain and bail, and the highest tide in
some yeats, the Professor born me quite
gleeful, declaring that his prophecy had
been literally fulfilled, ft the luphe!t tidal
wave ever known bad been reported at
Halifax, and telegrams ho had tverived
Irom all parts indicated a severe tempest.
He was especially anxious to hear from
the Hay of liengul and the Gulf of Mi xico,
where a tidal wave must have occurred ou
the 10th, from which huudreda of thou
sands of people perishod. In fchoit, this
storm "was the gruatviA. Ovat can possibly
occur on thin Manet, nud the trrcatueba of
ita extent in India nod the (iulf is the on
ly hope ol fafutv in auy pariieular quar
ter."
Hut ilia truth in, U jidtM the blow on (lie
uorthe&bl fecabourd, which la.-Ud hut a few
hours, and ou the North Carolina coast,
which ww equally Insignificant, there wa
nowhere any ambiance the tornad
predicUsd. Not a whisper cornea of a cj
clone in the B.ty of iietigal, nor waa there
even an ordinary March disturbance in
the Oulf ot Mexico. That is all, to off net
his audacioux prediction that the tidal
wave would be rosiBtleHu, and the "plaix-t
ary force" would be "nufUeient to nub
merge the lowlantla of the American coibt
especially tljofcu IwjrJinn ou the Gulf ol
Mexico and washed by the OulT hlricim.'
Itut the tidal wave was harmlead on Hi
Gulf and fiouthern coasts, and waa chiefly
felt on the New England seaboard. (Ju
to, Wigglne; ymi are a humbug and
fiaud.
OQft CITY OOViSBlf XHT.
Oue of our little city evening handbills
in its diurnal rush after the sensational
undertakes to gr-t up a stir alout our city
government on the basis of a recent dec!
sum or the supreme court of this atit? In
regard to the city government of Spring
Held, III. In that city, as in Ottawa, a year
ago, on the same day of the annual election
of mayor nnd aldermen under the old city
charter, the question of organization under
tbu general incorporation law of the state
waa submitted to a vote of the people, and
as in Ottawa, the niHjority was in favor ol
the general law. Under the new charter,
thus adopted, the regular election for may
or and other city otUcers takes place In odd
years, no our city authorities concluded
to allow the newly elected mayor and cotin
cil to he Inaugurated and to defer the re
districting of the city and the new election
ot mayor and officers until the time of the
rsgnlar election in 1883. In Springfield
they did differently Although the newly
elected mayor and council claimed to take
ofllce, the old mayor and council proceeded
at once lo re district the city into wards
and to order a special election in May for
a new mayor and city council. And now
comes the supreme court and decides that
the latter proceeding was legal and regu
lar, the old charter having expired on the
day of the adoption of the general law;
that the newly elected mayor and council
in April theretore had no legal status, and
that the only proper course left was for
the old mayor and council to proceed at
once to put the new charter Into operation
as was done. '
The claim, however, that because in Ot
tawa a different course was pursued and
the uewly elected mayor and council were
inaugurated and not ousted afterwards, as
they might have been by propel legal pro-
ettedings, therefore all their acta and doings
are null and. void, is neither good law
or common sense. The law abhors an in
terregnum, and though there may be a le
gal flaw In the status of Uio existing gov
eminent of a municipality or state, if that
government exists by general conrent and
without legal challenge, the- courts always
sustain ita acts as those of the only govern-
ment dtfatto, from tbe absolute necessity
of tbe case. Mayor Young and his bobtail
council, it is true, might a year ago have
continued their denuded power a few
weeks longer, re districted the city into
wards, (aud they could not possibly have
made a more wretched Job ol it than that
done lately,) ordered a new election ana
Compelled oil? people to Votea second time
for mayor Allen to give him legal posses
sion of the office, but bavlnir, fajW ,0 do
')Md gracefully pped down and out
wllli a Vast deal more unanimity and ap
plause than attended their entrance into
office, the uew government became as In
dlsputably the government tie jnre m it
has been the government Aefxto.
DTP AMITE I
London wm thrown into a state of intense
excitement on Thursday by a terrific ex.
plosion ot the local government board offi
ces In Westminster, destroying much pro.
perty. The explosion is believed to have
been caused by dynamite, and to have been
a deliberate attempt to blow up the gov
crnment offices. Fortunately it occurred
out of office hours and nobody was hurt,
While the explosion might have been
caused by gas, the conclusion is jumped at
on all hands that it was the work of an
O'Dynamito Host a emissary of the Feni
ans. An attempt to blow up the Timet
office was also made but discovered in
time to bo frustrated. The Timet calls it
"the Fenian answer to Gladstone's speech,"
and the Duly JNWs says, "Uy it we are
confronted with the fact that there are in
London persons ready to act on the wildest
counsel ofO'Donovan Rosea."
Ikklani) Patrick Egan, late treasurer
and a dim tor ol the Irish Land League,
whose myaterious disappearance Irom Ire
land two weeks ag caused some sensation
a be was "booked for arraignment in
connection with the Pha-nlx Park murders.
and was known besides to have at leat
$100,000 of Land League funds m his
bands, unexpectedly appeared In New
York a week ago. He denies stoutly that
hn departure from Dublin was caused by
fear that he would be connected In any way
with Hie asbacsination conspiracy, butt ay
he comes to America on a commercial er
rand and incidentally to assist P. J. Sherl
dan in the txtraditiou proceeding now
pending against him.
Am to the 1100,000 Land League fund in
his charge, he eaya they are eufely invested
in American securities.
The trial of the comtpirators arraigned
for the murder of Lord Cavendish and Mr.
Hurkc haa been set to begin on the !'th of
April.
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
The firi-c working days of the present
week of the Illinois legislature have not
added bulf a dozen to the perfected acts ol
the session, already extended to ten weeks;
acd although there is no complaint that so
little has been done, ou the well recognized
principle thst the fewer laws the hgibla
ture passes the better for the stale and peo
ple, yet there is a complaint beginning to
go up that todo so littlo so much time is
speut.
Iknides pacing the bills mentioixd in
our last, appropriating f 50,000 lor the re
iki of Suawueetown, $5,000 for Ite
Clare, $10,000 for Draidwood, ana J.VCOO
for the Coultervillu miners, the house dur
ing the week passed
Carliu's bill, allowing highway to mm is.
sioners to pend $75 for building orrq air
inir bridges and $150 in other cases of
emergency without stopping to 6ubrnit the
Job to the lowest bidder
Quinn's bill to punish wife beaters with
tho lush.
Craft's bill, to make general election day
a legal holiday.
And the senate passed
An important free library bill, which
had previously passed the house, racing
the umount ol tax which may be levied
for the support of public libraries from
onc-flfih to ono halt a mill on the city'i
taxable property, and putting tbe tax outside
of the 2 per cent, limitation.
And tbe bill requiring insurance compa
nies, in case of total loss, to pay the full
amount on which they received a pre
miuui.
The bill to make the Railroad and Ware
lioute Commissioners elective by the peo
pie was defeated in the senate on Wednes
day alter a hot coutest that lasted wili
late in the night.
The house committee on banks have.so
far endorsed Vaughey's bill to compel all
banks in the state, other than national, to
make quarterly reports to tho auditor, as
to declare its provisions necessary and
proper, but think they ought to be incor
poratcd in the criminal code.
Among the many new bills Introduced
during the week waa the following by
Senator Duncan :
A bill so amending tbo law by which
railroads are required lo pay damages for
injury or death or parties so that the plain
till snail not bo requlrea lo set up
tbe
carelessness of defendant, hut tt shall be
left with defendant to prove that it was not
carelessness,
Governor Hamilton has nominated Hon
William KedJick lor a second term as
trustee of the Kankakee insane asylum
Mr. Reddick having made a most efficient
trustee, will of course be coufirined with
out opposition.
Thursday was spent by tho senate in the
discussion of the road and bridge law. An
amendment waa adopted that juries railed
to decide matters of eminent domain
should be twelve so as to conform to the
constitution in jury matters. Mr. Duncan
proposed an amendment allowing an ap
peal from the decision of such Juries in
drainage matters, but it was voted down
Tbe house wasted tbe day over a bill to
appoint a Catholic priest to visit tbe state
Charitable, penal and reformatory instltu.
tious, to be paid by the statu. At tho ad
journment Uuines gave notice that he
would on Friday enligbtyD the bouse with
bis viowa on priests and charitable institu
tions generally, which of eoursa .'eft the
house yesterday without a quorum.
A MEXICA" WAR ITEH
'teutly a newspaper Btie publish?.
list of names of sundry citizens of this re
gion as having been personally engaged in
tbe lamous battle ot Uuena Vista in the
Mexican war. It is not casting tbe slight
est reflection upon the gentlemen In ques
tion, whose record as soldiers during that
war has never keen else than of the beet, to
say that they were not at that fight. Cupt
J. E. Skinner, then Sergeant ot Co. I of an
Illinois regiment, tho number of which
we have not at hand, was there on detached
duty. The only members ot Co. I In that
battle, which was fought Feb. 23d, 1840,
were Sergt. Williams, Drum Major Fay,
who was killed in that engagement by a
lancer, and a man named Wm. Skinner,
brother of Judge Skinner of Ualesburg.
The reciment itselt was at Sautello, a small
place a tow milos aay, where Wm, Os
man was running a small armv of news
papers. In the night, after the battle had
been long over, at 10 o'clock, tbe regiment
came up and Capl. (then Sergeant) Skin
ner let them through the lines. Of (a m
Htiiublican.
The abovq again illustrates how liable a
man Is to make himself ridiculous by talk
ing about thtngs he knows nothing about
The members of Company I, the Ottawa
company, who were on the fiield and took
part in the battle of Uuena Vista from its
beginning on the '.'2d to its close on tbe
3dof February, 1817, were the late Gen,
Wallace, then adjutant of the 1st Illinois
(Hardeu's) regiment; Joecph E. Skinner,
of the pioneer corps and attached, we be
lieve, to Ken M'Cullougb's command of
Texas rangers; Drum Major Fay, who
was killed; Sergts. Williams and llough-
taling and privates Skinner, Taylor, and
perhaps one or iwo omers attached to a
volunteer battery, and U. E.Goodcll, Sec
retary lo Col. Harden, nnd Wni. O.-mian,
(Quarter Maxler Sergeant of tho regiment.
As tbe last named was i tainly engaged
during tho "scrimmage" in taking care of.
the regimental teams, hauling off killed
and wounded, &c., he had few opportuni
ties to use a musket, though be did occa
sionally. "Santello, a small place a few
miles away," Is good. Ths body of Com
pany I, to which the Ottawa boys belonged,
was posted atHaltlllo, four miles away, a
city ol 30,000 inhabitants and capital of
tbe province of Nueva Leona, in which all
our quartermaster and commissary stores
were piled up, and which was surrounded
and threatened all day by a Mexican cav
alry lorce of 4,000, besides being filled
with "greasers" ready to pounce on our
boys, and protected by a single battery and
four companies of intantry tho Ottawa
and Quincy company, the 'pride" of Har
aen'a regiment, and iwo companies from
Uissell's (2d Illinois) re't. The "small
army newspaper" run by Wm. Osman
was run by Wm. and Moses Osman, and
was not commenced until a week after the
battle, aud continued bat a few months,
when the regiment turned its face home
ward. And, by tbe way, that "little army
paper," during its brief career, paid better
than any newspaper vcuture we ever en
gaged in before or since then.
THE YELL0WST0NJS PARK.
Congress a few years ogo set apart
large tract in the Yellowstone Volley, in
Montana, including the beautiful Yellow
stone lake, the famous geysers, the great
falls, and other notable natural curiosities
in that region, to be maintained as a na
tlonal park and to be forever inalienable
to individuals or corporations, As, how-
ever, & great national park or pleasure
ground in that remote region would be of
little account to the public unless provided
with hotel accommodations of some sort,
the congressional enactment contains
proviso allowing parties proposing to erect
hotels, &c, to lease suitable grounds in the
park for that purpose, not, however, to ex.
ceed ten acres in extent. Now that tho
Northern Pacific Railroad has been open
ed to the Park and an immediate swarm
of visitors is anticipated, there has natural
ly been a rush to secure the coveted ten
acres lor hotel purposes. The first to be
upon the ground, It appears, is a New
York syndicate with Rufus Hatch at tbe
bead. Instead of selecting a single tract
of ten acres, however, they have shrewdly
selected small tracts, widely separated, and
in the immediate neighborhood of the most
attractive spots that visitors will be likely
to seek. The lease docs not actually cover
the space occupied by the geysers and
springs and falls, but it does what is equiv.
alent to that, and grants all that the com.
pany of speculators could have hoped for.
The ten acres are divided into seven tracts
ranging in siee from one to two acres, and
in some instances lying directly alongside
of the great natural curiosities of the park
One tract containing an acre lies on the
banks of the beautiful Yellowstone lake,
near its outlet. There is an acre and a
half close to the Canyon or Great tails;
another tract of the same size twenty-five
feet from Tower fills; then there are two
acres at Mammon springs, where the
$260,000 hotel is to be erected ; another on
Madlsou river, near the western boundary
line of the park; another lies a quarter of
a mile from "Old Faithful" and within a
few feet of Soda Butte springs.
Tbe Hatch syndicate has thus secured a
legal lease lo seven hotel sites in the most
eligible situation in the park. The Hatch
combination has had tbe advantage of be
ing on the ground and of knowing exactly
what was wanted. It also has not chosen
to stipd upon what Is called its vested
rights to the whole park, which it claimed
oeionjju io u unaer toe cooiraci tor a
lease w:th the assistant secretary of the
interior. The agent of the company says
that $35,000 have already been expended
in getting oat lumber and in preparing to
erect hotels; that the work will proceed
forthwith, and that the hotels will all be
ready for occupancy without doubt this
season. The railroad will be com Dieted to
point much more accessible to the park,
and sightseers will have n new world
opwrd lo them. 1
THE FLOODS.
The Ohio river has fallen so that most
of tho lately submerged towns along its
shores are again on dry ground, revealing
a scene of devastation both frightful nnd ,
pitiful.-
The Mtssiisippi from Cairo down com
menced falling on the 9th, and tbe fall at
Memphis, Helena, dc, since then, has ar
eraged about Iwo Inches each night, the
river, strangely, falling only at night.
There have been no new breaks in the
levee below Helena, and the tears of an in
creased overflow below Vicksburg are van.
ishing. Between Memphis and the mouth
ot the St. Francis below Helena, however,
the scene is awfal.
The first lost of huraa life in the tlciu.
Ity et Helena ogcorred on the Utb. A
dispatch says:
It was caused by the upsetting of
bouse twclvu miles south in which, were
six adults and foar children. The latter
were drowned, and the former were res
cued by a party of hunters, who took them
off the root after they had clung to it
three days. The St Francis swamp con
tains hundreds of hones and mules and
cattle standing up to . their throats In
water, their owners being unable to res-j
cue them,
about.
Many carcasses are floating
As to tbe general situation between
Memphis and Vicksburg, a dispatch says:
Scores of the best farms in Arkansas and
Mississippi are under water and most ol
them are abandoned, the owners ana la
borers baring fled to higher ground. In
many places the cattle arc standing in
water which overflows the platform, and
almost every gin bouse is filled with col
ored people. At liar but s landing there
were eighteen negroes In two boats moored
to a tree on the flooded bank waiting for a
steamboat to take them away. There Is
not a foot of dry land In forty miles. Skill
loads ot colored people, with thrfr ho&e-
hold good, are to be seen at various joints
seek in? tor ground to rest on.
At Sterling colored people, horses and
cattle are indiscriminately huddled in the
upper story ot the only store there. At
Star landing the dwellings are lull ot cat
tic and tbo gin houses full of negroes..
The Ottawa, 111., Fkke Tkadku. which
has one of the uiuht complete printing es
tablishments in Illinois, will soon add
an improved Campbell cyliuder prei-fl.--Uhirugo
Stationer and I'rinttr.
Our great modesty prevented our men
tioning this little matter before; but it is
true, all the same. The press will be tor
job work, and will be the only cylinder
jobber capable of doing good work in tbe
county. Its capacity w ill be from 1100 to
1800 an hour.
Our old press for general Job work has
become too slow, and it cannot be made
to do work good enough (or our custom
irn, who must have the best This new
press will do it. We will do work better
and do it more rapidly than can be done
by any office within 40 milts of us.
The Fjikk Tuadkr Job office will main
tain its past reputation ot doing good
work rapidly. Vc can now do more
work in a given time than any house in
this part of the state. We thall bo able
to do still more. We shall not take a
back seat frr anyone.
Tbe new press is expected in a week.
HOME MATTERS
t-ertonal Meatloii.CTJ"T r-1! '
Halmi. Ralph Grldley, of Chieairo, was
in town this week.
Ltman. R. D. L man has returned from
his winter trip to Canada.
Titus. Mr. W. B. THus and wife returned
this week from their trip to Florida.
Dver. Ralph Dyer graduated this week
ut tho College of Physicians and burgeons,
Chicago.
Barkvm. Mrs. O. S. barnuru, of Mon.
mouth, is spending a few days with Mrs. H
A. Butler.
Ebebsoi,. Mr. Atuds Ebergol Is still con
lined to his home by Illness. Ills Improve
ment is slow.
Nek. John Host and Mr. Thompson, of
So. Ottawa, have irone to a farm 'M miles
from Lincoln, Neb.
CcsnvtAN. Mrsi Cushiuan and Mies Mabel
Cushtnan are in tVe city after an sbeence of
several mouths in Minnesota.
Bull. Henry Bullingbausen, for many
years the supervisor of 1'eru, U the "coming
man" for mayor of that city.
Amfs. Miss Luretta Carson, of Fall River,
left on Tuesday for Ames, Iowa, where she
will graduate at the college soun.
BArtT. T. B. McDonough, now a practic
ing attorney at 30 Portland Block, Chicago,
was in tbu city this week on business.
Gosdolp. K. J. Gondolf, formerly, with
II. J. Ulllen, and at one time a No. 1 typo,
is now a salesman In tbe Nine Cent Store.
Stock. Morton Van Buren has moved In
to tbe Post mansion In Grand Rapids, and Is
going Into stock raising quite extensively.
810. Mr. Tbos. D. Catlln and Mr. Arthur
J. Caton were among the guests at tbo ?4tb
banquet of the 8lgma Phi Fraternity held at
the Leland, Chicago, on Thursday evening.
Now. Clark A Fyfu are now located in the
storo formerly occupied by C. W. Hoxlc,
hleh has been fixed up In drst-class shape.
They preseot a neat and tasteful appearance.
IIi'ix. Mr. Horace Hull entertained the
'Joie de Vie" clnb on last Thursday evening
Tbe attendance was larger than usual, about
10 being present, and the party was a most
pleasant one.
Fiskb. F. L. Fiske, Kiq., arrived home on
lau Friday nlirht Irom his eastern trip
While in New York he sprained his ankle
badly by a fall, and since Ms return has been
nursing tho wounded mrfflt'er.
Pehkisb.-L. FerklDS, Jr., la tbe halite of
tbe newcomer at L. l'erkins'. on the east
slue. It is hard to tell which Is tbe mors
"broke up" Lote or tbe Fire Department;
for a 10-pound heir is not born every day,
ycu know.
Arnold. On Wednesday evening last
week Miss A. Arnold, daughter of Stephen
Arnold, recorder, was treated to a surprise
party by somo 25 friends. The occasion was
a raost pleasant one aad thoe present were
delighted.
KanoiCK. Hon. Vim. Reddick has beeu
rcppelnted one of the trustees of tbe Kanka
kee Insane Asylum. Mr. Reddick has been
a member of that body since its inception,
and bis re-appointment ia but a merited
compliment for faithful services in the T"'
Hoti.b. La Salle Democrat: ' J. C. jj..j0'
of Ottawa, is a candidate for e1' '
. . ... h profession
and wc dare say Mr. Boy'
.a . a t t Ii
-4 111 be triumph-
aniiy eieeieav- iss, (.,,.., ia h a
"walk away" on L.
stands,
flUAD.-Charle L.. 'firadfoi d la anoouueed
this week as a esafl--Jate for vltr clerk. We
don't know of aavy r-ne who would mako a
better clerk th Mr. Bradford. lie has had
a good man'y yers experience In Just thla
kind of wejfk. ttc ein m,ke , .nteodrt ree.
ord; la "square" man, reliable, amMtious,
faltfcTul ast hat the eity want of a ser
Xftttt. Plats Glass.-Peter Rassvll '& Son have
caught tbe annua) sprlnif feverand are clean
ing house. Among other substantial ana
laudable Improvements wfll be the introduc
tion of plate glass windows into tbslr build.
iocs' front. Both the furniture store and
Child A Pblpps' shoe store will have tbe new
windowa. The change will Improve tbe
building externally -as well as delight tbe
patrona of both houses by letting in an add),
lineal flood of llctt.
India lien. The'thest specimen of portrait
work we have aeen for many a long day Is
now on exhibition in tbe art rooms of VV. 8
y neeior, me pnoiograpner. une is a por
trait by Mr. Wheeler's artiat, of tho late Tbos.
Clark, from a photo by Mr. Wheeler. No
Mr. Wheeler takee somo of the finest photos
we have In these days but we made him admit
the India portrait waa ahead of his photo. I
is perfect in the details the work about tbe
eyes, the bair, Ac, and Is a perfect picture of
Mr. ('lark in his genial moods. The same ar.
tit has also some very fine work in water
colors on exhibition. Mr. Wheeler is cer
tally fortuna'c in securing the services of so
excellent an artist; and we recommend all
lovers of fine portraits to see these.
You are from HENRY SEARS
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ill S ii tt anil Rejoice,
For I offer the fullowlns bargnlta In Pocket Cntko :
I B!l(! Kolfe 5c I 1 Blade UAy't Knife '
1 " Kru.t - ....lftc t " " S.
....acl Klwityka.
a itl;d ! an J Lurtic1 Knlv-7 ftrlrs :k
2 " " it . ... . . 8V
'i " HhHlind P"rl Urtlen1 Knlve .'.'xk
" " . m n ;
ii Mrn'mtnl Born" Knives-Mutylw '.4U-
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4 ' peari " ::::..;;;:;;:;;:....;?
KUie IWI KulYtj. US, 40, a. 10, J, :0, n, 90c. and flA-
ileu't S B!iul Kolv- shell, ebony, eorotaui
UK iMiiillt, 45. 59, 60, SJ. 10 and 75c.
A lrp? Mock i.r FurmoiV nd Mc!iank-a' Larim aui'
Hf avy knlviw al corresponding low prlcet.
.,An.,,f'!?nt n1 complete line of Shell and 1W.
IlKticllfU KnlTeaorthe celebrated Henry Bean make
which are the very beat.
The Qneea llazir rakrt the !eaa hu no equal.
K. Y. GUI (HiS.
J BABE CHANCE
TO OBTAIN
GOOD BOOKS!
In now offered by
E. Y. GRIGGS.
Huvlrm devoted tnv saint room to Hooka. I offer har
ps. u never extended tbe people of La Balk) county.
The price Kaked nre n to S the regular price of the
boo i. iLfe pooka are not cuna. aeroona, aor aot
1 , i-. ww, new Mvi, J '.r i nuiii tun puBr
lltheri, and are Aral-elate In every partlcnlar. To Rivf
a Hat am' pruva would he tmpoalhle without area'
pare. I Muiply defy competition. I sell
Mrs. Holmes' Works for 98c.
Rev. E. P. Rowe's Works, 981
Pinkerton's Works, $t.i2.
May Acnes Fleming's Wks, $1.12
fVIt cpi.50 IJOOKS, 90, OO OC 74C.
All $1.25 Hooks, 74 & 68c.
All $1.00 Books, ?4c.
Wood's $5.00 Nat. History, $2.9
Wood's 2.00 Nat. History, 1.55
Wood's 1.50 Nat. History, 98c
Wood's 7SC Nat. History, 48c
Tft Fiwtt Line of Piteal Workt ewr
in Ottawa, at 98c per Vol
A larKeaoa well leveled itoek of Children Bo,k,
at 25 to 40 percent, din-ount from rejru:ar price. 1 r
TiU) nil tv innpoct my Mock.
E. Y. GRIGGS.
I Heo in v Holiday btwii noon.
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CAE.PET
TRADE
And will not bo tinicr
sold, and vill tzv
you the largos! Sic:l
of Carpets in Ottana,
at prices that can't b
boatonovon in a whole
sale Carpet House.
If you want a Garpoi
como and sco
17. H. HULL.
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