The Ottawa free trader. [volume], October 02, 1886, Image 5

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
MFK OF JEREMIAH WOOD.
The Sea Shore-A llutrlier'i Hoy A (Jnwt
Srliool A VoyHge Aeromt the LrtUett--Ot-tiiwa
in her llabyhoot! from 1837 to
1840 The old Court Houses, 4o Con
eluded From Muit Week,
001 SO WEST.
The fame of the Illinois and Michigan
caual had spread pretty generally in the
east. Eery town now in exigence, and
several other that were the creatures of
paper and Imagination, were household
wordB in New York and Boston, and ercn
those cities were, it was thought, in danger
of being out-stripped and dwarfed by the
Aux-saUes, Dresdens, Gibraltars, Mechanics
Title, Sciences and Marseilles, of Illinois!
Ottawa was better known than Chicago, and
her corner lots were bringing fabulous
prices in wild cat money, and Tom, Liek
and Henry's notes! All immigrants there
gave Chicago the go-by, and struck out fur
Ottawa, "Juliet," Peru or Hennepin. Mr.
Wood and five others chose Ottawa as the
Eldorado of their hopes, and hired a man
with a span of "plugs" and "rattletop" of a
wagen to transport them hither. The pass
engi rs were to ride on the good roads and
walk where they were bad and also to assist
the horses in getting the wagon acros-s
sloughs. They did so and prtly much
nothing clue, for it seemed one continuous
slough all the way. After several dnys and
nights they struck
OTTAWA, is 1837.
The) stopped in East Ottawa, which was
then a plowed field and ready for corn, and
some oats growing, and owned by Mr. Henry
Green, a part of whose house yet stands on
Etist Main street. The town was nearly all
then, on the south side. The party were
ferried across the river in a skill, which to
Mr. Wood, in shape and general appearance,
looked like a coffin. They ascended the bluff
and entered Downey liuchamtn's tavern,'
where Mr. Wood boarded for a long time
Then Ottawa numbered perhaps, fiOO souls.
The scenery around it was singularly roman
tic, and beautiful, and a lover of a delightful
landscape view was more than gratified here.
The plateau on the north side was covered
with green grass, low trees, not hiding the
ground, but disclosing the surface and
loftening the outline.
Caslinian & Thompson had a rtore near
where stands the toll house of the Illinois
river bridge. Jim Day's store was about the
econd block back from the bluff. Mr.
Cushman's dwelling was near the present
Field residence. Mr. Crook had a store at
the foot of the bluff and B. C. Cook, after
wards a congressman, was a clerk therein.
Mr. J. 0. Glover's father lived in a house in
a ravine up the bluff.
THE 1100M of 1837.
Mr, Bergen, Jas. Campbell, Jns. Agar and
Henry L. Brush, all speculators in corner
and other lots, lived on the south side. The
period of fabulous prices for real estate was
in its glory. Day had a 120 acre place, now
a part of J. H. l'icken's farm, which sold for
$80,000! and 520,000 considered as a mere
nominal figure for any fair middling lot!
Everybody speculated. Mr. Wood frequent-
ly heard these paper millionanes talk of
evenings: One had cleared !?1 ,000, another
f 2,000, another S",000 and even ? 10,000 was
not an unfrequent claim as a tolerable day's
profits! Mr. Wood's hair fairly blood on
end when he listened to these accounts,
given as mere matter of course transact
ions! The speculators talked of their thous
ands as a man now-a-days would of potato
bugs. He thought he had struck a mine of
wealth, and longed to become one of the
Hoble army of speculators! But a clever in
quiry into their methods of doing business
gurprised him. All these mighty sums were
Baked lots and each others promises to pay,
corner lots against notes! All paper and not
a tou markee in money.
INSANE.
Among the mott active of this lot of ppecu
latars was "Jim"' Day, who hada well stock
ed farm of good horses and cattle, besides he
wned valuable property on R'jck river. He
went up there for the same purpose, perhaps
to realize money out of his speculations. Just
about that time the bottom fell out of the
"great boom" and everything fell with a
crash. Day returned, innant. He swam his
horses and carriage, somehow, across the
Illinois river. That lie escaped drowning
was wonderful, and yet true. Noticing some
excitement on the river bank, Mr. Wood
started to the hotel, on his way to the river,
and there he found Day, witb all the men's
oats that he had been able to pick up about
the house, wapped around him, and he was
rolling himself about in the sand! He, how
ever, recovered bis senses, but not his old
time shrewdness. He was heavily in debt,
and his property was to be sold by Sheriff
Woodruff. Day's foreman, named Higgins,
same to Mr. Wood, learning that he thoughi
f bidding on some of the property, and ask
ed him as a personal favor to Mr. Day's fam
ily not to bid, as the goods and chatties were
to be "bid in for the benefit of Day's sister
and mother.'' This story was told toothers,
so that Jim Sautelle and Ralph Woodruff,
who appeared to be buying for the family,
got everything at ridiculously low prices.
The farm brought only $1,000. And it was
sot till after all was over, and the two cun
aing sharpers bad taken away the property,
fhat the fraud was discovered. Day's family
were thuv "eucbered' by a game that their
friends certainly "did not understand."
Ia those halcyon days of real eUJ specu
lations, tew towns were laid out ev?ry where.
One was platted in the most seductive way,
with parks, fountains, drives, small lakes,
with swans in them, residences, schools and
churches, on the top of Buffalo and ap
propriately named "Gibaraltf" and Mr.
Wood is still the owner of a handsome lot in
said city, which he Is willing to dispose of.
A man named Moore, laid out a handsome
town in the timber, on the old Rugg farm, in
South Ottawa, which he named Mechanics
ville and enrich some of his eastern friends
by giving them corner lots therein. And all
his time, this western Brcesus, was tramp,
ing about the bluffs, with a doubtful shirt,
wearing a surtout coat, tied around his
waist by a rope, and selling eggs at "four
bits" a dozen to Mr. Downey.
DOMKSTICATKD t'EAlBIB HENS
Once, while at Downey's hotel, he saw a
lady drive up In a gig, who inquired for Mr.
Downey. That gentleman appeared, when
she smilingly enquired If he would like to
buy some "domesticated prairie chickens?"
This struck Mr, Wood as some new western
scheme, aud being of an inquistiive turn of
mind asked, politely: "Madam, how did you
domesticate them?" Railing her head so as
to get a good view of the young stranger, she
replied, "Sir, they ran in my corn-field all
last winter." The lady was Mrs. Elsie Arm
strong. SOUTH OTTAWA.
In those days, this now well populated
portion of our city, was little more than
prairie and hazel thickets, in about equal
proportions. There was no road-way up the
bluff, pedestrians climbed, or descended its
face by catching hold of the young trees.
There were in fact no roads anywhere, and
everywhere there was in summer and fall
luxuriant grass, large ponds or swamps on
t tie prairies, and the timber dense with every
manner of underbrush, with here and there
a path, made by the deer, or runways work
ed tUrougli by
wn.h Itoos.
Buchanan's hotel got out of meat that fall
and the proprietor said "he must go to the
woods and "take" some wild hogs into his
pen." He did it in this way. He scattered
shelled corn along in a streak up to the ra
vine towards his pens, which consisted of
two parts, the front apartment opening out
towards the woods, and back into the other,
by a door which was kept shut till the outer
pen had caught some bogs, then the outer
door was closed and the inner one opened,
aud the hogs driven back from time to time
uutil enough were caught for a year's pork.
By scattering the corn daily and getting
them nearer andnearer, the unsuspecting pig
were at length safely penned. A hog can't
Uo driven, but may be fooled. Mr. Wood
gives graphio descriptions of the ancient
tribe of hogs, "They were long, schooner
built, sharp backed, long snouted, head aud
nose half the length of the body, with rind
an inch thick and two inches of griwlt on
the ribs." Yet the pioneers did not starve
upon such meat.
THE NORTH SIDE.
In 1837 to 140, the north side of Ottawa,
made seme progress. There were a few
buildings here and there, scattered about
among the trees and sand bushes. The "Tyler
house," not a hotel, but the dwelling of a Mr.
Tyler, a wheelwright, stood and still remains
nearly in front of the Clifton hotel, on Co
lumbus street. Mr. Jabez Fitch lived in a
building west of the "cut" now Julius Ka
pelsKi's dwelling and sausage shop, on Main
St., Mrs. David Walker, mother of Geo. E.
Walker and the others of that noted family
lived in a frame dwelling about where the
rear of Mr. Mauley's store is on Mill Btrtet.
Wilber Walker had a store fronting on Main
street, close by, and Geo. E. Walker came
afterwards. The Fox River house, then one
of the most imposing structures outside of
Galeua, then the biggest town in northern
Illinois, had just been completed, and was
kert by Delano & Hayward, and at times
has accommodated some of the most cele
brated men of the state, or nation, fur that
matter. The "Mansion" house was just the
size of its afterwards bar room; Ralph Wood
ruff, was proprietor. It long after passed
into the hands of the late Thomas J. Wade,
and when torn down to make way for Chev
er's block, a part of it was moved near the
Fox river brewery, and now does duty as
John Costello's blacksmith shop.
AN ODD SrECIMIN.
Among the men of that day, Jim Hale who
had a place where Robert's bakery now
stands was one. He had some money, but
was often outwitted by the "boys" around
town, and he and his money were often sep
arated. They would get up a horse race, get
him to back the wrong one, often his own,
and skin him alive. He was noted for using
big words, regardless of their fitness. Thus,
once he gravely told the boys that he was
going to et up a "grocery," and tavorn, a
grocery then being equivolent to a modern
saloon, and a "tavern" to a hotel. He said
he had bought two "eondition,'' on the west
side, and would move them over. Then he
would put a garnithee, all around and keep
tavern like !
ANOTHER CHARACTER.
Another character in those days was
Ralph Woodruff. A man named Woodworth
had a store where Stiefel k Co., now are
and having failed, the U. S. marshel's deputy
came to sell the goods. Woodruff proclaim
ed that he would pitch out upon the street
the first man who might dare to make a bid.
Mr. Patrick kept the city hotel, located on
the site of the present Gedney block. Un
posted as to Woodruff's threat, the hotel
keeper eatered the auction store and made a
bid on some articles. No sooner said, than
Woodruff carried out his threat, and left Mr.
Patrick sprawling in the mud on his face ia
the street. The next day the U. S. Marshal
appeared with a warrant for Ralph's arrest.
His friends warned him in time, and by hid-
i igaVout he managed to escape the wrath of
the officer, till the storm blew over and all
was forgotten.
tbi rociT Rons.
During Mr. Wood's residence here, La
Salle countv has had five court houses. The
firt was a log house, accommodating also the '
jail, and stood upon the grounds of the Ot
tawa house. The couuty commissioners
found it was too small and by their order it
was demolished, and the los, or a part of
them, hauled up to the northwest corner of
the present court house square, to be used
in building a larger structure. But the citi
zens, or the wilder portion of them, would
not have it. And, one night burned up all
the stuff on the square and threw what had
not been hauled away of the balance, into
the Fox river. That ended court house No. 1.
The companies then built, a frame house
on the Spot, en the square, where they
would have put up the new log building.
For smne years a part of this I'ni.ue house
was occupied by Downey Euohauan, iu a
taibr shop, whi'e the county used the ro
mainder. In time it grew too small and was
moved bodily away, bering long afterwards,
Mr. Gay's old wagon shop. So ended No. 2.
The next was so largo and substantial
frame building, which did duty for some
time, but again the rapidly growing business
of the county left it behind, rid in 1847, it
was moved to the northeast corner i f the
basin, in La Salle street, and became t lie Dlm
stead and afterwards the Stiefel warehouse.
So ended No. 8.
The next was the old brick building
which preceeded the present ciegant t-truo
ture. The brick for this building w ere burnt
iu town. One kiln was on the south end of
the court house square, but the smcke and
dust made it a nuisance, and merest ware
burnt near the Old Pioneer warehouse, on
the sidecut, from clay that was. dug out of
the eidecut.
OTIIKR INCIDENTS,
The postmaster in early day9, was named
Seebaugh, and his otlice was in a smalt tniiiii
ing where the First National Bank now
stands.
Fredenburgh & Ferhune, had a tailor shop
on the east side of the court house, near the
the alley, and Mr. Shuler had another on the
place now occupied by Gillen's store.
"Bill'1 Armstrong, who afterwards became
"The Emperor of Grundy" sheriff) built a
steam boat, ami invited all Ottawa to tnke a
ride in it to Peru and back. It went 'own
all right, but took twenty-four hours to
come back, as it wouldn't steer up stream!
Mr. Wood bought the claim for u lot, no v
occupied by Armory block, for $300, ami
built a small frame 7x9, intended for a post
office. Here after enlarging it from time to
time, he ran a meat, market for many years.
He also bought the Bell mill, south of Mill
street. It burned down, some time since.
He sold the ground to the Victor Mill Co.
He afterwards built the Armory block, a
credit to to the city, and subsequently sold it
to E. R. Fay.
He lives in his comfortable homo on the
cast side, of this city, in quiet, peaceful, re
tirement, in the company of his children ami
grandchildren, enjoying tho rest nnd ease
due to a long nnd busy life.
J. 3. Ak.mstkonc.
Saturday Sundriim.
A man named Cobb is building a grand
hotel at Kankakee. Such an enterprise will
cost money, but how can a Cobb "shell out?"
Peoria wants the next State Fair. As that
institution has become an elephant, let any
city have the animl who will agree to feed it.
In Russia, editors who win the most noto
riety, are decorated .vith jewels an t medals;
here they are usually decorated with a club.
A little daily here calls "Col. Plumb that
g. o m." i'es, but they should apcll it
g. u. in , for they chew him and grow fit
thereby.
The Guzutte says the colored camp meet
ing at Kankakee has not been a success so
far. Why don't they change the color; arc
they out of whitewash?
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Foster, of Ilornels
ville, N. Y., hnve a 16 year-old son who is
but fourteen inches high and weighs only
eighty pounds. Why don't he proceed to
grow? We are willing.
The Truth Journal at Kankakee has failed
for want of patronnge. What a sad com
mentary on the unpopularity of veracity in
that city. Where is t le fellow who said that,
"Truth is mighty and must prevail?"
The recent State Fair at Chicago came out
short, financially, notwithstanding its enor
mous patronage. It's a way that institution
always had, whenever there was any money
in the state treasury. They will "call" on
the legislature for $5,000 to $10,000 next
session.
Whenever an "unbleached American"
down south votes the republican ticket, the
Blaine Logan orators and niwspapers cry
out: "What a brave and noble colored citi
zen he is," but if he votes a democratic ticket
they groan: "He's nothiug but a 'nigger,'
anyway, and was coerced besides.''
James Beaver, near Kankakee, shelled
l,nC8 bushels of oats in four hours and one
half, and he moved and ret th.- machine
twice within the time, says the (!i;nt;
but then the Truth (newspaper) is ' busted''
and Holt, the editor of the former paper, is
no longer restricted to more than mere pos
siUlities.
Judge Wylie, at Columbus, Ohio, lately
created a commotion by instructing the
grand jury to indict persons who had been
guilty of frauds at primary elections, or who
had secured nominations to office by corrupt
means! How does that judge expect repub
licans to ever get an office under such strict
rules as these?
Commissioner Atkins states that since the
removal of Agent McGillicuddy at Pine
Ridge it has been clearly shown that the
nnmlj, nf Tmlinna at (hut nnint 11 1 1 less
hn were reported as drawing supplies.
This is the same "sweet-scented and alto
gether lovely gentleman" whom the most of
the republican newspapers in the country
hive so pathetically defended as a martyr to
democratic miligni'y because the adminis
tration removed him!
! The third of the artesian wells at Rock
ford has reached a depth of over 1.000 feet.
and the Journal of that city says, "is Bend
ing out some decidedly red headed water."
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Wo lira BiitlierlieJ to nnnounre that TFIOMA9 E.
MAC'vlXLAV, or Ottawa, will he a candidate tor th
ottlce "I .luJt.v of the fount)- Court of La Salle county,
ulijwt to t!ie divUloa of the DeiuocraUc County
Convention
W e are authorized to announce thut IIF.NBT HEL-
MIU, of IVru, will be a candidate for Prwhate Clerk,
iiitijivt to the decision t the rcuiocr.itlc County Cou
vcntlun.
Wo arc authorized to announce that D. 0. BAR'
liEM', of the tou udtup of Karl, will be a candidate fur
the office uf Sheriff of La Salle County, (ulijeet to the
decision of the Di'iuneratlc County Convention.
We are authorized to announce that D.W'lEL MA
SOS, now a resident of Ottawa, hut formerly of Serena
township, will he a caudldato for the office of Prohate
Clerk of La Sa'.lc county, mbjrct to the will ef the
Democratic Comity Convention.
We are Authorized to annouuee that GEOUGR II,
MADPKX wlllheacnudtdute for the office of Treasu
rerof LaSallp Mtinty, subject tolhc decision of the
Democratic County Convention.
We are authorized U announce that ASA M. IIOFF
MAN, of Ottawa, will boa caudldnte lor the office of
County Treasurer, subject to the action of tho Demo-
cratlf County Convention.
We n:e authorized to announce that PATRICK
HAKTON, of Kaith- town-Mi. ll he a candidate for
the ottlee of sheriff of La Salle couuty. subject to the
decision of the Democnilic County Convention.
We are Htii'iorlzid to announce that ELI AS C.
IIAIllKWAV.of the illy of Ottawa, will ho a candl
date for Sheriff, suhjeet to the decision of the Demo
cratic County Couvcntlon.
We are authorized to announce that SAM I' EL PE
CKS', of tho city ot Ottawa, will he a candidate for
Sheriff, subject to the decision of the Democratic
County Convention.
We are authorized to announce that NELS NE1.SON
M, of Miller tou usnlp, will he a candidate for the office
for Slrii" of Li Salle county, subject to the endow
ment of '!r' Pi inoeratlc Couuty Convention.
We arc h llh.iried to announce that ( II AIII.F.S FF.R
ul'sON, of En c'loni township, will tie a cundhlate for
the office of SherllT of La SHlle county, subject to the
mlorsomcnt of the Democratic county convention.
PINAL SKTT1 iKM K.NT.- KTtl OK
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. i ,ii.;iii 'i. .i.i I'll unnii, .iiiuir in iiviii'j
pr;i to all pomiui linei-erted in said estate, that the
un'lei it'ueil, il .ii i lil-it nil i of the estate ot said Pat
lick ollms, deceased, will appear before the Probate
i uiiii "i i .ii-, ohm i , ui i, ouue turn ciw i " i I uiiioii., m
the Countv Court llouse. In Ottawa, In said county, on
Monday, the Htti day of October, a. ii. IKSfi, for the
nt;rtsisc of rendering an account of her procccdlm;
In the administration of mild estate for the Onal sett le
nient. Dated at Ottawa, this llth dnv of September, lsstl.
CATHARINE COLLINS.
Attkst: A.T. PtRTELs.. A'luilnlatr trlx.
CI rk Probate Court. La Salle Co.. III. eplS-8w
V O I'M r.Hi-ATic op Mart K. Rows. Pu-
it K -Ki. Notice is hereby L'lven that the under
sVni'il. Executor of the last will and testament of
Mat v E. Kowe, late of the couuty of Ia Salle and state
of llUin is, ilece.-e.ed, will appear before the Probate
Court of sal I countv, on the third Monday (Ih Iiik the
Ifith day ) ot November ISSt;, at the Probate Court Room,
in Ottawa. In said countv, when and where all persons
liavnitf claims or iieniiiuils against wtni estate are noil
tilled to attend all'1 present the mime In wniliiK for ad'
Jllif llll'Ht.
Dated thin Will day of September, a. n. 18SS.
THOMAS ROWE.
oct5-Sw Executor.
NOTIC'K. EsTtTK or Anna Haiii.ky, Dko'I).
V.tiio is hereby itiven tlmt the undersigned, Ad
ministrator of the Estate of Anna Hadley, late
of the county of Iji Saile and stale of Illinois, de
ceased, will appear before the Probate Court of said
-iii.nt) on the third Monday (belUK the 15th day) of
November, lssil, at the Probate Court Uihiiii. In Ottawa,
in said countv. when aud where all persons havlna
a . ns or Jen. .mis against said estate ale untitled t4i at
tend and present the same in writing for adjustment.
Dated this 1st day of October, a. ii. Iks6.
UKNJAMIN W. 11API.KV.
octj 3w Administrator.
A Very Desirable Resiice
TOR SALE CHEAP.
A ,.'ood two-story dwelling ntalnlnu 12 rooms.
lilted with cis, ind supplied with artesian water;
UihhI book and cabinet cases; (food lariie cellar
iiii'l i !rtein; lota attti eali lit; more than one acre
of ground; a ureal variety of thrubhery, Jii'.j
olii-hall' of a llrst-claim artesian well: twu gisal
hains; also H"od K risim tenement house; with
Pd cellar, cistern and artesian water. For
p- lee. terms, Ac., enquire of MRs. D. S. KI1ER
SOL. on the promises, oppi lite the residence of
Jolin K Nash, Kmi.. on Ollawa Ave., or
PIIOTOORAP1IER HOWMAN.
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nl(..l.H. KY HUItN', Ottawa, 111. Office In
Opera House lllock. Ill olllcc day and nluht.
Tho HI VKltS' Gl'IOK la
ttMiird Sit. aiiI March,
. each year. 3l'-i aff-a,
dkil 1' o liM hr,wtth oTf r
3.DOO lllutratlm
whole I'lt'turr tnllrry.
GIVKS Whuleanle I'lirra
rfivft to connnmrra on all k!
jMConr.l or famkly u.m-. Trllahow to
rl.-.- --ui K'.ven ciai t cost of evrr;-
lliln;; you use, rut, itrliik, fr, or
have fail with. The IX V AI.t'A 111,14
ItOOKS contain Inforinutlou gleaned
from the innrkHa of the world. We
will mull u copy FlthK to any ad
ores iiiim receipt of lOrts. to defray
rxpeuac of imilli'.ic. Irf t ua hear from
you. Itiajicrlfully,
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO.
iJ'il t!fc 2i Wnliu-h Avenue, ( lilciixo, 111.
A SURE THING
TO
CLOSE IT STOCK
of
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STOVES
And a Lot of TIN WAKE AM)
SIIKLF HARD WAKE.
We will ell at AfTt'AI. COPT the l.ve
Uj'hIb tor the next Hi days.
Also, to make room, a Bt'CJOY
Mill be sacrificed.
And don't forget, we still keep full Una of
Farm Tools, Seefls, Sewing Matinees,
And allow no one to undersell u.
Save Money ly Cullinsc at tin: Old Statid, in
1'ost Ollke Block.
F. D. SWEETSER & GO.
La Salle County Teachers'
Association.
The annual meeting of the a Sail' County Te-hT'
A-o-!Vlii!i will he held t mtaw on Katurday, Sp
ten. her -'th. at 10 a. m.. In Grand Jury Room.
The ohjeet of the meeting l Ui elect onVen, appoint
au executive committee, arrange for sy.tem of Bat
urdiy Institute f'jr the enaulntt year, and to trananrt
any other bualna proper to eome before this meet
Ug. M. JKSKISS.
Ii. B. St Kttt. Sec pro tem.
President. aepU-iw
THIS PAPER;
ip77AY CR A tON
tonfllelnrhUa4elnh..
Eat the tir.Mlr A.l.
. AVER A ON, aaUMia ajt.
THE NINE CENT STORE.
ETerytliing In this line we offer is of the hest quality and EVERY
PATTERN NEW AM) STYLISH.
READ OUR QUOTATIONS:
Fine Camel Hair Suitings, 50
isoucie tioth, Mack and colors,
Fancy Plaids, hest quality and
Home Spnns, all col
Tricots, 30 in..
ilors,
The stock at the Nine Cent
more fjoods are in the store to
are less man ever.
Turkey Red Table Linen,
Turkey Red Calico, fast color,
iiidiiro Miue ...
White Hornet Flannel,
"(Jreat Western" Red Mixed Flannel, -
Heavy tiray Mixed Flannel,
Heavy Twilled Scarlet Flannel,
Fine Medicated Flannel, 41) to
All Wool 10-4 Scarlet illankets, - - Si. 41) per pair.
L. S. McCABE & CO., Ottawa, Ills.
801. 803 and 805 La Salle Street, opposite the Post Office.
y ANTON PLOWS.
We have just received a full line of CANTON
TRICYCLE THREE-WHEEL PLOWS. They are
?ery light of DRAFT, easily handled. Plow in front
of the driver, so that he can at all times see the work
ing without turning around. Has no equal iu the
market.
The CANTON TWO-WHEEL SI LK Y PLOW, which
has been sold by us for the past eight years, is too well
known by every farmer throughout La Salle and ad
joining counties to need testimonials from u. Over
SIX HUNDRED in use, and stands to day SUPERIOR
TO ANY 2-WHEEL PLOW IN THE WORLD.
Also a full line of Walking Plows, Disk Harrows,
and drain Drills.
Agents for J. I. Case & Co.'s Engines, Threshers,.
Clover llullers, Saw Mills, &c.
Highest market price paid for Timothy and Clover
Seed. ,
Call and examine our goods.
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UNDENT A KINU AS FS1UL.
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Carriages,
Buggies,
Phaetons,
AND TliR
BEST
Road Cart
MADE.
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OUR NEW
Siver Cloud, -
Hungarian, - -
Criterion, - -
EVERY SACK
For sale at the Victor
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Tie Hipt Grade of Cools,
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by telephone promptly filled.
COTTON, DWELL 4 MP.!
HIS 1SII
s "Sgui Brans" not ii silt
in., - 49 cts. per yard.
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Store has heen largely increased;
- day than ever hefore, and prices
17 cts. per yard.
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FURNITURE.
The oldest House,
The largest Stock,
The Best Variety
Of goods in this line.in
La oalle county.
: and :t7 La Kalle ffrecf.
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PRICE LIFT:
- 32.40 per owt.
- 2.15 "
- 1.90 "
WARRANTED.
and City Mills. irs