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TTAWA FREE TftADER
Established 18 JU
OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
WEATMEH.
Increasing cloudiness;
virmer tonight; Tuesday
utiiittlcd, possibly ram.
AIMD OTXTAWA FAIR DEALER
VOLUME 4. -HO. lilO.
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, HOjNDAY, JANUARY
1'1,'K K, TWO CENTS
$ n &
r J
w-. amp?.
TORCH
li
OTTAWA TURKS 8UT EN MASSE FOR,
BURIAL RITES OF
THRONGS MOURN AT BIER
OF LATE LIEUT. S. W.
RAYMOND
GLOWING TRIBUTES
PEOPLE TURNED AWAY FROM
ARMORY FLOCK TO CEMETERY
TO WITNESS LOWERING Oc
BODY INTO ITS LAST RESTING
PLACE COMRADES AS PALL
BEARERS.
Ottawa turned otil en maiic Sundn'
afternoon to do homage at the bier
hero TN ui'
city paid to th
W. Raymond
way conceive b
!n paying tlx it
heroic officer v
mcmor) m
I - befitting
Thousands
ir
tiled by ii
!l w nil" Ih
plosive Gei man -
comrades wore fighting on (ha Ens
ph front
The funeral procession, hie!- wa
composed alum i i nt ir ly pi sotdiei
comrades, fraternal brothers and citj
officiate, w;is u monster atte I itiori i
I he love and respect held or Men!
Raymond. The cortege, saver
blocks In length, con Istod of mrifty
than a thousand mari hers and u loiu
. procession pf ,aj;ria;;i ,-. At '. arm
ory, where more thart S.Sftfi p-oob
were seatt d, ."HO m re were unable I
gain admission to the building v. hit
the services wore In progress, Al Hi
grave hundreds upon hundreds n
asnembled to witmss the militar
burial .while the bo lj was lO'W n d '
its last resting place.
Clergy Preside.
Dee pathos ovorhung the armor)
as the Methodist ritual for the dea
ler, present pastor of the Plrsl char.!
and Rev. C. A. Rflggfl, frlepii and tor
me r pastor ef the dead Iteutenan
Stiptplementlng te cerrmonlcs of th
church was a glowing tribute b
Lieut, Glenn w. Vw ise, llfelon
friend ami wartime comrade of Uc.nl
Raymond. The i ulogy delivi n d I)
Mr. Wee ... Wns touching in Its appeal
He pointed out the sterling nualltJi
of the d' ceased, both In private li ''
ami on Iho Held i f battle His grt i
love oi home, country and f a tn 1 1 wer
throe outstanding characteristics o
the lieutenant's career, the speaki
said. Previous to IJeut, W '- ell
logy and at the close of the servlci
a quartet consisting of c, Bauohb
Kretl I'ricbard. Dr N. ., Qurthrio
l). (!. Cairns rendered Sacr d musii
The prayei was made by Ri V. Law I.
and the sermon a carefully pennei
glorlflcalion of Ueut, Raymoml -as
Citizen and as a sol lie;- delivi I
Sd by Rev. (' . Brtggs, who cane
from Free noil lo assist In the cer
monies.
Draped in Old Glory.
Members or the American L-cglot'
Company C, the several branches o'
Odd Pellowship, Maccabees, Knighi
of Pythias ami postal employes form
leing transferred from the 0 Hid felt ei
chape! to the armory, Draped In Ih'
American colors, his sword BWeatei
on top, the casket was heme t.. (ft
Improvised altar banked with floen
on the shoulders of former 129th In
fan try officers and comwdss of tv
lieutenant. The) were; Meut. Co
l). S. Myers o? Pontine. Capt, !. .
K;vrr, Meuts. .lames Milligan of Chi '
Cago. Horace Thc.rnlon of Pontiac
Glenn W. WeeSe and Ctlfford HodgitM.
March to Cemetery.
The proceaslon, which formed ai th
close of the services at the armory,
was one of the longest ever sen In
Ottawa. All bodies which turned otil
for the runeral marched over th
route to the cemetery, headed le
Hentrlch's militar) bund, with Cap;
Charles Qapen as marshal and Cap
Ralph. Woodward ss aid, The march
ers, four abreast, made a cortege four
blocks iti length. At the rear Com
pany c. lis an escort to the body, was
followed bj a long string of automo
biles, the lirst of Which wtf occupied
by the mother, two littleHbables and
oilier members of the family,
Fraters From Afar.
Nearly every odd Fellow lodge i'i
the county had emissaries to represent
tlieni al the burial. The ( anton, Pa'
riarchs Militant, of .loliet sent, down
a uniformed delegation. Polly 30n
wearers of the three links. Cspresenf.
log all branches of the order, were In
the line of march.
Services at Grave,
To the very last every feature ol
the ceremonial as planned miller the
OEAO WAR HER
THE PRAYER.
I;
v. H. F. L.iwl r.
"Oh blessed Lord God. who didst
so love the world that Thou .-lidEt
nltM Thine nu, n ti'nntt-c Son ti nt
wnoiui VII utNvvcin uil linn anuiiiu
not perish but have everlasting life,
we thank Thee for the rights and
eminent of OUI country. . t
We rejoice in the heritage of priv
ilege bequeathed unto us by l.berty
loving .mces.ors wio settled Amer
ica, who strucjjied fjr the right of
repi tentative government in the
RevolOt;cn, who contended for the
freedom of the teal in 1812, who
...l - h. -1 1 . i LJ . L..IJ
overwhelmed slavery and prescrv-
ed inviolate the Union In the strug
gle of the 'GO'S, wnc responded to
the call of outraged and oppressed
humanity among our island neigh
bors and gave them free government
and education in 1918.
"Our fathers Go.l. we devoutly
thank Tree, that so many young
men of our generation have proved
tre to o.ir flay by the service tiiey
have rendered our country and the
contribution they have made to the
freedom of the world.
"Today we gamer in reverent mm
ry cf one greatly beloved in all car j
ilty who pa d the supreme sacrifice
iPon the fi"ldt of northern Franc. I
We shudder that a gift so precious
11 human liberty must be purchased
iy sacrifT'Cea c( human b'jod and1
"We bow In Corrov; today, but it is
i sorrow filled with solemn priSV.
We pray Thee that the benediction of j
l, vine grace ma,- comion me ""eu: cu j
nothcr. who has suffered and SOf
owed ro bravely Wc pray thst his!
jrphaned children may grow up to j
r,
s God.
lcs cf the caith from war, fanrne j
md pestilence. Giant that righteflus-
icss, justice, mercy and honor may
c the ruling principles in our lives,;
md in all the governments of men.
"Lead us, wc beseech of Thee. In
i new drriicition of our Ices to the I
deals of patriotism and humanity fori
which L. cut. Raymond and his brave j
; oier,:d their lives.
honcr the government of our
1 county, our commonwealth,
)n and all the nations of the
-id Thine shall b;: the glory
hrouflh the name of Him woo
cisim
of High
tl
!
n to thi
Itisician 1'
Rev. Brim
i
d 1
Til ad. and ON
b occasion of his m Neighbors beard her cries of pain
I wat calli d ttp m lolajftd rushed to her aid. She was unable
ov, of l i i.-i cyininiini! y I to walk and was taken to llvburn
i Clu
ing little -babii s, and i d her. She will probably be a patient
norlal sen !
'inn world views th tragedj nf
ages when .leu-, our Savior, died
1 1
pg to the accompaniment of BUbdui
narttnl music, and tbr tiainn of ill
i ohi soldiery of which ha had been j
uu mbt sneak wit'i reverenl ten-
1 . ! ' I
demise the name oi him whose mcin-
ory we Cherish more dearly on every
recoibttion of his life among us
"Hie'- tilting thai w.e should come
again tn this place win i e many ol u I
came for the honor of shaking imid ,
with him, md those who were given j
here thetr liahlie lurewell rerei i
before leaving In annwer to theCrcouu -
uwscali. It seems but last week that
he nlaced his rlrftl hand In both of mi
hands, and a tear stood In these big.wn" ordered a search made for the
clear eyes ol his as my friend. Ui ui. ;Miin ho 1,1,(1 '10 11U1I' w' B
Raymond, said, 'Yes, it's liWd to leave, They claim that a short time
but I know thev hoim', me Hon I later Ihoy found Kelly and tile coal to-
wish you iiiiuht gel to go along with
our regiment as its chaplain.' To m
dying day, I hnll never cease to feel
the regret that has been mine ever
since that moment. 1 have alwayjk
tell, that If it was the duty ol such
men as this to go and light for the
cause of light. M was dnurlv my dn'v
to accompany 'hem as Christian com
rade and spiritual adviser,
"I shall iiiwiiys remember i.ieut.
(Continued on page col. 2.)
MAKES TEN HAPPY 4-, m '
FIVE COUPLES AT HYMEN'S AL ! 'fi'iL.jk U I T ? WTH ('
TAR AS 1921 IS USHERFD IN - '-y gfjjr '. ''ft, ' .' '
' rRANGED COUPLE ARE RE- '7 J jE UmV-'! ''jgfCu
UNITED AFTER REP LIGHTING lV.X-. MRv J
! TROTHS. V'W
OttaWa ovefW New Year season, - 'VA A Vfffj X:'-': j' 7 . Xonujf
was
rectoaft of St Fram la church reunlt-
Mrs. ggitner Keuy and in r ni-
huaband, Thomas KJelly.
Iti'v. Caslmir MJIler officiated audi
Katberine Kelly and Michael Kelly, a
sister and .brother of the bride, were
the attendants!
Kollowiasj the church ceremony, a
wedding breakfast was served to for
ty guests at the home of Ihe bride'
I Jackson and Chestnut streets,
j Mr. and Mrs, Kelly left this aiVr
I noon i'T Chicago for a bom ymoon
trip," Upon tin ir return they will 1
make their home In North Ottawa.
Ottawa Man Weds.
Mi;.s Dorothy Anderson ot Chica-
John B5, K
well
irned Ft
atic oi
ice. Thl
,,,. ,,.. jn V,.,. Ottawa,
Wcfj A(t(,r Xn,rty Years.
. '- .
'
n Alter
t
mnrsmues were umuii in nr.i,
rlage by Rev. Hiram P. Lawler at ih'
parsonage of the Methodist church. :
.. .. tn ..... , : . .
Mr, and Mrs. Van AKer will make
their home in Marseilles. i
Wooden Miller.
.. Irene Wooden and Clyde Mil-1
,.,. in,, f Tiskilwa were married on
y,..,,
eve by Rev. I ,avi ler at
his home in Center Ottawa.
La Salle Man and Girl.
ford, both of La Salle were marrfe 1
Saturday aftt
at bis home.
n by Rev. Law!
WOMAN BREAKS HIP
IN FALL ON SIDEWALK
I Knot
fall.
homo
wfclkl
man was on her i
tig friends and v
plleln
same
ing around in a man
In r to tall on her hip
APRF.STED FOR THEFT
nr nirnie'O owrnniHT
Jan. 8. (Special.)
iing an overcoat belong -
Kgan, a fellow
L Salle.,
Accused of la
ing Dr. T. M
I' r wes."
I. .1. Kell
Ittawa today was I ound
)v,'r t0 tbe grand jury u
ill uiio
;,
The crime, according to the police
here, was Committed Saturday night,
when Dr. Kgyn left his coal unguard-
ed In one coach while he went in,
Ihe smoker. He started to get ofl' the
train at La Salle to spend the week
end with relatives, and when he went
l0' h 1111,1 ,'l,al ltter u-s
pteatng.
' reported his 1.088 to Cblet Doyle.
getier, Kelly, according to the po-
Itlice, was one of the youth connected
with the Meguthn shoe -tore ronhery.
Has Husband Arrested.
A family disagreement on New
Year's eve caused Mrs. Raima Jet' -
fery of Kast Ottawa to secure a war-
rani for the arrest of her husband, Li
Uoy Jeffery, an employe in a local
gprage. Mrs. Jegyy told tie officers
that her husband Struck and mistreat
i d her,
Calendar Time
' i rTJBTT" 1 ? 3Ti
LID TILTING AS
i oy cele
UTMOST DECORUM PREVAILS IN
ALL SEC TIONS WITH ON& AN
OCCASION. L HINT OF SLIGHT
BREACHES 0 F THE FAMED 18TH
AMENDMENT.
a celebrated a bone dry Newia
mo breaches are reputed to
nave neen -siiapiii over the govern-
ii i.i i i i stM'i inns ni rnn v-
'"" '"' the whole, je nlghl was quiet
nd uneventful.
r raids pulled
e the ce(. bra-,
There
in Bttaw
tinns' of I
shooting
mnre were no
j or other posi I
i
BOUNDS OFF HILL IN
AUTO: THRICE TURNS
TURTLE: BLAMES ICE
ni wltnoiit any sc
an i kperience that
hand on the Oak-
nous inline
Kind Lalpen
-mow ana
; round in
but suddenly
on the Ice i
able. After i
way down tl
r began to swervi
m was ttneontro!
nractlcallv all tin
nil
side up jn
I he right h
Chris LudwiK yard on
Side i : the bill. Hear
tlio I.ndwig family hur
d I.ai.eii just crawling
Win li asked If he its
died that he was not,
I bands bore sdmi
lo ids body was nlsc
Otherwise he escapi d
I out tl
out of his
(injured he
j His face
passeB-i'Pcratches,
injury.
lis car
is completely wrecked
torn ofl and Hie wheel
I fewlers and radtatqr smashed,
Shortly afterthe incident two larg
touring cars skidded dangerously t
ward the ditch, swerved from one sid
of the road to the other, but reachc
the base of the till! saf, Later se'
oral automobile drivers,, not know in
I1!" 'llinf' ? .1,,: "wnf to make thi
, Mil wlUi their cars .started up it.
Wen they 1'r.a, led the middle ot the
Im
WW
the
Tw
tln ir cars 'started backward
dors were genu and
in Lear for forw aid.
Ihe ditch ami it was
a long time before they were got
out of the hoies. Others coming down
the hill were yvarnen ity people rosld-
Ing along the mad of the danger of
attempting i -' do.vn, u'nih still
others were cautioned at the bottom
' mil to at tempi the climb,
Op CO earlj Sunday morning all
travel up or down Drewery hill was
abandoned anil drivers of car. were
forced to to
wav around i
they might 8
vi nil miles out ol t In :''
p Terra Coita road thai
I IllUlle.
1920 IS USHERED
mm in oitm
I
HA
onus Hi'' next day.
blew, gunt wn-e flred of!
.v year was us'
I in with
stivities.
ity
the hOStl
till t'
guests.
Prac-
tically i very clnircli in the ci!y
held
watcb year parly.
Stores ot the ofty all joined in
rvifig the holiday, everv tm -1
j house being close nil day Saturday,
and giving the employes and employ-
''is a e ii nay vacation over lite
wcelc end. '
There were no had (ires, accidents
or fatalities iii blol the spirit of the j
cominii'iitv during tile old fashioned
celebration.
DOUBLE CEREMONY
NO GUARANTEE OF
CONNUBIAL BLISS
DIVORCED COUPLE WED TOO
SOON, REMARRY TO LEGALIZE
FIRST NUPTIALS AND NOW
FIND THE
TAL SHO
IS UPON MAR
defendcnl alb
uerfectly legal.
er vile names.
itiia came on Prldaj .
Uledi according to the dive
The wife claims that the i
flew into a I'I of rage and i
v Qe na nn- iy the pri - BCi
children.
T
grant an injunction prohibit!
fondant from tllsposins of
. ctatlni
mirtPi N"
, with
and M
,,otil!
1 1
she and tin defendant had been
through the divorce courts previons to
image
O.H.S. ENGLISH TEACHER
IS ILL IN HOSPITAL
Mi-s Stella Finney, Kngllsb teacher According in announcements this Richard Sweeny, and one son. .lames;
at the Ottawa llic'i school, is a pa- morning, King ,v.- Hamilton's farm Im- two brothera, HJtlward and .lames Mc
ti. nt ai the Danvilb hospital, where jplemenl factory of North ottnw i cloa j .Mantis, and sis sisters, Mrs. .lmn K.
she wiil proiiably be confined for the led Prlday nlghl for a period ol IwolAIoQrath and Missis Anna. Kdna an.l
next two weeks During her absence I weeks In order thai the officials and ( Nellie Mc.Manus of Ophlr township;
from the city Miss Isabeiie Sanders, office employes' mivln take their an-1 Mrs. ESdward Carey of WalthaSD town
former Bngltsh teacher at the hlgtilnual inventory. The shut down, ii Is ship and Mrs, Joseph Sweanay 9t MUM
school, will lake In i' place, said, will not reduce the wage sea; . Inesota.
1 .oncion, Jan. i. ruuiic opinion received a
shock when the detail oi the buring ol the Irish
town of Middfeton on Saturday were made public
rrr7T.- 1 yesterday. Nowhere is
. . . m. '' 5 'n outspoken approv-
ULlin I L UlLlllll U LU
WILSON'S VETO fl
FARMERS' AID Bill
j
VOTES S3 TO 'i TO PASS ME A
REVIVING WAR FINANCE
poration over PRESIDENT'S
,
HEAD DEMOCRATIC LEADER
UPHOLD1:
MEASURE
IN ITS
present FORM. j Inhabitants "f the burned dwellings
.were bound to bavo known of the ant
; buffh. Tin Dally tSxpri s, granting
Washington, Jan. 3. The resolu-
linn to revive the war tkiance
poratlon was iased today by tin
Tin
ft as tak
of veto was read. Similar action by j
tile bom
Of the resolution, which was d. ,
ti Signed as an aid to I'nnn. . and others
!SfW the present periM of (tOcTIWrir
prices. The vcte to override the Pre-
Ideal was 53 to 5, or nineteen tnei-v
nan tne tc'iiiiieii iwo-tllltrls mall
Senator I'nd' riiumi, Alabama, I
ocra-c fI bffor the senate
1 on, gave notice he would vol
Ing he had not changed his mind
I to the advisability of th(j measure
i coming a law .
'I'lio President In his veto mi a
lie 11 1
ulumi
n i r 1 1 1
fore the
1 ' '
!
el! ion
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
A NEW YEAR'S BRIDE
.....
Oonigan, a Senior al the Ottawa high
school, and Kugobe Surtinl, an nn
ploye ai the V. J. hucan home, was
a a 1 1
aileintnzed this morning nt
nek at the Si Colttmba church
with Rev I lean Quino olli
The servii e wa s witnessed
and Mrs. Charles Kingman,
mi the bride resided, and !
. Leon Ooniann. brother o
sist r-ln-law of JUrs Sartini
Immediately alt-r lliey bad hi
pronooawp one, uie newiywens ten
11 hrieL honeymoon, following wh
a brier noncvmoi
thev- will n i urn
inlaw, i to in;
KING & HAMILTON
CLOSE FOR INVENTORY
PRESS
mctrd out by Major General Gir Ed
ward Strict land.
In official statement-; it is declared
that . even dwellings In "'ii'eleton
s'ere dstroyed as i. r. suit ol an am-
bush ( i police ui as tht re last VVed
ne da.,. Di clarpUoB was made (bat
the authorities li id decided thai 'be
neoole I i i n u In certain Imu es in lle.
vicinity must have known of the plot
laih the police, and thai after
s of the house at looted for de
on Mad been warttad to leave
lililip'Ls wt re : i I en lit'.". The
occ,'wna Permitted t.
t In ir valuable i, bi:t Irid lo l
nove
t'mir
furniture behind
rhe London Times guosttons ilio
oquacy of the cmt'lftnatlon that the
'hat the action was legal and pro-
nmab
'It la im o
i&they Hum
ivi'li hot ween
British troops,
lays, "It is a . a
The Daily N
SO oil
iman d coney, and the mat
i be left where it is."
The Daily Herald .organ of labor,
calls it. "savage and diabolic violence,"
and calls on labor to stop 'this war on
a nation."
15900 ASKED FROM
EMP
FOR ARM
TWICE FRACTURED
NEW HAND SEEKS TO RECOVER
DAMAGES AFTER BEING INJUR
ED IN ACCIDENT OCCURING AT
.IOE HUGHES' HOME IN WAL
LACE. Joseph Hughes, a well known Wal
lace township farmer, was made de
fend. ml In a $5,000 personal injury
Bull started In the Circuil Court late
Friday afternoon by Robert Detnmer,
a former employe al the Hughes farm.
I.emuier i: seeking pay for injuries re
celved on November i'i. when he was
winking as a corn huskor al tho
Hughes home nort'i ol Qtt; wa
'I he plaintilT claims that he was at
tempting tn unload s load ot corn with
a patent device made for raising the
grain to an elevator, when something
went wrong with the machinery and
his oioi.'iioR became caught In tho
Hi coat sleeve was caught In the
mai iiiner., and the bones of the fore
arm were fractured The plaintiff
Inlms that he wa exercising due pre
caution in the operation of ihe ma
chine and thai ilio accident wul thru
of in llo i latins thai ha is
ler the cure of a physician re
attention to correct his injur-
1
1
in ed permission iu court
I a " a poor person there
; to pay any court, costs,
ntod in the suit by Atior
'iv no and Butters ami
"
'"'''
'
MRS. SWEENEY. OF
FREEDOM. DEAD
Death has claimed one of Freedom'
woll known ro lden,tc, Mrs. Margaret
svyt'ii' V . "i. , n'i passed away at her
hdWie Saturd.i.v nigtil at 10 o'cloclc
afti r week's illness from pneumonia.
Tie funeral will be held at. the
church In Earlvtlle tomorrow morn-
, ' ,
clock and burial will be In
terv
I b
her husban !,
tER