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I OTTAWA FREI I RADI H CtitjMishfMi 115-10 SECOND SECTION I L I J I 1.- B i B J B 1 k-- V- E E J OTTAWA JOURNAL Established 1880 AND OTTAWA FAIR DEALER LUUCE, TWO CENTS. VOLUME NO. INI OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, Pill DAY, -UNI 1921. R-JOURJNA ELECTRIC iLMju-MTBoNBiRs THE OLD HOME TOWN CAR INVEN TED BY LOT BLACKSMITH Turnhi rry lOn ilm d, J u I Kolfel I EIGHTY YEARS AGO FIRST MODI I. WAb FORMED 8UCCES3 NOT REACHED UNTIL 1888 RICH M uNt) FIRM CITY 1 0 OPERATE CARS. Mori- than eighty yours ago Thomas Davenport, Brandon (Vt) block smith, completed u working model of an electric railway. A few years later a cor was ready tor a trial trip. The power was provided hj oo electro. magnetic en nine. This device was .... r....i.i.. ,., .,,. in iinn.i .in driven over a circular track In Spring-1 (j, ,., i, ch;iniplon, Miss Cuai Held. Then Mr. Davenport, apparent- minus ,.. ,,!, the Amerlean li lv satisfied that Dtibllc conveyances could be propelled by electricity, rest- i . ,d weakly, and on the jevonl itli ed ou ill" honors be hod achieved. News .if the device spread ami stirred Into action a scoro of able men, who sought to moke practical use of the Idea. Among them wet Profs. M !. Parmer ond '. i. t mall earthcrwar u clothes id dull? ami inaflo many tnais, oui mere was always something the matter which n com lured the niujorlty that the use , of electricity for transportation pur- tl poses was merely au Interesting thought, like perpetual motion. Then enten d the Held ol the ex-1 r parlmenters Thomas A. Kdls ind MtaniiKti 1 1 v letd. ilm advanced so far that, In 1870, Mr, held tiled on ... J.'. n." application for n potent on a ttilrl- J (1U0Stj0I1 tui) ja,.i, M; . rati system. Mr. Kdlson built u smull ,,', tl)l ' ,;,,,, road at Ids laboratory at Menlo Park, j Wilf1 ittle exci and, after many trials, it becamel.n l.mrke, the Now Or kiiov.n that the dad ol Plectrtelfy flltwcight returned to the power for transportation was pruc-1 his loft ear thoroughly tleable. In 1888 Field and Rdlson will be ready to do iouii produced an electric locomotive thatpvhon the champ n uni moved around o small circular track, workout next Saturday. at the Chicago ami Louisville exposl-1 HUMORIST WINS fnilares Prank J. Snracue. a sindcnt , BRITISH CLASSIC nt the Culled States Naval academy, hail followed with deep Interest the Epsom Downs, England, June 2 various attempts to moke a success nt J tl Joel' ttumorl i won the cln I the Idea, and In lUiKl he resigned from derby, run here yesterday, Vi coun the navy and for live years made an j Vstor'i 1 rnig o It-ran va n ion Intensive study of electricity and how ftnd Jos. Waitson a i.oraonora wa It might be controlled for use In trans- t,llr''- rw.1'' ' ,'e" i'-.r 'i ll.', i.'. min portal hn. Some of his tests were ' "' i'.' - ,., made in detnll before uistinguisjiit, gatherings. Everything was going . . moI nicely and ftnnnclers were becoming Humorist ran third in the 2000 i Interested in the matter, when one PJlB ,lt xowiuarkel In April, i day n fuse blew out during 0 trial. ., .-, ... W(lJ) nie winner and Lei There was a startling Hash, and the ()ru second, ear was out of business. Then Mr. Bpragne Interested "WISCONSIN PROTESTS T. Crosby, afterward secretary ol the ,.. ,,,m LS.'i-teF mm wm ni xan US i lie lll'ltl ll ,01111 I elliini i , I-...-J T. ;-., r.,, . U NSW CApH I A.'l l"f rs.t4l,..,fc, . J'ffiS TV . fV ' ; shop ii; ;:,: 5'' ;; j ; 1 JS iM J Mm 1 8 A - W:k ' U:;L K 1 ,1 mi l,. i eomiiar I . . r - ,y --'TI HEN HIBBARP5 HIRED MAN s ' HCCSi sCJ 1 ' ; Ml ' 11 i SHOES TODAY. H i I'm Ioireh v 1 1 easily heal 1 I N. ' I , r,,,.,. . ,, r ' K,.t I L I Mb .lovi - 1 - r. .1 red K M BsTB I frfe US , , B BV E P I fl S Si m W V wn w7- ii .v.' i . i I; TV f A 17 B?C 1 ni' a, i s a.i,, e Si 1 ' l ' I Rlfrf I P D. Q KILLS PESKY BUGS i BLOOD J Iim hi i ify MISS MALLORY'S PLAY 1 WHIPS FRENCH CHAMP si. Cloud, I' ranee, juno 2, Mrs. Pranklln T Mallory of Now York at I : i ,',iiiii d t lif h i 111 v. lit' h in. oh' , her i vn ii turn ;, the Amorlcan wom en's ii-uiii champlou and ostorday afternoon nllmltiatod Mine. Vnuijsard ni Prance in straight sots, 8 -. 6-2. Thu match furalshod the day'fl fea ture of the International hard courl letinl h i inplon lilp here, M mo. I V.im.sard. WllO I one ol the best ol Kronen ivrsnen playors, wt(a swept oil hor fool WilllH.ni T, Tllden of Philadelphia. th- world' , teliiiti chauipiotii Waa on ll,,. morli an uiima.i She used i the out. courl uniil the latter was won III U I I M . I 1 1 Iresslng room durtng the match ami missed seeing her rivals ilay Btat Lenglen, the Euro' explained afterward that she had not lampion, was in the I expected the American woman to win That's the drive A Great Opportunity . i , Ml i Page, and Tl laaHall. They la- )an( , ,;, ..;.,,,,, tho Michlimn coaeh the game non-U w ytHrn lu ienuwi uu eivvini: railway, but tnelr efforts were rutne, Sr',1LTpr.niVTh2 EXTRA! DEMPSEY A ;,: : car ran between Washington, D. 0.. CRACK SHOT. REPORT 1 and Bladensburg, Md., a distance ox TiU miles. The maximum SI 1 was at the rate of 11' miles au hour and It ,.v i ,,t , , , , iroi., loo uimh for the professor 8 I batteries, which were ruined. ad I itoi Many Inventors Try It. it uas generally conceded that ' ?.a progress had been made and there- . after, fur a period of 80 years, many t. Inventors tinkered away at batteries .,,..,1 t, l I. 11 ( 1 Ihoi, , ,. - d url ' .,1.1.1 T ' ' . t . MI.UI I ' 1 ! 1 M s At t J? iir ii ri t or wnt prepaid by the I .wl (. likUi. Co., Twiw UauU, .o1) under hinh state of cultivation th small lake in one corner of farm '.k(.:d lith toy ( !i- I A real farm with .1 beautiful home. ne ham. :;ilo and other buildings that o to make farm lift- worth liv ing. Only hall euie from town. The owner is unable to carry on the management on account of an accident and win sacrifice. The Improvements and stick on the (aim wh.ch no witli it ;:rr worth at east $40,000. One of the planted cropj will yield COW bUShdS. Small each payment, balance long tune at 0 per cent. Conic and tee the photos ol ties (arm and buildings. Here is an opportunity to secure a real bargain at much Icus than the present value. George A. (Towden REAL ESTAT L. Ottawa, try it and see" Vl-" " the Difference! One trial will convince you that it vvill improve imkiriK and go further at an actual saving to you. Better brcad.better pastry, better appetites and real econ omy result from the consistent i::;e of mmmmmmmmmmmmmm sin wmmm m i The Old Reliable Flour Made only of the choicest wheat, carefully selected to eliminate inferior grades. Milled to perfection. Improve the health of your family. Zephyr Flour supplies the formula for putting your baking on a scientific basis. The first cost may be slightly more, but "It's Worth the Difference" WM. MULHOLLAND JOHN A. WELSH M t HAMP80N, Deer Park. JOHN 8CHORN. Leonora. a H ah TH. Lostant, 1 HO 3. LOl.f-L AND, Raker. A. C. WOODKL, Tonlca. t. C. R I F t. . Meridco. A. D. VAN ORNUM, Earlvllle, A. M. RECORD, Wenona. M. Stvr.RSON. Stavenger. L V ERSON, Nettleereek. GRAND RIDGE MLRG. CO.. Grand Ridge I tin Krw Trader-Jon "Let George Do It." V , I Ail. ' I owns Look a Good Deal AliKe 1.1 1 OUR BIG BEEF SALE itivc Stcei Bed Rib Koasl Native Steer Beet Sirloin St.wk !!. N itive Steei Bed I'ot Roast, lb Fresh Ground Hamburger, h . . .... Sugai ( ured C orned Beef, lb.. Me .md Native Steer Beef, genuine round steak, n"t round shoulder, lb 15c 18c 6c 11c 4c 18c From the railroad- the majority of inr.it ads look about alike in the papers. But one doesn't eat the ads. It's in the eating thai our meats prove themselves and it is in the eating test that our meats prove that we are leaders in cur line. For Saturday we offer these prices that mean much to von. OUR BIG PORK SALE Stri. 'Iv I resh Boston Pork 1 Butts for roasting, lb ... . 1 VP C ., I resh I 'oik Loin Roast, J I an . Sugai Cured Sid. Pork. 1 1 li, ... 1 2 Sw el Pi kl( I Span Ribs C UMPIRE'S DECISION Moili I u I 1 Iffleial SO WEAK treasury, nmi s. liana Qreen In bis Invention, and they all went to Rich niond, Va., where ou a very dark niiit early In ivSk the tlrsi electric ear was tested. It ran well under elec tric propulsion until it came to a bill, when It bUCked. and four mules were commandeered to drag the car to the barn, Efforts to perfect the mechan ism were continued, until Anally n ear was placed lu service. Passengers were willing enough to ride In it, but they soon crew doubtful of ever being able to reach Ihelr destination with an "electric horse." More or Less Trouble. There was more t less trouble nt 1 all times, am! winter storms added to the general uncertainty of electric travel. 1 first electric cars in How Miserable This Woman Was Richmond were run over a mud road- . . T . . ,. c . . , on rails one-third the weight ot Until She look l.ytlia t. fink those used today. The road was bold foam's Vegetable Compound lusted, the wooden stringers being Inhi in dirt Bui despite these disad vantages the first round trip of s lit tle more than three miles was made In abOUt an hour. More ears were added, and tinaiiy tbey became au everyday sij;liT, and experts employed by other local railroad companies were sent to Richmond to study tin- new Contrivance. The news traveled abroad, and Mr, Spraguc went to Italy to ln-tall an electric road the! BIG LARD SALE I lome Rendered Lard, ,i!l vou want, T ib c H II NERVOUS Toomsboro, ;,-i.-- "I suffered t rribly with backache and headache all the 1 ime, as So Weak and m r not do m work , Mj trouble was doficien and irretrular peri Luncheon Meat and SAUSAGE SALE i esb Frankfurta, Garlic 11 Bologna (..11), per ib. 12sc d Boiled i 25c iam a v cue miii'iii"! ha others and to install an electric road lliero. leeiildilii; tn electric experta, thr piellse dale when the electric car was proved practicable was May 4, Isss, flllil tie iiiiiii- 1 .... 11 . . .1, celebrated with ceremonies In many 1 m"lw' ?? J? ', 11 1 1 1 ,, ... 1 1 recommend your Vegetable Compound of the smaller cines. to my frienda who have troubles similar During these :t:t years the eleCTMC I mjm, ., y,,u US(. these Pu ts railway industry has made enonnousj as t testimonial." Mrs. C.F. PlttLUPS, ItfldfU A statement Issued by the. Toomsboro, tia. American Klectric Railway nssocia- Weak, nervous women make unhappy tlon says that today there nre NyOOO homes, their condition irritates both electrically propelled passenger cars , husband an i children. It has been In the United States, and that they I thai nine-tenths of the nervous Mm annually 14,0,WI0,U00 pnon-: 'rali-n. nervous ..esismd-ney. 'the c.inj .101111. i'i blues, irritability and backache arise gen, or ten times as many as nde on from mme Il;,.1.i.lir,n,,nt or derange team railways. The receipts of " ' m,.nf nf a woman's system. Mrs. Phil various companies ties year will. It It I lips' letter dearly shows that no othi r psttmated, amount to several hundred 1 remedy is so successful in overcoming tnlttttm dollars. There Is invested injtJiis condition as l.ydia K. l'inkham's the lines approximately $.WHW,"W. ' Vegetable Cvnuund. .1 Mi 1 1,, Mi, cd Meat Roll ll. ... 15c I5c Slii ed Veil Loaf ib 18c Sliced t Beef, II. rncd 25c mm (im.! i JSLW il l Rn 1 CANNED GOODS SALE Corn, !-,ts or Tomatoes, No. 2 cans 9c Pure Evirated Milk, tall cans, big bargain 10c Pure Tomato Catsup, bottle c 4X Coffee, Steel Cut, vvr lb. ,7t Bulk Coffee, Steel Cut, lb. l2k Rub No More Soap, big b us, 16 ., big bargain, JO bars 75c laska Salmon, tall cans 12c BUTTER SALE Best Creamery Butter, 1 1 . 1 1 churned, O A ii, ftfirC 18 SMOKED MEATS, HAMS AND BACONS. No. i Smoked Picnic Hams, sugar cured, 6 to 8 lbs. each, lb 12: c Hetzel'8 Fancy Side Breakfast Bacon, extra special, lb., Hetzel's Fancy Bacon Square, half or whole, the same kind that some try to imitate for Hetzel's Breakfast Bacon, lb 10c Smoked Blade Butts, vry lean and suixar cured, lb. 18c Cottage Hams, SUgar cured, Hickory smoked, the finest you ever had, per lb. 25c Miller & Hart's Square Deal B icon, per lb. 20c BIG VEAL SALE Vm1: 6c 110 II ani V c.tl nil n v Veal am v Veal I be shouldei 13c id t louis. 13c BUTTERINE SALE Oak Crt.i Butterine 22c . N'ui But 1 C IDC CHEESE SALE ri, k, !! 1 6C I .in ;horn Cheese, whole. 18c 2c per Hi iet these prices m small pieces. 1