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Ottawa ifm:i: trader - journal
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1921.
FREE TRADER - JOURNAL
AND OTTAWA FAIR DEALtR
111 Wett Main Itreet
HuiiHfit.i Bvery Afternoon Except Sunday,
irHKK THAUKit-JOl'ltNAL PRINTING co Publishers
W. H. OHM AN Editor and Oram! Maaager
U II. WOOl.UKKT Managing Bdltor
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TEM;
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of all news dispatches credited to it or not otbt rwlse predited to iht pnpw
and also local news published hereto
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wa, iu.. aider tba Act or Oct 3. mn.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMDr.n 0. 1921.
EVERETT TRUE
RY CONDO,
BAD RAILROAD CROSSING.
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to I
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w nn i::c
duct across the
the famous' Mo
the end of thai
of work can be
be a great s
ic plans and
the interurli
underway , if n
condition of the i
money not ohligab
bij true of its " i
improvement whic
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w hile t' i ,e,i c mie
by ;i little prccauti
street) near the "1
ha card usi liecause
the up and d
correct tin-,
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GRAND RIDGE
MISS WINIFRED YOCUM
Correspondent
-..
Mr. iind Mrn. Pores) Jonei and
aona, Dale and Delmar, and Mra. John
Heth ami daughters, Miss Arllne, tno
tored to Kankakee Bunday, where
they spent the day at the home ot the
former's aunt, Mrs. Luclnda Lucky.
nemember the Red cross Mh An
nual Roll Oail on Nov nth,
Dearth is chairman of the drive - i
us k( ep our list on the increase.
Mr. and .Mrs. Moody R0W who rc
side northeast ot the tillage was (sit
ed bj i he siork Bundai mornlna. Nov.
6th, The result being a line baby hoy I
boy Mother and son doing nicely,
The cot Together Club who were to
huvo met Friday, Nov. llth decided to
postpone their club meeting tor one
week owing to tho tact that this l'ri
(l.i Is Armistice Day.
Mrs, George Walkllng of West Main
st entertained the members ot the
600 dub at her home on Monday after
noon The club was only recently or-
ganlsed and it Is the intention of the
clnb to meet every two weeks mi
Wednesda) afternoon from two to Ave
o'clock. The next meeting will be at
the home of Mrs. Charles Chrittman
On the east side.
Helen, the eldest daughter of Mr.
Bnd Mrs, .i A Lucky of the Kast side
u.is the guest Of honor at a dinner
party held Sunday. Nov. 8th at tho
home Of her ancle and aunt, Mr. and;
Mrs Win. Hepner near Marseilles In
honor of the liUe lady's 6th birthday'
anniversary. A feature of the dinner
was the beautiful birthday cake with
Its d little candles. The day was de-
tdedly pleasant for all participating.
Marseilles News
MARY MACARTHUR
Office Phone, Black 176. House Phone, Black 35.
Office over Star Theater.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1921.
ANNOUNCE PROGRAM
FOR ARMISTICE DAY
Ahout lw(nty tlve were present at
the annual meeting of the Laldes Aid
I of the Congregational church In the
parsonage yesterday. The following
were elected for the coming yean
President, Mrs. Felix Howland; vice
president, Mrs T. u. Harrington; Sec
retary, Mrs. c, P, Trowbridge; Treas
urer, Mrs. Henry Kohl,
Light refreshments were served by
the hostess, Mrs. Stephens, and the
women had a sociable hour making
plans for tho oOffllng year.
M BSngel has returned from a trip
to Chicago.
At the open meeting held in Legion
Hall on the evening of November 8th, I
the committee arranged the following
program for Armistice Day:
In 58 A bomb will he tired and
everyone is requested to face east in
remembrance Of our fallen heroes and;
remain iu that position until the second,
bomb is tired, two minutes later.
11:01) A Renerul rejoicing will take
place. 1'actory w histles blow and j
bells ring.
12: I . g"aJl in for parade at corner
of Broadway and Main streets.
1:16 Parade starts, Will march up
Main st, to Washington, east to Rose,
north to liluff. west on Itluff to Plral
south to Clarfc. cast on Clark to Main,1
Mistress Cora Tlsler and It.
wilt
A very
dd
enjoyable family reunion was then disband
II.
I he
I
yMSBtS-
.TxTtt: uxnm
illt
! ti
is thai
street.
of til
tmpint
uritati' n, onl
This has d I its
has been the source of much
as the circumstances are forgotten. M1"
the road to under the railroad. Th
easily made, but would cost -1 mebody
blemy f oot)orttinit for good drainage,
difficulties i be met, and the evil should be
death tojl is collected
Ottawa is. nr -Ip itlil be much interesto
crossings as safe as possible, Everyone
ctdss from one to three railroad tracks, aui
the city tti sec that the hazards arc redu
i tssible,
j tt ' De aii
rcinedv is
til
ere are n
,;i(ii thOllgnt
mi i Itamplain
apparent ft r
nerd could be
'
engineering
ure further
Today's Markets
Sunday at the home Mrs. Lulu
Rlnker when she entertained her
brother and sisters anil their families
I at dinner The BjUOStS were Mr. and
Mrs Blgy Birtwell and daughter,
Audry ot titter Creek, Mr. and Mrs.
H, l) Crosby and son. Roy of the vil
lage, Miss Martin of Streator and
Leslie Mowers of Jollet, Mr. Powers
.is entertained on Monday evening
at the home of Mr and Mrs. H. D.
Crosby before returning to the stone
McAlpim
Ittie
din-
FREE BUYING BULLS
TODAY'S GRAIN MARKET
GRAIN
Mr
and
Chicago market repor: tarnished by
C. w. Klrby, mancger Simons, Day
ft Co., Room 312 Mo'jnoy Buiiding.
1'lioue 95.
Prey.
closo.
r. and Mrs w. I Hibbs and
thter Mettv of tilt...a W( n
gneets the Ural i f the week with
and Mrs. c. W. Peterson of Sylvan
enti".
Mrs. Mary Antrara of Pennsylvania,
lohaaboen making a protracted visit
th her daughter i:i Kansas, arriM'd
laid
if t
Hlb. Low. Close
ho
iter
cttv
niti-t
-t hi
ana rain
hs i be d
irermge v
ulily ad van i
Wh
ay
May
1.06 V
i.ii'..
MOTOR VEHICLES ARE HERE PERMANENTL Y.
:it totals i 9,000,000 or lO.OOOiOO.
ming quotations, which ranged
i
th
I he automobile
The evidence appears
classes of people. 1 i
equipped w ith one t r
poulation ii would a
that. They have, to
farms and the spiritei
travel and traffic betw
trtbuted largely t
oui the country,
about with a co
1921, lid 1 me wi
of pre-automobil
But with all
oi the ni' in if d
recklessness and
as carelessness,
in the hearts of
The Depart
VVashingti n, has
there were recoi
third of th
a 1 e
tarn
the
tintf.
1
nd oaU held a
May $L09
a slight sag
onn i to well
.Z2
Cash
Markets.
1 great ex
n adsters
11 these a
the hiiiha
iilislnnent-
liave aiiL
heeii
1 1 1 ; c
d
0 w
'.c advance,
d only minor II
May
tctua
New No.
Ni w No.
Oats
: No. 2 a l
:: whiU
I white
.434-
1.041
1.09
.32
47
.47
4C,
. 44
.44
44
.41!
it
t. together with
strt
Uvea,
Mr. and Mrs. A. M
Mi--s Lura were dinner
at the Jesse Dillie hi
of the village.
TOO ti. 1. Rogei
a pleasant surprli
1 in
a eek for a
brother-in
Wot Main
r local rela
tnc
Ellsworth and
guests Sunday
me. northwest
family was given
Sunday evenlne,
m
1 15 Plag raising with selection star
Spangled Banner by band, at Victory
Stand at the head Ot Main street,
where tho following program will take
place, t'apt. J, ) M, Pride. Chairman,
iu ( barge.
Prayer, Itev. Tisdalo.
Bong, Quartette.
Selection by hand.
Brief address Prof. C, V
Supt of Marseilles schools.
Son;; Audience joining in Singing,
Short address P. M. .MacArthur.
Selection by hand.
Address by States Attorney. Marry
p Keiiy, speaker of the day.
Song Quartette,
Benediction, Rev. O. A. Burton,
Taps.
An exhibition run by City lire depart
ment. S:0'i Football game. Depue vs Alar
settles Tigers at DePillppi Field.
6:00 Su; per served at Odd Fel
lows Hall by Relief corps.
sain Hand concert by thf Marseil
les Military hand at Legion ball.
LOO Dance at Legion hall.
The following have been selected to
Speaker of the day, Harry P. Kelly,
review the parade at Victory stand:
Mayor .1 a. Kelso and City Commis
sioners, T. R, Harrington. F. II. David
son, posl
P. Knott.
The following organisations
participate in the parade:
Marshal of the day. 8. l(. Lewla
ami assistant 3 1, Becker, colors ami
guards, William Blgler and assistants
School children iu charge ot Principal
Milium, iri. American Legion and all
ex-service men in "civics.", United
Milia Workers, carpenters, Odd Fol
lows and Rebekahs, KnlghtH of pytb
ias and Pythian Sisters, automobiles.
C A l( and W II. ('.. tiold Star
mothers, and the Red Cross.
Further Information can ba secured
bj application m a. Philltmore or Roy
states. It the weather Is inclement,
.the exercises will be held in the coli
seum. No Sting To It.
The Missionary Union of the Congre
gational church which meets on
Thursday, has sent out the following
(lite invitation:
A It ho you are busy as a bee,
Wan) on Thursday your face to boo.
I hope no member we will lack,
So please don'l turn your back.
Wants Friends To Call.
Clold Winders is homo from tho hos
pital, where he was taken when bin
Ii li arm was so injured by the acci
dental discharge of Ills gun that it
had to he amputated, lie is feeling
strong, considering bis recent exper
ience, and is taking enough interest in
life to wish to see his class mates, and
hopes they will call on him soon.
Buys Kellogg Market
The1 purchase of the Kellogg meat
market was consummated this mora
itiK. Mr. Civil. im of South Bend, tnd.,
having taken it over. He conies today
to look after the Una detail, Invoic
ing, etc.
Sell Knickerbocker House.
The house belonging to the Charles
Knickerbocker estate was sold yester
day, ami it is said tbo consideration
was 3,000.
Ship by Auto.
A 6 ton track, loaded with auto llre.t
for Peoria passed through hero on
the Ivy Way. This is the first truck
trip on a regular line from Chicago to
Peoria.
Lay Oft Night Shift.
The Certain toed Corporation have
laid off one entire shift of men for a
short time, They will run one shift
while doing repairs. i
to tho villa:
Rogers
tained
loinc
for a brief visit
where they were
ii o'clock dinner.
At
Guild
held
Miss
Th
-t'
itr'tit
to provision
tin
CASH MARKETS
SOUTH OTTAWA ELEVATOR.
study
to the
ii tine of the estn
t th Presbyterian church
iy afternoon at the church
itton's name was present
dl late for admission and
Ived Into membership ai
"ting. At the condusloi
and business the Rtrli
home of MLs Berths
diich
eei i introduced
her professional buying!
tiuipments the remainder:
treat
ar i
at
Hi
hit
ily s
skeil
(I l1, and I
d Baldwin
Uld Parker
moniies
inquiry
an
ther
h pr
motor veh
Kluced tb
ires extended
, er tweiitv-fivc
her with Delewaro,
I Western and !
'cialties easied sllghi
ssiire against food a
x. Lota! utilities v
s points pea pec-1
Locomotive and
were one point
I.
' w.
una
Wheat
No.
No
to.
No.
White .
yellow
white .
i iiow
white ,
vi Hew
.2S',';
,;ui u
.361
.34V)j
Mra c. W,
Wallingford
.Ml
and
frli
ted
Ith a i
Eva
ids !
a Misss
Sutton
ill healtl
U'V.
let
i Haze;
visited
Annette
litlon as
i owing
latl
RUCKRI&ELS
ELEVATOR.
$ .:
ot II
P
P
.'
l
accord it
number
mercial iti
tt D.oSS, i
n Ttionatc
and thai I
half times
lie tnatyctui tor
Teasetl eauiion
orn -
iNo.
No.
Vi
on ti
at St Mary's
day afternoon
Mr. and Mrs
wera visitors
tht F, Parmal
Mr, and Mr
children wen
ind Mr
laughte
ispttal,
(iuni
-'tn
tghter
calh J
iss Ethel
ator. Sun
2 while
I. S Brooks of Ottawa
he tirst of the week at
o home.
Frank Duttllngor and
recent callers at th 3
A. Yocum home, west of town.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Lehr and d nigh
t's vi-ited with relatives at Princi
lea
Ih
lien c-in
rate in
ration is
I act
lihle
the id''
Poulti
nc
WALLACE GRAIN
lent
tlli
nt
MARKET.
S .'J'.
lirst. of the week.
Catherine Woller
overnight guest
sister, Mrs. Han
htupt
it the
i John
was a
home
x:n o!
ni-
ni'
pel-lit,
oni
II V
the
ivers of the auto-, but by the!4 noon:
,.'10; lirst. is
Livestock.
! ree
EAST DIMMICK
He
average mostly
to yard
paid for
I ), its
No.
! No.
No.
( orn
No.
No.
Otta"
Ml
A nt i
-I
Ml
Ik (
Ada
n th
Fogli
white
w hlte
rtliile
yellow
.24 V.
i l'
ri turned
alter an
of her
I t(
staj
i radera
trong
Is
tie
Calvin M. n
II
In v.
Mrs.
tarry Fri rati r w a s
were gui i of relatives her.
hi call
teat li
"r.
spsnaing a
tther, Mrs. ,i
Mr. and Mr
her father. Jolltl Vltken. W
end visitors of Mr. mid M
Edith, Eli i" an I Ah tba f
tended a lleni- Hun an mot lii
home of Mra Warren Heiniy
Iftcc town I hursdu afti neon.
Mra. Dorothy SearH and nop!
Chicago were gnCStS of ii
Prcebatrn from Saturday untl
day.
Verne Mey rs oT L:i Salle Is
ing S few days at the William
conn, jr. some
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Lhler ol
north of Troy Drove and Mr, am
Mrs. John Kidd nt north i f Ti luniDl
Were dinner guests Sundae of Mr and i home Sun lay aftel
Mrs. Ad Clark D Otlmt re of
A Home Bureau meeting will be guesl fd bis cousin M
held at the home ni Mrs. John Weldor bairn, Monday
on Nov. IS. I Mtssi I Edith, I I- .
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Edgecomb and Crane attended n hotn
sons of Ottawa were callers at th" th high school in Mi
home of h"r parents. Mr. and Ml n.
W. H. Cuthbertson. Sunda afternoon it and Mrs Saniui
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Miller and Tarn- etiats of Mr and Mr
ily of Triumph were guests at thejuer Saturday sight
Lard
Cream, 3!
Kggs, 26c
Putter, 21
Springers.
liens, fc
LOCAL MARKETS
10c
Ducks, H,c.
Old Toms,
Pigeons, 6,
Old Roosters
Stags, Rc.
Geese, 8c.
0c.
8c.
d at
.lime
r her
since las! Friday.
Mrs. Thomas Fisher
to her home on the Last Sldi
ex) md d Btay at th i home
daughter n Ottawa.
Miss Cora Porter has retur
tb(! village alter a two month
tit the Raymond Hodgeman home, eaai
of town.
Mrs II. , Rogers and daughter,
Miss Bertha, were dinner guests Mon
day with Mrs. David Hunter.
i). Huntt r of Sylvan avenue Is dolntt
jury duty ;it the county seat this weel-
ALTON MAN HEADS
INSURANCE AGENTS
gated by my department shoa
o'tr investigations shew that
this kind of underwriting is sti'.l
going on.
"No one is going to he too critical
of what happened during the boom
days. 'e bad bad nothing like them
before. No one could know what
would happen next and there was a
lot of chance taking. Hut from now
on conservative and discriminating
underwriting must be the absolute
rule of the business. The companies
realize it and the public is going to in
sist upon it.
"Here is where the rn-operath
of the agent is vital. He Is tba main
spring of the whole business, for he
Kelts the insurance and obligates the
companies. An insurance compan
without agent's co-operation would be
like a kite without u tall,
ing a suspicious lire, with over insut
ance in each case There will be
more tires in this district unless the
companies cancel off entirely. Every
adjuster on these cos es agrees that
the companies should carry no risks
In this district and that a certain
Annual Church Meeting.
The annua! meeting of the Congre
gational i hurch w in be held in the
church parlors this evening. A full
, attendance Is desired.
this and
a lot ot
At Banker's Convention.
I'. J, Mahoney of the Farmers &
Men hauls Hank of this city, attended
the Hankers convention In Peru last
evening. City Attorney B C. Van
Hoorebeke delivered an address be
fore the bankers at Peru on "Taxa
tion." Mr. Van lloorheke is a member
of the Hoard of Review, and gave an
Interesting talk. ,
is
relieved of he
a report came
agent should bt
missions. Today
desk of the loss i
ered by $4,000 In
wrote this note:
agent writing a
looking up ValUl
tlcc Is a serioui
so many instanct
practice Is too gi
the companies.
"We t:nd notorious characters
com
to my
I a $l ,600 housi , cov
turance, The deputy
Another case of an
I he could, without
I.' This latter prac-
evll, and we have
-i of it that I fear tin
neral tor the good of
who
UTICA X
(Continued from lirst page.)
ii. end f ie
little
Mon-
spend-Bdge-
Frhiay, The
stevi neon, a i
amtnaUotts p
work.
v. ere callers at the Kath
Mitt
Velma
Olid len and
ice low nahip
irlne Steven-
and Hatha
tab nt plav a'
adota Tuesday
r.-rcvv;:r party
A surprise parly on Mr. and Mr
William Ford and family last night by
lie if friends and neighbors was given
They expert soon to move away.
Queaalng contests and a musical pre
gram were tie forms of entertain
ment. They presi el d Mrs. Ford
with three piece ol beautiful china
At a late hour a delicious lunch was
served and all departed, wi..blng them
lots of good lu !; an ! su cess in then
new heme
o
Mrs. Ramon Fwlie and Mr.
Charles Few lie entertained the
Crochet club at the home of th" for
mer A i lea lant .nt rnoon was spw
hy the Indh- and a delicious lunch
was served.
a P
die
Mrs ,r rjary
y sterday.
'lure- Reynolds and E. K Cliil.ler
attended tho bankers' banquet in Peru
yi sterday.
Mrs Joe Troch and baby were
Spring Vallej isitors yesterday.
Mrs K 1 Boyle and son .lurk are
visiting relativt s in Morris.
John Rheehy, William Morrlssey
ami Martin alrs Jr. attended a K.
C. smoker in tittawa last night.
Mr. and Mrs, Jchn CoagTOVa, Kd
Ranley at ' later, and John carlin
and slate ai.ended the funeral of
Mike Brennan in La Salle yesterdav
morning,
Mr- v j; ,osi.ir was an Ottawa
, b .pp. r ;.. v rdajr.
is we com
could for it.
"The spree is about over now.
are having the headachi of the
Ing alter. W are Koin to net
justed shortly when we realise
We
every innivtuuai naa to reaajBSi nun
self in the process,
"Th' insurance companies have for
lome time past been getting the re
coil from the so-callf'l boom times
through which we recently passed
The are and have lien naving Un
precedented losses Perhepl ther.' j
was a little too much (ealOUMMS In
writing Insurance up to tho limit of
inflated values when things were look
iivg up. creating bad moral hazard;
when values dropped. Perhaps there
should have been a more vigorous pol
icy of aancellaUon when signs of de
pression ap red ertainly there
.a a lot of (;i;. ess underwriting -taking
on of undesirable ri-ks Snd
ovcr-iufurin of lisks. Loss -s investi-
are carrying liberal insurance, some
of them eX-flrebUgS, Pi rliapa I ban
'letter leave off the ex, ;is I am no',
sure that there bis been a reforma
tion. v
"These cases are cited at. random.
They represent types which we are
encountering all the time,
"Underwriting of thin character im
pairs the stability of the companies
and strikes at the conlider.ee id' tic
public, which is a vital asset to tic
business. It is a real cause of losses
When it is eliminated, losses and rates
will be reduce:l accordingly.
'This cannot be accomplished with
iiut the co-operation of the agents. I" i
crimination must be practiced in the
election of risks. In the mad scram
ble lor business overzealous agent
I oftentimes bat an eye at a conditio:!
! which, if given careful consideration.
Would not Ic entertained from an Un
derwriting Btafld point. This sort of
la chance taking must he eliminated.
And the insurance written must con
form to and net exceed values.
Excellence in Art.
Excellence In art is to be attained
only by active effort, and not by pa
slve Impressions; by the manly over
coming of difhVull ies. hy patient.
Straggle ngainr adverse circumstance,
by the thrifty use of moderate oppor
tunltities, The great utlsts were not
rocked um! dandled into eminence, but
they attained to it by thai course of
labor and discipline which BO BaM
need go te Rome or Paris or London
to enter upon.-- Milliard.
Local Notes.
J. Kellogg who was taken recent
to a Jollet hospital for treatment,
Improving somewhat since be be
came an inmate of the hospital.
A. it. Workman went to Springfield
! yesterday afternoon, to attend a con
vention of telephone managers and
ow ners.
Justice O. E. Covoll will open an of
I lice in Carpenters hall today, where
Ibis honor may be found ready to dis
i Dense justice to all comers.
Grace Brooks of Broadway went to
Ryburn today to submit to an opera
tion for the removal of her tonBlls.
Also, Marion Stickles will have a
similar operation today in Hyburti
hospital.
Emmett Weir was a Seneca visitor
' last evening again. Why does Km
; mett spend so many evenings in
j Seneca?
James ('ox, stale Inspector for auto
! mobile licenses, was here again yes
i terday.
Superintendent Waters of the 1. &
M. (anal and engineer Bennett of the
deep waterway staff were Marseilles
visitors today.
K. I'. 'Milhurn is shipping his
household goods today to Heynolds
Ville, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Milhurn will
leave either tonight or in the morning
lor their new home. They have
leased a farm there for tho coming
year.
Well Drilling.
Two machines will be ready
time to drill deep
reasonable, '"all
drop a card to
.1. 1 1. DBFBNBAUOH, Cornell
at any
water wells, Prices
by telephone or
111.
Soutn Side Coal.
6.0 per ton In two ton lots or
more. $ti 7"i per ton for single tons
and on the hill. For prompt delivery
'phone Hlack No. S.
Manufacturers' final fn
Now We Know Better.
A beauty specialist writes: "Hunions
end cms should he taken to a coiiipo-
teni '-hlrnpodlst." OUT custom has al
ways i" en to man them.- noatusj
Tr i ::..
THE GEORGE HOLLE
PLUMBING Co.
Dealers in high grade
plumbing and heating
apparatus. Work and
material guaranteed.
Our prices are reason
able. Shop in Farm Pro
duce Company Building.
Phone Blk 286