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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1921.
THE OTTAWA FREE TRADER-JOURNAL
PAGE FIVt.
LA SALLEAN AGAIN
IS CHOSEN COUNTY
E INSPECTOR
JOHN O'BRIEN, PRESENT INCUM
BENT. WINS APPOINTMENT AT
ELECTION HELD THIS MORN
ING BY COUNTY BOARD DE
FEATS OPPONENT 35 TO 14.
By voir of M to h John O'Brira
of i.a Salle, mu r selected county
mine inspector, erer John Reynolds
hiK Btreator opponent, at this morn
lag's meeting or the board or super
visors. The election of minn i
speetor was made a niolal order of
buHitiPSM for today, but srss not ex
pected by those in the know" to
turn out BUOh a lopsided alTulr.
After II was shown that O'Brien
had the Held virtually to himself, M.
A. Branson, of Btreator, moved that
the election ie made unanimous,
which course was followed by the
anions.
Today's session was opened at 10
O'clock and was given over largely to
the reading of reports of standing and
special committees, following which
an adjournment was taken until to
morrow morning.
The I, a Sulle county poultry asso
ciation petitioned the board for an
allowance or $250 toward their an
nual show which will be held at
Btreator, ill . from Jan, : to 14. The
petition was referred to the Judiciary
and the finance committees to he re
ported on at this session.
Reports of the state charities and
of the court house and Jiiil commit
tecs were then read and approved.
Extended Blind Aid.
The special committee to whom
the matter of the petitions from Geo.
A .... ...... ? O.m. .1 T... .1 ..1 .. I.
Oenowskl of ht Salle, asking ror aid i
under the blind act, were referred!
to at yesterday's meeting, reported j
bac k to the hoard that they had In
TestigSted the petitions, and that
they had reached an agreement by,
which each of the petitioners should 1
receive $1(0 per year.
The sheriff s report for the past six '
months, ending Dec. 1. wa. read and
showed that an amount of $487.90
was due the county from the office
for that length of time. The report
Was approved by the auditor.
County Clerk Thomas A. Ferguson's
report of receipts and expenditures
for the fiscal year was then read.
The report stated that during the
year a total of 408 marriage licenses
had been issued. The report was
adopted by the board.
The Mine Inspector's Pay
The fees and salaries committee
reported that the salary of the coun
ty mine inspector for the ensuing
year should remain the same. $5 per
day, and that he should be allowed
$25 per month fr traveling expenses.
The committee also reported back to
the, board that they had considered
the appointment by County Judge
Harry B. Keck of Mrs. Anna Free
bury as cook at the county detention
home and of William Willy as jani
tor at the same institution, and that
they found the appointments satis
factory and recommended the pay
ment of salaries as fixed by Judge
Heck.
Prepare for Pauper Relief.
Following the reading of the com
munications and the adoption of the
above reports former Chairman M. A.
Branson of Btreator introduced and
moved the adoption of the following
resolution :
"Whereas, there are a large num
ber Of persons out of employment in
our county and the applications for
aid will become too great for the
funds available to the supervisors and
their respective towns, now,
Therefore He It Resolved, that the
finance commitee the and is hereby
authorized to make adequate provis
ions from the funds now or may be
available for the purpose of meeting
this emergency.
M. A rtRON'SON."
The resolution was adopted unan
imously by the 'board.
Not to Sue Matthiessens.
Mixing a letter covering matters
pertaining to the Matthlessen estate
with ft resolution ordering the state's
attorney to file suits to collect de
linquent, titses, the board of super
visors yesterday at their regular
meeting left the impression among
scribes that tin1 move was aimed at
the long-standing troubles between
the zinc manufacturer's heirs and
MIN
The Popular Columbia Phono
graph Singer
FRED HUGHES
"The Welch Tenor"
Assisted by
Earle Browne at the Piano
gvV
10
Bert FORD
KURT &
"Dainty,
Mr. Hughes'
The Morey
" fcVST M
I
hoIoiis. Such, however, was not
oaae. The resolution Ih eonlrar
In Import to the Kree Trader Jour
rial's interpretation or It In VVednes
day's Issue. The hoard did not oil
thorite the prosecutor to start nro
Deeding! against any one Individual
Or set of Individuals, The resolution
follows:
Whereas, The tlrst paragraph of
Article 5, of Chapter 14, of the Re
vised Statutes of the state or Illinois.
With reference to the duties of all
state's attorneys in this state, pro
vides at follows
The duties of each stale's attorney
shall be
KirstTo commence and prosecute
all actions, suits, indictments and
prosecutions, Civil und criminal, In
any court of record in his county, in
which the people nr the state or coun
ty may be concerned.
And Whereas. Many thousands of
dollars are due to the county of La
Salle, on account of delinquent taxes.
And Whereas. The supreme court
of this state has der ided that boards
Of supervisors In this state have no
power to employ attorneys to collect
delinquent taxes due their respective
counties.
Mow, Therefore He It It. 'solved,
by the iboard or supervisors or the
county of La Salle that the state's
attorney of La Salle county be nnd
he is hereby directed to Immediately
take such steps and commence and
prosecute such actions, either In law
or In equity, as In his opinion may he
necessary to collect all dellquent
taxes due to the said county of La
Salle for the period of twenty years
last past.
Petitions and Report!.
Applications from John O'Rrlen of
La Salle, present La Salle county
mine Insnector. and William Hell of
Streator for the office of county mine j
Inspector for the ensuing year were
read oy we ciera. rne applications
were received by the hoard and plac
ed on (He.
Petitions from George Armstrong.
07. of Streator. and from II Rudolph,
of La Salle, asking for aid under the
blind act were then presented to the
board. The petitions were accepted
by the supervisors and upon motion
were referred to the charities com
mittee. Reports from Probate Clerk W C
Flick of the business transacted in
his office for the past six months, and
from County Auditor Axel Helberg
for the last year, together with Cor
oner Timothy Donoghuefe quarterly
report, were also read to the board
by the clerk. The special committees
reported that they had investigated
the matters of the reports and found
them satisfactory and moved their
adoption. The reports were adopted.
The special committee on the Dee
nis bridge in Dayton township re
ported 'b.-k to the board that the
bridge had been constructed and pe
titioned the board to order the coun
ty clerk to draw up an order for $612
in payment of the county's share of
the construction of said bridge.
The board adjourned then until 10
o'clock this morning.
MOOSE LODGE TO TAKE
OUT A NEW CHARTER
At the last regular meeting of the
loyal order or Moose, Captain Harry
Glen of Mooseheart presided and it
vas voted that Ottawa lodge No. 690
should be dissolved and a new char
ter issued. The local Moose lodge
has at present eighty members, thir
ty of whom are located in Ottawa.
It was decided to put up a stren
uous campaign and an attempt will
be made to reach everyone In Ottawa
who has the love of children at heart
to Interest him in the great work
the organization is doing along these
lines, under the direction of ('apt.
Glen. To assist him in this work
Mooseheart has sent Glen r'age and
Harold Coster.
Darius A. Rrown, former mayor of
Kansas City, acclaimed by many as
the greatest orator on the platform
today, will be brought to Ottawa next
month to make a number of local
speeches.
The club rooms were renovated and
cleaned anil open house will he held
every night this week where local
members and thoir families may gath
er. The regular meeting will be held
next Monday evening and all mem
bers are urtged to "be present as
there are a number of candidates to
be initiated.
Dolls for the Kiddies
35c to $4.95
at
O. R. ALLEN'S
the
the
SUNDAY, DEC. 18th
W1LHAT TROUPE
"THE INTRUDER"
A 'Novelty of trie Varieties
& PRICE Pauline
EDITH KUEHN
in
Different Doings"
Records may be heard at
Roberts Music Store
WfifcSjffl $87,576 IRE
Hurry Belroac has returned from r.
business nip to Chicago,
Frank llugl of Ransom was an Ot
tawa visitor today.
.1 II Herring went to Chicago Ibis
morning on business In connection
with the sand Industry
w. F C stella is transacting busi
ness In Chicago tod a
Mrs. j. i'. Catlln Is spending the
duy In Chicago.
Mrs. J. II. Brown or Chicago Is vis
iting at the home of I'. , Mahoney on
ColUPlbUS street
Mrs George Peuch of Earlvllle was
an Ottawa visitor yesterday
Arthur Walsh. Oi Btreator, was an
Ottawa Visitor last nighl
Nelson Conway, son of Altornev
and Mrs J J Conway, who is attend
lug Lake Forest Academy left Chica
go this afternoon fur a weeks visit in
Toledo, Ohio, with Herbert VVnrti
who spent Thanksgiving at the Con
way home.
Roland Defenbaugh, of streator,
was an Ottawa visitor yesterday.
Misses Mildred and Inez DeBolt
spent yesterday in Ottawa.
Miss Ida Bruer, of Sheridan, was an
Ottawa visitor yesterday.
Harold Krbus. of Peru, was an Ot
tawa visitor last night.
P, F Nevins. of Adams strict, went
to Chicago today for a visit with
friends.
Ward Defenbaugh ,of streator, was
an Ottawa visitor last night
Mrs Carl Valley, of Marseilles, waj
an Ottawa visitor yesterday.
REACH AGREEMENT
ON 5-5-3 NAVAL RATIO
Washington. Deo, 16.- Consideration
f the naval ratio question wus ui.der
stood to have been cumuli ted today
by the "big three" of the Washington
conference.
Ml ting at Ih. slate department.
Secretary Hughes, A. .1. Balfour and
Baron Kato .pent an hour discussing,
it was understood, the naval ratio
question, and st the break up cf the
session it was indicated they wnul i
not meet again. This was taken to
fori cast final anil complete agree
ment on limitation of : aval armament.
It was Indicated an announc meat of
the agreement would be made before
night.
CLOSE NATIONAL PLATE
GLASS GRINDING ROOM
A large number of men were
thrown out of work today when
the casting rooms of the National
Plate Glass factory of West Ottawa
shut down for repairs. The casting
rooms are the first division of the
entire plant to close down and ac
cording to Officials of the factory all
other parts andj divisions) will be
closed by next Saturday, thereby
throwing about 4'm laborers out of
employment.
The shutdown as far as can be
learned will last for about six weeks.
33,192 BASE BALLS
USED IN N. LEAGUE
New York,
thousand, one
I w e luisehalls
Dei'. 14. Thirty-three
hundred and ninety-
were used m the .a-
tional League 1
dler reported
meeting today
ist season, Pres. Hey
rt the annual league
While many were
used In praetir
0 fl64 sanies
thing like 215 I
the season.
e. UKured on a uasis
the clubs used some
baseballs each day of
w
ID RUN CUUNIY IN
1921 THAN IN 1917
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWS IN
CREASED EXPENSE ACCOUNTS
IN NEARLY ALL DEPARTMENTS
CHARITIES COST HUGE SUM
EACH YEAR.
An Increare of $X7..7...C in the cost
cf operating La Salle county last year
over tin- nverage of the previous Tour
.vears was Indicated in the r pnt
fthlch county Auditor An i Helberg
made to the board of BUporvlsorl ve.i-
tenia v aftorMon. In I'.C'I lh" total:
i xpenditures for i
iountv business were
1493,161.78. The av
tragi
i
tai ex
previou
i pcnues for the four y
were 1395,686.18,
An Increase of $88,911
In the up-
keep or the various charitable Instill!
tlons of the county over the aw rage
Cl the past four years is shown In the
report, The m!de,i coal of the oourts
and criminal channels of tin- county
for the pust yeur over the average of
ih- four previous years amounted to
During the past year there has been
an Increase of about 1.10 per cent in
, the amount paid In mothers' pension-'
I 'I he Increase of the sum paid to state
Institutions for the Can of Insane,
feeble minded, delinquent and crimi
nals of the county ha;; boon Dearly 200
per cent. Thin rafaos the expenses of
the ' ounty Court, Circuit Court, shr-r-IJTs
ami slate'.; attroncy'n offices.
Mr. Helberg in nia report state
that tie- lucres d pay of sup rvisors
ioi board and committee meetings, to
gether with the Increased costs of
elections, make the amounts much
largi r than formerly. He states that
the county treasurer need- about 50
pi r cent more to run ills office, due
to his additional work as county col
lect ir.
. Mr. Helberg advises the keeping of
'about thirty children In the Detention
Home at all times, stating tint the
overhead of maintaining this number
dor s not average so large as when
fewer children are there. IH sti.tr.i
that he belie VOS the county can save
money by holding tic inmate.", there
miner trian sending, tntin to outer in
stitutions. The report shows that the various
county fee offices are all being oper
ated within the.lr earnings.
The total expenditures of the county
as Indicated, by the report were as
follows:
Total Expenditures.
Average
1921. tour years.
Charities $U4. 746.7! $106,834.98 j
Court und crim
inal business. 91,56.12 78,567.45
Roads and
bridges 82.773.22 78,01-7.56
Elections 25,591.14 15,446.87 j
. Board of super
visors 14,000.40 7,7.',,3.3ti
'Hoard of review 2,264.82 1,788.10
County attorney 1.47B.39 1,590.41
County auditcr.. 2,637.14 8,136.27
Mine Inopector.. 1,810.00 1,010.77
Recorder s.994.89 591.83
Surveyor and
! supertlntondent
of highways.. 4.279. 2ti 3,017,63
Supi rlntendenl of
schools 8,515.94 6,308.01
Treasurer 16,963,53 11,638.17
.Ni W building:
Inexpensive Gifts
Children's Felt siip-y
iers OSJC
Children's Felt Slir with
$1.00
Children's Beaded Indian
Mocs $1.00
Ladies' Felt d nr
Juliet Slippers ll
Ladies' Pelt tf -s QfT
Comfy Slippers . p 1 .OO
Ladles' Felt dQ (f
Juliet Slippers ..ipO.UU
Ladies' Satin 4tO CA
Comfy Slippers .Pa-.OU
Ladies' Beaded tf -t J"A
Indian M o J) 1 . O U
Ladies' Gymnasi- iQ AA
um Shoes P3.UU
Our Daniel Green
Felt Slippers are
the nicest things for
Gifts.
Men's Comfy
Slippers . . .
Men s Leather
House Slippers
Men's Daniel
Green Comfy
Men's Felt
with leather
soles
Men's all Pelt
Slippers
Men's Fine Kid
Opera Slippers.
Roys' Felt
Comfy Slippers
L. C. BRAND
SHOE CO.
and capital
Improvements 19,243,00 1 8,910.66
( Mirth and death
) certificates .. S40 so 5M.08
Better Fanning
I Association 1,500.00
Poultry Assn
i and Car in In
stltutn 860.00 Mf.60
: Homo Bureau , , 1,500 0 P 1,000.00
Wolf bounty . .. 430 I 0 lfi8.00
Tuber ouloale
Sanitarium ... 38,020.27 44,778.17
hlld's welfare
and donations 413.80 717.00
Misc. Items .... 140.40 M6.30
Soldiers' me-
I morlul 19,826.70
Totals ,....1488,161
The total amount i
rlminul and charitable
II follows:
Fcr All Char, tabic
7.x 1395.580.13
expended for
purposes are
Purposes.
Average
previous
four year
$ 87.779.90
8,870.83
18,517.66
8,77.11
5,015.88
:'..:m.st
8,769.50
888.78
408.50
Total 1184,746.71 1105,884.98
Court and Criminal Business.
circuit Court $ 88,054.10 $ 17,679.7
County ( ourt .. 1 S.1S:?.29 18,0638.79
Probata court.. 18,019.87 12.498. 21
Slate's
Sheriff
attorney
9,649.87 8,876.72
14,486.04 10,144.52
1 1 ,595.76 14,444X4
( 'ounty jail . . .
J P, and con
stable fees
N20.H)
a74.S!
Total
J 91,648.18 $ 76J667.45
Marriage Licenses.
Jett Mason, Stn.-ator, 39;
Mathua, Streator, 32.
Ada
XMAS DANCE.
OTTAWA ARMORY,
MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 26.
Merry Christmas
is the wish of
THE RIGDEN
JEWELRY STORE
The Rigden Jewelry Store
and If you select your pres
ents from our complete and
'up-to-date stock of jewelry,
Heed Barton Silverware,
Llbbey Cut Glass. Minnie
Luken China, you will be
merry.
You have purchased the
'best that can be obtained at
a reasonable price and have
really given
Gifts That Last
The Old Stand, 210 Main St.
$1.75
41 O ((
m).UU
$2.75
Daniel Green,
$2.95
$1.50
4fQ Cft
spO.OU
Jvj CtZ
vp 1 . 0 O
mi,
County Home. $ 41,893 22
Detention Homo 10,981.03
Outside pauper
aid 41,168.96
Mother,' pen
sion 19,659.11
Blind act 6,848.00
State oharltloo.. 9,405.80
Coroner 8961.00
Boldli rs' burial. 1,400.00
insanity com
missions 580.00
it
HALT WRIT AGAINST
MINERS CHECK OFF
Washington. Dec 15, The Injunc
tion banning th chock Off system Oi
oollectlng miners' dues recently is-
I ued by Judge Audi rain at Indian
spoils today was ordered recast by
the Culled state.i Clrcull ourt of Ap
peals, it was remanded to Judge An
derson with instructions to onor h
preliminar) injunction while the case
IS being n heard
Real Estate Transfers.
Nov. iili, 1981, Lloyd II Hunter &
to Hunter Stevens Co, s60fi 1 1 r. i80fl
wlOft It 4 bl7 La Salle fi
Dec. 9, 1981, Marie A Jos. Thnmm
to Thus. J. O'Meara it sw'4 7 33 3,
II.
Her:. 9, 1081, ThOS, J, O'Meara to
Marie Thumm sain--. $1.
Don't forget Auction Muehler Elec
tric Co.. 618 La Salle St. Starts at
1 p, m. Friday. Entire stock must
! be sold.
Don't forget Auction Muehler Elec
tric Co., 818 La Salle St. StartB at
I p. m. Friday. Entire stork must
be sold.
CLASSIFIED ADS.
FOR SALS- Jewel cook store and
Reliable gas strive, in g I condi
tion. Cheap if taken at once. Tel.
959-K,
kor sack MUburn electric; late!
modi I; used very little, and cannot i
be told from a new car; buy it for
Xmas; $1,960. P. H. GODFREY.
I 'hone 128.
Thurs. & Fri.
Dec. 15th & 16th
Coming Soon
Your Last Chance to See
THE DEMPSEY-CARPENTIER
Famous Fight Picture
The Actual Fight Blow for Blow
Admission 50c plus tax Starts 7:00-8:00-9:00 P. M.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Alma Rubens in 'Thoughtless Women"
Also Aesop Fable and Topics of the Day
aurTVrrT:T-'r trrmm ''' arnii.Trras
Buy Your Christmas
Brunswick Early
The complete line of Brunswicks
for Christmas is now on advance dis
play. You are invited to come now
and inspect these beautiful models,
both cabinet and period designs.
Now is the time to choose. For thus
you avoid the crush of later shopping,
have more time to make your selec
tion, and are assured of getting just
the instrument you want.
Prices range from $65; seventeen
models from which to choose. Con
venient terms can be arranged.
Bannons
Music
Shop
Ottawa, 111.
1
Lester J. Horan, Attorney-at-Law
PINAL SFTTI.KMKNT
Estate of Katharine sheeny,
Notice is hereby given to all persons
Interested in said Batnte, that the un
dersigned, Executor of the lust will
nil Testanont of said Katherllie
p'heehy deceased, will appear before
the Probate Court of the county of
La Salle and State or Illinois, at the
County Court House, In Ottawa, In
said County, "ii Monday, the 18th day
of February, A, D . 1988, for the pur
pose el rendering an account of Its
proceedings In the administration of
said Estate for the final settlement,
when and when- and all persons in
terested may appear and show cause,
if any there be, why such account
should not be approved by the Court.
Dated ut Ottawa, this Kith day of
December. 1921.
THE FIRST TRUST COMPANY of
Ottawa, Illinois
Executor.
Attest :
WILLIAM C. FLICK,
Clerk Crobate Court, La Sale Coo.
rvv4fri i i.i skTi
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si mii TTiinniavj
Tonight
tdna Murphy & Johnny Walker
in "PLAY SQUARE"
A Wm. Fox Feature, filled with
thrills.
ALSO THE LATEST FOX NEWS
Tomorrow
Tom Mix
in rj
"After Your Own
Heart"
His latest picture, and as always,
a sure firepleasing entertain
ment. Also our usual high-class comedy
"THE STORK'S MISTAKE"
Today J
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FlaUhrd la Kdtm BrvwSJ
or R.S Mahoc.ay na
Fumed or Goldaa r .k .
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