One of the native sons of LaSalle county is C. W. Butters, an
enterprising young business man of Ottawa. He was born in Prairie Center
township. February 1, 1871, and is one of the six children of John and
Maggie (Miller) Butters, the former a native of Scotland.
With his
brothers and sisters, young Butters passed his childhood upon the old
homestead and received a public-school education. Lessons of integrity and
justice, public spirit and patriotism were instilled into his youthful mind
by his wise and conscientious parents, and his whole life thus far has been
actuated and controlled by the most admirable principles. He is a student
and thinker, making up his mind to a course of action in no hasty manner,
but when he has resolved what is the right thing to do he does not hesitate
but manfully takes up the task before him.
During the long weeks of
anxious suspense in the early part of 1898, prior to the declaration of war
by the United States government against Spain, the oppressor of her helpless
subjects, Mr. Butters decided the question for himself that he would offer
his services to his country upon the first call to arms. Accordingly, when
the opportunity presented itself he enlisted, April 26, 1898, as a member of
the Third Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was made a corporal,
serving under Colonel Bennett. After passing through the hardships of camp
life, and holding himself ready at any moment for the more serious
responsibilities of military life, he was honorably discharged January 19,
1899.
Returning home, Mr. Butters resumed the ordinary vocations of
business life. He is the proprietor of a neat and well equipped restaurant
and cafe at No. 106 Market street, Ottawa, where an appetizing meal can be
obtained at any reasonable hour of the day or night. He carries a large
stock of fruit and confectionery, bread, cake and bakery goods, and ices,
ice-cream and oysters in season. By uniform courtesy and a genuine desire to
please, he has won a large patronage and has a promising business career
before him.
Extracted 13 Jun 2019 by Norma Hass from Biographical and Genealogical Record of LaSalle County, Illinois, published in 1900, volume 2, pages 643-644.
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