The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26
FROM EARLvILLE.
BUTTER, EGGS AND POULTRY.

BUTTER, EGGS AND POULTRY.
In the basement story, under II. T. Ickin.
ney's store, in Dupee's Block, Ed. Bagley is busy
in retailing and shipping butter. eggs aud poul-
try. "Old Ed" is the earliest settler On Indian
Creek. He was here when old Blackhawk i'm
syined he owned this country. Eds head lops
little; his eyes are twisted, SO that he can see
turkey, goose. chicken, grouse. quail or snipe
long before it gets into town. He sticks turkey
with little penknife, 30 quietly and carefully
that turkeys actually come to him to be stuck.
While sticking one, tsther turkey waits imps-
isntly for her turn. Ed ships to New York
large quantities Of game. He buys more than
al others in EArlville. Ed has the art of dreas.
ing game - perfection. Eds chickens never
complain Of . hard death; he kills them 80
pleasantly.
THE TANNERY.
c. s. Manson, Esq, has rs-epensl his taansry,
which has been Suspended for several months.
1r Aunson has made . large contract with
Eastern men. 70 furnish them With leather from
his tannery The tanAsry is now up to ito ut.
NEST capacity. II our tswn had moro such men
- G. s. 1unssa and james Simons, "Slsepy
Hollow" would sever ini "local habitstisa and
name" here in Earlvills. Either Of the gsltls.
nsa srs wsrth - our tova twenty dead msa.
yURxIrURR.
David l. Barnard has the only furniture house
IN GArlvill& He has aow . large stock from
Boston, New Ysrk and Chicago. Mr.. Barnard
keeps large rosas, in which he repairs old fur,i.
kvSHa tkAk 4 lat -.
u asw, In these hard times, doing the heaviest
business in that line ever done in town. Call
and ~ him.
billiard HALL
B. q. BaEsstts Billiard Hall il . fsvorits resort
for the levers Of billiard playing; AID we'll it
might b, for ne loadng, noise Or iptsmpsrauce
il allowed in this hall. He has three Of tho
most approved tables All is neat and quiet
about the rooms.
RETURNED.
Hrs William X. Haight has returned from
the East-awsy down in Maine, where the pso.
pie break day with brick-bsts. Nrs. Haight
went away early in the spring, in feeble health.
and che new rsturas wonderfully improved in
health and spirits. Her numerous friends here
are glad to welcome her to her home and friends.
sB. WARREN. ESQ.
After IN absence of nearly nine years on the Pa.
caAo Slope. hunting for geld, this gentleman has
returned to Esrlvills. Here is where hs made
and lest mach, and here is whore hs will prsba.
bly, nov remain.
SERIOUS INJURY.
Col. Hill had some little alteration with .
young nan. whose name need not be mentioned,
when ths young man seized heavy club and
striking the Colonel across the arm Just below
thselbsw, literally shivered the arm from wrist
70 elbsw Dr.. Wiley, who 10 in attendance, says
it il the worst break 10 ever saw The ulna and
radius Of the forearm are both broken.
CLOTHING.
A. b. Brssss keeps the heaviest xsd best stock
OF clethias In tswn, and Why he sells 10 cheap
~ one But himself can tell If he don't quit
giving swAy clothing he is ruined man, surely.
Peru and La Sale are again .gitatiag the
Question Of merging the two cities into ono,
under ssw' haiks4as "Uniou City" "Epluri.
oussnua," "Sisnssstwiaa~ Or ssme other sppro.
PIRATE sad 'snphsnious name. We .would sug.
get tho nsms Of "Hermpatrick," from Herman
and st. Patrisk1 % being very appropriate.