The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-30
FROM EARLvILLH.
POLICE ITEMS.

fOLlCk ITEnb.
Geo. Nolen, con Of Joseph Nolen, has been of
late inclined to think that drinking rot-gut
whisky would pay better than attending quiet.
" to ones business. Geo. il good boy with
whisky out; but with whisky in. rs imagines
he can hght. He sauntered up with tangled legs
to H. P. Wattles' drug store one day last week,
and commenced making general confusion among
WattleS customers, when Wattles, who is an ex.
ceedingly quiet man, and never has any quarrel
with any one, and is . leading member of the
Baptist Church, stepped from behind the counter
and sqaarely and fairly knocked tho pugilistic
Geo. down. George came to time again and again
wasknocked down. This operation was contin-
usd five times. The sponge was thrown up and
George signed the Temperance pledge. Mr.. Wat.
ties gets no pay for this.
William Stevens is miner and one Of our
quietest boys ordinarily. William one day
thought he would exchange horses with another
boy OF the name of James Hart, son of Joseph
Hart Neither Of these boys had obtained per.
missisn of his parents so to do William soon
found that he had been cheated BY James, SO he
came into town to re-exchsnge the horses-James
found he had good thing and refused Will.
lam knocked James down and made him promise
to re-exchange the horses. Thus you see, there
is ne need OF law or lawyers in Earlville, for
parties have concluded to enforce their own
rights, without paying out money to lawyers,
and then bearing the laws delay. There was
no whisky in this fight. This fight was gstten
up on Christian principles.
CONCERT.
Our little folks had concert at Robipson's
Hall, last Sunday evening, which was highly
oreditable to all concerned. This concert was
gotten up under the auspices of the Universalist
Church. The singing was interspersed with &C.
oasional declarations from the little boys. Mas
ter Carpenter delivered fine defamation, writ.
ten as is understood. by Elder Field, late pastor
OF the N. E. Church. This boy received the ap.
plause OF all present. Let such exhibitions of
the talent Of Our little folks be encouraged Let
US have more of these consents
DRUG STORE
j. j. Peel has now the best stock Of drugs in
La Sale county. Pool now has arrived at the
tho point when he can buy for cash and no won
der, he sells SO much cheaper than any one else
NEW GOODS.
Our old friend Timberlake, who formerly was
in t,ade here, but imagined he could return to
Maine and live there after once living west, has
returned to Earlville, and is now opening up
new and heavy stock Of Groceries at No. Union
Block, in company with d. p Goss. Open up
store on the prairie five miles from any body
and pat ID. P. Goss in the store and everybody
will go there to trade. Goss gives 1G o. to the
pound. After one has been in Illinois few
years and contracted generous habits, if he
thinks he can return to Maine, and dry apple
pick over beans. rub the pillars ont of shilling
bits. SO As to pass them for 121. cents, eat bean
p0rridse, pudding and milk, go barefosted and
sleep in the straw, in order to get rich, why, he
is grossly mistaken. Hew England people eat
what they cannot sell