The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-06-04

PEPPER AND SALT

George Bristol is the census taker. He vii,
60 around taking peoples senses next week
He'd better not NEEDLE with the "local- of .h.
Republican; that fellow has no senses to sna,e
....Fellow wanted US to JOIN the soldiers flovsr
procession t'other day. We said we were No,
"one of those" Then another chap thought We
might come in as citizen. We objected. On
the ground that we wer'n't citizen-hadn't our
final papers Then miserable wretch back in
the crowd :nsinuated that we might 20 in under
the 10th amendment! Everybody laughed, and
we left, with feelings bordering on disgust. We
didn't wish to crowd any other Niger ont
We went to Clifton Hotel one day and asked
polite landlord whether he had any locals
around that institution ?" His reply squelched
US. lie said: 1--WE don't keep Ioatsrs here.'
We went away from there 1t is said, some
Fenians made an attack upon several Canada
boys at picnic, Sunday last Result all
wounded, and both sides "retreated in good
order" 80. There were three pic.nics around in
the suburbs of this city Sunday last NIB
This was intended tor pic-ous item, it would
SO ap-beer 1.-the alarm cry Of "fre." Lat
Saturday evening, was occasioned BY boy beins
lost. The boss of that Agricultural Store. north
of the Court House, knows where the bov WA
found 80. The man who spatters water on the
streets is public benefactor. but when be splat.
ters water on a fellows new breecherloons, and
feminine's white stockings, then what is he? ....
Fire companies say they will not turn out again
on false alarms of fire until they see flames.
People will some day learn that false alarms are
dangerous amusements .. Saw green peas the
other day in this market, selling at $3.50 per
peck. That's about ono cent pea. Clifton
Hotel gave as much as all other hotels in the
city towards June races, and Clifton is no $40
house. 1t is $3.50. Two men driving in q
buggy at Seneca, lately, near graveyard Horse
saw ghost, became scared, ran away and de-
molished buggy. The man who drove can't OK.
plain it. lie says he never saw the horse drink
anything but water. He the driver admit. he
takes su'thin stronger in his'n, but how the
horse got the d,1'ri9m rt1gens, he can't tell
He saw the ghost running after the horse. him.
self, consequently he is sure the ghost was there
It's a hard case -. On soldiers graves decora.
One fellow, on. Of deep respect for the day we
decorate closed up six months ago. -. There
was race between the fire companie. the other
evening, on the way to fire Which beat
Young lawyers and other bad BOYS irving 10 kill
little robins in Court House yard trees last week
Boys are naturally cruel go. Go to Cards and
get Willie U Neil TO mix you mp . good oat
whisky cocktail, or a barley smash And the
colored troop, didn't fight nobly on decora.
ton day Have they gone back on their coun.
try" Echo demands, sorrowiully, Where, 0.
where are the amended citizens No 10"
Saw a fellow with nice new clothes on, yester.
day. They were the same color as his whiskers
He calls EN- pepper and salt, or steel mixed"
We don't think i, is much mired about the s,eol
..Delano's block is getting more full of law.
yers than certain hot place is said be Of ddlers
Now that F.. W. Dewey, Esq, has gone over
there, in room No :, it makes things "s.il! more
binding" ...L l.. NJ HOLSTER raised the first fully
matured green peas grown in Ottawa this sea-
son. He had mess from his z, rdeu last Sun
day IA man in town has magic medicine
for destroying vermin on horses. a fellow
came up town got a bottle, took it home, put
it carefully on-s shelf and neither vermin nor
colts have been since .... 4 fellow was
around town Wednesday, selling some patent
humbug or other when the City Marshal dried
him up" He has departed from Ottawa a dis
gusted man SO. Webster & Stevens, of La Sale,
were in town lately. They came up TO get Bow
man to give more time on the premium on babies
They say several women down there are nearly
breaking their necks hurrying up for the prize.
80. Fog here was awful thick Wednesday morn.
ing. Little boys crossed side.cut on it in places
Saw several pretty we'll "lubricated" indi-
viduals around on "wide loose" last week
One chap had been in dispute with old tangle-
legs so long that he could no longer waddle. He
was comfortably reposing on sidewalk on La
Sale street, indulging in weak and irregular
efforts at singing opera airs. He said he was
(hic) Apply, and didntcars d(hic)arn for perlice
| (hic)ossifers!" Last We saw Of him he was dim.
ly trying to comprehend daylight "a it appears
from the inside Of the Jail. .Aquarius, the Wat.
erman-that's "Nic," for short, took US through
the Starch Factory one day late, and explained
the process of making starch. We know how it
is done, bat not how to do it zee. Water 40 low
in rivers here fish have TO come up town to get
drink. DIR. Harris is to grafton the Tonica
Odd Fellows July 4th go. Canal boat II. Nc
Clennan, from Ottawa, was run into by tug at
late o,lu ,,nr ov,l