The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-05-21
PEPPER AND SALT.


low is boring for oil on our thumb. While we
despise its impudence, We cannot but admire the
gracefulness with which it elevates its off hind
leg The merchant who, for three weeks,
every morning, hot and cold, wet ard dry, has
been ornamenting the sand bar above the Illinois
bridge, from sunrise till seven o'clock, staxGing
up like great tall exclamation point, heron
or giraffe, in motionless position, fishing away
for "bull-heads,' has gin eaout.' Rheumatics
overlook him .... Four fights and eleven drunk
en- parties constituted the chief amusement in
our city last Sunday IA cigar maker Of our
city was "on strike" last Sunday. The other
fellow says cigar makers, when they Go strike"
are worse than mule kicking. Well, he a0se! !
.... Our directions where to find Bemus shed
were SO clear that party hunted all day for it
lately, got lost, and reached the right place at
last, just at sunset. They started at daybreak
and travelled all day. Thus, you see, there is
nothing like advertising :. . Business seriously
thin on Monday. All the grain buyers doing
under the shade trees in Court House Square
Thermometer s. deg. in the shade .... Lutz, the
book-binder, Faber.ed us with pencil to do
''local' with -. Business mems neat pocket
me,norandums at Osman & Hapemans tor only
dine,-the neatest thing ont .. :. Big kettle
t'other day in front of City Bank, boiling some
thing A Rising young man at the cigar store
next door asked us if we'd take free soup lunch.
Didn't. Some way don't like roofing tar for
soup. May be a foolish prejudice, however -.
Charlie. one of the famous party whose beer
keg ballast was lost in storm, last week, and
had to pull boat up stream five miles, was as
founded when asked if he'd sesn Capt. -, of
canal boat -, looking for him, and anxiously
enquired "What for:' "Why," dryly responded
questioner, 'he has sick mule, and wants to put
you in with his olter mule to help tow his canal
boat balance of season. Then there was soda
for several Fat boy in town last week, II
years old, weight 40 lbs. Getting pants at
Alschuler Il Co.'S. He was three times as broad
as he was long 80. Saw prominent landlord Tues.
day evening in great trouble He requested US
to send up City Marshal 70 help him watch his
premises. Innocently, we enquired what the
matter was Why" said he, IL havs sixteen
Methodist preachers stopping with me, and who
knows what they might not do:" We left 80.
We sympathize with one Of the reverend gentle.
men who was in attendance here at the Sunday
School Convention lately. Some one at Mendoza
stole his satchel, containing his light clothing,
&c. Loss $50. His name is \. D. Field resi-.
dence, Apple River. w. give the address, so
that the thief may know where to send the
goods when he gets through with them :. Dew
ey Il Co. are good hardware men, but they are
awfully jealous of the drug store next door.
cause they havn't got any new paint on the
front of their building, as the drug store has.
They can be encouraged, from the fact that only
the ugly girls paint up their fronts, YOU know.
| 80. Methodists- at late convention wanted to
raise $14 sent around hats and got $2l. That's
it, exclaimed delegate; 'the Methodists al.
| ways 0rerclo everything' Stiefels coutribu.
tion to Bemus' housekeeping was pine box to
hold ''them taters.". We overheard this cues.
tion and answer lately: Say, Sam, where's
good place to get good hardware 2" 'Why Bill,
Dewey keeps it, "Do he?" "Yes, he do ="
They went away from there, to see what do
| Dewey do, eh Bemus has some few "thorts"
on Sunday schools, which Le hasn't room to ex.
press this week. He--that is, the local col.
umns-is too full for utterance ). .. William G.
Patchen, at Colwell, Clark & Co.'S, is the accom-.
plished stair builder of Ottawa The stairs at
the Clifton and many private houses about the
city testify to his handiwork . As a start in
housekeeping, Bemus is obliged to Dewey, of
hardware fame, for a-pateut carpet tack. He
| offered us the whole box for 20 cts. Wen trv
the one he gave us, and when it wears out we'll
come back for another And 10. the gizzard
of Fredenburgh has grown risky" Ike is
"tickled" with the conduct of Fox River 1t is
washing up sand against his vacant lots and ex.
tending the size of his circus ground. He il
cir.cussedly glad of it Jim Cross gives dol
| lar for 3 meals, or 3 meals for "A dollar, and
| throws in plenty of satisfaction in every case.
That's his way Of "doin.' e. The man who un-
dertook TO ford Fox River, to avoid paying toll
on free bridge, and came near drowning his
horses, is negotiating for a longer ltgged span
-. We buys shoe fys neck ties at Fiske Strick-
land * Wings We are keeping house on one
now Some o! our aquatic young men are ar.
ranging boat race, ,o come off a week from
to-dty. Particulars next week. =. Osman n
llapeman have sold about a mile square Of wall
paper this spring ana have few more left.
Burlingame hat me,hiny very nice and
stylish, at Prescott's.
For pure Homemade Candy, fresh fruits and
choice nuts 40 to the New Candy Store, No. %