The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-05-07
PEPPER AND SALT.

We have half-crazy man in town, who
'magines he has received gift from President
Grant amounting TO some one hundred and aixtv
thousand dollars, besides gold watch and other
splendid gifts; and through the outrsxsous con.
duct OF some banker here, he cannot lust now
obtain his property. When hs gets it he il to
buy out the Clifton Hotel and al Of the bank.
in this city, and then he viii do just about q hs
pleases. But in the meantime, he il threatened
with trial to test tho question Of insanity.
which some villainous or svil.mindsd wretch hss
raised. The poor fellow has wrecked himself
upon the rock upon which many and many .
good man has foundered .. Weather last week
hot, hotter. hottentot-or ~ many degrees good
tor high ~ one could wish >. :. Potent gasoline
stove wan in town. He can boil egss by simply
carrying them along tho opposite sids of she
street from where the stove 10 kept .. Ladies'
should look out for paint. The other day saw .
LADY on La Sale street With paints from twelve
different stores on her dress .. Business 10 40
brisk clerks around town ere about on strike
for want OF breathing time. Takes them all
fore 80. Man in town has new boots with toes 90
long he is obliged TO go outside OF the city lin.
its to get room enough TO turn around in Fact:
it you don't believe it, we can show YOU tho
Limits or you can ask Lieuch -. j. E. Porter. of
the Eagle Works, one morning lately found an
eagle nest, with two saglets in it. They are
twins, and Of the gal" persuasion =. :. Large
trial lately before Leavsns, about how . deacon
OF church, boss Of q Sunday school, &c. as.
saulted neighbor on Sabbath evening. Fined
80 and costs He is one Of your muscular
Christians. Last Sunday q hundred men,
women and children were fishing on ono side Of
the river at Narseilles, and similar number of
people were being baptised on the other. Tbi.
is no joke. The fish thereaway would be wise
to keep on the pious side of the river. "a.
pecially on Sundays. -. Willie UNeil, at Cards,
says he can get up mint.julep to q complete
dot. Most everybody goes round to Ebert's
these hot evenings to get nice ice cream. Ebert
knoweth his biz Does the law prohibiting
fishing with seine apply 20 catching minnows
with net? Boys, look out . . DR.. J. Har.
ria, as real estate dealer, ia a permanent sue.
cess. and every one wanting to buy, sell or rent
property will do we'll to call spon him. He
may be said to keep general intelligence Office
as ne is posted on almost everything, bu. h.
charges nothing for advice :. Ebersol saws new.
er has the trade in fishing tackle been 40 livelv
a. at this time, and he has a few more nice out.
fits left. 80. Pete Meyer csuyht the xres. grand.
father OF all the surgeons one nigh, last week.
Had to haul him up from the river on a draw.
He weighed-bus they haven't got done weigh.
ing him yet. The boys up in Serena say seine
fishing amt so d-cidedly funny after ALL
that is. the fishing was we'll enough but the $40
apiece and costs was whore the old gszslls came
in. They won't go fishing any moro, if it take,
them all summer ....A six pound bass was
caught here yesterday evening, and on dressing
him there was found in him . two pound pike.
which the voracious animal had swallowed
We don't advise people to believe all the reports
about fishing, now current, - many are vsrv
hsh-ticious. ..Dr. ]. o. Harris, the Real Estate
agent Of this city, osA tell you all about K.u,.s
and other western lands. +. w. Dewey. ESQ.
ran mock court IN hour, one bot afternoon lat
week. during the absence Of Judge Gilmsn, and
he fined all tho lawyers for contempt After 70.
moving the Sheriff and Clerk, he was about to
pass sentence Of death upon his Honor, Judge
Gilman, when that gentleman himself sudds,lv
appeared and put stop to the proosedings.
1t was we'll, ss some outside wag had ssu,
Buffalo Giant ss an avsngsr. who would have
squelchsd with terrible suddenness the mock
judge. Weather dreadful hot lass week, and
ice c, cam and cool drinks above par