The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-01-22
our EXCHANGES INTERVIEWED.

,orses 1sg. bocs cattle and sheen bitten. Al
Macon Gru,dv Co. Mr. Penny was attacked
and severely bitten by a rabid dog.
Postmaster Cook. of Mendoza. lately horse
wh,pped J C, Crsoker. ESD. of that city. OBJ
iectionable words the cause. The B,s1etin recon-.
mends hcrse-whip to each of the Alderman.
Take care, Mr. Bulletin; it may be your turn
next.
The Iacon Home Journal is responsible for the
following:
.Iast Saturday evening during service man
~ Tue auuie h was notice. WIN us au re-
thonobt him in troubIs So he went to him. shook
him, and asked him if he had an interest in
CHRIST ne replied. who are you Inc mem !.
well" said the stranger, If was aim, and
such man as you would follow me, would
boot MIN
The Oqaewka Spectator knows nun who owns
hen that has just built an egg that measured
D by inches IN circumference l. that hens
oackls iouo IN proportion
The postmaster 6of Jacksonville lately paid
S14,SO0 on stolen postofice orders, to n man
calling himself Wilson. who is that much ahead
anu 'H' government out 10 the same amount
As an evidence OF the fact that the democracy
OF this county made an excellent choice in the
selection OF Mr. Geo. >. w edgewood to the office
OF Superintendent OF Schools the La Sale Press
highly compliments that gentleman on his eff
cheney sho superior lual'ncas'ons
One of the editors OF the La Sale F'ess recent
ly found quarter OF beef at his door. lie don't
know who lett 1t there, or whence 1t came. Is
thaS are critter dead
The ministers of the Congregationalist and
Methodist churches have Joined the Good Tenn.
Plars. 80 the above paper says, We did not
suppose they were drinking men.
The Press also states ".The school property
of Mendoza is $4,000. La Sale and Peru, $40.
OOO and the entire county, $34S,2O2.r The
school buildings and apparatus at Ottawa are
worth Of 1eoet 500 OOo
Inc Livingston A'em'''." oolecfs TO the use OF
,u *. eApi'ss'0" ,Ia so l0r1h IN ilai''ng out
'''''' VAN. i'e'o
Ir;l .n
"i'N"S' "c'
The people of Livingston county complain of
D;,b tavos w, hau .h
~, ,"'A' ''''''' n''e'
l's'' TAXES III uh'S country nave become an cpl
lemic OF chronic nature Some time hence
PERHAPS the people will awaken and dav;se ,
o,l,, ,rho, e. ,.
"''Vn ~ 40 ''' '"'e'
The mayor OF Peoria did sensible thin- on
Christmas lie presented thirty turkeys to as
many poor families, on that morning. May no
Christmas come Tor the next thirty years when
ne shau be unable 10 procure turkey for his
own dinner.
The Marselles citizen expects tho cars to run
between that gity and Pekin, on the new road,
oy June 'st next, and feels confident the pro-
posen r'a'' from l'oga"sp"Ff Indiana, TO Ottawa
Will pass through MaTseii!es. So'
Ihe Henry H'p@3'ca" says;
Robert Nelson has sued Mrs Best. who
%1N ooo ,o, oo ''''0 '' N'' '''''r h"'i ior
She Thought she'd Best not be Nelson. better
half, Verify, he caonot say rood better, Best
Tho pa,J,., dis,o, 49,.
"Tbera j. 8 st,,;o, n, .,a p;,, ,. u
Wayne aud Chicago railroad called Hanna in
honor of the best citizen Of Fort Wayne, now
1ec'a,eG ne gasSonger 'r1'h stopped the.other
eaJ anu 'Ho "ouo,'-uecheu orikestnan, thrust
"Ifarna," loud and long. A country Girl named
Hanna, supposing he was addressing her, and
snookea a. MS iaiarlty on short acquaintance,
vopr mouth p, ''''O anu f'''''ed' oh1t